Reviews

ADVANCE REVIEWS

Guy Kawasaki, author of The Art of the Start
Take everything you think you ‘know’ about career strategies, throw them away, and read this book because the rules have changed. ‘Brazen,’ ‘counter-intuitive,’ and ‘radical’ are the best three descriptions of Trunk’s work. Life is too short to be stuck in a rat hole…

John Koten, publisher of Fast Company and Inc. Magazine
Want to succeed in business? Either read this book or make the people who work for you read it.

Bob Sutton, professor at Stanford and author of the New York Times bestseller The No Asshole Rule
A delightful book, with some edgy advice that made me squirm a bit at times. I was completely engaged from start to finish.

Keith Ferrazzi, bestselling author of Never Eat Alone: and Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time
This book has the street-smarts you need to make your career and life work for you from the start. Read it now, or you’ll wish you had when you’re 40!

Paul Tieger, author of Do What You Are
Penelope Trunk brings considerable savvy and a fresh new perspective to the business of career success. Bold and sometimes unconventional, Brazen Careerist gives readers much to think about as well as concrete, practical suggestions that will help them know what they want, and know how to get it.

David Perry, author of Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters
The manuscript was superb. The writing style is witty and insightful. Trunk has an amazing way of letting the reader live through her experiences.

Lois P. Frankel, author the New York Times bestseller Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office
This book is a must-read.

 

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BLOG REVIEWS

Dylan Tweney, Wired Blog Network
Brazen Careerist is like a cookbook for hacking the corporate work world.

Bob Sutton, Bob Sutton
This book made me think, it made me squirm, and it also made realize that too many of my assumptions about how to get a job -- or in my case, how to advise Stanford students who are looking for jobs -- are wrong or half-wrong.

Richard Florida, Creativity Exchange
A terrific guide to managing your career in today's horizontal labor market. I devoured it in an afternoon.

Brendon Connelly, Slacker Manager
There's a lot to love in this book. It's an easy and fun read-especially when you see yourself in the pages.

David Maister, davidmaister.com
She writes so well that even if you're not in her target audience (Generation X or Y), or currently in the market for career advice, she's nevertheless worth making a daily habit.

Curt Rosengren, Occupational Adventure
She's whip smart, no-nonsense, and always has great ideas to share.

Steven Rothberg, CollegeRecruiter.com
Penelope Trunk is one of this generation's greatest career writers.

Maura Welch, Boston.com
A hot new book that lays down the new rules for career success in her always smart, no-nonsense manner. It's a great read and I highly recommend it.

David Rothacker, Rothacker Reviews
As a Boomer manager, I feel as if Brazen Careerist is my own personal undercover spy, infiltrating the Gen X and Y'ers' world.

Jeri Dansky, Jeri's Organizing and Decluttering News
I thoroughly enjoyed the book.

Debra Owen, 8 hours & a lunch
Whether you're facing a quarter-life crisis, or a mid-life one, this is worth a read.

Sarah van Ingen, Armchair Interviews
Trunk’s writing is tight, energetic and enjoyable to read. After spending a couple days with the Brazen Careerist, I felt like I had been given a shot of adrenalin for my career. And who isn’t in need of that?

Devin Reams, DevinReams.com
A must-read for upcoming or recent college grads. This is a guide for how successful careers work.

Heather Mundell, lifeatwork
Trunk’s advice is refreshing and her arguments are thought-provoking. She challenges us as readers to take a clear-eyed view of what we want in our careers and consider new ways of getting it.

Jason Alba, JibberJobber
No matter what generation you are in, this book is a must read.

Dawn Papandrea, CollegeSurfing Insider 
For anyone making their way through corporate struggles, deciding if they should go for an advanced degree or launch a new business, or discovering a completely new line of work, Trunk’s renegade advice is right on.

Alexandra Levit, Water Cooler Wisdom
Penelope Trunk knows herself, she stands by her beliefs, and she can always be counted on for a unique and often provocative opinion. As she mentions her own leadership achievements and her worst social faux pas in the same paragraph, Penelope’s tone and examples balance confidence and assertiveness with authenticity and a little healthy self-deprecation. It’s a fabulous resource for anyone who’s searching for fulfillment in a career or in life!

Joanne Bamberger, Punditmom
An amazing little volume that should be on everyone’s bookshelf.

Rowan Manahan, Fortify Your Oasis
Brazen Careerist covers the ground that other careers books shy away from. It is pertinent (sometimes impertinent!), immediately applicable and a joy to read. If you are looking for ideas to synchronize your working and personal lives into a “harmonious adventure” that you pursue on your own terms, then get yourself a copy. Penelope never disappoints.

Cody McKibben, Pursuing Excellence
Penelope’s new book, Brazen Careerist, picks up where Tom [Peters] left off. The name not only describes Trunk’s bold approach to work, but it delivers on its promise to key readers in to the important ingredients in a recipe for delicious career success!

Diane Danielson, Downtown Women’s Club
Managers and more senior employees should take a gander too.  It might shake up some of your beliefs, but it also might help you better understand why young people think a bit differently about their careers.

Marshall Sponder, Web Metrics Guru
 Brazen Careerist is much different than any career book I’ve seen before this. Penelope cuts her own path and makes a convincing case for her approach to the workplace.

Frank Roche, KnowHR Blog
Brazen Careerist is a book that should be read by everyone under 40 who wants to know the real deal in corporate America. And it should scare the crap out of those over 40.”

Ramit Sethi, I Will Teach You To Be Rich
She has attitude. I mean that in a good way. You can actually hear her in her writing.

Maureen Rogers, Pink Slip
Brazen Careerist is an advice book that is actually well-written, sharp, and funny.

Laura Allen of 15SecondPitch.com, OkDork
If you're serious about finding some good answers to the question, "What should I do with my life?"check out Brazen Careerist.

David Utter, WebProNews
Penelope's enjoyable read hits on a number of valuable points for the youthful job seeker. In homage to her pro volleyball playing days, we'd say she spiked it with Brazen Careerist.

Nina Smith, Queercents
The book from career columnist Penelope Trunk is unconventional in its tone and advice and just what lost souls of Gen X & Y need to read to thrive in their work life.

Ian Christie, Bold Career
Simply put, it is a really good read, and a valuable addition to increasing your career intelligence quotient.

Ben Casnocha, Ben Casnocha: The Blog
Penelope tries to be provocative, and she succeeds. And she does it with the same honest, accessible voice that's made her a successful columnist online and in the Boston Globe.

Chris Yeh, Adventures in Capitalism
This book by the redoubtable Penelope Trunk is the first to provide useful career management advice for a new generation and a new workplace.

Carol, Quo Vadis Opinions
If you want really direct down to earth advice then take a look.

Pamela Slim, Escape from Cubicle Nation
...it would benefit you to pick up and read this book. The more we understand each generation's perspective on work, the more likely we will all have a better work experience.

Wesley Hein, LifeTwo
This is definitely not your parents' job handbook--probably because it is no longer your parents' world.

Guy Kawasaki, Employment Digest

Ed Brenegar, Leading Questions
Penelope Trunk ... may have written the perfect book. Perfect ... from the perspective that there is virtually no one who cannot benefit from reading this book.


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