Vault Career Guide to Sales & Trading (Vault Career Library)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A must-read for anyone serious about Wall Street
  • The Best Career Guide in the Field
Vault Career Guide to Sales & Trading (Vault Career Library)
Gabriel Kim
Manufacturer: Vault, Inc.
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1581312520

Book Description

This guide includes step-by-step examples of how a trade is made on the trading floor, and Q & As with industry professionals of all levels.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A must-read for anyone serious about Wall Street.......2004-09-14

This career guide demystifies what is going on in that chaotic trading floor and is fun to read. Valuable interview tips and sample interview questions that are useful for undergraduates, MBAs and career switchers. Recommended by fellow students and faculty, and obviously written from an insiders' perspective, this book was worth every penny I paid!

5 out of 5 stars The Best Career Guide in the Field.......2003-09-26

This guide is the best I've seen in the field of sales & trading. The advice is extremely helpful to gain an insider's perspective. Plus, the clear and witty writing style make it actually interesting to read. I have not seen many career guides as practical and enjoyable to read as this one. I highly recommend it with two thumbs up!
Wealth Without a Job: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Freedom and Security Beyond the 9 to 5 Lifestyle
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • For most people, really not worth your time
  • A hard read..
  • An Okay Book But Not A Great One
  • Now you can create 'The Good Life' for yourself.
  • A Must Have!
Wealth Without a Job: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Freedom and Security Beyond the 9 to 5 Lifestyle
Phil Laut , and Andy Fuehl
Manufacturer: Wiley
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0471656453

Book Description

"Phil Laut and Andy Fuehl are money masters! The information and the application of their wisdom is what will allow you to attract the wealth you deserve."
-Jeffery Combs
author of More Heart than Talent

"I was fortunate enough to learn many years ago that working is the very worst way to earn money. Work is made for us, we are not made for work. Our work is meant to provide us with satisfaction. We should do what we love and love what we do."
-Bob Proctor
author of the bestselling book, You Were Born Rich

"Standing out in a plethora of `get rich' books, Wealth Without a Job goes beyond the predictable `set goals, work hard, and pretend to be happy' approach; rather, it inspires, cajoles, and leads readers through known and tested paths to financial freedom. Phil Laut and Andy Fuehl don't just seek to change your wealth, however. Be prepared for a deeper understanding of both economics and how your mind thinks and works, so that you and your goals are driven towards each other. A compelling read."
-Dr. Dolf de Roos
author of the New York Times bestseller, Real Estate Riches

Download Description

Strategies for successful business ownership

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars For most people, really not worth your time.......2007-06-29

This is probably a good book for someone who has never held a "real" job, has no career prospects, and has serious self-esteem/emotional issues. The primary emphasis seems to be a Dr. Phil sort of approach, a hand-holding you-can-do-this guide for people who don't have the foggiest idea what they want out of life.

My goal in reading this was to get ideas for a side business. There was a two-page exercise on setting your goal, and other than that, I got nothing out of the book that I didn't already know. If you are somewhat intelligent, industrious, and your mommy and daddy didn't tell you that you'd never amount to anything, then I'd recommend skipping this book. The Millionaire Next Door is still the best book of this genre that I've ever read and is a great place to start.

1 out of 5 stars A hard read.........2007-05-22

Book is written in raw language, which is not very pleasant to read. While it gives out a lot of facts I did not enjoy reading it and it made assimilating those facts harder.

2 out of 5 stars An Okay Book But Not A Great One.......2005-12-29

As a previous reviewer pointed out this is not a how to book but one that deals with changing one's attitude from being an employee to an entrepenur. While that's great for those who need it, this book doesn't really offer anything new to anyone who is already inclined to start an entrepenurial venture. I would reccomend any of Robert Kiyosaki's books for those who want to go into business for themselves. Considering the current and near term job market,I highly encourage others to consider this route.

5 out of 5 stars Now you can create 'The Good Life' for yourself........2005-10-10

I highly recommend their book - it has a huge gold mine of fast and very effective methods for becoming who you want to be and creating the life you want to live. And you can use them for personal growth as well as exploding your business. By applying what you learn from the exercises in the book (Life Purpose Statement, SMART goals, Baseball Diamond, VCR scripting, Power Affirmations and many more), you can transform yourself from victim to victor in a very short amount of time.

