Rebuilding Your Foundation after Graduation

I don’t think there’s really a way to prepare for the dynamic change that happens between graduation and life beyond college, but some part of me thinks that a Construction Science class or two might have helped me get started on rebuilding the foundation of my life post-grad. I had grown accustomed to waking up early, going to school, doing homework and going to sleep. I was used to the college perks of having friends just 10 feet or a 10-minute drive away. If I stayed up too late, I didn’t really have to go to my 8 a.m. (sorry, Mom), and if I didn’t want to study, Netflix enabled me to waste afternoons wondering when Ted was finally going to catch a break.

Life, CareerLauren LyssyJanuary 21, 2015Comment

The Interview

Fast forward to weeks before graduation, I was FINALLY called in for an initial interview and writing test...a three and a half hour writing test. Then, the waiting game. After weeks of hearing nothing, I had lost hope. I was about to graduate and be unemployed, just like everyone else. Yay!

But then the day came; I was called in for the final interview. I had made it.

CareerEmily YoungJanuary 18, 2015Comment

Home Sweet Home: 5 Rules for Moving Back in with Your Parents

I personally moved back in with my parents about a month ago. I started a full-time job in Corporate America but chose to move back home to save money over the next year. My parents went through this process in the summer of 2011 when my oldest sister came home after earning a college degree and finding very little in the job market, like so many millennials today.

In the few years she lived at home, our family learned the “best practices” by trial and error, so I’ve devised 5 rules if you’re heading back home.

Life, Graduation, RelationshipsJuliette KibodeauxJanuary 11, 2015Featured, Archive Comment

Pursuing Dreams Down The Road Not Taken

I graduated from college nearly a month ago. Up until about a week before graduation, I had a somewhat solid path laid out before me. I would be moving to Dallas to begin a full-time, well-paid internship with a thriving company that would not only provide me with a wonderful learning opportunity, but also some financial stability.

Career, DreamsAlly WillisJanuary 4, 2015Comment

Through the Mist: A Crash Course in Getting to Know Yourself

If you find yourself getting lost in life after graduation (and all of the possibilities that are out there for your career or calling), look no further. Here’s how to get to know the real you and figure out what you were meant to be doing.

Career, DreamsKendall CherryDecember 28, 2014 Comment

On Job Hunting After College: Advice from the Top of the Mountain

After nearly a year of networking, polishing my resume, awkward phone interviews and rummaging for loose change in my couch, I finally landed a full-time position. As a fellow 20-something who’s made it to the other side of the job hunt, I’d like to share what I learned in the process of navigating the job search during That First Year after college.

CareerJulie BloomDecember 22, 2014Featured, ArchiveComment

Welcome Aboard That First Year

How to know if That First Year is for you:

Do you feel pressured by your parents/friends/professors/society to follow that stereotypical 9 to 5?

Have you accepted that you will be “that girl” at parties where people say “Awww...poor thing” when you tell them about your totally awesome (terrible paying) dream job?

Do you like smart and sassy tidbits and tales about life?

Ally WillisDecember 18, 2014 Comment

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