4 Simple Ways Not To Freak Out About Jobs After College
by Lauren McCabe
I know what I did in college. I wandered around my leafy-green campus with Shakespeare in tow. Jobs were the last thing on my mind. In fact, whenever jobs entered my brain I went into meltdown. What was I going to do after college? The era of pink hair and mermaid drawing was going to end. How was I going to survive?
The good news is I survived, and the better news is that I’ve learned a bunch of things along the way. The first thing is that you should NOT freak out about life after college at 4 AM while you are listening to heavy-metal with your roommates. Not productive for you or for campus security. The second thing is that post-college life is not scary if you prepare yourself while you are still in college. Why do you go into meltdown when you hear the word “Job?” Because all you can picture are fluorescent-lit cubicles and wooly business suits. But that’s just one very specific experience of work—today, for example, I’m working in yoga pants in a tangerine colored office with two giant sun-filled windows and a family of raccoons living in a tree ten feet outside my door. Michelle, KODA’s CFO, brings binoculars into work so we can spy on them. See? Totally not the prototypical work environment, or what I had envisioned when I went into meltdown on the leafy green campus.
Here are 4 simple things you can do right now, whether you’re a freshman or a senior in college, to make your transition into post college life smooth sailing.
1.) Get an Internship. You don’t have to get ten, just one or two, and make sure they’re meaningful. Your internship will help you build career skills and meet professionals who will guide you through your career exploration. More…
