The Skills

The ultimate handbook for women on how to take your career, aspirations and experience to the next level.
Whether you’re a new graduate, a working mum, returning to work after a career break or simply seeking a job change, The Skills explains:

Preparation, Planning, Starting Out – how to learn from those around you and navigate your first years on the career ladder

Speaking Up, Standing Up, Keeping Sharp – how to make the best first impressions, tips for public speaking and handling anxiety

Owning It, Rising Up, Resilience – how to develop authority and get to grips with high-pressure scenarios

Drawing on Mishal’s own experience, The Skills encourages women of all ages to make their ambitions a reality, guiding them to success in whatever field they choose.

“'A compelling primer on how women can forge a path to success. The practicality and clarity of Husain's advice offers a source of new strength for women in the daily battle to both fulfil their potential and get their due in the workplace' Tina Brown 'This book is a must-read for anyone (woman or man) who aspires to reach the top of their game' Miriam Gonz”

‘A compelling primer on how women can forge a path to success. The practicality and clarity of Husain’s advice offers a source of new strength for women in the daily battle to both fulfil their potential and get their due in the workplace’ Tina Brown

‘This book is a must-read for anyone (woman or man) who aspires to reach the top of their game’ Miriam González Durántez

‘From speaking up to rising up, this book is full of practical advice for young women ready to realise their full potential’ Malala Yousafzai

‘This is the perfect guide on how to get where you want to be’ Red

‘With the confidence and authority of a woman who has both attained her dream job and loves it, she meditates on what it took for her – and other women – to work their way there. This is not a memoir; it’s more a feminist manifesto’ Daily Mail

‘This is the new go-to handbook for every working woman’ Emerald Street

‘A brilliant book’ Claudia Winkleman

‘The Skills: A must-read new book by my BBC colleague @MishalHusainBBC. Her subtitle says it all: From first job to dream job, what every woman needs to know’ Christiane Amanpour

Mishal Husain is one of the presenters of BBC Radio 4's influential Today programme and the television news on BBC One. Her work has taken her from Davos to Rohingya refugee camps and from interviewing Prime Ministers to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Mishal has been named by the Sunday Times as one of the 500 most influential people in Britain. Born in the UK in 1973, she grew up in the Middle East and was later educated at Cambridge University, where she read law.

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