Graduation Advice

It is that time of the year again. There are thousands of newly graduated people. It is time for them to step into their new lives and new experiences, and most importantly the careers that they have been preparing for. This also means that the job searches are beginning along with the pain that comes from how poorly the job search engines' web development is done. Some days it might even seem like they are sending their resumes into a black hole never to be seen again. One of the most important lessons that I have learned when I was in that position is to be open minded and embrace the uncomfortable. Make sure that you expose yourself to as many different people and situations as you can by volunteering for internet projects and introducing yourself to someone new everyday. You also need to be patient. Things are going to go wrong. Use these moments in time as opportunities to accelerate the development of your own self-awareness and growth. You can’t run away when something doesn’t go your way. That is why you need to be resilient. The people that succeed are not the ones that do not fail, they are the ones that always get back up no matter what.