More than 11,000 business books are published every year—an overwhelming choice for busy professionals. Therefore, in partnership with getAbstract, Training brings you October’s top three business books recommended to our readers.
“Smart People Should Build Things. How to Restore Our Culture of Achievement, Build a Path for Entrepreneurs, and Create New Jobs in America” by Andrew Yang (HarperBusiness, 2014, 272 Pages, ISBN: 9780062292049; $18.24)
The U.S. needs smart people in the workforce to create jobs. Yet after college, the best graduates seldom join growth firms responsible for most new jobs. They become consultants, financiers, lawyers, or physicians—worthy professions that don’t generate employment. Andrew Yang wants top graduates to seek out and join entrepreneurial firms. He explains how his nonprofit organization, Venture for America, helps the best graduates land jobs at growth firms. Yang believes smart kids should help new companies grow so they can hire more smart kids and adults. getAbstract recommends this enthusiastic, unique perspective on career paths to Human Resource professionals, recent graduates, start-ups, and investors who track large-scale business trends.
Rating (out of 10): 7
Importance: 7
Innovation: 9
Style: 7
“They Don’t Teach Corporate in College. A Twenty-Something’s Guide to the Business World” by Alexandra Levit (Career Press, 2014, 240 Pages, ISBN: 9781601633088; $10.87)
Alexandra Levit shows people in their 20s how to thrive in the corporate world. She discusses how to get your first job, survive and thrive amid office politics, set goals, network, manage your time, advance your career, and even become a boss. Levit offers excellent advice for those new to the work world. getAbstract recommends her comprehensive guidance and tactics to those who are trying to land their first professional position and to the HR professionals who hire them.
Rating (out of 10): 8
Applicability: 9
Innovation: 6
Style: 8
“The Virtual Training Guidebook. How to Design, Deliver, and Implement Live Online Learning” by Cindy Huggett (ASTD Publications, 2014, 208 Pages, ISBN: 9781562868611; $33.76)
Virtual training offers many advantages for corporate learning. Companies don’t need to fly their trainees to a central location or pay travel expenses. Employees attend class at their desks with little loss of productivity. Their computers are their classrooms. Virtual training has an undeservedly poor reputation among some corporate learning officers who consider it boring and ineffective. Author and training professional Cindy Huggett disagrees. She explains how to plan, design, and implement a virtual training program that will be a credit to your organization, and enable you to impart worthy and lasting knowledge to your employees. getAbstract recommends her excellent A-to-Z guide to training professionals seeking to learn about or establish engrossing, educational virtual training programs.
Rating (out of 10): 8
Applicability: 9
Innovation: 8
Style: 7
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