Synopses & Reviews
< p=""> How do you get a job without experience and get experience without a job? It's the question virtually every college student or recent graduate faces. In < i=""> Getting from College to Career<> , Lindsey Pollak offers the first definitive guide to building the experience, skills, and confidence you need < i=""> before<> starting your first major job search. Her 90 action-oriented tips include strategies ranging from the simple to the expert, including: <> < ul=""> < li=""> Avoid the biggest mistake in career prep and job hunting< i=""> < li=""> Subscribe to a daily newspaper< i=""> < li=""> E-mail like a professional< i=""> < li=""> Make every event a networking success< i=""> < li=""> Practice the eight essentials of internship achievement< i=""> < li=""> Perform five minutes of stand-up< i=""> < li=""> Overprepare for interviews< i=""> < li=""> Persist< i=""> < l=""> < p=""> < i=""> Getting from College to Career<> gives you the essential information and guidance you need to get your foot in the door of the real world. Don't start your first job search without it <>
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“Perfect for todays students, who inevitably want what they want (and only that!) when they want it.” Campus Career Advisor
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“A well-written, lively and easy to follow guide.” Time.com
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“Pollaks thorough research reveals some startling facts that the modern job-searcher may be overlooking.” Metro New York
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“I find Lindseys advice on how to stand apart from the competition to be extremely valuable - especially as it relates to entrepreneurs…Getting From College to Career is a great read and a book I thoroughly enjoyed!” Cari Sommer, Forbes.com
Synopsis
How do you get a job without experience and get experience without a job? It's the question virtually every college student or recent graduate faces. In
Getting from College to Career, Lindsey Pollak offers the first definitive guide to building the experience, skills, and confidence you need
before starting your first major job search. Her 90 action-oriented tips include strategies ranging from the simple to the expert, including:
- Avoid the biggest mistake in career prep and job hunting
- Subscribe to a daily newspaper
- E-mail like a professional
- Make every event a networking success
- Practice the eight essentials of internship achievement
- Perform five minutes of stand-up
- Overprepare for interviews
- Persist
Getting from College to Career gives you the essential information and guidance you need to get your foot in the door of the real world. Don't start your first job search without it!
Synopsis
“A well-written, lively and easy to follow guide.”
—Time.com
“Perfect for todays students, who inevitably want what they want (and only that!) when they want it.”
—Campus Career Advisor
Getting from College to Career by Career Expert and Global Spokesperson for LinkedIn, Lindsey Pollak, is an insightful, essential world guide for college students and recent graduates who are preparing to embark upon a career beyond the university walls. Now newly revised to reflect the most recent changes in the economy and job market, these “90 things to do before you join the real world” will give every young grad a head start, providing essential information for adapting to and succeeding in a marketplace that is now more competitive than ever.
About the Author
Lindsey Pollak is a keynote speaker, corporate consultant, and internationally recognized expert on Millennial generation career and workplace issues. She is an official ambassador for LinkedIn and the author of Getting from College to Career: Your Essential Guide to Succeeding in the Real World. She also serves as the spokesperson for The Hartford's "My Tomorrow" campaign and chair of Cosmopolitan's Millennial Advisory Board. Forbes selected her career advice blog as one of the Top 100 Websites for Your Career. A graduate of Yale University, she lives in New York City.