Effective Immediately: How to Fit In, Stand Out, and Move Up at Your First Real Job

Front Matter......Page 1
Cover......Page p0001.djvu
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents Page......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 12
Introduction......Page 15
A Contract Between You and Uber-You......Page 17
Get It Right, Right Out of the Gare......Page 18
1 / Conquer Your First Day......Page 19
Newbie to Newbie - Leave the Sequins and Pleather at Home......Page 22
2 / Have Patience......Page 23
3 / Mind Your \"-illities\"......Page 24
4 / Prepare for the Brain Dump......Page 25
5 / Don\'t Expect a Lot of Hand-Holding......Page 27
6 / What You Need to Know in the First Few Weeks......Page 28
7 / A Crash Course in Professional Etiquette......Page 30
8 / Ace Your First Meetings......Page 33
9 / The Trick to Taking Notes......Page 35
10 / Get the Worm......Page 37
11 / Gen What?......Page p0038.djvu
Newbie to Newbie - Be Open to Learning......Page 40
12 / Put on Your Game Face......Page 41
13 / Write Makes Might......Page 42
14 / Never Be Afraid to Say \"I Don\'t Know\"......Page 45
15 / The Ultimate Workplace Accessory......Page 46
16 / Say Good-Bye to Casual Friday......Page 47
17 / Buy (and Display) These Books......Page 48
18 / Do More Than You\'re Paid For......Page 49
19 / You Put Your What on Facebook?......Page 50
20 / Dining al Desko......Page 52
21 / Flirting at Work: Yes, No, Maybe?......Page 54
Newbie to Newbie - Interested in a Coworker?......Page 56
22 / Writing a Self-Memo......Page 57
23 / Above All, Care......Page 59
Score Major-League Points When You\'re Still a Rookie......Page 60
24 / One Thing You Should Do Every Friday......Page 61
25 / Beware of Circle Talkers......Page 64
26 / Join Toastmasters......Page 65
27 / Thirteen Ways to Raise Your Profile......Page 67
Don\'t Trust Technology to Get It Right All the Time......Page 72
28 / Turn Grunt Work into Great Work......Page 73
29 / A Note about Thank-You Notes......Page 74
30 / Make Your Work Look Like a Million Bucks......Page 77
It\'s All in the Presentation......Page 78
31 / Do Feared Things First......Page 79
32 / Don\'t Get Caught Up in Downtime......Page 80
33 / Take the Blame and Move On......Page 81
34 / Don\'t Let Your Emotions Hold You Back......Page 83
Prove That You Can Handle Criticism......Page 84
35 / Toot Your Own Horn without Looking Like a Jerk......Page 85
36 / Keep Your Deadlines Realistic......Page 86
37 / Read Ravenously......Page 87
38 / Don\'t Miss Your Industry\'s Best Conferences......Page 88
Earn Unbridled Respect From Your Boss, Colleagues, and Clients......Page 89
39 / To Get People to Like You, Like Them......Page 90
40 / Seven Life Lessons in Fifty Words......Page 91
41 / How to Make Your Boss and Coworkers Hate You......Page 92
Know Your Role......Page 93
42 / Embrace Adversity......Page 94
43 / Never Send a Nastygram......Page 96
No One Wins in E-Warfare......Page 99
44 / The Blatant Change of Topic......Page 100
45 / When to Confront a Colleague......Page 103
46 / How to Deal with Difficult Clients......Page 104
47 / How to Handle Conflicts with Clients......Page 106
48 / Protect Yourself against Cynics and Complainers Disease......Page 109
49 / Don\'t Be the Slug......Page 110
50 / Ten Things Coworkers Want You to Say......Page 112
51 / If Coworkers Are Avoiding You, It Could be Because.........Page 113
Don\'t Be a Stranger in Your Own Office......Page 115
52 / Have a Nice Day......Page 116
53 / What to Do When Personal Tragedy Hits......Page 117
54 / How to Handle Your Boss......Page 119
55 / Things Bosses Love......Page 121
56 / Cope with - and Avoid - Workload Overload......Page 125
57 / Midpoint Check-in......Page 131
Build Career Mojo......Page 132
58 / How to Land Key Projects......Page 133
59 / Expect to be Backstabbed......Page 135
60 / How to Lead Your Own Meetings......Page 138
61 / The Best Way to Follow Up After a Meeting......Page 142
62 / How to Minimize Unnecessary Meetings......Page 143
Don\'t be Afraid to Speak Up......Page 145
63 / How to Write a First-Class Article......Page 146
64 / How to Create a Work Plan......Page 149
65 / How to Create a Timeline......Page 151
66 / How to Create a Budget......Page 153
67 / Mega Project Management......Page 156
68 / Don\'t Stop at No......Page 165
69 / You will Never Be Completely Caught Up......Page 168
70 / Plot Your Next Move......Page 169
Sometimes \"Small\" Opportunities Are Big Ones in Disguise......Page 172
Develop a Killer Edge......Page 173
71 / You Are CEO of Y.O.U......Page 174
72 / Specialize!......Page 177
73 / Find Your Inner Gene Kelly......Page 178
74 / Make Time for Your Power Hour......Page 180
75 / Cluttered Desk = Cluttered Mind......Page 181
76 / How to Obtain Real Business Insight......Page 182
77 / Connect the Dots......Page 186
78 / Become a Student of the World......Page 188
Take Your Career to a Whole New Place with Travel......Page 189
79 / Seriously Grow Your Network......Page 191
Become a Skilled, Nontoxic Leader......Page 194
80 / You\'ll Never Lead People Who Don\'t Respect You......Page 195
81 / The Leadership Test......Page 196
82 / Avoid Decision Making by Committee......Page 198
83 / Share the Spotlight......Page 199
84 / Let People Learn for Themselves......Page 200
85 / Be Strict About Deadlines......Page 201
86 / Give Back......Page 202
87 / Exit Gracefully......Page 203
No Matter How Hot You Get, Never Burn a Bridge......Page 206
88 / Final Self-Assessment......Page 208
Epilogue......Page 209
The Disco Ball Analogy......Page 210
Back Part......Page 220
Index......Page 211
About the Authors......Page 216
About College Summit......Page 218
Back Cover......Page p0220.djvu