The Cross Roads - Graduation/Future/Moving Out/Saving Money/Spending Money/Adventures
Where do I go from here?
I'm standing at a crossroads, spinning around in a circle, trying to figure out in which direction should I take my life..
For all you recent college graduates, how did you decide all this shit?
I'm working on apply at different companies and I have a lot of different options and interests
Do I apply in the city near my hometown? There are a bunch of start ups there and I'm interested in entering that kind of world. But it may be harder to get a job, might have to land an internship. Plus I would most likely be living at home for a while which could suck and is more in my comfort zone, but would be dealing with naggy parents (that love me but still feel Responsible for me), I have to continually show that I'm handling my business to get them to stop being so naggy but would save money for the future.
Also will know a lot of people but not like my social circle from school haven't seen most of them out in a while. Would rebuild some relationships, some I wouldn't. Have a couple close friends in that area, some that I can crash on their couch all the time, have a wider network as it's in my home state. Don't have interviews here yet, but one of my best friends is looking to hook me up with a job in his company and we have simular gpa's/resumes/ personalities... possibly would move in together later on and go out all the time..
Do I apply for jobs near to my school, I have some interviews lined up here and am most likely to get a job here as of now and good friends that are probably get jobs around here. If I get the job here and am successful I could make a lot of money quickly. There is a medium sized city nearby and I would have a pretty large social circle right of the bat. But it's not a social circle where I'm the leader and I don't necessarily enjoy the girls from this social circle that much. I feel myself even now being pulled to try to hang out with people outside are circle as we've constantly seen each other.
Do I try to apply in random cities across the country. NYC, Somehere in cali, Scottsdale, Arizona. Try to get a job out there; where I don't really have a support system and have to harden the fuck up. Really go all out and handle this pick up shit. This is probably the hardest and would need to figure out a way to get a decent job and differentiate myself from other people that have network connections to get a job, than find a random roommate. I feel like I would grow the most from this and I love a good adventure.
Things that I want upon graduation:
- Good Night Life..
- How Expensive is it...
- How much do I grow as a person just with more responsibility or not
- Do I have a safety net or go all in without one; something about leaving most of my ties at home and just figuring it out excites me
- How much does the job pay? Do I accept the first job offer or wait on a few?
- Do I have my boys with me or not?
- Do I build a career in an established company or try to get my foot in the door in a start up. I only have a couple classes of experience in new ventures(pivoting and sales knowledge); no real tech knowledge
Any advice/opinions from people that have been here before would be huge...
Okay, I'm in a similar situation as I graduate in December. The most important thing is being realistic and having the ability to grind.
You're still young. It's totally plausible that you can find a good job/internship, still go out and date girls, and stack monet to make some real moves.
There's nothing wrong with living with your parents but you have to understand that you need to have a massive work ethic. Use living with them as leverage to improve your life. Develop a work out routine, a strict budget, a gameplan for going out (3 nights a week, whatever), read, etc. It's all about time management. After 6 months - 1 year (an insignificant time commitment) you should have enough money to live wherever you desire. That's when you start branching out, applying all over the country in cities that interest you, etc.
Also, you should look to diversify your income portfolio. Whether that's making apps, sports betting, making web sites, stocks, you get the picture.
There's also been studies that our generation (millenials) will change jobs an absurd amount of times within our lifetime. Don't be scared to leave your job and go for something better. In fact, always be looking for something better. You'll know when you find the right company.
So this is mostly from my experience and the route I'm taking but I hope you can find some stuff in here that's helpful. I think the biggest part is sacrificing a small amount of your time to live frugally so you can enjoy life later and set yourself up for massive success.
EDIT: Always accept a job offer if it fits your criteria. If you get subsequent offers (I'm working on this situation right now) then you can use that as leverage for a better pay/benefits. But you always have the original job to fall back on if negotiations are unsucessful.
Well what you need to do is come up with possibilities for all of them. And for each COA actually write out the pro's and cons.
You also need to proofread your writing for spelling errors and somewhat major grammatical errors. That shit won't fly in the professional world, tho I will say it's improved dramatically from where you were at before lol.
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Cool, congrats on graduating this year. Welcome to the real world. Shit sucks compared to fratlife. I'm sort of kidding. You need to hash out what jobs are actually AVAILABLE for you.
Factors which will help narrow your job search:
1) Prestige of university you attended. [ i.e. is it t100, t50, t25, t10, etc. ]
a) Does the school have regional pull or is it a school that has national pull. [ Not trying to sound elitist but this is how it is. ]
2) Your degree and GPA
3) Any work experience [ Organizations, internships, paid jobs/internships ]
Ideally you should have some sort of game plan that you have for yourself for the next 5 years. Whether that's journey manning a new job every year, starting a career, or eventually making your way back to graduate school. Living at home isn't a bad plan so long as you don't become complacent and take massive action so you can be up on your feet in no time.
Now in terms of nightlife I think the cities are something like: LV > NYC > LA > MIAMI.
Is weather a factor at all?
This should help narrow down both the job search and the types of jobs that are available for you and that you qualify for.
I'm going to take a stab here but it sounds like the $$$$$ and lifestyle is much more important than what career you dive into exactly. Which is chill, there's nothing wrong with that. Let me know if you need help we can go in detail what your options are via pm.
Cool, congrats on graduating this year. Welcome to the real world. Shit sucks compared to fratlife. I'm sort of kidding. You need to hash out what jobs are actually AVAILABLE for you.Factors which will help narrow your job search:
1) Prestige of university you attended. [ i.e. is it t100, t50, t25, t10, etc. ]
a) Does the school have regional pull or is it a school that has national pull. [ Not trying to sound elitist but this is how it is. ]
2) Your degree and GPA
3) Any work experience [ Organizations, internships, paid jobs/internships ]
Ideally you should have some sort of game plan that you have for yourself for the next 5 years. Whether that's journey manning a new job every year, starting a career, or eventually making your way back to graduate school. Living at home isn't a bad plan so long as you don't become complacent and take massive action so you can be up on your feet in no time.
Now in terms of nightlife I think the cities are something like: LV > NYC > LA > MIAMI.
Is weather a factor at all?
This should help narrow down both the job search and the types of jobs that are available for you and that you qualify for.
I'm going to take a stab here but it sounds like the $$$$$ and lifestyle is much more important than what career you dive into exactly. Which is chill, there's nothing wrong with that. Let me know if you need help we can go in detail what your options are via pm.
MW and Aquitas gave some really good advice. Definitely weigh out each scenario.
The most important thing is cast a HUGE NET. Apply for anything that fits your specific criteria (pay, city, transportation, etc.)
You never know what job you could secure if you don't apply. Like Aequitas said, lifestyle and $$$ sound more important to you. That's why I'm harping on stacking money and living rent free for a while. You don't wanna land some mediocre job in a cool city and then barely have money to cover food/rent. It's gonna be hard to pay for covers, drinks, dates, etc. and it will hinder you in certain ways. You have to figure out a way to get your finances in order before you make any sort of moves IMO. Money isn't everything but it makes life much easier when you have disposable income. You're in college so I'm sure you realize this