Twenty-five years ago, Ernie J. Zelinski was fired from his engineering job for taking too much vacation time. Now, he works only five hours a day and earns more money than 80 percent of the corporate world. CAREER SUCCESS WITHOUT A REAL JOB provides practical tips and inspiration for creative and ambitious individuals looking to escape the rat race and make a good living on their own terms.

Career success is much more than having a real job and earning a decent income.

Career success is much more than having a real job and earning a decent income. Real career success is truly enjoying what you do for a living and having the personal freedom to perform your work virtually any time you want. This one-of a-kind guide cha

Named one of 10 Best New Management Books for 2022 by Thinkers50 A Wall Street Journal Bestseller "...this guide provides readers with much more than just early careers advice; it can help everyone from interns to CEOs." — a Financial Times top title You've landed a job. Now what? No one tells you how to navigate your first day in a new role. No one tells you how to take ownership, manage expectations, or handle workplace politics. No one tells you how to get promoted. The answers to these professional unknowns lie in the unspoken rules—the certain ways of doing things that managers expect but don't explain and that top performers do but don't realize. The problem is, these rules aren't taught in school. Instead, they get passed down over dinner or from mentor to mentee, making for an unlevel playing field, with the insiders getting ahead and the outsiders stumbling along through trial and error. Until now. In this practical guide, Gorick Ng, a first-generation college student and Harvard career adviser, demystifies the unspoken rules of work. Ng distills the wisdom he has gathered from over five hundred interviews with professionals across industries and job types about the biggest mistakes people make at work. Loaded with frameworks, checklists, and talking points, the book provides concrete strategies you can apply immediately to your own situation and will help you navigate inevitable questions, such as: How do I manage my time in the face of conflicting priorities? How do I build relationships when I’m working remotely? How do I ask for help without looking incompetent or lazy? The Unspoken Rules is the only book you need to perform your best, stand out from your peers, and set yourself up for a fulfilling career.

"You Got This! is designed to close the growing gap between traditional college curriculum and the soft skills employers expect from graduates entering the workforce. The digital course speaks directly to students on key areas of career readiness including communication, critical thinking and creative problem-solving, leadership, intercultural aptitude, professionalism, ethics, building relationships and teams, emotional intelligence, negotiation, digital readiness, and managing your career. Delivered via WileyPLUS, students access a variety of tools including real workplace simulated scenario videos, actionable advice videos from industry experts, explainer whiteboard animations, roundtable discussion videos, ask the authors videos, assessment, and more to help them better prepare for their careers. Students will follow a clear linear learning path through each module - read the chapter content, watch real-world application videos, do scenarios and assessments to test their understanding of material"--

Advice on achieving success and satisfaction in life away from the work place.

Twenty-five years ago, Zelinski was fired from his engineering job for taking too much vacation time. Now, he works only four or five hours a day--and earns a better living than 80 percent of the corporate world. Here the bestselling author provides an inspiring guide for all those creative, ambitious individuals who want to escape the rat race and make a good living on their own terms.