5 out of 5 stars A Must Have!.......2005-09-28

This book is a must have for entrepreneurs. After experiencing their system I can say business is unbelievable!
Work in the New Economy: Flexible Labor Markets in Silicon Valley
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Clears away the hype on the new economy
Work in the New Economy: Flexible Labor Markets in Silicon Valley
Chris Benner
Manufacturer: Blackwell Publishing Limited
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0631232508

Book Description

The rise of the information economy is dramatically transforming work and employment conditions around the globe. Who does the work, how it is done, and the results it produces for individuals and their families, for organizations and for society, is undergoing fundamental change.This book contributes to our understanding of the transformation of work in the information economy, through a detailed examination of labor markets in Silicon Valley. It provides an original and insightful analysis of flexible labor including growing volatility in work demands and increasingly tenuous employment relations. In shaping this context of rapid change, it examines the increasingly important role of labor market intermediaries. These new labor dynamics, shaped by flexibility and intermediation, create difficult and contradictory conditions for workers. Some workers clearly thrive in this vibrant context, but many face high levels of insecurity amidst growing inequality.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Clears away the hype on the new economy.......2002-10-03

This book provides the clearest analysis of work in the new economy of anything I've read, using Silicon Valley as the prototypical region of the future of work. It cuts through all the hype, and analyzes both the region's dynamism, but also the reasons behind the volatility, insecurity, and rise in contract/temporary employment. It provides innovative and useful suggestions for ways of increasing security for workers in the region's labor market, while maintaining the region's dynamism. Should be read by every elected official and policy maker in the country, and anyone else concerned about the changing nature of work in the new economy.
The New Job Security
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Indispensable for many career changers!
  • Great Find!
  • Great Find!
  • A Great Find!
  • New career management classic
The New Job Security
Pam Lassiter
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ASIN: 1580083978

Book Description

Fifty years ago, workers strove to move steadily up the ranks of one or two stable companies. Today's workers jump from company to company, building contacts, expanding skill sets, and negotiating salaries at each one. Job security has taken on a new meaning, referring to security you plan and create with your career management skills, rather than security with a single company. In THE NEW JOB SECURITY, executive career management consultant Pam Lassiter teaches early- to mid-career professionals how to navigate this new work environment by mastering five key strategies: taking control, marketing for mutual benefit, not looking for jobs, networking as the norm, and negotiating in round rooms. If you're looking for ways to take control of a current job, or struggling to manage the transitional period between jobs, Lassiter's proven advice shows workers at all stages of their careers how to stay competitive and achieve their professional goals.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Indispensable for many career changers!.......2003-07-09

If you've been working in the corporate world and you know how to handle yourself in business settings, you absolutely must use this book. Don't wait till you need it! Start reading now.

This book is not for everyone. If you're a certified maverick (like me), or you haven't ever fit in to the corporate world, your efforts to apply Lassiter's strategies can backfire. Corporate managers know how to read between the lines. When you try to follow Lassiter's scripts, you have to know the tone to use and the body language to complement your verbal communication.

With that caveat, Lassiter's book is one of the most comprehensive and realistic I've come across. These days, she says, you can't just look for a job. You must proactively identify needs and demonstrate that you can fill them.

A few highlights:
Come up with some PAR statements: Problem, Action, Resolution.
When negotiating, it's not over till it's over! Keep your options open till you've got a written offer...even while you're new on the job..
Don't show that you're desperate!

Networking is the only way to make career moves -- and Lassiter actually offers tips for would-be networkers. Most books focus on simplistic networking tips that don't work for senior-level managers.
Her discussion of executive recruiters is superb -- and frank.

If you've got a track record in some organization, this book will be the best you can get. Lassiter doesn't say much about changing careers -- just briefly warns of the difficulty and says "not too often." She's really presented in a small book the information you might get from a high-quality outplacement service. I'll even forgive her references to Myers-Briggs -- you might score "introverted" and still be a great salesperson!

