Women for Hire's Get-Ahead Guide to Career Success [Paperback]

Tory Johnson (Author), Robyn Freedman Spizman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 31, 2004

A woman's work is never done.

From the creator of Women For Hire, America's #1 job fair for women, comes a real-world guide to on-the-job success. Tory Johnson teaches professionals at every level the most important networking skills and career strategies to keep them on top of the game. Using real-life anecdotes, professional advice, and quizzes, readers will learn:

- How to create a personal definition of success
- The business etiquette rules every woman must learn to get ahead
- How to deal with difficult colleagues
- Keys for making networking contacts work
- The trick to unselfish self-promoting
- Tips for coping with life's curveballs while keeping a career on track
- The tools for smarter, stronger, and better negotiating
- The secrets to enjoying success once it's been achieved

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Tory Johnson is the founder and CEO of Women For Hire, a nationally renowned organization that produces career fairs and conducts job-seeking seminars for professional women across the U.S. She has appeared on ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, and NBC.

Robyn Freedman Spizman has authored more than 70 books. She appears frequently on CNN and NBC's Today show, and has appeared for more than two decades as a consumer advocate on the NBC affiliate WXIA-TV and on Star 94 in Atlanta.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Perigee Trade (August 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399530177
• ISBN-13: 978-0399530173
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,853,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Smart Read, September 27, 2004

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A. Donikowski - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Women for Hire's Get-Ahead Guide to Career Success (Paperback)

Women For Hire's Get Ahead Guide to Career Success helps women accomplish just what the title says. I recommend this book to all women- professionals already in the workplace as well as women who are looking to jump start their careers. You won't find a better tool that helps guide women up the ladder of success.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Winner!, September 22, 2004

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reader (florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Women for Hire's Get-Ahead Guide to Career Success (Paperback)

This book is a great resource and a natural follow-up to Women For Hire's ` The Ultimate Guide to Getting a Job'! Two years ago, after hearing about it through the Women For Hire Career Fair that my daughter attended as a college senior, I purchased the first book for my daughter, my daughter's friends, and my friends' daughters. It was a highly readable, enjoyable & PRODUCTIVE step by step guide to finding a job. Now that they've all successfully entered the workforce, this new book takes it to the next level, with further tips, advice & inspiration on setting & achieving long-term career goals, as well as dealing with the ups & downs of any job! Again, WFH gives clear, concrete steps to take - with anecdotes & examples - to advance your career. I'll be getting copies of this one, too, for everyone I know!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Challenges the status quo, inspiring and definitely a winner, May 24, 2005

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Sharmila Kulasekaram (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Women for Hire's Get-Ahead Guide to Career Success (Paperback)

Women For Hire job held a job fair in Dallas, TX which I attended and provided free copies of CEO Tory Johnson's latest book to all participants in the breakfast seminar.

I would recommend "Women For Hire's Get-Ahead Guide to Career Success" to any career woman looking to succeed in today's competitive job market. The book is a winner in changing one's mindset critical to any major change in life and serves beyond just the table of valuable content and advise but is also a valuable reference guide in the many phases of a woman's career path.

Above all the book empowers women to to strive to succeed and find joy in their work and still maintain work-life balance. In short it encourages one to evaluate one's current situation and challenge the status quo and map your vision for career success.

A very genuine and sincere effort by Tory Johnson,Robyn Freedman Spizman and the countless women interviewed in the book.