Lindsey Pollak is a bestselling author, speaker and consultant with over a decade of experience providing advice and ideas to young professionals and the organizations that hire them. She is the author of Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World and writes a top-rated blog, the
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Veterans Helping Veterans: LinkedIn Tips for Job Seekers Who Have Served by Lindsey Pollak - Nov, 2011 I often advise job seekers to reach out to people in their desired industries for advice and guidance. So, when I sat down to write a blog post to help job seekers with military backgrounds, I decided to follow my own advice. I posted a query here on LinkedIn asking veterans if they’d be willing to share some tips for other former servicemen and servicewomen. Not surprisingly, several veterans stepped up immediately to help... |
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The #1 Millennial Career Advantage by Lindsey Pollak - Oct, 2011 As we enter fall recruiting season on college campuses, many students are concerned about how to position themselves for jobs in the continuingly dismal job market. To stand out in this economy, everyone needs an angle (or three…or four…). But there is an angle that I think many Millennials overlook, perhaps because it feels so natural to them. In my opinion, the #1 advantage Millennials offer employers is that they are dig... |
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Why Your College Major Doesn’t Matter by Lindsey Pollak - Sep, 2011 In honor of back to school season, I wanted to share an observation I’ve made over the past ten years of advising Generation Y on their post-college careers: When it comes to your job search and career aspirations, your college major doesn’t matter.* Yes, there are some professions (e.g., accounting), where you may need a particular major to land a job with a particular corporation. And job interviewers may ask why you chos... |
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3 Simple Ways to Get More Feedback by Lindsey Pollak - Aug, 2011 When I run training programs for companies on how to better manage their Generation Y talent, there is a certain complaint I hear over and over again: This generation wants too much feedback! According to many managers, Gen Y employees want feedback “on-demand”—they want to know how they’re doing after virtually every meeting, presentation, report, project or any other demonstration of their skills. Most Gen Ys don’t ... |
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Learning About Careers, One Video at a Time: An Interview with Shatterbox Founder Amanda holt by Lindsey Pollak - Aug, 2011 With all the disheartening news lately about a double-dip recession and consistently high unemployment, many job seekers are desperate for new career ideas. One great place to seek inspiration is shatterbox, a video-based social community for students and young professionals to find inspiration and share ideas about innovative careers. The site is completely free and is conveniently searchable by industries or keywords. I r... |
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5 Ways to Have More Fun at Work by Lindsey Pollak - Aug, 2011 It’s no secret that “all work and no play” is a bad idea. But what if you could actually play more at work? Wouldn’t that be the best of both worlds? According to guru Dale Carnegie, fun is not just pleasurable, it’s actually essential for career success: “People rarely succeed,” he once said, “unless they have fun in what they are doing.” While every minute of every day can’t necessarily be a blast, I wholeheartedly agree ... |
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How to Start Your Own Nonprofit: Interview with She’s the First Founder Tammy Tibbetts by Lindsey Pollak - Aug, 2011 Tammy Tibbetts is one of the most active, inspirational Gen Ys I know. I am a board member of her organization, She’s the First, which is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit that sponsors girls’ education in the developing world. Tammy generously agreed to answer some questions about how she started her organization and what advice she would give to other Gen Ys who aspire to nonprofit careers. Q: How did you first have the ide... |
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Baking for Good...and a Great Career: Interview with Social Entrepreneur Emily Dubner by Lindsey Pollak - Jul, 2011 Emily Dubner is a 2006 college graduate and founder of Baking for Good, an online bakery that gives 15 percent of every purchase to charity. I love this concept and use Baking for Good for most of my business’s holiday and thank you gifts. (Read about one instance of the excellent responses I’ve received to these gifts here). Besides having a great concept and satisfying my sweet tooth, Emily is an inspiring example of a ... |
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One Simple Tip to Immediately Improve Your Professional Communication by Lindsey Pollak - Jul, 2011 Be concise. Yep, that’s it. For many years I’ve taught professional writing seminars in addition to my career speeches and workshops. In these programs, “Be concise” is the advice I find myself dispensing more than any other. Even in our world of 140-charater tweets, 160-character texts and txt msg spk, most people make the mistake of talking and writing way more than is necessary. Here are some reasons why concise... |
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The #1 Way to Be a Great Employee by Lindsey Pollak - Jul, 2011 In one of the first jobs of my career, I had a very hands-on, micromanaging boss. She frequently double- and triple-checked that I had completed even the smallest tasks. Not surprisingly, it kind of drove me crazy. Looking back, though, I consider that job to be one of my best learning experiences in professionalism, attention to detail and—most importantly—the art of “managing up.” When people talk about management, the... |
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