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  • Published: 1 July 2010
  • ISBN: 9781580089999
  • Imprint: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $35.00

Effective Immediately

How to Fit In, Stand Out, and Move Up at Your First Real Job




A savvy handbook for ambitious new graduates and first-time employees who want to market themselves as top performers and get on their employers' fast track, with advice on initial skills, tasks, and milestones in the first year on the job.

When you’re new to the workforce, ambition and talent aren’t enough—getting on the fast track to success requires much more.

If you’re a recent college graduate or new hire, Effective Immediately shows you how to excel at your first job and jump-start your career. As an up-and-coming professional, you’ll learn how to transform yourself from entry-level employee into skilled, invaluable all-star during your first year on the job.

Accomplished young professional Emily Bennington and her mentor, seasoned manager Skip Lineberg, empower you to:

• Establish yourself as a top performer from day one
• Use every task—even grunt work—as an opportunity to shine
• Earn the respect of your boss, colleagues, and clients
• Cope with conflict, mistakes, and toxic coworkers
• Land key assignments and gain greater responsibility
• Manage projects and lead teams like a pro

Packed with practical advice, useful resources, and wisdom from former newbies, this savvy hand-book gives you the tools, knowledge, and confidence you need to reach your highest potential.

  • Published: 1 July 2010
  • ISBN: 9781580089999
  • Imprint: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $35.00

About the authors

Emily Bennington

A mentor and his protégée, SKIP LINEBERG and EMILY BENNINGTON, have made empowering new professionals their life’s work. They develop products and seminars designed to transform motivated graduates into remarkable executives. Skip is a founding partner of Maple Creative and host of Marketing Genius, recently voted one of the top 150 business blogs. Both Emily and Skip are frequent contributors to regional business publications and regularly speak to college students.

Praise for Effective Immediately

"Filled with good wisdom from authors who have led and inspired others." --Harry Beckwith, author of You, Inc. and Selling the Invisible

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