5 out of 5 stars Great Find!.......2003-05-27

This book presents the reader with a no nonsense, realistic approach to truly managing your career. Lassiter's philosophy drives a significant change in the way you "look" for a job...it's not about a job search any longer, it's about bringing networking into your everyday life and building your career into everything you do. This book is a refreshing honest approach to looking at yourself and improving how you go about making changes that are right for you. It is filled with great examples that we can all relate to. Hats off to Lassiter for a great job! I'll be impatiently waiting for the next one!

5 out of 5 stars Great Find!.......2003-05-27

This book presents the reader with a no nonsense, realistic approach to truly managing your career. Lassiter's philosophy drives a significant change in the way you "look" for a job...it's not about a job search any longer, it's about bringing networking into your everyday life and building your career into everything you do. This book is a refreshing honest approach to looking at yourself and improving how you go about making changes that are right for you. It is filled with great examples that we can all relate to. Hats off to Lassiter for a great job! I'll be impatiently waiting for the next one!

5 out of 5 stars A Great Find!.......2003-05-23

The New Job Security gives the reader a refreshing look at how to approach a career change. I have read many "HOW TO" books and this one is the most realistic and comprehensive guide to date. It challenges you to look at yourself, and review one's philsophy on how to manage your career while incorporating the "job search" into your everyday lifestyle. This book is full of real life (and often humorous) stories that we can all relate to. This is one of the few books that tells it like it is. Lassiter certainly has proven herself to understand the market conditions and the motivation of the people who know how to survive and thrive. A great find! I'll wait impatiently for her next one. JM

5 out of 5 stars New career management classic.......2002-12-21

Move over Richard Bolles! Pam Lassiter has written the career book for the new millennium and new economy. Though basically common sense - as are all good self-help books - this one is current and relevant, and the ideas are packaged in a clever yet practical way, one that hopefully will make its suggestions easier to implement.

The book provides a comprehensive, cohesive, and logical approach to career management. Its highlights are: excellent use of humor, and a great attitude and style throughout; two dozen practical, but not overwhelming, "homework" exercises (with extra blank forms provided); particularly strong coverage of networking and negotiating; over a dozen realistic, short tales of people in different career phases; and excellent, up-to-date references to additional print and on-line resources.

I am a career and job search counselor who strongly believes that "it depends" is the answer to almost all job search-related questions. So, my favorite parts of the book are the many "caveats" that have been inserted. Just when you think Pam may have made a point a bit too strongly, she seems to quickly acknowledge the opposite view, or provide an alternate approach. That's nice work!

Realistic, comprehensive, practical, instructive, and fun, the book is a valuable addition to the career management literature.
Working the Street: What You Need to Know About Life on Wall Street
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Pithy, Career Advice about Investmen Bank Corporate Politics
  • Great Insight and Advice
Working the Street: What You Need to Know About Life on Wall Street
Erik Banks
Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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ASIN: 1403963770

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Written by a former Managing Director at Merrill Lynch, Working the Street is the resource for readers hoping to build a successful career on Wall Street. It is not a "how-to" career book or a job guide. It doesn't tell the reader who to contact for a job or what classes to take to prepare for a career in banking, and it is not a book about the technical "nuts and bolts" of Wall Street. What this book does tell the reader is about some of the "ins and outs" of Wall Street; about how things really work in the banking world; about some of the speed bumps to watch out for and some of the "low hanging fruit" that is ripe for the picking, from getting in the door and developing positive habits, to getting a bonus and handling retirement. In order to really succeed, it is necessary to know as much as possible about how Wall Street really works. Working the Street goes a long way in providing exactly that.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Pithy, Career Advice about Investmen Bank Corporate Politics.......2005-05-02

One of the great strengths of this book is that it gives straight, pithy, unvarnished advice about how to succeed at an Investment Bank. The author, a retired a Managing director at Merrill Lynch, focuses mainly on the corporate politics rather than the detailed content of the jobs themselves.

