Sink Or Swim!: New Job. New Boss. 12 Weeks to Get It Right.,   ISBN:9781593375409

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I find Sink or Swim a very helpful book with practical suggestions that less experienced professionals can truly benefit from incorporating into their on-the-job interactions. It highlights especially the skills people must acquire to be successful in their careers so that they can be heard, influence, gain respect, and most of all, get results. This book takes out some of the mystery of "how to get ahead" when working in a new company or industry. I'm using this with a coaching client who finds it a definite support in her new job.

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Starting a new job, you might not have time to read this book during your first 12 weeks. I felt that the book covers a lot of common sense information and lacked any sort of ground breaking secret to success information. If you lack people skills, this book could be beneficial to you.

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Nearly all the advice in this book is for individuals right out of school going on to their first jobs. Even then it is weak. For example, it has advice such as learning as much about the industry the employer is involved in and the company itself in the first week on the job. Is this not something that should have been done before even an interview? Other advice includes not speaking to loudly while at one's cubicle. Most of the advice in the book is along these lines. Not of much (if any use) to someone who has worked before. To someone on their first job, however, this simple advice may actually be worth something (despite being common sense).

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This book is awesome and very readable. Being so clearly written and straight to the point, it makes for a quick read and serves as a great reference.

While geared towards a business environment, the survival guide is written from a unique perspective which gives deep insight into the psychology of managers and coworkers.

I truly wish I had "Sink or Swim" for my first job. That would have helped me to avoid so many small mistakes which I was totaly oblivious to. It's just jam packed full of useful tips which coworkers usually won't tell you.

Even after two years in my current position, I found that reading this book gave ideas to naturally improve my professional image without any major effort or changes!

Definitely recommended for any professional employee - regardless of rank.

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This book is perfect for new college graduates or inexperienced employees starting new jobs. Milo and Thuy Sindell provide a wealth of information about proper business conduct and etiquette, including a checklist for recommended activities during your first 12 weeks on the job. Although the material is basic and somewhat repetitive (just like a start-up job), we think the book would make a great gift for anyone who is just beginning to learn the workplace ropes.