You Have More Experience Than You Think (Part I)
Remember those days when your first assignment back at school in September was to write an essay about everything you did that summer? In recalling those memories, I started to think about the way people recount and catalog their experiences. When young professionals in particular think about their accomplishments, they don’t often view their experiences […]
On The Huffington Post: Slacked This Summer? Time to Turn Up the Heat!
My next blog post is up on The Huffington Post. Hope you will check it out and re-tweet if you like it! Here is an excerpt: While many recent grads have spent the summer hustling for jobs, completing internships and taking summer classes, I have a hunch that others have acquired deep tans, toned abs […]
5 Steps to a Fantastic LinkedIn Profile
As a Campus Spokesperson for LinkedIn, I am currently in the midst of facilitating a series of training webinars for college career services professionals (sign up here if you haven’t already — they are free!). I recently wrote a blog post for CollegeRecruiter.com advising career services professionals how to improve their LinkedIn profiles. Today I’ve […]
It’s Not Easy Being Green: 5 Tips for Young Job Seekers in a Competitive Market
Thank you to Brian Kurth for inviting me to write a guest post for his blog. If you aren’t familiar with Brian’s work, check out his career coaching and his company, Vocation Vacations. He is also the author of Test-Drive Your Dream Job: A Step-By-Step Guide To Finding And Creating The Work You Love. Here […]
On NY1 News: Talking Careers & Cupcakes with Recent College Grads
NY1 Employment Reporter Asa Aarons recently featured me and four recent college grads talking about job hunting while baking and decorating cupcakes. We had a great time filming the segment and talked about real issues facing today’s young job seekers. Asa asked me how job hunting is like baking cupcakes — a question that, believe […]
Welcome to my new website and blog!
Today marks a new month and a new design for LindseyPollak.com! I’m excited to share this new website and blog design, which features more career advice videos, more social networking opportunities, more information about my campus and corporate speaking and — coming soon — audio downloads. Many thanks to Scott Weiner of Brandwagon for all […]
Professional association membership has rewards (like finding a job!)
In a bad economy, college students and recent grads need to try everything they can to land a job or internship. One often-overlooked resource is the world of professional associations. These organizations exist to support, educate and provide resources for professionals in a particular industry or profession. Some are really small and others are as […]
Survival tips for moving back in with mom and dad
According to research company Twentysomething Inc., up to 65 percent of 2009 college graduates are slated to return home upon graduation. Although not the ideal choice for many young people, it’s a smart option if you don’t have the means to support yourself and your parents are willing to put a roof over your head […]
On the LinkedIn “Seek Week” Blog: Stop job hunting like it’s 1999!
Thank you to the team at LinkedIn for inviting me to write a guest post for the LinkedIn Blog’s “Seek Week,” which is dedicated to helping ’09 grads find jobs. LinkedIn has also launched a great resource for graduating seniors (and all college students and recent grads), the ’09 Grad Guide and a discussion group […]
Join Lindsey on Martha Stewart Living Radio this Wednesday
This Wednesday, April 22nd, at 4pm Eastern/1pm Pacific, I’ll be a live guest on “Making a Living with Maggie” on Martha Stewart Living Radio on SIRIUS 112 and XM 103. The topic will be creative job hunting and career tips for college students graduating this spring. “Making a Living with Maggie,” hosted by career and […]