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You've got the degree in hand, the work experience on your resume, and the motivation to find a post-college job. For the first time, you are ready to take on a career-building position with respect. You have worked the silly jobs part time, have taken the courses, and have gone on the interviews. Now, you have a suit and are on the cusp of entering "the real world."
While you may have looked forward to this point in your life for years, it will be a culture shock. You are used to school, free time, setting your own schedules, and relaxing at your part-time jobs. Now, you must devote most of your day to a job. Many post-college grads find difficulty in the transition from school-life to work-life. Your time is not always your own anymore. Many people thrive in the professional environment, as they have disliked school for the better portion of their lives. Now, they are in their prime, working daily, taking orders, giving orders, and climbing up the corporate ladder of whatever company they work for.
Without additional schooling or training, many post-college graduates are disappointed with their jobs. They think that with a college diploma, they will find the perfect job with the perfect salary and perfect hours. Unfortunately, reality kicks in and they realize that they will have to start from the bottom of the corporate totem poll. All jobs in corporations will be entry level positions. When you look for jobs, always look under the entry-level categories. No matter how qualified you may be, you are entry-level because of your age, your work experience, and your recent graduate status. Fear not, however, because these entry-level positions are simply starting points for large growth within a company.
Often, recent graduates are not ready for the typical corporate environment. They decide to try new experiences and jobs before they return to graduate school or begin the climb up the corporate ladder. Many recent graduates move to different countries to teach English as a Second Language (ESL). There are courses to certify you in ESL instruction. However, many countries and many programs do not require your certification. If your degree is in Education or English or the Humanities, then you may be qualified. Here are some programs that organize your job and your housing in foreign countries (as well as give you some foreign language courses of your own):
* Jetlink (Japan)
* Council Travel
* CIEE (Council on International Exchange)
* Transitions Abroad
* Agora.com
* Each university's career center
If you have a specific undergraduate degree in a field that will place you with an entry-level job that is more than simply "an assistant," you probably studied business or engineering or accounting. You will find these jobs through your school's career center or through internet search engines.
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