Earn It!: Know Your Value and Grow Your Career, in Your 20s and Beyond

by Mika Brzezinski, Daniela Pierre-Bravo (With)

A straight-talking guide for the newest members of the workforce, with road-tested advice for landing a job, navigating the new world of work, establishing a personal brand, and getting the recognition (and money) you deserve.



The whirlwind of job applications, interviews, follow-up, resume building, and networking is just the beginning. What happens after you've landed the job, settled in, and begun to make a difference-where do you go from here? What if you feel stuck in what you thought would be your dream profession? New York Times bestselling author Mika Brzezinski and producer Daniela Pierre-Bravo provide an essential manual for those crucial next steps. Earn It! is a practical career guidebook that not only helps you get your foot in the door; it also shows you how to negotiate a raise, advocate for more responsibility, and figure out whether you're in the career that's right for you.





A blueprint for your future success, Earn It! features insightful and inspiring interviews with leaders in media, fashion, and business, recruiters, HR, execs, and kickass young female entrepreneurs like Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin of theSkimm, Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud, and Jane Park, founder of the cosmetic subscription company Julep.

288 pages, Paperback

Published May 7, 2019

About the author

Mika Brzezinski is a television news journalist at MSNBC. Brzezinski is co-host of MSNBC's weekday morning program, Morning Joe, where she provides regular commentary and reads the news headlines for the program. Additionally, she reports for NBC Nightly News and serves as alternating news anchor on Weekend Today. Brzezinski was previously a CBS News anchor and correspondent. She and Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough began hosting a two-hour late-morning radio show on WABC (770 AM) in New York City.

Reviews

[Jesse Mechler · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the best self-help book I’ve ever read!! If you’re a 20-something gal who is looking for a job, just started working, or are trying to be the best you can be, this book is FOR YOU! It’s well written, empowering, and educational.

[OwlBeReading · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn’t actually finish this book but I’m going to say I did because just getting through the first few chapters was beyond painful. The writing was all over the place and it was supposed to come across as a helpful guide, but it sounded like someone that is rich and famous giving advice that only rich and famous people could utilize. I met the coauthor Daniela Pierre-Bravo at a journalism conference I went to and she seemed well spoken and intelligent. So there is no possible way that she wrote this book. Other than the chapter about her life, which she told live at the conference, you can’t tell that she has contributed in any way to this disaster of a manuscript. If you’re looking for business advice or career advice go literally anywhere else. Go read the Michelle Obama book. Read literally anything else.

[Lisa Horvath · Rating 5 out of 5]

I recommend this to all women early in their careers. While some of the advice seems common sense, I appreciated the personal anecdotes that further cemented its importance. The chapters are short and read quickly, and I’ll probably return to chapters as I progress through my career as reminders. Also, I love and deeply appreciate Mika’s messaging of putting yourself out there, advocating for women (and yourself), and that is alright to fail. Overall, informative, encouraging, and motivating.