Advice for Graduates, probably more honest than most

SO... I graduated last December, making it 1.5 years since I last was a college student. I'll share the limited wisdom I've gathered since I've been in the "real world"

Find A JOB: This may mean it isn't your ideal job, but guess what? That job doesn't exist with no experience. Get some experience in something related and prove yourself as much as possible. Your first job won't be that great probably, but just do your absolute best and move on when something better comes its way. Bottom line you aren't entitled to anything just because you have a sheet of paper from a University.

Call in some favors: You know people, ask them for some help. Maybe it's a friend who's parent is in a field you're going into, ask them for advice. At this point just about everyone in the world knows more about having a job than you do. It's not going to be easy finding a job right now, so every little bit helps. There's no shame at this point in asking someone to put in a good word for you, even if it's your mom/dad. This helps with point A, getting a job.

Life will get boring: Guess what? With a job responsibility will follow. You have to show up every day, Monday-Friday, perhaps more and just do work. Showing up hungover, or calling in sick without being VERY sick is just bullshit that will be viewed as weakness/ not caring. You aren't going to do fun things, because your job is priority numero uno, without it you are a miserable statistic with no source of income, AKA welcome back to MomandDadVille.

Kiss ass: Know who signs the paycheck and who has that person's ear. If people like you it makes it a lot harder to fire you, but easier to promote you. Don't be excessive about, if it becomes obvious it will have an adverse effect. A good barometer is if other people you work with mention you being a suck-up, you're probably laying it on a little thick.

There is no shame with having to go back home for awhile, but don't use it as an excuse to be lazy and do nothing. The longer you go without a job from college, the more people will question why someone didn't hire you earlier.

Work hard: There is no substitute for being on-time, reliable, and working hard. It's real simple, but very important. Keep your nose clean and get after it.

Interview as much as possible: With every "failure", you'll probably learn something. It doesn't hurt to ask them why you weren't hired. You'll probably hear lack of experience a lot, so get used to it.

It isn't much, but good luck to you and I hope it helps some. Real advice? Go back to grad school in something and prolong the horror that awaits you.