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Be a Kickass Assistant

How to Get from a Grunt Job to a Great Career

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By Heather Beckel

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On Sale
May 22, 2002
Page Count
240 pages
Publisher
Business Plus
ISBN-13
9780759527706

Price

$9.99

Price

$12.99 CAD

Format

  1. Trade Paperback

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  1. ebook $9.99 $12.99 CAD
  2. Trade Paperback $19.99 $25.99 CAD

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An essential office tool for every assistant, this fun and practical guide is guaranteed to help readers get from the cubicle to the corner office.

Drawing on her experience as personal and executive assistant to George Stephanopoulos during Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign and first term, Heather Beckel offers straightforward advice on how to dazzle them now to get ahead later. With clarity and wit, Beckel guides readers from their first day to becoming a manager, intermingling her real-life experiences from the office of all offices-The White House. Whether it’s developing organizational strategies or a painful lesson in discretion, Heather Beckel has been there.

Chapters include
  • When Your Boss is a Jerk
  • Give Good Phone
  • Getting Personal with Your Boss
  • Be a Manager and Know Your Universe
  • and much more.

Genre:

  • Nonfiction
  • Business & Economics
  • Careers
  • General

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Heather Beckel

About the Author

In addition to serving as Stephanopoulos’ personal and executive assistant, Heather Beckel also spent three years as Director of Corporate Communications for Polo Ralph Lauren. Heather Beckel lives in Lakeville, Connecticut.

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