Kim Beamon

If Cubicles Could Talk: Conversation for the Female New Hire in Corporate America Kim Beamon

Success in corporate America depends on one's ability to say and do things at work to be perceived as competent, serious, committed, and a team player. If Cubicles Could Talk-Conversation for the Female New Hire in Corporate America is a complete resource for what it takes to successfully navigate the workplace. These days employers and recruiters want to know that not only does the corporate professional have the skills to perform her job, but that from a soft-skill perspective (skills such as communicating and relating to co-workers), she knows what she's supposed to do before she gets to work.

A must buy if you're graduating college and entering a professional job, already a new hire, an intern or temp seeking permanent employment, on the job but suspect something is keeping you from promotions or recognition, already working but need an edge, or preparing to enter the workplace for the first time or again!

After reading the first page of the Introduction, I realized I needed this book! "I'm a new hire and I could immediately recognize the things I've already experienced. New hires sometimes have unrealistic expectations of corporate America. We really do have to conform until we get to a certain level, like a Susan Taylor. I think a lot of new hires would fare better if they understood that."

Erica Pleasant, Allegiance Healthcare.