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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | Only 1 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | In today's job market, finding a new position entails a substantial amount of work. However, getting yes doesn't mean getting a break. Most new employees are thrown into their positions with little or no orientation and must either "sink or swim' in the first 90 days - or face termination. This book shows readers how to be a performer from day one. With week-by-week charts, and straightforward, no B.S. information, this book enables any new employee, in any industry to decode the company's culture, discern what the priorities should be and survive and thrive in the first twelve weeks. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Milo Sindell | | Paperback: | 316 pages | | Publisher: | Adams Media | | Publication Date: | April 15, 2006 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1593375409 | | Package Length: | 7.9 inches | | Package Width: | 5.9 inches | | Package Height: | 1.0 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 30 reviews |
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90 of 96 found the following review helpful:
 Mediocre Dec 20, 2006
By jeffnc
"jeffnc"
Be knowledgeable about your industry. Be knowledgable about your company. Be knowledgeable about your required job skills. Communicate well with people. Set goals for yourself. Dress like others around you dress. Pretty common sense stuff.
By the way, check out some of the other reviews. It's pretty unusual for any book, especially a one like this, to get all 5 star reviews. Look at the earliest 8 reviews. This is the only review that has been written by each of these 8 reviewers. All written on May 8. Almost all from San Francisco/California (interesting that the company founded by the authors is in San Francisco.) A bunch of people from San Francisco just happened to swarm to Amazon on May 8 to give the book a bunch of 5 star reviews. Interesting.
30 of 32 found the following review helpful:
 Down-to-earth, straightforward advice for the new employee Jun 07, 2006
By Jonathan Groner
The polar opposite of a theoretical business management book, Sink or Swim is relentlessly practical and relentlessly upbeat. The clear message is that you can make it to the top if you buckle down, take your job seriously, understand your company's culture, do your networking, and so on. It's solid, straightforward advice, organized into 12 chapters, each of which corresponds with one of the new worker's first 12 weeks on the job. After 12 weeks, the authors conclude that if a reader has followed their advice, "the attention you paid in the last three months to taking care of yourself and your career has manifested itself into a successful foundation."
Although the authors don't precisely say so, their advice is better suited to someone starting his or her first job than to an experienced worker. It starts with many of the basics: follow the dress code, don't check your e-mail in mid-conversation, show up on time for meetings. Most people who have been in the work force for a while know those things, or at least we hope we do.
Still, the Sindells provide some solid and less obvious career advice that can be useful to employees at all levels. For example, they suggest that an employee develop a personal "PR message" - almost a personal brand that the employee is known for around the company. They suggest that you identify a couple of qualities that you want to stand for, such as reliability, hard work, or creativity, and repeat the "PR message" consistently at the office. "Your PR message helps you articulate your strengths, measure progress, and define and realize your professional legacy," they write. This can be good advice. Knowing yourself is the first step to understanding others. But it can be overdone. No one wants to work with someone who's always chattering away with some personal mantra.
Building on a great deal of business research that has been done about personal networks, the Sindells suggest that an employee consciously build his or her own network within the company. Schedule lunches; go out of your way to meet people. The more people you know, the more information you will have access to. As they write, "An effective network means that you have the ability to pick up the phone or send an e-mail to one of your colleagues and know that an answer to an important question or resource is on its way." That's absolutely correct. Many workers focus too much on building networks outside our firms and don't cultivate the people within our organizations who can help them when they need help the most.
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 An Excellent Guide that Came in Handy Sep 25, 2006
By Paul Marc Oliu
Let me begin by saying that I started a new job, and before the transition, I bought four books on this same topic. I hoped that between all of them, I would learn everything necessary for my first 3 months at my new job.
After having read all of them, I came to the conclusion that I would have saved some money had I only purchased Sink or Swim. It was by far the most comprehensive, week by week guide about how to start a new job and successfully chart your path within the first three months of your new job.
Some of the sage advice includes simple matters like knowing the right time to speak to your boss, the types of conversations you want to have when first being introduced to your new colleagues. Some of the best advice comes in the form of advice for the reader that helps them present the best possible image to others.
Readable, engaging and formatted in a clear reference style, I highly recommend this for anyone who is starting a new job, or for anyone who wants to start their old job, anew.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 It's for college graduates getting their first corporate job Dec 02, 2009
By S. Pendar
"Magic Elixer"
I bought this book during a transition from the tech industry to finance. Also, I've been out of the standard corporate environment for a while and thought I might need a refresher on the goings on. Not! The book is quite elementary. I returned it the next day.
It is well written and the authors target areas of importance for survival in a corporate office. However, this book is NOT for professionals! I repeat it is NOT for professionals! It is for the recent college graduate who has never stepped foot in a corporate office. Again, do not waste your time or money with this book if you already know how to handle yourself in a business work environment.
If you're a brand new college grad and just received your FIRST job offer from a corporate firm, by all means grab this book and read it through before your first day.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Sink or Swim May 09, 2006
By Joakim Silvandersson
Easy and fun to read, and gives you a lot of "heads up" what to consider and actions to take when starting a new job and/or career.
You think you know it all, but after reading this book you realize you don't. Many great ideas and well-written information that we all need to know about. This book is simply a "must read" for every single person starting a new job, no matter what position - it's extremely helpful!
I am already giving it to new employees in my company and I truly recommend everyone to read it - even if you are not starting a new job!
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