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6 x 9 Paperback |
ISBN: 9781432725297 |
$19.95 |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / General |
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Apr 16, 2008 |
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180 |
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My intent in writing this book is to provide readers with information vital to helping them get, keep and make good money in their jobs. However, knowing what to do is not enough. This book covers why workplaces operate as they do, and uses real-life comparisons outside of the workplace that everyone can relate to, in order to help illustrate key points. The book is now available using the Amazon link or the Barnes and Noble link.
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DTR Consulting
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Book review from Midwest Book Review, a company that recommends books for California, Wisconsin and upper Midwest libraries and whose reviews are included in Gale Research who provide book reviews to libraries throughout the United States.
5 stars (out of 5) - Getting a well-paying job is essential just to survive, July 7, 2008 By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
"The cost of living becomes higher and higher by the year; getting a well-paying job is essential just to survive. "How to Get, Keep, and Be Well Paid in a Job" is a guide for prospective employees to succeed at their searches for a good job, not to mention tips on the easiest way to keep a plum career - by excelling at it. With an examination of how workplaces function and how the reader can make himself or herself a vital cog in the corporate machine, "How to Get, Keep, and Be Well Paid in a Job" is highly recommended for community library career collections."
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BOOK CHAPTERS
The First Date
(Interview Process)
Includes: Know all you can about the company before going on the interview; rehearse your answers to interview questions; stay focused (bring all questions back to the job/company), interview tips; nonverbal communication; know yourself (strengths, weaknesses, life/career goals); the job application; resume
They Like Me, They Really Like Me
(Preparing for First Day of Work)
Includes: When do I report; where do I report; to whom do I report; what should I wear; is there anything I can do to prepare
Am I Really in the NFL?
(Business Profits)
Includes: Why employees need the company they work for to be profitable
Now That I’m On the Team, What Are the Team Rules?
(Employee Handbook)
Includes: Benefits; company policies, compensation, workplace rules
Take a Stand, Is It Abigail or Flagg?
(Ethics)
Includes: The case of Don Imus; music downloads; work scenario #1; work scenario #2; work scenario #3; stealing from an employer is not only stealing money
Mr. Rogers Was Right! Be a Good Neighbor
(Workplace Behaviors)
Includes: Absenteeism; use of sick days; tardiness; grooming; be responsible; safety; mannerisms and habits; positive attitude; positive self-image
What Are the Special Codes for This Game Called Work
(Workplace Skills)
Includes: Active listening; following instructions/directions; managing your time wisely; completing tasks accurately and efficiently; creative thinking/problem-solving skills; telephone technique; communication skills
Be Nice to These People; They Helped You Buy Your Car!
(Customer Service)
Includes: Customer focus; service delivery; service measurements; phone center; barriers to communication; service attitude; customer service skills;; choosing words; classifying customer statements; overcoming objections; managing customers
Check Your Baggage at the Door
(Personal Life vs. Work Life)
Includes: Reason for working; objectionable behaviors; harassment; discrimination; drug/alcohol abuse; violence; a plan of action
To Date or Not to Date, That is the Question
(Social Life at Work)
Includes: Dating in the workplace; your employment relationship; lifestyle compromises; lifestyle choices; take control of your life
These People Are Nuts!
(How to Get Along With Co-workers)
Includes: Blueprint for getting along with co-workers; importance of teamwork; working with the Team Leader; how to be a good team member; value of diversity in the workplace
Congruent Theory of Work: Good For Boss = Good For Me
(Working With Supervisors)
Includes: Supervisor responsibilities; meeting supervisor’s expectations; communicating with supervisors; understanding expectations; performance appraisals; raises and promotions; role reversal
I Am a Stock
(Improve Your Skills)
Includes: Learning strategies
What I Learned in School Is Wrong For My Job, Huh?
(Reading, Writing and Arithmetic)
Includes: Reading; writing; arithmetic
Avoiding the Messy Divorce
(How to Leave a Job)
Includes: Proper way to leave a job, why it is important to leave on good terms
Excerpt 1
When you finally get a date with the woman or man who you have had your eye on for awhile, you know two things about your initial date. First, you are going to be on your best behavior. Second, you are going to be, at least, a little nervous.
Your date is going to listen to what you say (and what you do not say), observe your behavior, and make a decision on whether or not he/she will be going on a second date with you. The job interview process is no different. Your potential employer is going to do the same things, only money is waiting for you, not a second date.
