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Title details for The Skills by Mishal Husain - Available

The Skills

From First Job to Dream Job--What Every Woman Needs to Know

by Mishal Husain
Mishal Husain
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'I wish I'd been able to read this book when I was 20. Mind you, it's never too late' Clare Balding In The Skills award-winning broadcaster Mishal Husain inspires, champions and encourages women to make their ambitions a reality by focusing on practical skills that make a difference. Gathering together advice for women of all ages, whether they are new graduates, working mothers or simply seeking a career change, The Skills explains: How to present yourself to maximum effect, in person and online How to prepare for quick wins, big moments and plan for long-term goals How to gain confidence and authority How to navigate the ups and downs of a long working life and build resilience Drawing on Mishal's own experience, interviews with experts and with inspirational figures from Martha Lane Fox to Malala Yousafzai, The Skills will guide women in honing the abilities they need to thrive in whatever field they choose.

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  • Release date

    September 6, 2018

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780008220655
      • File size: 147688 KB
      • Duration: 05:07:40

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Mishal Husain, a UK broadcast presenter, brings a crisp British accent to this volume of work-related advice for women. She describes her nomadic upbringing in multiple countries and the isolation of attending boarding school, recounting all of these experiences with a neat professionalism that creates a brisk, businesslike persona. As a result, listeners will trust the statistics she shares on the lack of women in upper management throughout the United Kingdom. Her overall point is that many women don't believe in themselves, and she counters that problem with recommendations for specific skill building aimed at helping women get ahead. Husain comes across as a no-nonsense, direct, knowledgeable person with considerable wisdom to offer. This is a quick listen for women who are looking for advice about work. M.R. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 18, 2019
      BBC anchor Husain issues a well-meaning but familiar guide to success for early- and mid-career women. After 20 years in broadcasting, Husain still sometimes feels that her courage came “later in life than it might have”; here she sets out to tell the truth about self-doubt; in particular, about managing it and forging ahead despite it. A perennial question, she shows, is figuring out how to feel at home in a new role even when one feels out of one’s depth. Moreover, she adds, remaining imbalances in the treatment of male and female professionals add an extra layer of complication for women trying to ascend the corporate ladder. Husain gives some time to the current state of workplace culture and to the undermining messages young girls are given about ambition, before moving on to the skills women need to succeed, such as starting out, speaking up for oneself, managing one’s digital life, and building resilience. This is all decent, solid advice, but very little is new, which will make this kindly worded primer a hard sell for business book buyers. Agent: Grainne Fox, Fletcher & Company.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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