Learning the Ropes,9780816055203

Learning the Ropes

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780816055203
ISBN10: 0816055203
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-04-01
Publisher(s): Ferguson Pub
List Price: $25.00

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Summary

Discusses basic tips for starting a new job, including dress codes, co-worker interaction, and rights as an employee.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(7)
Part I: Basic Business Structure
1 This Is Your Mission
8(3)
2 Profits
11(5)
3 The Management
16(6)
Part II: Fitting in at Work
4 Your First Day
22(12)
5 Dress for Success
34(8)
6 Realistic Expectations
42(7)
7 The Daily Grind
49(9)
8 Learning to Go the Extra Mile
58(8)
9 Dealing with People
66
Part III: Your Rights and Obligations as an Employee
10 Your Personal Rights as an Employee
76(6)
11 Your Financial Rights as an Employee
82(12)
Part IV: Troubleshooting
12 Resolving Problems
94(6)
13 Asking for a Raise
100(7)
14 When to Move on
107(6)
Glossary 113(4)
Bibliography 117(2)
Index 119

Excerpts

Understanding what to expect from the first day on the job and how to successfully navigate the workplace environment can help ease a challenging transition. Learning the Ropes, Second Edition tackles the difficult subject of how to fit into a new context, whether work or school. Something that everyone must experience at some point, the awkward period of figuring out how things work and what is expected of one in a new situation is less difficult with some know-how. This book helps students overcome the "first-day jitters" and prepares them for some of the realities of work life, including dress codes, organizational hierarchies, co-worker conflicts and resolutions, and some basic rights of every employee.

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