Lindsey Pollak is a bestselling author, speaker and consultant with over a decade of experience providing advice and ideas to young professionals and the organizations that hire them. She is the author of Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World and writes a top-rated blog, the Lindsey Pollak Career Blog. She is also the Career Contributor to ABC News on Campus. Her advice and opinions have appeared in such media outlets as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Boston Globe, CNN.com, National Public Radio and ABC News America This Morning.

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	Can You Be the Jeremy Lin of Your Workplace? by Lindsey Pollak - Feb, 2012 I simply can’t let the Linsanity pass without getting involved. It’s just too much fun. The short story if you’ve somehow missed it: Jeremy Lin played high school basketball in Palo Alto and in college for Harvard. He received no athletic scholarships and remained undrafted after colle...
	3 Ways to Reinvent Yourself on LinkedIn by Lindsey Pollak - Feb, 2012 We’re already a month into 2012 and most job seekers have given up on their lofty New Year’s resolutions. If you’re in this boat, don’t despair! Instead, use LinkedIn — and a few trusted friends or colleagues — to help you make the change you desire. Over the years I’ve observed the wa...
	Back to Basics: The 15 Most Important Resume Tips for Young Professionals by Lindsey Pollak - Feb, 2012 I’m excited to announce (again!) that my book, Getting from College to Career: Your Essential Guide to Succeeding in the Real World, will be published in a brand new, fully revised second edition on January 31st! In honor of the launch, this month I’m writing series of “back to basics”...
	Back to Basics: 7 Essentials for a Successful Job Search by Lindsey Pollak - Feb, 2012 I’m excited to announce that my book, Getting from College to Career: Your Essential Guide to Succeeding in the Real World, will be published in a brand new, fully revised second edition on January 31st! In honor of the launch, this month I’ll be writing series of “back to basics” blog...
	Gen Y And The Pursuit Of Happiness by Lindsey Pollak - Jan, 2012 Could anything be more fundamentally American than the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? Probably not. But the definition of that last, elusive word — happiness — seems to be changing dramatically as the Millennial generation enters adulthood. Ask your parents or gr...
	3 New Career Habits for the New Year by Lindsey Pollak - Jan, 2012 Happy New Year! Let’s get right to it and talk about how to make your mark in the coming 12 months. Whether you want to secure a raise, a promotion or a better job, these habits — one daily one weekly, one monthly — will keep you on track for big success. I’m committing to them and I hope ...
	How Gen Y navigates time — and life by Lindsey Pollak - Nov, 2011 I’ve been working with members of the Millennial Generation (those born approximately 1980 to 1995) for about 10 years now, and one of my biggest observations is that they always seem to be busy. High school and college students are shuttling between classes, sports, clubs, jobs and soc...
	Veterans Helping Veterans: LinkedIn Tips for Job Seekers Who Have Served by Lindsey Pollak - Nov, 2011 I often advise job seekers to reach out to people in their desired industries for advice and guidance. So, when I sat down to write a blog post to help job seekers with military backgrounds, I decided to follow my own advice. I posted a query here on LinkedIn asking veterans if they’d b...
	The #1 Millennial Career Advantage by Lindsey Pollak - Oct, 2011 As we enter fall recruiting season on college campuses, many students are concerned about how to position themselves for jobs in the continuingly dismal job market. To stand out in this economy, everyone needs an angle (or three…or four…). But there is an angle that I think many Millenn...
	Why Your College Major Doesn’t Matter by Lindsey Pollak - Sep, 2011 In honor of back to school season, I wanted to share an observation I’ve made over the past ten years of advising Generation Y on their post-college careers: When it comes to your job search and career aspirations, your college major doesn’t matter.* Yes, there are some professions (e.g...
	3 Simple Ways to Get More Feedback by Lindsey Pollak - Aug, 2011 When I run training programs for companies on how to better manage their Generation Y talent, there is a certain complaint I hear over and over again: This generation wants too much feedback! According to many managers, Gen Y employees want feedback “on-demand”—they want to know how ...
	Learning About Careers, One Video at a Time: An Interview with Shatterbox Founder Amanda holt by Lindsey Pollak - Aug, 2011 With all the disheartening news lately about a double-dip recession and consistently high unemployment, many job seekers are desperate for new career ideas. One great place to seek inspiration is shatterbox, a video-based social community for students and young professionals to find inspir...
	5 Ways to Have More Fun at Work by Lindsey Pollak - Aug, 2011 It’s no secret that “all work and no play” is a bad idea. But what if you could actually play more at work? Wouldn’t that be the best of both worlds? According to guru Dale Carnegie, fun is not just pleasurable, it’s actually essential for career success: “People rarely succeed,” he once s...
	How to Start Your Own Nonprofit: Interview with She’s the First Founder Tammy Tibbetts by Lindsey Pollak - Aug, 2011 Tammy Tibbetts is one of the most active, inspirational Gen Ys I know. I am a board member of her organization, She’s the First, which is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit that sponsors girls’ education in the developing world. Tammy generously agreed to answer some questions about how she st...
	Baking for Good...and a Great Career: Interview with Social Entrepreneur Emily Dubner by Lindsey Pollak - Jul, 2011 Emily Dubner is a 2006 college graduate and founder of Baking for Good, an online bakery that gives 15 percent of every purchase to charity. I love this concept and use Baking for Good for most of my business’s holiday and thank you gifts. (Read about one instance of the excellent response...
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