The Go-Getter Girl's Guide: Get What You Want in Work and Life (and Look Great While You're at It) »

A graduate of Harvard University and Georgia State College of Law, Debra Shigley is a journalist who completed her J.D. while working as a full time senior editor for Atlanta magazine. She has appeared as a lifestyle expert on such national television programs as ABC’s The View and TBS's Movie and a Makeover and has written for numerous publications, including Allure, Fast Company, Daily Candy, and Neiman Marcus's The Book. She lives in Atlanta with her husband. Visit her Web site at www.debrashigley.com.

Every office has one – a Go-Getter Girl – someone who seems to just know certain stuff about how to get the plum jobs/lifestyle she wants and damn, always looks great while she's at it. Magic? No, it’s about strategizing—and The Go-Getter Girl’s Guide shows you how.

Born out of interviews with hundreds of successful, stylish young women—including award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien, Spanx founder Sara Blakely, and bestselling novelist Emily Giffin—The Go-Getter Girl’s Guide provides a no-excuses, big-picture way of thinking about your life and career, as well as day-to-day strategies for how to:

• Navigate the tricky terrain of office politics

• Find and use a mentor

• Figure out when it’s time to get a new job (or career)—and have the courage to act

• Dress (and groom!) for success

• And take care of yourself physically and emotionally

Combining the practical career wisdom of What Color Is Your Parachute? with the savvy fashion guidance of The Little Black Book of Style, this dynamite guide is sure to bring out the Go-Getter in generations of women to come.

Library Journal

Practitioner of employment law and lifestyle expert Shigley here serves as a big sister to young women on the road to professional and personal success. She clearly discusses what to look for in joining a gym, how to cultivate a mentor, and what's involved in the art of negotiation. Popular culture changes rapidly, but guides like this have proven popular among the target audience.