04044cam a2200445 a 4500 85460 20230410115611.0 060825s2007 nyu 001 0 eng 2006027623 (OCoLC)ocm71243833 DLC DLC BAKER UKM BTCTA OCO C#P YDXCP VP@ CQU GBA724147 bnb 013704331 Uk 9780446578646 0446578649 YDXCP 2536987 AU@ 000040739070 NZ1 10994374 (OCoLC)71243833 HF 5381 T871b 2007 650.1 Trunk, Penelope. Brazen careerist : the new rules for success / Penelope Trunk. New York : Warner Business Books, 2007. xix, 201 p. ; 22 cm. Includes index. Detours are the route to happiness. Be a sponge. Uncertainty is a good gift with bad wrapping paper. Grad school will not save you. If you're stuck, take an adventure -- A resume is a sales tool, not a work summary. When you break resume rules you look like you don't know them. When writing your resume, don't be too honest. A cover letter is a piece of direct mail -- Hunting for a job is not a task, it's a lifestyle. Budget for a long job hunt and hope for a short one. Make a strategic move to your mom's house. Cold calling will empower you -- An interview is a test you can study for. There are stupid questions, so don't ask them. Tell a few stories. Salary negotiations is when you can earn $1,000 in a minute -- Corporate life is too risky - start your own business. Corporate America undervalues people in their twenties. Checklist for starting your own business. Money is growing on trees, almost -- First-time managers do not need to suck. Do your own work last. If you're a mess at home it shows at work. Assume the job description was wrong -- Playing office politics and other acts of kindness. Being likeable matters more than being competent. Mud slinging means you're losing ground. Forget 360-degree reviews, go to couples therapy instead. Blame yourself first -- Authenticity is the buzzword of the new millennium. The difference between fear and excitement is breathing. Stop using adverbs. Leverage your core competencies by off-loading jargon -- Sex discrimination is everywhere, don't try to run. A lawsuit will hurt you worse than harassment. Use harassment to boost your career. Don't be supportive -- Electronic communication cannot enhance relationships you don't have. Does your email make you look bad? Take the test. Networking for introverts. Emails will be your epithet: five emails you should never send -- Get what you want from your boss. There are no bad bosses, only whiny employees. Be curious and say no. How to manage a boomer boss -- Don't be the hardest worker. Differentiate yourself by staring at the wall. A long list of ways to dodge long hours. A messy desk makes you look incompetent -- Getting a promotion is so last century. You only need $40,000 a year to be happy. Circumvent hierarchy by joining a team. Title schmitle, you can lead without one. The new workplace currency is training -- The new American dream is about time, not money. Delegate to make more time for yourself. Marrying for money is out, marrying for flexibility is in. Typecast yourself. Career development. Vocational guidance. Success in business. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0620/2006027623.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0654/2006027623-d.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0742/2006027623-b.html YBP Library Services YANK 2536987 Baker & Taylor BKTY 22.99 17.24 0446578649 0006962477 active Baker and Taylor BTCP 2006027623 lcc bk C0 DRFGD lmm 44418 44418 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 1 0 HF 5381 T871b 2007 00000076884 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 bk