Brag!: The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn without Blowing It

This is an important topic and worthy of more than you get in this book. The book is nicely written in the self-help style: a couple of ideas and a lot of examples and filler to pad a magazine article worth of content into a paperback.

The only practical information is an exercise at the beginning of the book where you answer 12 questions (which are available from the author's website) designed to provide you with bragging soundbites. No examples of good and bad ones are given, however, so you are on your own.

The remainder of the book consists of questions followed by simple examples. Unfortunately, most of those questions are standard interview questions, and the sample answers are the ones that better books tell you to avoid. For example, What is your greatest weakness? The suggested "brag" for this is to say that you have too much energy. Good luck with that.

One of the better interview question and answer books will give you a lot more useful content and practical advice on Bragging about yourself.

Do you work hard but do not get the promotion that you deserve? Do you feel shy to talk about yourself? Are you unable to impress the interviewers when you look for job? Well, here is your magical guide.

Peggy Klaus explains how you should be prepared with 'bragologues' for different situations. The author gives you some techniques that you can start using right away.

The author gives several examples, most of them were involving (and for) women. I strongly believe the bragging problems that men have are different than what women have. I wish the author had some additional material to cover the 'bragging' problems & solutions that are specific to men.

Overall, this book was an interesting & quick read.

I read this book shortly before going back to get my MBA, and used many of the suggestions throughout my career search. They worked wonders! Even in the bad economy, I have gotten (and accepted) incredible internship and full time offers over the past two years. The tips and tricks for interviewing, networking, and working styles are extremely important for anyone who is hoping to move up through an organization in the future. Enjoy the read, and good luck on your career!

Do you believe that it is unseemly to brag about yourself? Well, Hall of Fame pitching great Dizzy Dean would differ with you. As he said, "It ain't bragging if you done it." Author Peggy Klaus agrees wholeheartedly. In this book extolling bragging, Klaus explains that strategic self-promotion often is the best way to avoid being overlooked (and possibly downsized) in the dog-eat-dog business world. Of course, when you brag, you should not seem to be doing so. Klaus explains how to accomplish this dodge gracefully. getAbstract believes that anyone in business could benefit from Klaus's savvy advice. Just don't be a "brag bomb" and let all that success go to your head.

What's all this nonsense about not being able to stand up and take credit for the great work you do in the workplace? It's a lesson most of learned back in grade school where we were considered impolite for making it known that we were instrumental in the completion of a project or that we had won at something over someone else. Today's young women, I hope, are learning that it's okay to lead. And for the rest of us, those who don't quite know how to stand up without feeling guilty about it, there's Brag!: How to Toot Your Own Horn Without Blowing It.

This book provides not only research in the hows and whys women find it difficult to take credit, but also real-world solutions for how to tackle the problem. Take for example, the issue one woman had who needed to prepare herself quickly for a performance evaluation. This woman had no files or records of her accomplishments, yet the author was able to help this woman map out an action plan. To find out what that plan was, read the book. It could help you, too.

Though the author speaks a great deal about the issues women face in taking credit for their accomplishments, she does also acknowledge that some men suffer from this problem as well. Klaus provides examples of both men and women who have learned how to "brag" and come out on top.