The Careerist

Based on his weekly column in the Financial Times, Rhymer Rigby provides expert advice for those difficult career moments such as how to: make presentations, work a room, delegate effectively, bounce back from failure, fire someone, use extracurricular activities as an advantage, be more ambitious, change sector, make a good impression, ask for a pay rise, future proof a career, get headhunted, socialize with colleagues, find a mentor, deal with arguments at work, deal with stress, set goals, manage former colleagues, step into big shoes, come across well in meetings, make humor work, deal with criticism and even resign.

The Careerist is a handy, quick fix reference guide on how to improve career prospects. Bringing in expert opinion from professionals in organizational psychology, HR, and other industry specialists, Rigby provides tested career advice readers can trust.

Rhymer Rigby is a freelance journalist and has written for dozens of publications, including The Financial Times, The Sunday Telegraph, The Independent, GQ and Arena. He was previously the features editor for Business 2.0 and currently writes for Management Today and Human Resources. He is also the author of 28 Business Thinkers Who Changed the World (also Kogan Page).