Beyond Yes: Advice for Early Career Professionals Transitioning into the Workplace
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 170
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Beyond Yes: Advice for Early Career Professionals Transitioning into the Workplace is a non-fiction self-help book that helps young adults adjust to the workplace in the first ten years of their career in four meaningful ways. The book identifies relevant career experiences, describes critical skills valued by employers, discusses stressors in the workplace, and teaches early career professionals how to recognize when organizations see their potential.
Beyond Yes achieves two goals. First, it teaches young adults how to find developmental job experiences, and managers committed to their growth. Secondly, it helps early career professionals identify the challenges within their control (e.g., finding a manager interested in their development, running successful meetings, building virtual relationships) and career challenges they can’t control. For example, readers learn strategies for dealing with management changes and workforce reductions.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INTRODUCTION
PART 1: Considerations to make during the job search
GUIDELINE #1: Ten early-career experiences you can seek out to improve your skill-set and marketability
GUIDELINE #2: Twenty-Two Things You Should Know About Any Company BEFORE You Interview (+ Questions Candidates Should Ask During Interviews)
GUIDELINE #3: When to say “No” during the job search
PART 2: Building skills you need before you ask for a promotion
GUIDELINE #4: First impressions . What can you do to jumpstart your performance?
GUIDELINE #5: Business Acumen – Why it’s important and how to build it
GUIDELINE #6: Building (virtual) relationships – These are the 10 contacts you need early in your career
GUIDELINE #7: Avoiding mistakes made at work that you didn’t realize were mistakes
PART 3: Dealing with unexpected work circumstances
GUIDELINE #8: Managing age-related stereotypes at work
GUIDELINE #9: How to recognize a work experience that feels like (and IS) a waste of time
GUIDELINE #10: Journaling through uncertainty → Hybrid Work Environments, Workforce Reductions, and Manager Turnover . (+ What to do when your manager isn’t happy with your performance)
PART 4: Should I stay, or should I go?
GUIDELINE #11: Signs the organization may be grooming you for a future leadership role
GUIDELINE #12: Guilt-free reasons to leave your current organization
WORKS CITED
Kyra Leigh Sutton, Ph.D., joined Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations in 2018. With over 16+ years of work experience, Dr. Sutton brings a unique perspective to her research and teaching. She’s spent half of her career in academics and half in corporate roles, leading global talent assessments.
Dr. Sutton’s research focuses on early career transitions into the workplace and diversity, equity, and inclusion. She’s written more than 30+ articles on early career workplace transitions, including more recent features in Fastcompany and SHRM. Henry Stewart Talks invited Dr. Sutton to deliver a 10-part lecture series focused on early career professionals transitioning to the workplace. Dr. Sutton teaches human resources management courses for undergraduate and graduate students (e.g., Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for HR Professionals, Talent Development, Talent Acquisition). In 2021, she received the James R. Chelius Teaching Excellence Award.
Dr. Sutton received a B.A. with honors and distinction in Economics from the Ethel Waddell Githii Honors Program at Spelman College and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Human Resources Management from The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business. Although Dr. Sutton is a 4th generation college graduate, she is the first person in her family to receive a Ph.D.
Dr. Sutton is grateful for the encouragement from her family and close friends, her professors at Spelman College and The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business, and mentors from The PhD Project. Finally, Dr. Sutton appreciates the support of the Kendall Hunt team especially, Emily Lenstra and Sue Saad.