Getting from College to Career Revised Edition: Your Essential Guide to Succeeding in the Real World

by Lindsey Pollak

Overview

The third edition of the essential guide for college students and recent graduates to help you prepare for starting your career—now revised and updated for Gen Z to reflect the realities of the current job market

How do you get a job without expe­rience and get experience without a job? It’s the question virtually every college student and recent gradu­ate faces. With the rise of hybrid work, advances in artificial intelligence, and ever-shifting economic circumstances, the situation for aspiring Gen Z profes­sionals has never been more challenging. But there is help.

Getting from College to Career is the definitive guide to building the experience, skills, and confidence you need to tackle today’s fast-moving job search, offering action-oriented tips and strategies ranging from the simple to the expert. Revised with new material, this third edition includes up-to-date advice on how to:

• Use the best digital and mobile tools— including AI—for career prep and job hunting
• E-mail, text, and Zoom like a professional
• Interview in person and virtually
• Reskill and upskill for “jobs of the future”
• Manage your mental health through career ups and downs
• And more

Getting from College to Career gives you the cutting-edge 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

ISBN-13:	9780062206381
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	04/03/2012
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	392,208
File size:	463 KB

About the Author

Lindsey Pollak is the leading expert on succeeding in today’s mul­tigenerational workplace. She is an international key­note speaker and the New York Times bestselling author of four career and workplace advice books. She served for six years as an official ambassador for LinkedIn, and her speaking audiences and consulting clients have included more than three hundred universities, corporations, law firms, conferences, and nonprofit organizations. Her insights have appeared in media outlets such as the Today show, CNBC, the Har­vard Business Review, and the Wall Street Journal. Lindsey is a graduate of Yale University.

Editorial Reviews

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

Campus Career Advisor

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

Time.com

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

Metro New York