Been reading the G2 guide to post graduation today. It has a pretty depressing cover which involves a circle yes and no chart with statements such as "Twenty-one is too young to consider faking one's death", "fake own death", "I'm resigned to living with my parents for the foreseeable future". Now Guardian, these are the fears I have in my head, not ones that need to be voiced by people who have jobs. I am trying my best to stay optimistic about the current state of my unemployment, but did you really need to voice my fears? Especially as you also state on the front cover "I think I'll go out, get drunk and worry about this to tomorrow", I can't speak for other graduates, but quite frankly, I have not gone out and got drunk since I got my results, and even then I didn't get thank drunk. BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO. The article it's self is pretty commonsensical, if you haven't learnt that at uni then you probally shouldn't have passed your course.
I am not suffering from post-university blues, I am excited about the new things which will hopefully happen soon, I've always had my digital footprint pretty clean anyway, surprised to learn unpaid internships are illegal. So if offered one I will express not working more than 16 hours a week. I don't particularly want to claim benefits, because quite frankly someone should employe me ASAP. I graduated with a 2:1, I have been working a part time job while conducting my studies, I am organised, and quite frankly just want to work because I like working, I like having responsibility, I like working under pressure. I haven't moved back in with my parents, I am now officially standing on my own two feet. And I've never had an over draft.
Do I really need to resort to paying for a billboard to get a job? Will people take notice of me then?
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