I’m sure I’m not the only one who is focusing heavily on the transition from school life to the “real world” and my career. The “real world”… what do they mean by that anyway? Well, I think that means that there is an end to napping in between classes, an end to eating residence hall food, an end to waking up late and wearing sweatpants and hoodies to class because I didn’t have time to shower, and an end to professors guiding me through each step of a problem…
After spending years of one's life with flexible scheduling and late nights in the library with friends, this transition can be difficult. Hopefully we can embrace this change, learn from it and even come to enjoy it! But how can we be most effective at our new jobs considering how different it is from college? Well, I was doing some reading and one article on BNET proposed 4 suggestions: ask questions, observe, have a positive attitude and stay organized (Click here to read the article). I used these suggestions with my internship and the tips definitely helped out. (I mean… it must have - I got a full time offer!) I have actually taken it a step further and I now use all four in my everyday life. It makes things a lot easier and my personal transition from college to the “real world” isn’t as hard as I was envisioning! One week down… the rest of my life to go! Is it nap time yet?
After spending years of one's life with flexible scheduling and late nights in the library with friends, this transition can be difficult. Hopefully we can embrace this change, learn from it and even come to enjoy it! But how can we be most effective at our new jobs considering how different it is from college? Well, I was doing some reading and one article on BNET proposed 4 suggestions: ask questions, observe, have a positive attitude and stay organized (Click here to read the article). I used these suggestions with my internship and the tips definitely helped out. (I mean… it must have - I got a full time offer!) I have actually taken it a step further and I now use all four in my everyday life. It makes things a lot easier and my personal transition from college to the “real world” isn’t as hard as I was envisioning! One week down… the rest of my life to go! Is it nap time yet?