college graduate

Welcome to the Real World: Putting Your Dreams On Hold
I know how the scenario goes. They put that college diploma in your hand on graduation day, you walk across the stage with your head held high and you think, “This is it. I made it.” Fast-forward to two months later, you’re sweating bullets selling ice cream cones at the town pool’s snack bar. And they said you needed a degree for this?
This Post Grad Life: Summers Are Still, Like, Cool
My maturity grew ten sizes this weekend. Not that I had been acting like a complete idiot since I’ve graduated, but this is definitely the first full weekend with my maturity pants on, zipped and buttoned. Not to mention, summer really seems to be kicking its mighty heels in my face, and this combined with full-fledged maturity is something I’m not used to.

Welcome to the Real World: The Post-Grad Internship
If I were to say “post-grad internship,” would you shudder in disgust or tackle me with five different copies of your resume and a cover letter proofread by Katie Couric?
This Post-Grad Life: I Want My College Routine Back
Through a lot of self-evaulation these past few months, I’ve decided a lot of things (like hookin’ up) post college are not too diverse from life as a ~~monkey~~ college student. Basically, I’m still a hot mess that is trying to figure out who I am and what I’m meant to do on this planet (blah, blah, blah).
Welcome to the Real World: Get The Interview
There are a million (give or take) articles out there on how to ace an interview and write a stellar cover letter. But there aren’t that many that tell you how to get the interview or how to make sure someone reads your cover letter. So today, we’re giving you a a few insider tips on making sure you get the interview.
This Post-Grad Life: T. Swift Was Right About ‘Speak Now’
Lately, I can’t count all the times I’ve bitten my tongue in a situation. When I was younger and I liked someone, I would blurt it to their face at Sunday school and we’d be dating the next day. Nowadays, I can’t seem to tell anyone how I feel until the very last minute, or when it’s too late. I recently ended up hurting someone because I couldn’t grow the balls to tell them how I truly felt. How did I let it come to that?
10 Things Less Flattering Than a Graduation Gown
True Story: No matter how bangin’ your bod or how figure-friendly your outfit, there’s nothing flattering about a graduation gown. But when you’re standing outside as your grandparents snap 1,637 pictures of you lookin’ round and squat in that rayon muumuu, you can at least take solace in the fact that you’re not wearing this:

This Post Grad Life: Taking Responsibility Like a Big Girl
I’ve finally discovered that responsibility is more than just having it. While I should be responsible, I need to learn to step forward and take responsibility for things I do.
Prepare for the Top 10 Interview Questions
Too many job seekers stumble through interviews as if the questions are coming out of left field. But many interview questions are to be expected. Study this list and plan your answers ahead of time so you’ll be ready to deliver them with confidence.
This Post Grad Life: Out With the Good, In With the Better
Like any college girl, the only thing I could think about upon graduating was how I wouldn’t be able to wear sweatpants to buy Arizona Green Tea at the gas station at 2 P.M. on a Tuesday afternoon. I knew I was going to miss spending entire days sprawled out on my futon, watching Grey’s Anatomy re-runs and ordering Jimmy Johns for my mid-afternoon snack.
This Post Grad Life: To Be Passionate Or To Be Practical?
When I graduated, I was pushed into a world full of options. At first, I took all of the options, put them in a sack that was my mind and tried them on one by one. But as time went on, I realized one thing: I needed to do something that struck my passionate heart strings. I knew I could deal with whatever my occupation tossed me from then on if I had a big crush on it.
This Post-Grad Life: A Mid-Life Crisis at Twenty Three
I graduated ~~a decade~~ nine months ago. In Hollywood years, that’s about five. I could have popped out a set of twins with Charlie Sheen by now, or at least put myself on Teen Mom and physically abused my crack head baby daddy.
The Post-Grad Journey: Bring on 2011!
In recent conversations with new post-grads, I commonly hear the same defeated yet wishful comment: “I’m so ready for the new year.”
And you know what? I couldn’t agree more.
The Post-Grad Journey: Alone Is Liberating
The majority of my post-grad journey has been spent alone. Some days this bothers me, making me homesick or nostalgic for a bustling college campus. But most days, well … I love it.
The Post-Grad Journey: Thankfully Out of College
Even though being a post-grad hasn’t been an easy ride (biggest understatement of the year), I have plenty of things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving season. So in honor of the holiday and my new “the bowl of stuffing is half full” mentality, here is a list of post-grad things worth celebrating this time of year:
The Post-Grad Journey: Follow Your Yellow Brick Road … Now
If you’re a recent post-grad, chances are you don’t have anything figured out. Or maybe you have some of it figured out, but when you close your eyes and picture yourself five years down the line, things are somewhat blurry. This probably gives you heart palpitations. I get it. The future can be scary, especially when you have no idea what it will hold.