The essential book every workplace novice needs—a smart, practical, and fun guide to help them navigate the minefield of personalities, learn to work with their boss, identify priorities, and ultimately kick butt at their first job.
It’s a challenging time to be young and new in the workplace. Your parents can’t help—the rules have all changed, and faster than guide books can keep up. In Welcome to the Real World, career expert and entrepreneur Lauren Berger arms a new generation of workers like you with the tools you need to succeed. She feels your pain. She’s been in your shoes. Just a few years ago, she was you.
In a world defined by uncertainty, she argues you need to be bold, take risks, and understand your value. She shows you how to think of your job as a link that will eventually connect you to the opportunity of your dreams. It’s time to get comfortable getting uncomfortable, she advises. Her essential handbook tells you everything you should know to make the most of your first on-the-job experience, including how to:
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<li> Think about “The Big Picture”</li> <li> Deal with rejection</li> <li> Effectively manage your time</li> <li> Navigate “sticky situations” in the office and communicate with different personality types</li> <li> Embrace entrepreneurship regardless of position, rank, or title</li> <li> Organize your financial situation and personal life</li> <li> Get promoted and (one day) take your boss’ job!</li>
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WELCOME TO REAL WORLD

Business & Money

Berger, Lauren

Job Hunting & Careers

Business

This super-practical guide to personal success is packed with no-nonsense tips that will get anyone where they want to be in business and in lifeWhy do you always feel so BUSY? You are constantly adding to your to-do list, drowning in tasks at the office, and still can’t get on top of your workload. You work so hard and yet you’re not where you want to be in your career and in your life. How can that be? Get It Together gets to the bottom of this question and provides you with the tools and insights you need to transform your career―and finally live the life you always dreamed of. Career-management expert, bestselling author, and in-demand speaker, Lauren Berger is here to help you break your current habits, get out of your own way, and not only set, but master your very own personalized goals. Get It Together provides 17 guiding principles for achieving ultimate success, including: •Always self-evaluate •Cope with failure―it’s inevitable •Determine your goals •Stop getting ready to get ready •Know your priorities Embrace and apply these principles and you’ll have the foundation you need to create real and lasting success―both professionally and personally. Before you know it, you’ll be thinking more clearly, approaching tasks with a greater sense of purpose, and generating unthinkable results . It’s time to stop spinning your wheels and make the most of your time by aligning your actions with your priorities. It’s time, once and for all, to GET IT TOGETHER.

Get It Together: Ditch the Chaos, Do the Work, and Design your Success

Business Culture

McGraw=Hill

Land Killer Internships—and Make the Most of Them! These days, a college resume without internship experience is considered “naked.” Indeed, statistics show that internship experience leads to more job offers with higher salaries—and in this tough economy, college grads need all the help they can get. Enter Lauren Berger, internships expert and CEO of Intern Queen, Inc., whose comprehensive guide reveals insider secrets to scoring the perfect internship, building invaluable connections, boosting transferable skills, and ultimately moving toward your dream career. She’ll show you how to: Discover the best internship opportunities, from big companies to virtual internships Write effective resumes and cover letters Nail phone, Skype, and in-person interviews Know your rights as an intern Use social networking to your advantage Network like a pro Impress your boss Get solid letters of recommendation Turn internships into job opportunities With exercises, examples, and a go-getter attitude, this next-generation internship manual provides all the cutting-edge information students and recent grads will need to get a competitive edge in the job market. So what are you waiting for?

All Work, No Pay: Finding an Internship, Building Your Resume, Making Connections, and Gaining Job Experience

Ten Speed Press+

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