101 Common Sense Tips for Building a Great Career

Bud Bilanich
Front Row Press (2006)
Reviewed by Richard R. Blake for Reader Views (10/06)

“101 Common Sense Tips for Building a Great Career” is compact, but comprehensive, simple, yet powerful. This small book is filled with outstanding advice for building a sound career. The form and format of this book make it easy to carry in your jacket pocket or purse for easy access for those wasted minutes, in line, at the doctor’s office, or while waiting for a late appointment.

The book is designed topically under major headings entitled “Ten Keys to Building a Great Career.”  The 101 common sense tips that follow are organized in short, numbered paragraphs.  These common sense tips come to life as you incorporate, and assimilate them in career strategy.

The book is timely and contemporary.  Cell phone courtesy, appropriate dress codes, business etiquette, and simple manners have a place in Bud Bilanich’s common sense tips.

Two tips I found helpful were: numbers 65, and 67, in the personal organization section. “Eliminate clutter.  When in doubt, throw it out. Don’t hang on to a lot of stuff you’ll never use or read.” And “Begin work on large projects at the end of the day.  When you return in the morning you will have momentum.”

This little book is filled with common sense wisdom and should be incorporated in every business school curriculum.  The book highlights the best principles of leadership. It is a reminder of the force energized within when the basics are done well.

“101 Common Sense Tips for Building a Great Career” is an important resource for anyone looking for a fuller life, through a more successful career.

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