<p>Just wondering what folks have found really helped their young adult starting first career job. I am thinking about Alexandra Levin’s They Didn’t Teach Corporate in College, but welcome any suggestions and feedback on what they found helpful with their young adults/new careers.</p>
<p>Thanks!
Just got an electronic $25 B&N Gift Cert, burning a hole in my account. LOL!</p>
<p>HIMom, here is a book that will help your new college grad deal with bullies in the workplace. Look for “The No Ass.hole Rule…” by Dr. Robert Sutton, a Stanford professor. Check the reviews on Amazon. I really hope your grad will not have to deal with hostile workplace environment, but if he ever encounters bullies, he will be well-equipped to deal with the situation.</p>
<p>Thanks for that suggestion. I’ll look it up. Any others? Anyone?</p>
<p>I admit I am not up on the " new" books- but I think this is a classic
[Amazon.com:</a> People Skills: How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others, and Resolve Conflicts (9780671622480): Robert Bolton: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/People-Skills-Yourself-Resolve-Conflicts/dp/067162248X]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/People-Skills-Yourself-Resolve-Conflicts/dp/067162248X)</p>
<p>Ric Edelman’s “The Truth About Money”</p>
<p>Stud Terkel’s book “Working”, if you want to reinforce the idea that everyone at a workplace takes pride in their contributions, no matter what their education level.</p>
<p>I like the Studs Terkel idea. Or, you could consider “Who Moved My Cheese?” as both are the sort of book that teaches one to accept their fate, regardless of their ambition. Which, honestly, is what a lot of entitled young grads need.</p>
<p>Thanks for these ideas. Any more?</p>
<p>If your grad has to deal with stock options as a part of his compensation package, the latest edition of “Consider Your Options” by Kaye Thomas is a very good guide.</p>
<p>See what you think of reviews of Freakanomics or the newer SuperFreakanomics,
both by Dubner and Leavitt. They will give him plenty of cool stories to talk about over the water cooler, and a new way to look at the world around him. Or perhaps Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point.</p>
<p>Different direction: a book like Barbara Ehnrenreich, Nickel and Dimed, will help him appreciate some of the non-corporate people who will also work in the same building. </p>
<p>When I asked my 2 graduates as they began their first apartments post-college, they each wanted: an insider’s tour book of their new city, a starter cookbook, and Suze Orman’s advice books to organize their own money life. For them, Suze Orman was new territory, with one book particularly aimed at young adults. However, your career guy might already be more savvy about money than mine were. Are.</p>
<p>Has anyone yet written a book called, “Planning to Care for your Parents in their Retirement.” If so, buy that. :p</p>