Demystifying the unspoken rules of
career success

Gorick Ng

Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author |
Harvard career advisor | UC Berkeley faculty |

CAREER EXPERT • GORICK NG

About Gorick

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Gorick Ng is a Harvard-trained career expert, keynote speaker, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Gorick is the #1 partner for institutions, firms, and Fortune 500 companies looking to make students and professionals workplace-ready and to develop the next generation of leaders.

Fortune magazine called Gorick “the Millennial Dale Carnegie.” Gorick’s work has appeared in Forbes, NBC’s TODAY, The New York Times, Fast Company, Financial Times, and more. Gorick is also a proud first-generation college graduate.

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THE BOOK • WSJ BESTSELLER

Demystify Your Career with The Unspoken Rules

The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right (Harvard Business Review Press) is the Wall Street Journal bestselling book by Harvard career advisor Gorick Ng on the hidden workplace etiquette that no one teaches.

Gorick’s book is required reading at Fortune 500 companies such as Fifth Third Bank and Textron, law firms such as Goodwin and Wilson Sonsini, and colleges such as Cornell and Duke. The Unspoken Rules was named a top 10 business book by Thinkers50.

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FOR COMPANIES • FAST LANE TO LEADERSHIP

Onboarding That Cultivates an Ownership Mindset

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Fast Lane to Leadership is the only scalable preboarding and onboarding program designed to help new and early-career hires ramp up to full productivity faster. It’s trusted by Fortune 500 firms such as Aon, IBM, and Accenture Federal Services.

Learners develop skills to be proactive, communicate professionally, manage their time, and more. In post-course surveys of 300+ learners, 94.6% said they gained practical skills, 72.2% said they felt more confident, and ratings averaged 4.61 out of 5 stars.

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EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION • HOW TO SAY IT®

Templates for Interviews, Networking, and More

HOW TO SAY IT® is a flashcard series featuring “Mad Libs” style talking templates for job interviews, networking, and professional communication. Used in early-career training at firms such as Debevoise & Plimpton, HOW TO SAY IT® is a go-to career readiness gift for graduates, interns, and the people you mentor. Bulk discounts available for schools, nonprofits, and companies.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER • CAREER READINESS

Keynotes on the Unspoken Rules of Career Success

Gorick Ng is a keynote speaker who has spoken at dozens of top institutions, firms, and Fortune 500 companies, including Google, IBM, Kirkland & Ellis, and Harvard Law School.

Popular topics include the unspoken rules of career advancement, succeeding in your early career, and managing up, down, and all around. Attendees rate Gorick’s keynotes 9.9 out of 10 and organizers call them “lively, relatable…full of concrete tips and tools, and closely tailored to our needs.”

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Companies

Gorick has delivered keynotes, workshops, and programs for Fortune 500 and leading organizations such as Qualcomm, Aon, Cigna, Lufthansa Services Philippines, IBM, GE, Kirkland & Ellis, and Google.

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Gorick has spoken at educational institutions including Boston University, Wellesley College, Stanford University, the University of South Carolina School of Law, MIT, Western Michigan University, the University of Missouri, and Harvard University.

NON-PROFITS

Gorick has partnered with non-profit organizations such as QuestBridge, SEO Scholars, the Taco Bell Foundation, Hack.Diversity, NACE, LEDA, Year Up, Africa.com, and CareerSpring.

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