Career and Corporate Cool (TM) (Hardcover)

by Rachel C. Weingarten (Author)
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Praise for Career and Corporate Cool

"Weingarten provides entertaining and intelligent insights as well as a valuable, and very cool,? read."
—Gerry Byrne, Chairman and founder, The Quill Awards/The Quills Literacy Foundation and Senior Advisor, Parade Publications and Nielsen Business Media

"You no longer have to be part of the Old Boy's Club to succeed in business-you just have to know how to navigate the terrain. With a sense of humor, hard-earned wisdom, and practical advice, Weingarten?redefines the rules of business in Career and Corporate Cool."
—Georgette Mosbacher, CEO, Borghese Cosmetics

"In Career and Corporate Cool, Weingarten, known for her unique way of blending philanthropic ideals with business needs, shares her advice and humor on?all things business-from networking, communication, and interaction to fashion, beauty, and overall style for every aspect of your career."
—Elizabeth Woolfe, Program Director, Fashion Targets Breast Cancer/Council of Fashion Designers of America

"Reading Career and Corporate Cool was like getting sage advice from a wise and witty best friend. While it is a must-read for anyone just starting their career path, it is equally relevant for grizzled corporate veterans as well."
—Keith Nowak, Media Relations Manager, Nokia

"Rachel's insights are funny AND informative! Prepare yourself for a fun read."
—Susan Safier, Vice President, Product Placement, 20th Century Fox

"Career and Corporate Cool is filled with juicy insights and laugh-out-loud moments. Weingarten has cleverly captured the essence of an elusive commodity-now that is cool!"
—Jillian Kogan, Director, MTV Production Events & Concert Services

From the Inside Flap

Imagine if life came with a handbook to help get you through just about every potentially awkward, stressful, or over-the-top situation, with humor, grace, and dignity intact. Life doesn't come with a handbook—but now business does. In Career and Corporate Cool, style and marketing maven Rachel Weingarten defines and details the elements necessary to succeed and stand out in the modern work environment. It's filled with witty and user-friendly advice on building your personal brand equity in the business world while staying true to yourself. A hybrid of business and style, it's a cheat sheet for your professional life, with fun and helpful anecdotes from people who've been there.

While an off-color joke generally won't play in a cubicle environment, it can be a job requirement for a professional comedian. Fortune 500 companies tend to frown on perceived sexual harassment in the workplace while massage therapists touch naked strangers on a daily basis. Career and Corporate Cool helps you understand not only what's appropriate and acceptable in your own work environment, but how best to translate and incorporate your personal style into the accepted mix.

Proving that smart business and great style aren't mutually exclusive, Weingarten covers topics that help you define and refine crucial elements of your professional persona:

Communication Skills—from the basics to the personalized details that get you noticed

Networking—which contacts are worth pursuing, and how to initiate, create, and maintain relationships

Fashion, Beauty, and Grooming Advice—translate your day-to-day look to a polished style that best suits you

Quizzes and Worksheets—to help you evaluate your cool quotient

Business Etiquette—social rules and tools to ease you through every situation

Gender Differences in the Workplace—navigate the differences between male and female work styles

Advice from Experts—learn from their successesand failures

For most people, careers happen in the daytime while cool is for after hours. With common sense and a sharp sense of humor, Weingarten helps you add effortless cool to all elements of your work life. Career and Corporate Cool is a must-have reference manual for the desk set.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (July 27, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470120347
• ISBN-13: 978-0470120347
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #119,272 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally- a career book that gets me, August 14, 2007

By	Brianne Carneck "counting down the days" - See all my reviews

If you're looking to be bored senseless or to read a rehash of the same tired business rhetoric- this book is not for you. If you're looking for snappy writing, an understanding of what women working their way up in the workplace face on a daily basis, and some advice that is easy to integrate into your life- then this is the book for you.

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More tips than you can imagine to improve your work life, August 17, 2007

By	J. Silber (Miami) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I should re-read this because it was written in such an easy to read fashion that I breezed through it without really studying the great advice the way I wanted to. (I don't think I've ever read a business book in one sitting before LOL) I also liked that each chapter was great as a stand alone. I find myself picking up the book and reading at any point and getting something out of it. I also really enjoy reading memoirs so I was delighted to see all of the personal anecdotes that describe Weingarten's road to success. There were so many situations touched upon that affect women in the work world. I think next I'd like to read certain situations discussed more in depth- like how she talks about doing damage control.

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A business book that doesn't feel like work, August 15, 2007

By	MJ (SoCal) - See all my reviews

After a long day at the office the last thing that I want to read is a career book that sounds like my boss wrote it - Career and corporate cool felt more like an email from my best friend telling me about her day. I work with some very stylish women and always feel out of the loop but now I see that I have a very cool style of my own. I really loved this book not just for the advice which is great, but for the confidence that it gave me.