The author touches on many areas, from how to get a job, how to navigate the corporate politics, and knowing when to leave. To begin, he reviews the process of picking a job that fits your personality in sales, trading, research, or control/staff jobs. He discusses how to survive the 3-5 years a new analyst/associate while doing the "grunt" work of preparing presentations, prospectuses, or trade tickets. He discusses the demands (12 hr+ days), the toll on your personal life, and the high pay that compensates you for the risk of layoffs. He also reviews the politics within the firm, and the natural tensions between producers & corporate staffers, investment bankers & research analysts, flow traders and "intellectual" traders, and between all departments at bonus time. Helpful work tips are also emphasized, such as multitasking, punctuality, working foreign assignments, and how to build support within the firm to maximize your compensation at bonus time. Through it all, despite the downsides that the author freely acknowledges, he believes that on balance jobs on Wall Street are worth it, because they have it all - intellectual stimulation, excitement, and great compensation.

On the downside, I found the book's title a bit misleading - the focus of the book is on Investment banks, not on Wall Street as a whole. Granted, that covers a lot of `The Street,' but not all ( what about investment management? Credit rating agencies? Commercial banks? Hedge funds? Venture capital? These aren't covered.) I think that if you want a broader view of the financial services industry, or details about specific firms, then there are other guides out there are better for that - such as the "WetFeet Insider Guides," "The Vault" Guides, as well as "The Fast Track" by Naficy. But this book covers the corporate politics better than any of the guides I just mentioned. So if you're buying a few books to read up on how to succeed at Wall Street jobs, put this one on your list.

5 out of 5 stars Great Insight and Advice.......2004-02-15

The author does a great job of giving you the lay of the land of the heart of the financial world. It is easy to read and understand and presents a very practical and useful picture of a Wall Street career.
23rd Precinct: The Job
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Not the best cop book on the market...
  • Bad Television Show In Words...
  • A short glimpse beyond the thin blue line
  • A short glimpse beyond the thin blue line
  • Engrossing from page one!
23rd Precinct: The Job
Arlene Schulman
Manufacturer: Soho Press
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ASIN: 1569472378

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The love-hate relationship of cops and their work.

Journalist-photographer Arlene Schulman spent nearly two years in New York's 23rd Precinct, going out on patrol, with one of the three daily shifts of officers, into one of the toughest neighborhoods in the city: East Harlem.

Schulman got to know all ranks -- cops riding desks and sector cars, cops on foot patrol, and detectives on special details like homicide and robbery and narcotics. 23rd Precinct is a report, literally from street level, of what she witnessed occurring between police and citizens, and between the cops themselves: what they think, feel, and fear. It is a candid, raw portrait of what the job takes and what it gives back. Often told in the words of the officers themselves, it is a revelatory look at the men and women policing and experiencing an inner city precinct.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Not the best cop book on the market..........2004-04-01

The glimpses into cop work are brief, over-dramatized, and lacking the emotional power of other works by authors such as Gina Gallo. It is a sincere attempt to reveal the inner workings of NYPD but the author fails to achieve this. I found myself losing interest after chapter 2, which is a shame, because the subject is an ever-engrossing one.

1 out of 5 stars Bad Television Show In Words..........2002-05-28

If you are a cop or in law enforcement this book might be worth your while. However, you're better off skipping this one; there are too many other good books out there. Since when does piecing together interview after interview, quote after quote pass for good writing? I get the feeling that Schulman spent time as a stenographer. There are so many people, so many different angles in this book that I don't even think Schulman could keep track of it all.

4 out of 5 stars A short glimpse beyond the thin blue line.......2002-03-09

This book consists mainly of observations and conversations of the front-line cops of NYPD's 23rd Precinct. It does a good job of capturing many of their true feelings about the often thankless job of policing one of the city's toughest neighborhoods. The tone of the book, however, can get a little depressing. I could have done with a little less of the cynicism present throughout the book. Reading the book, you could really sense the extreme lack of pride, or maybe the author didn't bother to give more attention to those who are still truly in love with their jobs.

For a more detailed update on the improvements made to the NYPD, I recommend also reading Bernard Kerik's "THE LOST SON". For those who are interested in reading about women in the front lines of justice, I recommend Gina Gallo's "ARMED AND DANGEROUS" (although this one's about the Chicago Police Department, not the NYPD).

