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| | Description | 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! | |
| | Product Details | | Author: | Lindsey Pollak | | Paperback: | 287 pages | | Publisher: | Collins | | Publication Date: | April 01, 2007 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 006114259X | | Product Length: | 8.0 inches | | Product Width: | 5.34 inches | | Product Height: | 0.8 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.54 pounds | | Package Length: | 7.9 inches | | Package Width: | 5.3 inches | | Package Height: | 0.9 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.75 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 44 reviews |
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22 of 22 found the following review helpful:
 Great advice for recent graduates or current students Mar 13, 2008
By Rusty Rothwell
I read about this book in a NYT "career advice" article. Given the fact that I was in my last semester of college, I ordered the book thinking it would help me in my upcoming job search.
I landed a good job in a major city just a few days after ordering this book. For that reason, given the intensity of my last semester and a move across the country, it took me a few months to pick the book up. Had I read the book before I took the job, it would have given me advice and suggestions on negotiating my starting salary, observing the office culture, and networking.
Still, despite having landed the job I wanted, this book has been helpful. It has opened my eyes to the importance of the persona you put on at work, the way you interact with co-workers, and the importance of networking within your respective industry. If I ever consider switching jobs, I have no doubt this book will help with the transition.
But, this book is not just for the recent graduate! It provides valuable advice for any college student, regardless of your class or academic standing. Given the fact that Ms. Pollak is young and down to earth, it offers real world suggestions that affect the younger generations; this includes cleaning up your "online record" of social networking profiles, book reviews, etc. It also provides excellent samples of resumes, cover letters, and lines to use when attending job fairs or industry trade shows. The chapter on potential interview questions is top notch!
I highly recommend this book. Since it is broken down into suggestions instead of chapters, it is an easy (but informative) read!
Rusty Rothwell
Houston, TX
18 of 19 found the following review helpful:
A Must Read for Job Seekers May 16, 2007
By Patricia Hudak
"Real World 101 Founder"
This book can be summed up in one word - advantage.
I have read several books and have attended many classes and seminars on career planning to know that this book is it! I have to admit that even with all of my knowledge on resume writing and interviewing, I was still taking notes, this book is that great. Getting from College to Career of the most complete guides to job-hunting that manages (very well I must say) to keep the reader engaged, enlightened and well informed, all at the same time. Lindsey's advice is practical and easy to implement for both college students and recent college graduates.
Getting from College to Career is an essential reading for anyone who wants to have an advantage in their career. I wish I had this book before I graduated so that I could have taken advantage of all the advice that Lindsey so perfectly dishes out to readers in 90 steps. It is the advice that you wouldn't normally hear from college Career Service Centers, but it's what you need to know if you want a leg up on the competition. My hope is that colleges jump on the bandwagon and start giving this book out during freshmen orientation.
Definitely pick this book up if you or for someone you know who is going through the job search process, they will thank you for it.
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
This should be required for students Aug 13, 2007
By Andy Drish
I will graduate in 5 months and I learned more by reading this book than I have in the majority of my classes. Here's why:
Content - The material is applicable to everyday life and has kept me from making stupid mistakes that make me look like a "college kid" vs a "young professional."
Voice - It's relieving to finally read a book by an author that understands our generation and knows how we like to learn.
Action - After every step, there is an action item to put into practice. A great way to read the book is over one month, doing three action items each day.
Every student should read this book before they graduate.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Disappointed Aug 28, 2010
By Berkeley2010
Given all the great reviews this book has received I expected it to be more useful.
First, it is much more a guide to finding a job than it is to finding a career. I was hoping it would talk about the transition from college to a first full time, and hopefully career starting, job but it is completely full of the normal tips that are everywhere (how to make your resume better, etc.).
Second, it is written in a somewhat condescending way. At the same time, it is written in a really informal way and it comes across like she's trying to connect with youth- but it seems forced and is distracting when trying to read a section.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Smart, Succinct and Practical Dec 03, 2007
By Tom Ruff
"Tom Ruff"
Having been in the employment industry for 18 years and after reading more "career guides" than I care to count, Getting from College to Career is one of the best I have ever read. Lindsey Pollak has a very conversational and inspiring writing style. Her tips are smart, succinct and practical. Getting from College to Career should be required reading for all college students as well as recent graduates looking to solidify their career.
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