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Acknowledgments | p. xii |
Introduction | p. 1 |
A Contract between You and Über-You | p. 3 |
Get It Right, Right Out of the Gate | p. 5 |
Conquer Your First Day | p. 6 |
Newbie to Newbie | p. 9 |
Have Patience | p. 10 |
Mind Your "-Ilities" | p. 11 |
Prepare for the Brain Dump | p. 12 |
Don't Expect a Lot of Hand-Holding | p. 14 |
What You Need to Know in the First Few Weeks | p. 15 |
A Crash Course in Professional Etiquette | p. 17 |
Ace Your First Meetings | p. 20 |
The Trick to Taking Notes | p. 22 |
Get the Worm | p. 24 |
Gen What? | p. 25 |
Newbie to Newbie | p. 27 |
Put on Your Game Face | p. 28 |
Write Makes Might | p. 29 |
Never Be Afraid to Say "I Don't Know" | p. 32 |
The Ultimate Workplace Accessory | p. 33 |
Say Good-Bye to Casual Friday | p. 34 |
Buy (and Display) These Books | p. 35 |
Do More Than You're Paid For | p. 36 |
You Put Your What on Facebook? | p. 37 |
Dining al Desko | p. 39 |
Flirting at Work: Yes, No, Maybe? | p. 41 |
Newbie to Newbie | p. 43 |
Writing a Self-Memo | p. 44 |
Above All, Care | p. 46 |
Score Major-League Points When You're Still a Rookie | p. 47 |
One Thing You Should Do Every Friday | p. 48 |
Beware of Circle Talkers | p. 51 |
Join Toastmasters | p. 52 |
Thirteen Ways to Raise Your Profile | p. 54 |
Newbie to Newbie | p. 59 |
Turn Grunt Work into Great Work | p. 60 |
A Note about Thank-You Notes | p. 61 |
Make Your Work Look Like a Million Bucks | p. 64 |
Do Feared Things First | p. 66 |
Don't Get Caught Up in Downtime | p. 67 |
Take the Blame and Move On | p. 68 |
Don't Let Your Emotions Hold You Back | p. 70 |
Newbie to Newbie | p. 71 |
Toot Your Own Horn without Looking Like a Jerk | p. 72 |
Keep Your Deadlines Realistic | p. 73 |
Read Ravenously | p. 74 |
Don't Miss Your Industry's Best Conferences | p. 75 |
Earn Unbridled Respect from Your Boss, Colleagues, and Clients | p. 77 |
To Get People to Like You, Like Them | p. 78 |
Seven Life Lessons in Fifty Words | p. 79 |
How to Make Your Boss and Coworkers Hate You | p. 80 |
Newbie to Newbie | p. 81 |
Embrace Adversity | p. 82 |
Never Send a Nastygram | p. 84 |
Newbie to Newbie | p. 87 |
The Blatant Change of Topic | p. 88 |
When to Confront a Colleague | p. 91 |
How to Deal with Difficult Clients | p. 92 |
How to Handle Conflicts with Clients | p. 94 |
Protect Yourself against Cynics and Complainers Disease | p. 97 |
Don't Be the Slug | p. 98 |
Ten Things Coworkers Want You to Say | p. 100 |
If Coworkers Are Avoiding You, It Could Be Because | p. 101 |
Newbie to Newbie | p. 103 |
Have a Nice Day | p. 104 |
What to Do When Personal Tragedy Hits | p. 105 |
How to Handle Your Boss | p. 107 |
Things Bosses Love | p. 109 |
Cope with-and Avoid-Workload Overload | p. 113 |
Midpoint Check-In | p. 119 |
Build Career Mojo | p. 121 |
How to Land Key Projects | p. 122 |
Expect to Be Backstabbed | p. 124 |
How to Lead Your Own Meetings | p. 127 |
The Best Way to Follow Up After a Meeting | p. 131 |
How to Minimize Unnecessary Meetings | p. 132 |
Newbie to Newbie | p. 134 |
How to Write a First-Class Article | p. 135 |
How to Create a Work Plan | p. 138 |
How to Create a Timeline | p. 140 |
How to Create a Budget | p. 142 |
Mega Project Management | p. 145 |
Don't Stop at No | p. 154 |
You Will Never Be Completely Caught Up | p. 157 |
Plot Your Next Move | p. 158 |
Newbie to Newbie | p. 161 |
Develop a Killer Edge | p. 163 |
You Are CEO of Y.O.U. | p. 164 |
Specialize! | p. 167 |
Find Your Inner Gene Kelly | p. 168 |
Make Time for Your Power Hour | p. 170 |
Cluttered Desk = Cluttered Mind | p. 171 |
How to Obtain Real Business Insight | p. 172 |
Connect the Dots | p. 176 |
Become a Student of the World | p. 178 |
Newbie to Newbie | p. 179 |
Seriously Grow Your Network | p. 181 |
Become a Skilled, Nontoxic Leader | p. 185 |
You'll Never Lead People Who Don't Respect You | p. 186 |
The Leadership Test | p. 187 |
Avoid Decision Making by Committee | p. 189 |
Share the Spotlight | p. 190 |
Let People Learn for Themselves | p. 191 |
Be Strict about Deadlines | p. 192 |
Give Back | p. 193 |
Exit Gracefully | p. 194 |
Newbie to Newbie | p. 197 |
Final Self-Assessment | p. 199 |
Epilogue | p. 200 |
Index | p. 202 |
About the Authors | p. 207 |
About College Summit | p. 209 |
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