Overall, this is a good effort as far as books of this genre go.

4 out of 5 stars A short glimpse beyond the thin blue line.......2002-03-09

This book consists mainly of observations and conversations of the front-line cops of NYPD's 23rd Precinct. It does a good job of capturing many of their true feelings about the often thankless job of policing one of the city's toughest neighborhoods. The tone of the book, however, can get a little depressing. I could have done with a little less of the cynicism present throughout the book. Reading the book, you could really sense the extreme lack of pride, or maybe the author didn't bother to give more attention to those who are still truly in love with their jobs.

For a more detailed update on the improvements made to the NYPD, I recommend also reading Bernard Kerik's "THE LOST SON". For those who are interested in reading about women in the front lines of justice, I recommend Gina Gallo's "ARMED AND DANGEROUS" (although this one's about the Chicago Police Department, not the NYPD).

Overall, this is a good effort as far as books of this genre goes.

5 out of 5 stars Engrossing from page one!.......2001-08-18

This book is the inside stuff of what goes on in a New York City police precinct. I work in one and this book is as realistic as it gets. I particulary liked the chapter about female cops on the job and their history in the NYPD. The dialogue makes you feel like you're in the patrol car without air conditioning with the cop. Being a police officer is a tough job in a tough city and the writer really got the inside story which deserves to be told. Great book! Thank you, Arlene Schulman!
Beyond the New Paternalism: Basic Security as Equality
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    Beyond the New Paternalism: Basic Security as Equality
    Guy Standing
    Manufacturer: Verso
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    ASIN: 185984345X

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    The century of laboring man has come to an end, and yet governments continue to link social entitlements to the performance of labor. This book argues that the era of market regulation has ended in an era of fiscal regulation: new social and economic insecurities have spread around the world, boosted by globalization and flexible labor markets, and compounded by privatization and increased selectivity of social policy. This global insecurity has spawned growing and vastly underestimated inequalities. To overcome these seemingly endemic insecurities and inequalities, Guy Standing argues for a complex egalitarianism, in which basic income security is recognized as a right for all. Work (including voluntary, community and care work), and not labor, must be the basis of a 'good society,' and policies must be judged by their capacity to promote occupational security.
    The New Insecurity: The End of the Standard Job and Family (S U N Y Series in Social and Political Thought)
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Two trends resulting in a new, society-wide insecurity
    The New Insecurity: The End of the Standard Job and Family (S U N Y Series in Social and Political Thought)
    Jerald Wallulis
    Manufacturer: State University of New York Press
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    ASIN: 079143656X

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    Since 1973, the median family income in the United States has remained static, in marked contrast to the period from 1947 to 1973, when it actually doubled. Downsizing and corporate restructuring have produced widespread worries about employment, health-care coverage, and pension benefits. The American dream of a well-paid, permanent job, upward mobility, secure home ownership, and greater prosperity for one's children is for many today a remote, even romantic notion. Perhaps equally unrealistic is the expectation of sharing the American dream with the same marriage partner for all of one's adulthood.

    The New Insecurity contrasts this new insecurity with a more secure past, when there were career ladders, factories stayed at home, and marriages lasted. But it also places it in a wider historical context, tracing it back to the docile bodies of Michel Foucault and the constant minds of Gerhard Oestreich at the very beginnings of the modern army. "Fight, don't flee," the command given then, has changed, according to the advice of business manuals today, to "don't stay too long" and "keep your options open." Jerald Wallulis offers a framework for understanding this individual uncertainty, arguing that today's challenges to traditional life planning are not momentary, nor will the free-floating economic anxiety disappear when the next "real" economic recovery comes.

    But Wallulis also makes the case that the envied security of past generations did not depend on their prospects for long-term, full-time employment alone. It was also made possible by the development of social insurance programs designed to provide protection against unemployment, disability, and old-age indigency. This book emphasizes the contribution of the "insurance state" to the achievement of individual security and explores how programs of income assistance could protect the individual against the strong income fluctuations so prevalent in the new job market.

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    5 out of 5 stars Two trends resulting in a new, society-wide insecurity.......2000-01-21

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