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They don't teach corporate in college : a twenty-something's guide to the business world / Alexandra Levit.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Franklin Lakes, NJ : Career Press, c2009.Edition: Rev. edDescription: 288 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781601630582
  • 1601630581
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 650.1084/2 22
LOC classification:
  • HF5381 .L48 2009
Online resources:
Contents:
Find yourself, find a paycheck -- Congratulations, you're hired -- Working the crowd -- Be the master of your plan -- The purposeful workday -- Check your attitude at the door -- People management -- Moving up in the world -- You're the boss now! -- Exit stage left.
Summary: Based on a mix of interviews, research and personal experience, this books upbeat advice focuses on tangible tactics that recent college grads and experienced twenty-something's can put to work immediately to enhance their employability now and in the future. Highlights include: Unorthodox but proven job-hunting techniques. Making a memorable first impression. Navigating the company's social scene.Practicing cringe-free networking. Mastering goal-setting and self-promotion.Stretching the eight plus hours a day spent at work, from effective time management and organization to making every piece of communication count.Combating negativity. Coping with difficult personalities. Troubleshooting the performance review process and anti-promotion situations. Learning to be an effective boss.Finding a new position and gracefully exiting from the old.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-284) and index.

Find yourself, find a paycheck -- Congratulations, you're hired -- Working the crowd -- Be the master of your plan -- The purposeful workday -- Check your attitude at the door -- People management -- Moving up in the world -- You're the boss now! -- Exit stage left.

Based on a mix of interviews, research and personal experience, this books upbeat advice focuses on tangible tactics that recent college grads and experienced twenty-something's can put to work immediately to enhance their employability now and in the future. Highlights include: Unorthodox but proven job-hunting techniques. Making a memorable first impression. Navigating the company's social scene.Practicing cringe-free networking. Mastering goal-setting and self-promotion.Stretching the eight plus hours a day spent at work, from effective time management and organization to making every piece of communication count.Combating negativity. Coping with difficult personalities. Troubleshooting the performance review process and anti-promotion situations. Learning to be an effective boss.Finding a new position and gracefully exiting from the old.

Patron comment on 2012-12-03

Alexandra Levit immediately draws the reader in during the introduction of her book by telling the reader so honestly how her hopes and dreams of finding the ideal job crumbled after college. Her way of completely giving of her experiences sets They Don’t Teach Corporate in College in such a refreshing and relatable light. Levit goes on to educate twenty-something’s on the entire career process; her chapters tackle the job hunt, transitioning from college to the corporate world, networking, goal-setting, time management, career advancement, promotions, and transitioning from one career to another gracefully. Every chapter is easy-to-read and sprinkled with inspirational and informative quotes and various instances of self-reflection. Each chapter concludes with great take home points to remind readers what is most important. It is a great book to force you to begin looking at the difficult questions that are too often put on the back burner for college students.

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