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Learn How to Conduct Yourself in Every Conceivable Professional Interaction.As times change, so do norms of behavior in the office. 301 Smart Answers to Tough Business Etiquette Questions has the answers you need to survive daily life in a professional environment. Following the same popular Q&A format of her bestselling 301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions, Oliver will tell you how to get the job and keep it by navigating all the intricacies of the modern workplace.Where other etiquette guides evoke images of a stilted and stuffy Victorian tea party, Oliver’s witty answers to common questions are both engaging and accessible. She believes that etiquette is not a throwback to some bygone age, but has a direct and tangible impact on your career right here and now. Off come the white gloves as she tears away the corporate veil to reveal things they still don’t teach at Harvard Business School, such as:• Making a good first impression (and how to fix a bad one!)• How to behave in elevators, airplanes, and supply closets• Surviving cabs, commutes, and coffee shops• Why time is not necessarily money everywhere on the planet• Pre-approved conversational topics from A to Z• Dining rules and regulations for the twenty-first century• What to do when you are suddenly unemployed• Electronic communication• And much more!

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The wealthier few get invited to glitzier parties, live in swankier homes, drive faster cars, and date hotter people. But why should life’s perks accrue to only the fantastically rich? In a world where social standing is determined by perception, Live Like a Millionaire (Without Having to Be One) will show you what it takes to mingle with millionaires, party with plutocrats, and attain the lavish lifestyle on a stipend. Vicky Oliver will teach you how to:Dress to impress, even if the emperor (you) has no clothes.Skimp on the items no one will notice anyway.Achieve millionaire hair for pennies.Develop frugalista fashion flair. Amass a $64 million vocabulary.Use your conversational charm and social media moxie to schmooze your way into the Inner Circle.Attain the trappings of luxury—no matter your net worth!

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