Help! Was That a Career Limiting Move?

by Pamela J. Holland, Marjorie Brody

Second edition of this award-winning book now available! Life experiences and blunders made along the way are constant reminders of the adage, "You don't know what you don't know." This is a "can't do without" book for the work-related part of your life that gives you the gift of time, experience and knowledge. Gain valuable insight about the secrets of success to know now what it has taken others their entire careers to learn. Some topics covered
*How to be more hireable and promotable
*Being techno-savvy
*What to wear, when to wear it, and how to act in it
*Dealing with corporate politics
*Business behavior pet peeves
*Voice-mail and e-mail do's and don'ts
*Career Limiting Moves of the rich and famous

241 pages, Paperback

First published February 4, 2005

Reviews

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some chapters are not as relevant, but this is a good book to have to remind yourself to be self aware, reflective, and a good human. I’ll probably flip through it occasionally.

[Stormkpr · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is basically a “welcome to the corporate world 101” book, with ideas and warnings on etiquette to help you get along in an office environment. Each chapter is very short; you can easily finish this book in a sitting or two. I think it’d be a very good book for someone new to the corporate world and who needs to learn about office dynamics, how to appear promotable, how to avoid blunders, etc. Some of the authors’ tips and cautions were way too basic even for a newbie though (they advise readers not to take someone else’s food from the office fridge “no matter how hungry you are”. No, really?) but there were some useful suggestions too.