- 168 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
The co-founders of the hugely successful Who What Wear empire share their best career advice for smart, stylish, self-starting women of all professional levels. In The Career Code, the third book in the smash-hit Who What Wear series, fashion and digital entrepreneurs Katherine Power and Hillary Kerr bring you the Everygirl's guide for creating your own professional success, on every level, flawlessly. The book is filled with insightful, pragmatic "career codes" to follow, as well as all of the practical, how-to advice they've learned while building their company from zero employees in 2006, to the thriving, multibrand, multiplatform, multi-million dollar company it is today. In this approachable, authoritative, and inspirational book, you will find the most useful and accessible tips and tricks to strategically build your career into exactly what you want it to be, from negotiating your salary to avoiding the biggest mistake most people make when they quit. Chapters include advice on rĂ©sumĂ© building, dressing for the job you want, and how to effectively communicate at workâeven with the most difficult colleaguesâall done with the Who What Wear girls' practical and polished signature style. It gives you total insight into how you can excel at work in every arena, whether you're just starting your very first job, contemplating switching fields, or finally a boss who's building her own team. The Career Code also includes over 20 of Hillary and Katherine's best "life hacks" to ensure your out-of-office life runs just as smoothly as your career. Take your ambition to the next level and give your career the stylish edge it deserves. This is the must-have handbook for every woman at every stage of her career, no matter where she sits in the boardroom.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Introduction: #thisisnotamemoir
- 1. Find Something You Love to Do, and Then Figure Out a Way to Get Paid for It
- 2. Your RĂ©sumĂ© Speaks Before You Do, So Make Sure Itâs Articulate
- 3. Interview like a Boss
- 4. Social Media Should Help You, Not Hurt You
- 5. Dress for the Job You Want, Not the Job You Have
- 6. When In Doubt, Err on the Side of Formality and Professionalism
- 7. The Most Proactive People Win
- 8. Resourcefulness Is Next to Godliness
- 9. Avoid Death by (Mis)Communication
- 10. Never Present a Problem Without a Solution
- 11. Itâs Who You Know That Gets You There, and What You Know That Keeps You There
- 12. Quantify Your Worth
- 13. Hire Well, Delegate Better
- 14. Have Specific, Clearly Defined Goals, and Write Them Down
- 15. Manage Your Stress Like Itâs Your Job
- 16. âThatâs Not My Job.â
- 17. Your Last Impression Is the Only One That Counts
- BONUS: 27 Life Hacks to Make You More Efficient, Effective, and Happier (and Your Life Less Stressful!)
- Acknowledgments