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- "a recent grad"

If all goes well I'll never have to write another essay ever again.

Ask for more than what they offer. Especially if you have some experience.

- Its worth waiting for a better job, random temp shit will pollute your CV
- Have a plan
- network (depending on job)
- do that internship if you didn't during college

Network, network, network, oh man. I think this may actually be the most important aspect of job searching, well, right of the bat you do need a lot of legwork but networking helps a lot and I think it matters even more in the long term. I should have focused on that more in/right after college than I did, though it definitely still helped me - I got to my current employer through a neighbor's suggestion and she put in a good word with my ex boss.

•Have a canned answer ready. Everyone and their little pet dog is going you what you're doing. Just get through it
•Your social circle will change and the way you are with your college friends will change. This is ok!
•The first thing you do out of undergrad doesn't have to be your passion, but try not to do something you loathe just so you can say you're doing it
•Sometimes grad school is a good call. Sometimes it's not. Don't force anything
•Keep your student ID as long as you can and use it for EVERYTHING

AMEN to the ID!!!

If you didn't do internships, do them now. It's much worse to try to get internships under your belt the older you are, and it's just embarrassing if you're not a young-twenty-something person. No, you probably won't get paid, do it anyway. Also, volunteer somewhere.

Send out loads and loads and loads of job applications. 99% of them will reject you. Just keep at it.

Also, work. Do whatever it takes to find a job remotely related to your field and work it DURING college if you can, definitely after. It's not going to be your dream job, probably. Doesn't matter. If you can't get something specific at least get some dumb office job, everywhere you apply will want to know that you can professionally use Microsoft Office and are mature enough to work successfully before they hire you.

Also make best friends with a professor or two, you need them for job references. it's worse to wait and ask for references a year or two later. Start e-mailing professors thanking them for an awesome course. do something to help them remember you.

Apply for random shit that you've dreamed of doing. The worst they can do is say no, and a lot of doors that are wide open right now start to close when you get older, whereas there's plenty else you can always go back to.

If you want to go to grad school, go to grad school. Especially if you are having a hard time finding work. It really will help your resume stand out, and "I was in grad school pursuing my passion" sounds a lot better than "I was unemployed and no one wanted to hire me" - just try to make sure you're fully funded, especially if you're already in debt.

Read this to prep for interviews:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-best-interview-questions-ask-130422407.html#

Start saving money right now. It doesn't matter if it's a paltry amount, because at your - presumable - age, anything will add up. I am quite literally the only homeowner I know in my graduating cohort because I did this, relentlessly. Even when I was on a grad student stipend.

Do travel, though. If you can. Remember: your 30s-40s are your prime earning years, live a little in your 20s and you'll be more comfortable and settled later. I don't regret spending a single dime on travel, honestly.

Oh I agree with so much of this!!

Definitely go to grad school with a plan - how will this help me in my future career plans? (Engineer here) I took only classes that were relevant to my interests and the best advice I got my senior year of college was to email professors at schools, research what their interests were and offer myself up as TA/RA. Of course I graduated at the height of the recession and funding was slashed, so I moved home to save money and was only partially funded. What did I do? Worked in my field to gain experience and afford the commute.

I finally just purchased a house and I'm so excited about it!

Traveling - don't be scared and wait for your friends to have money/time, if you want to do it, find a way to make it work. I have friends around the US, so I'll travel to visit them and make a mini vacation out of it. None of my friends had time/money to go to Europe, so I saved my money and found a tour company to go with and loved every second of it. I traveled on a budget though.

Networking is probably the other advice because I've always just gotten my jobs through other people without actually looking.

Keep in touch with your professors, you never know when you might need them down the line.

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