A Final Thought

Sadly to say this will be my last blog entry. I am graduating and moving on into the business world. I wish all my fellow graduates and upcoming grads the best of luck. Just a little side note: The guest speaker at commencement on May 28 will be historical novelist Jeff Shaara. With 18 days left till graduation (at Univ. of Delaware), I leave you with all with this final thought:

Graduation is only a concept. In real life every day you
graduate. Graduation is a process that goes on until the
last day of your life. If you can grasp that , you'll make
a difference.
- Arie Pencovici

Official Graduation Countdown

18 days and counting.

Never Ending Signatures

This past Friday I went into the office at the job I will be starting in July ( FirstInvestors) to begin my paperwork. Let me tell you I never signed my name so many times in my life. I thought I would be in and out of there in like 2 hours, but they even let me sit in on a meeting. It was a strange feeling, or should I say a reality check. The paperwork was really annoying. I had to sign a lot of the same things 3 times. Also they made me fill out a 10-year residential history including all my college and high school addresses, and a 5-year work history. They gave me fingerprint cards I have to get done at a police station and mail them back. I also had to bring in 3 letters of recommendation from people other than relatives. This whole process of accepting a job took a lot longer and was a lot more involved than I thought.

Serious Depression

ONLY 20 Days left until graduation!!!! I don't know about you guys but besides the immense amount of stress I am under right now due to an unusually large amount of schoolwork, I'm seriously depressed about the minimal amount of days I left here at Univ. of Delaware. I mean yeah I complain about it now, but I'm seriously going to miss this place. My advice to everyone out there about to graduate: live up these last couple of days, no matter what the cost (except for failing), cause you will never have and experience like this again.

Senioritis

Wanted to give everyone a laugh with this official definition I found of Senioritis in Wikipedia.

CAP & GOWN REMINDER

Just a reminder to all the UDel seniors at there that cap and gown pic up begins today and lasts till Wednesday, May 6th.Costs for undergrads is $31.99. If you studied abroad and forgot to pre-order your sash, they have some extras for some countries if you still want to buy one. Quick word of advice, the line ffor check and cash goes a lot quicker and is a lot shorter than the credit card line.

P.S. I can't believe I picked up my actual cap and gown today! Just another realiztion that graduation is that much closer. :(

Good News for the Graduating Class of 2005

According to a MonsterTRAK Entry-level Job Outlook, the job market for college grads is the strongest it's been since 2000. According to the article entitled Job Market for College Grads Strongest Since 2000, According to MonsterTRAK Annual Entry-Level Job Outlook, "Among the findings, 80 percent of companies surveyed with 5,000 or more employees plan to hire 2005 graduates this Spring/Summer and a remarkable 90 percent of companies with 10,000 or more employees plan to hire 2005 graduates." Another point I found interesting is the confidence of our graduating class. The article said that last year 51% of college seniors did not expect any job offers upon graduation. Yet 83% of our class is expecting at least one job offer upon graduation. I can totally agree with a comment made by Michelle Forker, Senior Vice President, Monster Campus, "Compared to recent years, we are seeing strong growth in the number of jobs available for new grads, particularly in sales and support services such as finance and accounting." Being a marketing major with a minor in international marketing I was greatly surprised by the fact that the majority of companies that I was receiving interviews from where these types of companies, when it wasn't even my major! The survey also revealed that "75 percent of 2005 graduates feel they are prepared to enter the workforce." What do you think? Part of me feels ready but there is also a part of me that doesn't. One last finding that I found interesting was the top 5 states for entry level job opportunities. The list was toped off by California at 15%, then Texas at 9%, Florida at 7%, New York at 6%, and lastly Illinois at 5%. Check out this article for some more interesting insights.

Washington D.C.

After visiting my boyfriend this weekend down in Washington D.C., I began to fall in love with the city. When I got in the area all I could notice is all the business men and women whizzing past me and their beemers and other amazing cars. I loved the whole atmosphere and would really consider working there some day. I don't think I liked it as much as New York, but definitely better than Philly. For more info. about professional, hourly, part-time and internship jobs in Washington D.C., check out this website: href="http://www.dcjobs.com/"> DCJobs.com

Five Smart Money Moves for New College Graduates

I found this great article to check out called Five Smart Money Moves for New College Graduates. It gives you 5 tips to for financial success after graduation which include:

- Smart Money Move #1: Choose Your Job Carefully
- Smart Money Move #2: Don't Move In With Your Parents
- Smart Money Move #3: Don't Buy a New Car
- Smart Money Move #4: Get In the Budget Habit
- Smart Money Move #5: Educate Yourself About Personal Finance

Check it out for more details!!!