Table of Contents
Introduction
Part One: Relish the path from starter job to dream job
Chapter One: Detours are the route to happiness
1. Be a sponge
2. Uncertainty is a good gift with bad wrapping paper
3. Grad school will not save you
4. If you’re stuck, take an adventure
Chapter Two: A resume is a sales tool not a work summary
5. When you break resume rules you look like you don’t know them
6. When writing your resume, don’t be too honest
7. A cover letter is a piece of direct mail
Chapter Three: Hunting for a job is not a task, it’s a lifestyle
8. Budget for a long hunt even if you don’t want it to be
9. Make a strategic move to your mom's house
10. Cold calling will empower you
Chapter Four: An interview is a test you can study for
11. There are stupid questions, so don't ask them
12. Tell a few stories
13. Salary negotiations is when you can earn $1,000 in a minute
Chapter Five: Corporate life is too risky – start your own business
14. Corporate America undervalues people in their twenties
15. Checklist for starting your own business
16. Money is growing on trees, almost
Chapter Six: First-time managers do not need to suck
17. Do your own work last
18. If you're a mess at home it shows at work
19. Assume the job description was wrong
Part Two: How to get what you want from the people you work with
Chapter Seven: Playing office politics and other acts of kindness
20. Being likeable matters more than being competent
21. Mud slinging means you’re losing ground
22. Forget 360-degree reviews, go to couples therapy instead
23. Blame yourself first
Chapter Eight: Authenticity is the buzzword of the new millennium
24. The difference between fear and excitement is breathing
25. Stop using adverbs
26. Leverage your core competencies by off-loading the jargon
Chapter Nine: Sex discrimination is everywhere, don’t try to run
27. A lawsuit will hurt you worse than harassment
28. Use harassment to boost your career
29. Don’t be supportive
Chapter Ten: Electronic communication cannot enhance relationships you don't have
30. Does your email make you look bad? Take the test
31. Networking for introverts
32. Emails will be your epithet: Five emails you should never send
Chapter Eleven: Get what you want from your boss
33. There are no bad bosses, only whiny employees
34. Be curious and say no
35. How to manage a boomer boss
Chapter Twelve: Don’t be the hardest worker
36. Differentiate yourself by staring at the wall
37. A long list of ways to dodge long hours
38. A messy desk makes you look incompetent
Chapter Thirteen: Getting a promotion is so last century
39. You only need $40,000 a year to be happy
40. Circumvent hierarchy by joining a team
41. Title schmitle, you can lead without one
42. The new workplace currency is training
Chapter Fourteen: The new American dream is about time, not money
43. Delegate to make more time for yourself
44. Marrying for money is out. Marrying for flexibility is in
45. Typecast yourself
Conclusion