Getting from College to Career
I had the pleasure earlier this month of being a guest on Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning show with Lindsey Pollak, author of Getting from College to Career: 90 Things To Do Before You Join the Real World. In addition to writing, Lindsey is also an accomplished editor and speaker specializing in career advice for young professionals. She speaks frequently at colleges, universities, and corporate settings across the country. She's insightful, intelligent, positive, energetic, and funny.
After the show, Lindsey and I traded a series of complimentary emails. During the back-and-forth, she asked if I would be interested in reviewing a copy of her book. I jumped at the opportunity because it is one of those books that is easy to read in digestible chunks by the young professionals who use CollegeRecruiter.com to help them find internships, entry level jobs, and other career opportunities.
I would recommend Lindsey's book to any Millennial who is struggling to find a great internship or entry level career opportunity or who is trying to be proactive by preparing themselves for that challenge. Unlike a lot of other career books which are heavy on theory and suffer from never ending chapters that have a lot of writing but don't communicate much information, Lindsey's book is heavy on stories and anecdotes, which help make the information come alive in a very concrete manner. Her 90 tips are like mini-lessons with many being about a page in length and almost all being a couple of pages or less.
This is a rare combination of an easy-to-read book with excellent information for a generation that so desperately needs guidance. This book isn't preachy and understands that this is a highly motivated, intelligent generation that nevertheless is lacking in experience in how to find a career simply because this is the first time they are encountering this challenge.
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