This book would've been really helpful when I was looking for my first job. It's a great book to have out there for teens/young adults and should be in every school/college/university library there is.

I definitely think some points were a bit of a miss but the general jist of it was great.

A good book for a new jobseeker to read. It covers the basis and acts as a checklist of things one requires.

This is a basic primer for a very first job. Nothing too advanced, and some of it is probably already known, but it is good to make sure that nothing is missed. The target is most likely a teenager, but the language is probably a bit wordy for the ones that are most likely to need this advice....

This is a nice compilation of things you should know and prepare for before you start your own job. Some of the pointers are quite self-explanatory and obvious, but it's nice to have a reminder now and then. The format of the book is very helpful, with the main ideas bolded. It does explore a wide range of topics that can be useful in a job like understanding your personality type as well as learning workplace strategy. I would definitely recommend to students entering their first job

This one was a little perplexing to me. From the cover and, well, the title, I assumed that it would advise teenagers who are working food service or another minimum-wage summer job for the first time. Most of the advice seemed at that level, too--basic guidance on building a helpful attitude, managing time, and getting along with coworkers,

Except for some digressions on personality tests and other pop-psychology, the advice is reasonable for a first-time worker in their teens.

However, if this book was meant for that purpose, there are two glaring problems. The first is that Blayney, as he says in the introduction, is writing for someone beginning a job in a commercial office setting. The advice is aimed towards someone who recently finished school--who, I'd assume, would know much of this already.

The second is that the writing style is not something I'd want to give a teenager. Adults may be able to speed through this book because they've built the skill of identifying and skipping unimportant details, but usually teens need a more clear, direct tone. The book could use a thorough copy-edit to remove the many extraneous words.

Very interesting. Even though some things might seem so obvious, it's always nice to think about them. I wish I had read a book like this one before starting my first job. I'll definitely recommend it to my younger friends.