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  • Published: 15 May 2014
  • ISBN: 9781607746003
  • Imprint: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $32.99

Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn't, and Why, Second Edition

12 Things You'd Better Do If You Want to Get Ahead



According to career guru Donald Asher, advancement at work is less about skill sets and more about strategy. Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn't, and Why details exactly what puts one employee on the fast track to an exceptional career, while another stays on the treadmill to mediocrity. For those new to the workforce as well as those feeling overlooked, this book reveals the secrets to climbing the career ladder, including common mistakes most workers don't know they're making, insider information about how corporations really make promotion decisions, and the ten proven strategies for career advancement.
    

A revised and updated edition of the career advancement guide that advocates working smarter, not harder, from one of America's premier career consultants.

Do your job, do it well, and you’ll be rewarded, right? 
Actually, probably not. 

According to career guru Donald Asher, advancement at work is less about skillsets and more about strategy. The revised and expanded edition of WHO GETS PROMOTED, WHO DOESN’T, AND WHY details exactly what puts one employee on the fast track to an exceptional career, while another stays on the treadmill to mediocrity.

Whether you’re new to the workforce, repairing a recession-damaged career, or feeling stagnant and overlooked at work, this book is your ticket to advancement. Learn:

∙ why timing is more important than talent
∙ how corporations actually make promotion decisions 
∙ how to avoid career mistakes you don’t even know you’re making 
∙ what women in the workforce particularly need to know 
∙ and the twelve proven strategies for promotion regardless of 
  your industry and experience  

If you want to know how to control your career destiny, the solution is to work smarter, not harder. WHO GETS PROMOTED, WHO DOESN’T, AND WHY will help you do just that.

  • Published: 15 May 2014
  • ISBN: 9781607746003
  • Imprint: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $32.99

About the author

Donald Asher

DONALD ASHER is one of America's premiere career consultants and is the author of The Overnight Résumé, Cool Colleges, Graduate Admissions Essays, and Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn't, and Why. He speaks at over 100 colleges and universities every year.

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