Since this is a book about getting a job and maximizing your compensation at the job, the tips below are about the job interview process, not your big date. But who knows, it just may help you on the dating front as well. If it does, send me an invitation to your wedding.
Excerpt 2
In the National Football League (NFL), the amount of money set aside for employee salaries (players) is a set percentage of revenue earned by the owners. The more money earned by the League, from ticket sales, television contracts, etc., the more money the players make. The contract negotiated between the owners and players clearly shows the relationship between the business and its employees. If the league negotiates more money from the television networks, player salaries rise. If NFL games suddenly do poorly in the ratings, and the league gets less money in its television contracts, player salaries decline. If the league suddenly could not get any television contracts, employees could lose their jobs (player rosters could be cut).
While most businesses do not have a negotiated rate of revenue which they use on employee wages, the concept is the same. The more money a business makes, the more money it has to spend on employee salaries and benefits, and the less likely it is to have layoffs (employees lose their jobs).
Excerpt 3
After reading the last chapter you know how to succeed at the game called work. The goal of the game is to stay employed and see your wages grow.
In video games there are special codes that allow you to advance faster, or have more fun by using items, or having powers not available without those special codes. Well, in work, there are skills you can develop that do the same thing. By mastering these skills you will see your compensation grow faster because you will be more valuable in the workplace, and you’ll advance to jobs that will be more fun and rewarding since the jobs will make more use of your advance skills.
Below are some of the “special codes” (workplace skills) that will help you become very valuable in the workplace.
Excerpt 4
As mentioned earlier in the book, treat your co-workers like “friendly neighbors.” When you move into a new neighborhood, your neighbors are already there. You don’t choose them and you have no power on how long they will remain your neighbor. The same is true in the workplace. When you get a new job, there are already people employed by the company. You don’t choose them, and you have no power on how long they will stay with the company. Your best strategy is to get along with all your co-workers. If you do, you will be a positive force in your workplace, and that goes a long way on increasing your value to your employer. It also shows that you can get along with all kinds of people, which demonstrates that you have the ability to manage diverse teams of employees. Therefore, getting along with your co-workers is not only the ethical (right) thing to do, it is the smart thing to do to increase your job security, and keep you in the running for supervisory positions.
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About Jay Goldberg
Jay Goldberg, MBA, is a former Citibank executive. At Citibank, Mr. Goldberg specialized in customer service management, measurement, training, capacity planning, profitability, MIS reporting, and strategic planning.
After fourteen years with Citibank, Mr. Goldberg left to form his own consulting firm, DTR Inc.
DTR Inc. specializes in writing business plans, developing workplace training programs, designing and implementing customer service strategies, performing market research (e.g., surveys, focus groups, etc.) and training managers and employees.
At DTR Inc., Mr. Goldberg developed the program parameters, program strategy, curriculum, lesson plans, assessments and competency statements for a Work Readiness Training Program called the best Work Readiness Certification Program in the country by a representative of the National Skills Standard Board at a presentation of the Program in Jacksonville, Florida on 01/13/03. Modified versions of the original Program developed by Mr. Goldberg are being used in Job Centers throughout the Country including Pennsylvania, Florida, Illinois, Texas and Massachusetts.
One item Mr. Goldberg always wanted to include in his Program was a book participants could take with them and use as a reference after they secured jobs. This book does that and more. It not only can be used by graduates of the programs using Mr. Goldberg’s curriculum, but was written as a stand alone book to help people who have not taken the courses understand how to be valuable to their employers.
In fact, Mr. Goldberg enhances his Program in this book by clearly laying out the reasons why workplace behaviors are important to employers, and by using real life situations which make for an informative, enjoyable, attitude-changing read. Mr. Goldberg highly recommends that all venues using his Program incorporate this book.
In 2007, Mr. Goldberg was instrumental in helping the Palm Beach County Resource Center (Riviera Beach, Florida) develop a revolutionary Entrepreneurship Training Program. The program’s structure is unlike any other in the marketplace, and has proven to be highly successful.
Mr. Goldberg also develops and teaches continuing education courses in subjects ranging from business plan development to web development to advertising & sales to computers to rock music appreciation and more. Mr. Goldberg is a dynamic orator who is available as a seminar speaker.
Contact Mr. Goldberg at Book@DTRConsulting.BIZ. Be sure to write “your work readiness book” in the subject line to ensure that your email is not deleted as junk mail.
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