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    Upward Mobility: Interviewing, Career Management, & Managing My Manager and Taking His Job!
    Upward Mobility: Interviewing, Career Management, & Managing My Manager and Taking His Job!
    Upward Mobility: Interviewing, Career Management, & Managing My Manager and Taking His Job!
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    Upward Mobility: Interviewing, Career Management, & Managing My Manager and Taking His Job!

    By Dr. George Ojie-Ahamiojie

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    This book willprovideyou valuabletips on job interviewing process, from your preparation,to what you need to do during the interview, and after the interview. It will also provide you valuable tips on managing your career and your manager's time, and ways to take his job from himsubtly.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateMar 9, 2009
    ISBN9781467843997
    Upward Mobility: Interviewing, Career Management, & Managing My Manager and Taking His Job!
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    Dr. George Ojie-Ahamiojie

    Dr. Ojie-Ahamiojie has a doctorate degree in education and specializes in higher education leadership and administration. He is a professor at Orlando Culinary Academy, where he teaches hospitality courses.He alsoteaches graduatebusiness courses at University of Phoenix,online at Strayer University anda few otheruniversities across the country.

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      Upward Mobility - Dr. George Ojie-Ahamiojie

      © 2009 Dr. George Ojie-Ahamiojie. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      First published by AuthorHouse 3/5/2009

      ISBN: 978-1-4389-4738-9 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4678-4399-7 (ebk)

      Printed in the United States of America

      Bloomington, Indiana

      Acknowledgement  

      Many thanks to my friends and family members, who have always encouraged me to explore writing and publication. Thank you goes to those individuals who have always come to me for review of their resumes and cover letters, interview tips, and when having challenges at work or with their supervisors.

      I hope this book will provide that avenue for you to explore ways to interview, manage your career, and grow within your chosen organization.

      Finally to my family, whom I owe my life. My divine wife Maria and the three angels: Princess Britnie, Precious Kortnie, and Pebble Whitnie. I live and love because of you.

      Preface 

      How many times have you left job interviews and start to wonder if you did very well? You ask yourself questions such as am I properly dressed for the interview? Did I provide the right answer to the second question? Did I make a good first impression? Did I prove to her I was the right candidate for the job? These and many other questions could be avoided. A job interview is actually an easy encounter if you are well prepared and do your homework.

      I have heard many people say that 85 percent of success in life is just showing up. This is very correct. One thing we can all agree on is that showing up well prepared, which includes having an excellent resume, researching the organization, dressing appropriately, arriving early, answering every question to the best of your ability, and asking your interviewer good questions, will no doubt guarantee you the job.

      Managing your career is one aspect of your professional life that is within your control. Doing an analysis of yourself, others, and your organization is the first step of having a successful career. Having time management skills, the ability to network effectively and nurture that relationship, and setting achievable and realistic goals while willing to assume some risks will sure set you on the right course.

      Navigating the organizational maze and surviving it depends on your ability to acquire social and environmental intelligence and adapt in the environment. Politicking effectively may determine how far up you will climb the corporate ladder.

      More so, in one of my supervision and leadership classes, I remember telling the students that I would do a one-hour lecture on how to relate to the managers; and I called it Managing your Manager. One of the older students said that is like manipulating the manager. I said ok, whatever you choose to call it, you will have to relate and forge a relationship with your manager. Very many employees do not know how to do this, and some may do it quite well. All things being equal, there will be a lecture on it the last day of class.

      On the last day of class, I had my PowerPoint set up and ready to go. I have the following outline:

      Analysis

      •    Analyze yourself

      •    Analyze your manager

      •    Analyze your organization

      Goals

      •    Know your goals

      •    Know your managers goals

      •    Know your organization’s goals

      Key Points to Know

      •    Come to work early, leave late

      •    Manager’s biological prime time

      •    Social style

      •    Taking on additional responsibilities

      •    Visibility and availability

      •    Providing feedback

      •    Say thank you and good night

      I must say that the proposed one-hour lecture turned out to be almost three hours. I had a significant participation from about every student. Several shared their experiences at different point of the lecture; some were positive, others not so positive. A few called it sucking up to the supervisor, while some argued that was not the case. However, it was interesting for me to watch the debate between the students go back and forth on this topic. At the end, several students said they have learned a good lesson on how to forge a good and positive relationship with their supervisors. After all, for them to succeed in the workplace, they must get along with their managers, since they control their schedules, do the performance evaluations, approve vacation time, and control their upward mobility.

      Therefore, I have decided to expand on that lecture and write this book to help up and coming employees who want to succeed and have a successful careers. I am hoping this book will serve as a navigator for a successful career for each and everyone that reads it.

      Contents

      Acknowledgement

      Preface

      Step One – Employment Laws

      Fair Labor Standard Act of 1938

      Veterans Reemployment Act of 1942

      Equal Pay Act of 1963

      Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII, (Amended, 1991)

      Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (Amended, 1978, 1986)

      Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978

      Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986

      American with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990

      Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993

      Labor Laws

      The Wagner Act of 1935

      Taft-Hartley Act of 1946

      Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959

      Other Terms

      Right to Work State

      Employment at Will

      Just Cause Termination

      Step Two – Interviewing Successfully

      Charity Begins at Home – Prepare Yourself

      Prepare yourself before the interview

      Prepare yourself – For the interview

      Possible interviewers’ questions and your responses

      12 Things to Avoid Saying during Interview

      12 Things to Avoid Doing during Interview

      Part 2 – Managing Yourself Efficiently

      Personal Vision

      Get a Mentor

      Manage Your Gaps

      Network with Others

      Amass a Portfolio

      Personal Excellence

      Time Management

      Refuse to be Pigeonholed

      Part 3 – Effectively Diplomacy

      Diplomacy in the workplace

      Political Analysis

      Play Politics and Be Diplomatic

      Cost Benefit Analysis

      Step One – Why Manage your Manager?

      Step Two – Types of Managers

      Step Three – Analysis

      Step Four – Critical Tips

      Step Five – Cost Benefit Analysis

      References

      About the Author

      Step One – Employment Laws 

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