Don't Hook Up With the Dude in the Next Cube: 200+ Career Secrets for 20-Somethings - Paperback

by Lindsay E. Brown (Author), Nancy A. Shenker (Author)

Every year, millions of young women enter the work force or change jobs. Lots of them implode, get fired, get tired, get demoralized and exploited, or get lost in the job maze. They make new friends, bad decisions, and break old school habits. Everyone's been there-one way or another. That's why Nancy A. Shenker and Lindsay E. Brown can provide 200+ quick-read tips and tricks, straight talk from a twenty-something professional chick (who survived her first jobs) and a fifty-something boss lady (who used to be young once and has had more jobs than she can count). They tell the dos, don'ts, and never-ever-evers. They reveal: -How to pinpoint your passions -Personal branding how-tos -Ways to use social media to land your dream job -Secrets for taming the office bitch -The best way to dress (and undress) -Techniques for quitting -And much more... And, even though homework and overtime suck, there are quizzes and checklists too. The perfect book to help the 20-something get smarter, stay out of trouble, and end up happily employed and passionate about her job. And as for any passion for the dude in the next cube . . . probably not a good idea!

Author Biography

Nancy A. Shenker Nancy A. Shenker has 30+ years experience as a marketer, writer and speaker. Her publishing venture, nunu media(TM), is her most recent endeavor. In both her corporate career (Citibank, MasterCard and Reed Exhibitions) and at theONswitch(R), a marketing company she founded in '03, she has helped businesses flourish. Nancy has been published and quoted in The New York Times, Crain's New York, Smart Money TV, Businessweek, Entrepreneur.com, the Associated Press, Inc., and AOL. Lindsay E. Brown Lindsay E. Brown knows what it's like to struggle as a 20-something. From PR to advertising, sales and now media, Lindsay has learned how to win over colleagues of all levels as "the new girl," make social media work for her, and get ahead without sacrificing her beliefs. Lindsay is a popular columnist who writes at many sites, including her own, BrownLovesGreen.com. Lindsay overcame an eating disorder and is a NEDA advocate.