Lindsey Pollak on Getting from College to Career

They say you can’t get a job without experience – but how do you get experience without having a job?

June 20, 2008 / Podcast # 08-25

Lindsey Pollak

In Getting from College to Career, Lindsey Pollak offers a definitive guide for building the experience, skills, and confidence needed for college graduates starting a major job search. Her 90 action-oriented tips include strategies ranging from the simple to the expert.

Lindsey Pollak is an author and speaker specializing in career advice and women’s issues. She is the author of 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 Lindsey Pollak Blog and contributes columns to The Huffington Post. Her writing also has appeared in Marie Claire magazine, PINK magazine, Metro New York newspaper and numerous career advice websites.

For additional training on this topic, consider these AMA seminars:

Projecting a Positive Professional Image
Taking on Greater Responsibility: Step-up Skills for Nonmanagers
Partnering with Your Boss: Strategic Skills for Administrative Professionals
Communication Bootcamp

For related reading from AMACOM Books:

Acing the Interview: How to Ask and Answer the Questions That Will Get You the Job by Tony Beshara
The Portable Mentor by Cy Charney
Winning the Interview Game by Alan H. Nierenberg
The Girls’ Guide to Power and Success by Susan Wilson Solovic
The New Workforce by Harriet Hankin

 
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