Getting from College to Career

How do you get a job without experience and get experience without a job? It's the question virtually every college student or recent graduate faces. InGetting from College to Career, Lindsey Pollak offers the first definitive guide to building the experience, skills, and confidence you needbeforestarting your first major job search. Her 90 action-oriented tips include strategies ranging from the simple to the expert, including:

• Avoid the biggest mistake...
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How do you get a job without experience and get experience without a job? It's the question virtually every college student or recent graduate faces. InGetting from College to Career, Lindsey Pollak offers the first definitive guide to building the experience, skills, and confidence you needbeforestarting your first major job search. Her 90 action-oriented tips include strategies ranging from the simple to the expert, including:

• Avoid the biggest mistake in career prep and job hunting
• Subscribe to a daily newspaper
• E-mail like a professional
• Make every event a networking success
• Practice the eight essentials of internship achievement
• Perform five minutes of stand-up
• Overprepare for interviews
• Persist

Getting from College to Careergives you the essential 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!