Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World

Lindsey Pollak

Harper Collins, Oct 13, 2009 - Business & Economics - 320 pages

“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

Getting from College to Career by Career Expert and Global Spokesperson for LinkedIn, Lindsey Pollak, is an insightful, essential world guide for college students and recent graduates who are preparing to embark upon a career beyond the university walls. Now newly revised to reflect the most recent changes in the economy and job market, these “90 things to do before you join the real world” will give every young grad a head start, providing essential information for adapting to and succeeding in a marketplace that is now more competitive than ever.

Contents

• Avoid the Biggest Mistake in Career Prep and Job Hunting: 3
• Stop Being a Student and Start Being a Professional: 28
• Start a Really Big List: 47
• Get Rid of the Shoulds: 49
• Assess Yourself: 53
• Explore a Passion: 56
• Put Money into Perspective: 60
• Job Shadow: 62
• LearnAboutCareers: 65
• Consider a Coach: 67
• Hero Worship: 69
• Seek a Mentor: 75
• Relax A Job Is Not a Soul Mate: 80
• Talk Listen Repeat I e Network: 84
• Talk Listen Repeat: 85
• Be Able to Introduce Yourself: 87
• Network with Your Neighbors: 92
• Set Up Informational Interviews: 95
• Make the Most of Informational Interviews: 99
• Become an Active Alum Even Before You Graduate: 107
• Associate: 111
• Connect with Diversity: 113
• Work Some New Rooms: 115
• Make Every Networking Event a Success: 120
• Nix These Networking Event NoNos: 123
• Be the First to Follow: 124
• Keep in Touch: 125
• Gain Real World Experience: 129
• Be a Leader: 130
• Be a Joiner: 133
• Intern Early and Often: 136
• Practice the Eight Essentials of Internship Achievement: 140
• Temp: 145
• 46: 149
• Skip Daytona: 153
• Be Superstrategic About PartTime Work: 154
• Put Out Your Own Shingle: 156
• GOTV: 157
• Go Global: 161
• Fail: 167
• Give Yourself an Edge: 169
• Minor in Something Majorly Helpful: 170
• Keep Learning: 171
• Study China: 173
• Be a Winner: 175
• Present: 177
• Take a Physical Chalenge: 179
• Perform Five Minutes of StandUp: 180
• Have a Hobby: 184
• Walk Backward: 186
• Watch the Top Ten Greatest American Movies of All Time: 188
• Open Your Mouth and Say Om: 190
• Market Yourself on Paper: 193
• Make Over Your Résumé: 194
• Put Your Résumé Through the Wringer: 201
• 84: 202
• Create a Brag Book: 205
• Find Opportunities 68 Follow Every Rainbow: 213
• Take Candy from Strangers: 216
• Think Beyond Working for the Man: 220
• Look Up the Best: 225
• Consider You: 227
• Work to Change the World 169: 228
• Tackle a Project: 232
• Look Online: 234
• Think And Not Or: 235
• Overprepare for Interviews: 238
• Conduct Company Research: 239
• Know Your Value: 243
• Figure In WorkLife: 246
• Buy a Dark Suit: 249
• Take Your Elbows Off the Table: 254
• Mock Interview: 258
• Never Ever Ever Arrive Late to a Job Interview: 265
• Be Nice to Receptionists: 266
• Go with the Flow: 267
• Be Available: 269
• Persist: 271
• Before You Head Off into the Real World 88 Ask for Help When You Need: 275
• Become a Lifelong Expert on Finding Your Own Bliss: 277
• Dont Curb Your Enthusiasm: 278
• RESOURCES: 279
• AUTHORS NOTE: 289
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 238: 291

About the author

Lindsey Pollak is the leading expert on succeeding in today's multigenerational workplace, and the New York Times bestselling author of Becoming the Boss: New Rules for the Next Generation of Leaders, Getting from College to Career: Your Essential Guide to Succeeding in the Real World, and The Remix: How to Lead and Succeed in the Multigenerational Workplace. She was named in the 2020 Thinkers50 Radar List of global management thinkers whose work is shaping the future of how organizations are managed and led. Her speaking audiences and consulting clients have included over 250 corporations, law firms, conferences, and universities, including Aetna, Citi, Estee Lauder, GE, Google, JP Morgan, LinkedIn, PwC, Yale, Harvard, Wharton and Stanford. She has been featured on the Today show, CNN, and NPR, and in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. She is a graduate of Yale University.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World
• Author: Lindsey Pollak
• Publisher: Harper Collins, 2009
• ISBN: 0061857092, 9780061857096
• Length: 320 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Careers / General; Business & Economics / Careers / Job Hunting; Business & Economics / Careers / Resumes; Business & Economics / Personal Finance / Money Management; Education / Counseling / Career Development