A well-written, lively and easy to follow guide. -- Time.com

Perfect for today’s students, who inevitably want what they want (and only that!) when they want it. -- Campus Career Advisor

Pollak’s thorough research reveals some startling facts that the modern job-searcher may be overlooking. -- Metro New York

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!

Lindsey Pollak is a writer, editor, and speaker specializing in career advice for young professionals. She is the coauthor of two career advice books and has written for Marie Claire magazine and Metro New York newspaper. Lindsey frequently speaks at universities and corporations across the country. She is a graduate of Yale University.

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Paperback: 320 pages
Author: Lindsey Pollak
Publisher: Collins Business (April 10, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 006114259X
ISBN-13: 978-0061142598

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Lindsey Pollak is an author, speaker and corporate trainer specializing in career development for Generation Y college students and young professionals.

She is the author of the popular career advice book for college students and recent grads, Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World (HarperCollins, April 2007) and co-author with Diane K. Danielson of The Savvy Gal’s Guide to Online Networking (Or, What Would Jane Austen Do?).

Lindsey writes a top-rated career blog, Lindsey Pollak Blog, and contributes columns to FastCompany.com and The Huffington Post. A noted expert on career issues, Lindsey’s advice has been featured in such media outlets as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, CNN.com, Monster.com, Martha Stewart Living Radio, National Public Radio and ABC News America This Morning.

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