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Works Well with Others

Shaking Hands, Shutting Up, and Other Crucial Skills in Business That No One Ever Teaches You

Ross McCammon
Dutton, 2015

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Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Applicable

Recommendation

Before Ross McCammon landed his dream job as an editor at Esquire, he suffered through fear and self-doubt about interviewing, dressing for success and fitting in at work. He hilariously recounts his early days as a Texas transplant learning to survive in New York City and offers general career advice. His stories are really very funny, but anyone with a year of office experience will be familiar with much of his advice on how to dress for work, deliver a persuasive handshake, and use email and social media appropriately. Come for the career war stories – which make this one of the funniest business books ever – but only if you don’t find profanity offensive. getAbstract recommends his memoir to those who want a good laugh, and to recent college grads, those starting or restarting on the career ladder, and busy executives who have “made it” but want to polish their etiquette.

Take-Aways

  • Even if you feel anxious before an interview or your first day at work, know that you’re in control.
  • Expect to mess up early in your career, especially during the first year or two.
  • Be authentic. Make eye contact. Smile. Shake hands firmly.

About the Author

Ross McCammon is an editor at GQ magazine and the business etiquette columnist at Entrepreneur magazine. He was a senior editor at Esquire magazine from 2005 to 2016. His humor has been collected in Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans: The Best of McSweeney’s Humor Category, edited by Dave Eggers.

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