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Lindsey Pollak

Career Advice Author, Speaker & Training Consultant
United States

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  • Yale University, Bachelor’s degree.

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Lindsey Pollak is an author, motivational speaker and training consultant specializing in career advice and workplace issues for the next generation. She is the author of Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World (HarperCollins, 2007) and co-author of The Savvy Gal’s Guide to Online Networking.

Lindsey writes a top-rated career advice blog, the Lindsey Pollak Career Blog, and contributes columns to FastCompany.com and The Huffington Post. Her advice and opinions have appeared in such media outlets as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Boston Globe, CNN.com, Monster.com, 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 country. She speaks and facilitates workshops on such topics as 21st century career management, social networking, business writing, presentation skills and managing generational differences.

Her college audiences have included Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Penn, Amherst, Duke, MIT, Smith, University of Michigan, University of Texas, USC and many others. Corporate audiences have included A&E Television, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Fidelity Investments, MTV Networks, Time Inc. and many others.

She is a graduate of Yale University and received a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship to Melbourne, Australia where she completed a master’s degree in women’s studies. Lindsey currently lives in New York City.

Areas of expertise

career management, job search, Generation Y, managing generational differences, writing, professional speaking

Personal Website/Blog URL

www.lindseypollak.com/blog

Public Profile

www.fastcompany.com/user/136445

Professional History

, Career Advice Author, Speaker & Training Consultant

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Educational History

Yale University, Connecticut, United States
Bachelor’s degree.
Awards: Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship to Melbourne, Australia

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Comment: @Carol - Thanks so much for the comment. It will be VERY interesting to watch the growing influence Gen Y has... Lindsey
Member Blog | 1 recommendation | November 05, 2008 12:42 pm
World, meet Generation Y. If you weren't aware of them yet, you couldn't miss them on Election Day. Barack Obama’s victory is the biggest and most inspiring example yet of the growing...
Member Blog | 2 recommendations | October 12, 2008 6:48 pm
As I travel around to universities this fall, I’m meeting more and more international students pursuing their college degrees in the United States. These students face unique challenges while...
Member Blog | 2 recommendations | September 23, 2008 11:39 am
It’s no secret that Generation Y workers (a.k.a. Millennials) don’t exactly have the best reputation in the workplace. Perhaps you’ve heard some of the following comments made about this...

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Next Generation Career Advice

What does it take to build a successful 21st Century career? Lindsey Pollak, career expert, motivational speaker, author of "Getting from College to Career" and co-author of "The Savvy Gal's Guide to Online Networking," shares her fresh insights and smart advice on the Next Generation Career Advice Blog. She will discuss such topics as professional development, social networking, entrepreneurship, managing generational differences and much more. Lindsey looks forward to a great conversation with FastCompany readers!

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September 13 - Thank goodness, the news week is ending better than it started. The presidential campaigns have moved from squabbling about “lipstick on a pig” to the importance of ...
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September 25 – There is no denying the interest of sitting among the heads of global corporations, heads of state, and movie and television stars, and casually exchanging business cards and...