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If My Career's on the Fast Track, Where Do I Get a Road Map?
Here, finally, is the essential guide for navigating the tumultuous, often exhilarating, and sometimes perplexing job market of the New Economy. Inspired by the questions and concerns of her millions of readers and fans, Anne Fisher, author of Fortune magazine's immensely popular column "Ask Annie," has woven together the advice and expertise of countless professionals (along with the personal stories of both entry- and upper-level employees) into a comprehensive career guide. "Annie" uses her sassy, engaging, and funny voice to take you from your first job out of school to the big corner office. If My Career's on the Fast Track, Where Do I Get a Road Map? offers unique advice
288 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 2001
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September 11, 2010
Obviously my classes have started back, so this review will be more a collection of points I found most useful/insightful.
- A study found that among people with a 2 or 4 year college degree, those in the highest quintile of writing ability earn on average 3 times more than the group with the worst writing skills.
- When writing in a business setting:
1. Take your time
2. What is your message and why are you conveying it?
3. Put your main point right up front
4. Don't chatter
5. Organize points logically
6. Consider your audience
7. Watch your tone
8. Anticipate and answer questions
9. State your purpose clearly
10. Polish before sending
- To really add value in the long run, you need to play your own game, not somebody else's.
- Asking for a raise:
1. Don't neglect to analyze your worth to the whole organization, not just your part of it
2. Don't confuse effort with contribution
- Failure isn't fun, but it's often a far better teacher than success
- People will only allow themselves to achieve the level of success that their image of themselves can absorb.
- Rewarding high performers at a higher rate is not only fair, it's the only fair way.
- A great manager is someone who says, "You come to work with me, and I'll help you be successful as possible; I'll help you grow; I'll make sure you're in the right role. And I want you to be more successful than I am."
- What employers want:
Problem-solving talen
Conscientiousness
Open to new ideas
Versatile
Ability to handle stress
Strong communication skills
- Key soft skills:
Problem solving (noticing a trend here?)
Ethics
Open-mindedness
Persuasiveness
Leadership
Educational interest
- A study found that among people with a 2 or 4 year college degree, those in the highest quintile of writing ability earn on average 3 times more than the group with the worst writing skills.
- When writing in a business setting:
1. Take your time
2. What is your message and why are you conveying it?
3. Put your main point right up front
4. Don't chatter
5. Organize points logically
6. Consider your audience
7. Watch your tone
8. Anticipate and answer questions
9. State your purpose clearly
10. Polish before sending
- To really add value in the long run, you need to play your own game, not somebody else's.
- Asking for a raise:
1. Don't neglect to analyze your worth to the whole organization, not just your part of it
2. Don't confuse effort with contribution
- Failure isn't fun, but it's often a far better teacher than success
- People will only allow themselves to achieve the level of success that their image of themselves can absorb.
- Rewarding high performers at a higher rate is not only fair, it's the only fair way.
- A great manager is someone who says, "You come to work with me, and I'll help you be successful as possible; I'll help you grow; I'll make sure you're in the right role. And I want you to be more successful than I am."
- What employers want:
Problem-solving talen
Conscientiousness
Open to new ideas
Versatile
Ability to handle stress
Strong communication skills
- Key soft skills:
Problem solving (noticing a trend here?)
Ethics
Open-mindedness
Persuasiveness
Leadership
Educational interest
February 20, 2008
This book has some of the best, most accurate career advice I've read - my only complaint is that a lot of it is buried in paragraphs and you can't be on "cruise control" to read it. My fault for reading it that way? Maybe.
March 29, 2013
An optional-read book on career management and development.
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