Beyond Business Casual: What to Wear to Work If You Want to Get Ahead [Paperback]

Ann Marie Sabath (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2000

Beyond Business Casual reminds readers that right or wrong, how they dress has a lot to say about how far their careers will advance.

Beyond Business Casual addresses:
- The dress faux pas most commonly made in business today.
- What employees should wear when their organizations don't have a written dress code.
- Whom to emulate on business casual day.
- The real definition of business.
- How to add clout to what you say by what you wear.

Beyond Business Casual is laid out in a series of steps. You can go through the steps in sequence or you can skim through the table of contents to find the information and advice you need. The book is filled with real-life examples from the author's workshop participants and others whom she has coached to look the professional part.

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About the Author

Ann Marie Sabath is the author of six books on domestic and international etiquette. Her book,Business Etiquette: 101 Ways To Conduct Business With Charm & Savvy, has been recognized by The Oprah Winfrey Show. Her international business etiquette book series also has been recognized by CNN and Time Magazine along with hundreds of other electronic media. Sabath's Polish For Building Profits' and How To Avoid Sabotaging Your Career Through Business Casual Dress Programs are presented to hundreds of professionals annually. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 207 pages
• Publisher: Career Pr Inc; 1st Edition edition (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564144461
• ISBN-13: 978-1564144461
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,212,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #34 in Books > Business & Investing > Business Life > Fashion & Image

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who couldn't benefit from this book?, May 27, 2000

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Lydia Ramsey - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beyond Business Casual: What to Wear to Work If You Want to Get Ahead (Paperback)

Ann Marie Sabath has written an excellent guide to one of the thorniest issues in business today--what to wear to work. The advent of business casual in the 1990's created a dilemma that lives on in the business world. Everyone from the CEO of the company to the lowliest clerk is trying to figure out how to dress. Ms. Sabath, with her 13 years of experience, has written on this subject in her uasual direct and easy-to-read approach. Her question and answer style takes the reader through all aspects of workplace attire from defining business casual to deciding what to wear to the holiday party. This book is appropriate for everyone entering the business world as well as those who have been on the job for years.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A decent overview, September 20, 2000

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Mary Becelia (Fredericksburg VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beyond Business Casual: What to Wear to Work If You Want to Get Ahead (Paperback)

This book is certainly easy to read and presents some very solid advice. It covers a wide variety of topics from heel heights to skirt lengths, from the rules about wearing cologne to protocol for wearing nose rings at work(don't!). However, I was disappointed that it contained not a single illustration, as I would think that a book purporting to help people learn how to dress for work might include a few sketches or photos...a picture being worth a thousand words, you know. In addition, several topics (the skirt length issue, for example) were repeated numerous times, which was annoying to say the least. Finally, I found the pagination system to be deceptive at best. The text STARTS on page 15 and the last few pages of the book are devoted to things like "about the author" and an index. By my count, you really only get 185 pages of text.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read!, February 23, 2001

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Rolf Dobelli "getAbstract" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beyond Business Casual: What to Wear to Work If You Want to Get Ahead (Paperback)

Self-help books tend to be either insightful or dumb. Author Ann Marie Sabath manages to accomplish both results in the same book. At times, the book provides useful examples on topics that are truly unclear, but other times it tells you to wear your goulashes in the snow. If you are willing to shift through some incredible obviousness, then you will find enough pearls. The lists of common mistakes that start each chapter are particularly helpful. If you do nothing else, read these lists and find out if you are committing a dressing gaff. If you can honestly say that you have not or never will commit any of the mistakes on the lists then you are ready to navigate the business casual workplace confidently.