After reading this really helpful new 5th edition, I quickly realized that the less than flattering comments by some did, indeed, refer to a previous edition. This new edition cures all that ailed previous editions. It is really chock full of effective advice on conducting a nine-step search for full-time, part-time, or seasonal jobs anywhere in Europe. When the authors don't cover something in as much depth as you might like, they offer information about numerous other print and online resources that do cover the topic indepth (I guess if they tried to cover absolutely everything in as much depth as the things they do cover, the book would have been 600 pages and cost twice as much). They do a really good job of explaining how resumes and cover letters should be written differently when applying for work in Europe -- if you follow the U.S. model your resume will wind up in the circular file very quickly.

The directory half of the book provides contact information with thousands of potential employers -- organized by country, and within each country by broad category like banking and fiance, technology, service industries, retailing and wholesaling, and industrial manufacturing. The concise country profiles really help you chart your course of action. There's also a whole chapter on teaching English abroad, one on internships and summer jobs, and one on working with placement agencies.

I was especially interested in finding information on writing a CV, and found instructions for an "international" CV that adequately describe how to write an American resume. The authors make no distinction between requirements for a French CV as opposed to German Lebenslauf. You might find a job in spite of following the book's advice, but I think a better bet would be "The Global Resume and CV Guide".