Learning the Ropes (Career Skills Library)

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, Third Edition tackles the difficult subject of how to fit into a new context, whether at work or at school. The awkward period of figuring out how things work and what is expected of someone in a new situation is less difficult with some know-how. This updated resource helps students overcome the "first-day jitters" and prepares them for some of the realities of work life, including dress codes, organizational hierarchies, coworker conflicts and resolutions, and some basic rights of every employee. True-or-false quizzes and an appendix with helpful Web sites are new additions to this authoritative book.

Chapters include:

• This Is Your Mission
• Profits
• The Management
• Your First Day
• Dress for Success
• Realistic Expectations
• The Daily Grind
• Learning to Go the Extra Mile
• Dealing with Coworkers
• Your Personal Rights as an Employee
• Your Financial Rights as an Employee
• Resolving Problems
• Asking for a Raise
• When to Move On.