Testimonials
“This book lays out why it is beneficial to be excellent in the workplace, be pro-active about one's life, and handle any job or career with grace and accomplishment. I wish I had had this book when I began working! I use it with my students and refer to it myself for guidance and a refresher! It grapples with complex issues with clarity, humor, and good will. It is a MUST in my personal library.” --Cheryl Anderson, President, Western Division American Choral Director's Association, Director of Choral Activities Cabrillo College
"Excellent, comprehensive primer for anyone entering the job market. Jeanne Miller Rodriguez distills the essence of what attitudes and attributes cause a person succeed in any job environment and offers it in an easy-to-read format. Chapters on topics such as values, teamwork and loyalty offer sound, practical wisdom for thriving at work. Rodriguez writes from decades of experience as an upper echelon executive in the California State Government System, and uses colorful vignettes and anecdotes from her own career to drive her points home. This book would be an excellent high school or college graduation gift, but anyone who's ever held down a job would benefit from its no-nonsense approach." -- Dr. Sally Mounts
Ready, Set, Work is an incredibly useful, practical and funny book for anyone entering the job force for the first time, and for anyone training job seekers of any age. This is the definitive handbook for getting a job, and more importantly, for keeping a job. It deals with all the problems and pitfalls of the workplace and gives practical, real advice. This book is a “must have” for anyone who wants to develop or teach job skills. --Dr. John D. Anderson, Chair, Creative Arts Division, Monterey Peninsula College
This is a great book! I wish I had read it when I entered the work force 30 plus years ago, I wish I had read it when I started supervising people, and I wish everybody I ever supervised had read it! It is wonderfully clear and practical in describing how the work world operates and how a new worker can successfully enter that world. Reading "Ready, Set, Work!" is like finally putting on the right pair of glasses; the world you vaguely knew was out there suddenly shifts into focus and you can clearly see the shapes and forces that were affecting your work life the whole time. Reading this book will reduce the number of times you bang your shin on something hard that you couldn't quite see or understand before! I'm going to leave a few copies around the break room in my office! --Dinah Phillips, Principal Administrative Analyst
"This practical and timeless book will be useful to you whether you are entering the workforce, re-entering after an absence, or just trying to make things work better for yourself at work. If you are looking for a job, read it. If you want to make yourself irreplaceable, read it today! The advice is straightforward, and Ms. Rodriguez helps you think in realistic terms about how to make a living or a career. This should be required reading for high school and college students, as well as anyone who has ever lost a job for any reason. I learned a lot from Ready, Set, Work, and I have been working for 30 years. Give it to everyone you know. " --Gail Groves, Program Manager, Employment Services Program
"This is a great book. Everyone should read it when they start a new job - every time they start a new job - and then again in six months to get all the information they missed the first time." --Art Schuller, 68, physician