Description
Book Synopsis Recent graduates looking to enter the workforce face a discouraging job market and stiff competition for even the most entry-level positions. Yet with the right attitude and strategies, they can break into any organization in any industry and start climbing the ladder to success.
When he was only 21 years old, Pete Leibman landed his “dream job,” working in the front office of the NBA’s Washington Wizards. He went on to be their #1 salesperson for three straight seasons and was promoted to management in under two years.
In I Got My Dream Job and So Can You, Leibman shares his proven and simple system for career success. He shows readers how to:
• Think big and identify what they want from their career
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: My Story and Why You Should Read This Book 1
Part I Getting Your Dream Job Is S.I M.P.L.E.
Chapter 1: Most Career Advice Is Wrong 13
Chapter 2: Start (Step #1) 26
Chapter 3: Identify (Step #2) 41
Chapter 4: Makeover (Step #3) 63
Chapter 5: Plan (Step #4) 92
Chapter 6: Look (Step #5) 116
Chapter 7: Execute (Step #6) 145
Part II Skyrocket Your Career with Step #7 (B.E.P.R.O.)
Chapter 8: Belief (Success Secret #1) 173
Chapter 9: Excellence (Success Secret #2) 182
Chapter 10: Performance (Success Secret #3) 192
Chapter 11: Relationships (Success Secret #4) 201
Chapter 12: Out-of-Office Life (Success Secret #5) 213
Chapter 13: Be an Entrepreneur 222
Conclusion 230
Appendix A: Leibman’s Lexicon—The New Glossary for Career Success 233
Appendix B: Leibman’s Lists—The Top Resources for Ambitious Young Professionals 237
Index 240
About the Author 246
