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The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear: Valuable Lessons, True Stories, And Tips For Using What You've Got (A Brain!) To Make Your Worklife Work For You | 
 enlarge | Authors: Caitlin Friedman, Kimberly Yorio
Publisher: Broadway
Category: Book
List Price: $23.95
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 316998
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.6 x 1.1
ISBN: 0767927664
Dewey Decimal Number: 331.702
EAN: 9780767927666
ASIN: 0767927664
Publication Date: January 15, 2008
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Product Description
Be the girl who makes it happen!
Guess what? If you’re not looking out for your career then nobody is. If you want to be both passionate about what you do and successful, then you must take control of your professional destiny. Only you can determine who you are, what you can do, and where you want to go. If you are stuck in your career, frustrated at your position within a company, or bored with the profession you have chosen, then it is time to change your thinking. This book will hold your hand while you step back and evaluate where you started, where you are on your career path today, and most important, where you want to be tomorrow.
Tired of your current job? Ready for the next steps? Eager to show the world everything you have to offer?
Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio see it all the time: women derailing their careers because they believe that if they just sit quietly, work hard, and please their coworkers, someone upstairs will recognize their talents and dedication and deliver big rewards. But in today’s ultra-competitive workplace, nothing could be further from the truth. If you want your dream job with your dream salary, and all the opportunities and fulfillment that come with it, you have to stand up and go for it--without shame, guilt, or hesitation!
The Girls’ Guide to Kicking Your Career into Gear gives you everything you need to decide what you want out of work and create a plan to make it happen. From how to negotiate a raise or a promotion to starting a new profession, Friedman and Yorio provide savvy, reassuring advice on how to successfully navigate every aspect of your career. Their sure-fire tools will show you how to:
Sell yourself (without selling out)
Master the secrets of the New Girls Network
“Manage upward” to impress the right people, the right way
Overcome the fears—from public speaking to risk-taking--that hold you back
Cope with workplace underminers
Ask for what you deserve
Fight the stereotypes that often keep women from moving up
Based on interviews with more than 100 successful women who have shattered the glass ceiling and made great professional strides, The Girl’s Guide to Kicking Your Career into Gear is your ticket to taking charge of your career once and for all – and getting where you want to go.
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Great Read August 22, 2008
L. Wilson (Houston, Texas USA)
Very good book. Has practical advice from many different women as to how they guided their careers in different directions. Great for young women who are 4 to 5 years into the corporate world.
 potentially life-changing February 1, 2008
Hostess with the Mostest (New York, NY)
Reading this book has really got me thinking how to take control of my job, to truly craft a career/life that works for me. The Girl's Guide asks all of the important (and sometimes tough) questions, but at the same time is encouraging and supportive and gives so many real-life examples and stories from other women, that you believe this is actually possible to do.
I love this book! January 24, 2008
Sare
I love this book. Caitlin and Kim have lived what they write about. Their style is engaging and motivating, not stuffy and overbearing as in some self-help books. The examples they provide cover a wide range of situations--a variety of professional, financial, social and personal goals, a mix of ages and experiences, successes and failures.
The authors also explore topics some other books tip-toe past--tears at work, PMS, 'family comes first'--and how other women have dealt with these in their professional life. Read the book. For sure, you'll get information and insights you'll want to use in your own career.
Read this book if you're in the career doldrums January 23, 2008
L. Elm (Chicago, Illinois United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great advice, quick to read and digest, excellent self-help tools supported by real-life stories and vignettes. The book is well-organized, with lots of lists and examples. The index is sufficiently detailed so that topics of special interest can be easily located in the text.
A must-read for women sitting on the fence about making a career change. The authors convincingly demonstrate that if you know what you want, you can make it happen. And if you don't know what you want, they'll walk you through the process of self-assessment, goal setting and using your personal resources effectively.
Very inspiring and helpful information! January 23, 2008
Robyn A. Kaplan (Skokie, IL)
Reading this book has opened my eyes to my full potential. Plus, it's great to see that success can still be found even after mistakes occur.
Caitlin and Kim have really been there and gone through these experiences and they want to see women succeed in the workplace.
They're great female role models and I think any girl, whether she is just getting out of college, is finding herself in a rut, or is enjoying climbing the corporate ladder, can benefit from this book. Inspirational stories and helpful tips to help all of us get ahead. So, come on, isn't it time to kick your career into gear? Of course it is-and this book can help!
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