Effective Immediately

When yours"re new to the workforce, ambition and talent arenrs"t enough-getting on the fast track to success requires much more. If yours"re a recent college graduate or new hire,Effective Immediatelyshows you how to excel at your first job and jump-start your career. As an up-and-coming professional, yours"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: bull; Establish yourself as a top performer from day one bull; Use every task-even grunt work-as an opportunity to shine bull; Earn the respect of your boss, colleagues, and clients bull; Cope with conflict, mistakes, and toxic coworkers bull; Land key assignments and gain greater responsibility bull; 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.

A mentor and his protTgTe, 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.

Acknowledgments	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
A Contract between You and Über-You	p. 3
Get It Right, Right Out of the Gate	p. 5
Conquer Your First Day	p. 6
Newbie to Newbie	p. 9
Have Patience	p. 10
Mind Your "-Ilities"	p. 11
Prepare for the Brain Dump	p. 12
Don't Expect a Lot of Hand-Holding	p. 14
What You Need to Know in the First Few Weeks	p. 15
A Crash Course in Professional Etiquette	p. 17
Ace Your First Meetings	p. 20
The Trick to Taking Notes	p. 22
Get the Worm	p. 24
Gen What?	p. 25
Newbie to Newbie	p. 27
Put on Your Game Face	p. 28
Write Makes Might	p. 29
Never Be Afraid to Say "I Don't Know"	p. 32
The Ultimate Workplace Accessory	p. 33
Say Good-Bye to Casual Friday	p. 34
Buy (and Display) These Books	p. 35
Do More Than You're Paid For	p. 36
You Put Your What on Facebook?	p. 37
Dining al Desko	p. 39
Flirting at Work: Yes, No, Maybe?	p. 41
Newbie to Newbie	p. 43
Writing a Self-Memo	p. 44
Above All, Care	p. 46
Score Major-League Points When You're Still a Rookie	p. 47
One Thing You Should Do Every Friday	p. 48
Beware of Circle Talkers	p. 51
Join Toastmasters	p. 52
Thirteen Ways to Raise Your Profile	p. 54
Newbie to Newbie	p. 59
Turn Grunt Work into Great Work	p. 60
A Note about Thank-You Notes	p. 61
Make Your Work Look Like a Million Bucks	p. 64
Do Feared Things First	p. 66
Don't Get Caught Up in Downtime	p. 67
Take the Blame and Move On	p. 68
Don't Let Your Emotions Hold You Back	p. 70
Newbie to Newbie	p. 71
Toot Your Own Horn without Looking Like a Jerk	p. 72
Keep Your Deadlines Realistic	p. 73
Read Ravenously	p. 74
Don't Miss Your Industry's Best Conferences	p. 75
Earn Unbridled Respect from Your Boss, Colleagues, and Clients	p. 77
To Get People to Like You, Like Them	p. 78
Seven Life Lessons in Fifty Words	p. 79
How to Make Your Boss and Coworkers Hate You	p. 80
Newbie to Newbie	p. 81
Embrace Adversity	p. 82
Never Send a Nastygram	p. 84
Newbie to Newbie	p. 87
The Blatant Change of Topic	p. 88
When to Confront a Colleague	p. 91
How to Deal with Difficult Clients	p. 92
How to Handle Conflicts with Clients	p. 94
Protect Yourself against Cynics and Complainers Disease	p. 97
Don't Be the Slug	p. 98
Ten Things Coworkers Want You to Say	p. 100
If Coworkers Are Avoiding You, It Could Be Because	p. 101
Newbie to Newbie	p. 103
Have a Nice Day	p. 104
What to Do When Personal Tragedy Hits	p. 105
How to Handle Your Boss	p. 107
Things Bosses Love	p. 109
Cope with-and Avoid-Workload Overload	p. 113
Midpoint Check-In	p. 119
Build Career Mojo	p. 121
How to Land Key Projects	p. 122
Expect to Be Backstabbed	p. 124
How to Lead Your Own Meetings	p. 127
The Best Way to Follow Up After a Meeting	p. 131
How to Minimize Unnecessary Meetings	p. 132
Newbie to Newbie	p. 134
How to Write a First-Class Article	p. 135
How to Create a Work Plan	p. 138
How to Create a Timeline	p. 140
How to Create a Budget	p. 142
Mega Project Management	p. 145
Don't Stop at No	p. 154
You Will Never Be Completely Caught Up	p. 157
Plot Your Next Move	p. 158
Newbie to Newbie	p. 161
Develop a Killer Edge	p. 163
You Are CEO of Y.O.U.	p. 164
Specialize!	p. 167
Find Your Inner Gene Kelly	p. 168
Make Time for Your Power Hour	p. 170
Cluttered Desk = Cluttered Mind	p. 171
How to Obtain Real Business Insight	p. 172
Connect the Dots	p. 176
Become a Student of the World	p. 178
Newbie to Newbie	p. 179
Seriously Grow Your Network	p. 181
Become a Skilled, Nontoxic Leader	p. 185
You'll Never Lead People Who Don't Respect You	p. 186
The Leadership Test	p. 187
Avoid Decision Making by Committee	p. 189
Share the Spotlight	p. 190
Let People Learn for Themselves	p. 191
Be Strict about Deadlines	p. 192
Give Back	p. 193
Exit Gracefully	p. 194
Newbie to Newbie	p. 197
Final Self-Assessment	p. 199
Epilogue	p. 200
Index	p. 202
About the Authors	p. 207
About College Summit	p. 209
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