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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.

Table of Contents

  1. Praise
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction: The Unspoken Rules
  8. 1. The Three Cs: Competence, Commitment, Compatibility
  9. Secrets To: Getting Started
    1. 2. Think, “Let’s Give This a Shot!”
    2. 3. Show Up Like a High Performer
    3. 4. Be Proactive
  10. Secrets To: Shaping Others’ Perceptions
    1. 5. Know How to Tell Your Story
    2. 6. Manage Your Appearance
    3. 7. Send the Right Signals
  11. Secrets To: Getting the Job Done
    1. 8. Take Ownership
    2. 9. Manage Your Workload
  12. Secrets To: Getting along with Everyone
    1. 10. Read between the People
    2. 11. Spark Relationships
  13. Secrets To: Getting Ahead
    1. 12. Master Meetings
    2. 13. Manage Feedback
    3. 14. Resolve Conflicts
    4. 15. Show Your Potential
  14. Afterword
  15. Notes
  16. Index
  17. Acknowledgments
  18. About the Author
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