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It's thought provoking. It's funny. It's just an overall good read. I needed this book for my women's study class, but I would have read this book even if it hadn't been required. It's insightful.
I'm going to check this book out from the library. Since most reviews were written around May-June 2007, I suspect they were fake. Only the two reviews from September 2007 seem credible, and they give lower ratings than the fake ones.
The workforce examples could have been more diverse. Also each section could have had more descriptions and examples. This book is a great read for young career women. It seemed concentrated on one or two industries. After each chapter was over, I found I wanted more. It has excellent advice and is extremely relatable. The interviews with other women in the workforce are fantastic.
I love this book--read it cover to cover and found it hard to put down. Can't wait to read her upcoming books. "New Girl on the Job" is my newest favorite gift list item. We all should have had Seligson's book when we were starting out.
has more power 3. ~ Dr. A Woman Who: 1. gets the recognition she deserves 4. Makes more money 2. It's a must-read for all ambitious young women and an utterly fresh, insightful refresher course for veterans.
Debra Condren, author of amBITCHous, a woman's guide to reclaiming ambition as a virtue, not a dirty word amBITCHous: (def). has the determination to go after her dreams and; founder, Manhattan Business Coaching and the Women's Business Alliance. Give it to your friends, sisters, nieces, and daughters--I have. Oh, and clearly Seligson is no longer The New Girl.
I can't give it five stars, though, because of some occasional grammatical errors and because of some tone-deafness in matters of language. How to fend off romantic advances by a superior is an obvious one; other, less obvious issues include how to stay away from harmful office gossip and how to avoid being "assistant-ized" -- unconsciously placed into a pigeonhole as a useful assistant rather than someone with substantive solutions to business problems. This book is easy to read and written in a clear, workmanlike style. Although I'm clearly not in the demographic that this book has targeted -- young women just entering the work force -- I work in an industry that is, by many estimates, 75 percent female. Seligson recommends that instead of telling a boss that "I'm feeling like I might have trouble meeting my deadline," an employee could say, "I have reassessed my project deliverables." Well, no, don't say that -- not if you want anyone to understand you. There is a good chapter on how to deal with a bad boss. I found this book to offer good, solid advice that in many cases would apply to new employees of both genders. Seligson is especially strong when she advises her readers to be unafraid to be self-promoters at the right moment and to "always be thinking beyond your job title."Seligson tailors some of her advice to specific stereotypes and issues that can disproportionately beset young women.
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