about lindsey

Lindsey Pollak is an author, speaker and consultant specializing in career development for college students and young professionals.

She is the author of the popular career advice book for college students and recent grads, 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 a top-rated career blog, Lindsey Pollak Blog, and contributes columns to The Huffington Post. A noted expert on career issues, Lindsey’s advice has been featured in such media outlets as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, CNN.com, Monster.com, Martha Stewart Living Radio, National Public Radio and ABC News America This Morning.

Lindsey’s professional speaking includes frequent keynote speeches and seminar presentations at universities, conferences and corporations around the United States. Recent speaking engagements have included Columbia University, Harvard University, Northwestern University, MIT, the University of Michigan, UNC-Chapel Hill, USC, UT-Austin, Yale University, the New York Times Job Market Career Series, the National Association for Campus Activities and the Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals.

In her corporate work, Lindsey facilitates workshops and consults on such topics as managing Generation Y, business writing, social networking, negotiation and presentation skills. She has worked with such organizations as A&E Television, Citi, Fidelity, Liz Claiborne, the National Basketball Association, sanofi-aventis, T. Rowe Price and Time Inc. She is affiliated with The Madison Consulting Group and Negotiating Women.

A graduate of Yale University, Lindsey received a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship to Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, where she completed a master’s degree in women’s studies. She is a former director of business development for WorkingWoman.com and began her career as a program coordinator for the American Woman’s Economic Development Corporation.

Lindsey currently lives in New York City, and in her spare time she loves to bake and decorate cupcakes.

Lindsey Pollak vitals:

phone: 212.979.5547
email: lindsey@lindseypollak.com
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misspellings of Lindsey’s name: Lindsey Pollack, Lindsay Pollak, Lindsay Pollack, Lindsay Pollack, Lindsey Pollock, Lindsay Pollock