Career and Corporate Cool: How to Look, Dress, and ACT the Part -- At Every Stage in Your Career...

by Rachel C. Weingarten

Book Overview

Praise for Career and Corporate Cool

"Weingarten provides entertaining and intelligent insights as well as a valuable, and very cool, ? read."
--Gerry Byrne, Chairman and founder, The Quill Awards/The Quills Literacy Foundation and Senior Advisor, Parade Publications and Nielsen Business Media

"You no longer have to be part of the Old Boy's Club to succeed in business-you just have to know how to navigate the terrain. With...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470120347
• ISBN13: 9780470120347
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

More tips than you can imagine to improve your work life

I should re-read this because it was written in such an easy to read fashion that I breezed through it without really studying the great advice the way I wanted to. (I don't think I've ever read a business book in one sitting before LOL) I also liked that each chapter was great as a stand alone. I find myself picking up the book and reading at any point and getting something out of it. I also really enjoy reading memoirs so I was delighted to see all of the personal anecdotes that describe Weingarten's road to success. There were so many situations touched upon that affect women in the work world. I think next I'd like to read certain situations discussed more in depth- like how she talks about doing damage control.

A business book that doesn't feel like work

After a long day at the office the last thing that I want to read is a career book that sounds like my boss wrote it - Career and corporate cool felt more like an email from my best friend telling me about her day. I work with some very stylish women and always feel out of the loop but now I see that I have a very cool style of my own. I really loved this book not just for the advice which is great, but for the confidence that it gave me.

Finally- a career book that gets me

If you're looking to be bored senseless or to read a rehash of the same tired business rhetoric- this book is not for you. If you're looking for snappy writing, an understanding of what women working their way up in the workplace face on a daily basis, and some advice that is easy to integrate into your life- then this is the book for you.

A Fun-to-Read Book that's Chock Full of Information

Reading this book is like finding a new best friend. A very cool best friend, mind you, who will share her tips on everything from understanding corporate culture to hosting a successful event. Weingarten details how to turn up the volume on your career savvy quotient without getting lost in the shuffle. This book is fun to read and chock full of information.

Can't put this book down... its like talking to your best friend.

The book is wonderful, I'm only through chapter one, but the whole section of "cool" was fabulous. Immediately I was impressed by how well every point was communicated and really made me feel as though I was having a conversation with someone. (haha I kept wanting to turn to a friend and say, hey look at this, but all I had were three 80 year old women next to me!). There are so many anecdotes that I think all ages can relate to and of course the fashion trends. Whether you're 20 or 50, so far this book reaches every nook and cranny of the generational spectrum. Can't wait to read more.