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How to Deal With Post Graduation Stress

How to Deal With Post Graduation Stress

Graduation season is upon us, and while it can be extremely exciting, it can also be stressful if you haven't yet decided what you'll do next. GinaMarie Guarino, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and founder of PsychPoint.com shares with us top tips for coping with post graduation stress. 1. Graduation can evoke feelings of both relief and anxiety, can you explain how graduation can be stressful for students? Graduating from school is an exciting accomplishment. It is a

10 tips for making a decision about your future

10 tips for making a decision about your future

How can we make the best possible decision? This question dates back centuries. It is human nature to ask oneself, "What should I do next"? To tackle this age-old question, we've spoken to a range of mental health experts who share their top tips to help you make your next decision—with confidence. 1. Watch for Signs When you have an uneasy feeling in your gut it's speaking to you, telling you that where you are at is no longer working, or what you are about to do is not the

10 University Courses You Won't Believe Exist

10 University Courses You Won't Believe Exist

When you usually think of university courses, the classics spring to mind - teaching, law, economics, etc. However, theses days there are a range of new and extremely random courses you can select from. Just when you thought you had enough choice when it comes to deciding on what to study, we've gathered 10 more to choose from. Here are some of the most peculiar and interesting university courses around! Which one would you elect to take? 1. Harry Potter Fantasy Literature Oh

3 Tips for Deciding What To Study

3 Tips for Deciding What To Study

You've decided you want to study after high school? But with so many choices you're struggling to decide what course to choose?! Don't stress - making the decision to go on to study is a big enough step in itself. Congratulations! You're on your way to learning new things, whatever they may be. We've put together three quick tips to help you nut out what course to apply for. 1. Understand Your Choices Explore all of the possibilities! These range from applying to universities

How To Avoid Living An Unintended Life

How To Avoid Living An Unintended Life

When you are speaking to high school and college students, you have a small window to grab their attention. You need to let them know pretty quickly that what you have to say is directly related to them. When I drop the line, “They end up living a life they never intended on living.” they usually look up and tune in. Of course, then I have to explain what that actually means. The Research After several years of working jobs in corporate America, I began to notice a disturbing

5 Quick Tips For Your First Interview

5 Quick Tips For Your First Interview

Let's face it, interviews are daunting. No matter how much preparation we do, when we get into the chair (unless you're the lucky minority) the nerves will be there. To give yourself the best shot, be as prepared as possible and try to embrace the nerves. After all, they're there to help you be on your A game. Without them you probably wouldn't give a dam... Here are five quick tips to help you prepare for your interview: 1. Research the company Your interviewer will expect y

About To Graduate? How To Confidently Decide What To Do Next

About To Graduate? How To Confidently Decide What To Do Next

For any grad feeling overwhelmed by the many choices and unknowns surrounding their future, author of 'To The Next Step', Kyle Grappone, shares what you need to know to graduate with confidence. 1. What should all students know before graduation? Students should know what the real world is like. It is impossible to be prepared for every aspect of growing up and entering your career but you can take several serious steps to gain a pretty good understanding of what is coming ne

105 Quotes Every Graduate Needs To Hear In 2019

105 Quotes Every Graduate Needs To Hear In 2019

Are you looking for inspiring quotes to help you decide what to do next on your path? Here are the top 105 quotes every graduate needs to hear this year, including a compendium of quotes on passion, decisions, fear, failure, success, money and happiness from a dazzling array of those who have walked before us. PASSION The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why. — Mark Twain Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplish

What do you wish you knew as a new graduate?

What do you wish you knew as a new graduate?

I wish I read this article before graduating... What’s the one thing you wish you could tell yourself as a new graduate? Aside from the countless graduate profiles, expert advice and helpful tips we shared throughout the month, one caveat kept cropping up, especially with our more senior contributors. They often mentioned there were things they wish they knew when they were a new graduate. With this in mind, we decided to put the question out there to find out what others wis

How the Science of Well-Being Can Enhance Your Career

How the Science of Well-Being Can Enhance Your Career

You can’t figure out which jobs have the possibility to become your vocation, writes Melissa Dalgleish, until you first figure out yourself and your signature strengths. I was wasting time on the internet, as one does, when I discovered an intriguing course at Yale University called PSYC 157: Psychology and the Good Life. Laurie Santos, a professor in the psychology department, teaches smart, motivated, high-achieving students who are living the dream of many as Yale students

5 easy survival tips for recent graduates

5 easy survival tips for recent graduates

You've graduated! That's the hard part over with. Or is it only just beginning? The switch from higher education to the bottom of the career ladder can be a culture shock. Here are some tips to help you go from learner to earner. It’s natural after graduation to look out into the big wide world and wonder how you’re going to make it. The jobs market is tough, and thousands of people just like you are applying for anything and everything. So how can you go from being a graduat

Advice for graduates — don’t start something, join something

Advice for graduates — don’t start something, join something

It’s June, and for millions of high school and college students across the country that means graduation. Hundreds of thousands of the world’s most talented, capable young people are heading out into the world to make their mark. Here in the Bay Area, the birthplace of the startup, creating your own company or organization can feel like the only true measure of success. I’m asking graduates to consider joining something first instead. More people are committed to being active

The 5 Best Life Tips For College Graduates

The 5 Best Life Tips For College Graduates

College commencements are just around the corner, and with them the annual deluge of advice for the soon-to-be graduates. Graduates are in for a lot of advice: some good, some bad, some that is repeated to the point of annoyance. This is a major turning point in your life, where the relationships you build, the skills you acquire and how much you learn from the mistakes you make will play a big role in what kind of professional you will be and the professional options that wi

Here's How To Deal With The Graduation Blues

Here's How To Deal With The Graduation Blues

Many students expect to obtain a respectable, decent-paying job in their field right after graduation, but is this expectation realistic nowadays? Stressful exams, excessive coffee, possible home sickness and hefty loans; post-secondary education has been quite the ride for the last few years, but hopefully has, in theory, provided you with the exciting opportunities everyone says awaits you. Many students across the globe expect to obtain a respectable, decent-paying job in

10 Tips for landing your dream job

10 Tips for landing your dream job

Is searching for your dream job a resolution? If so, this article by Courtney Connley for CNBC will steer you in the right direction! Whether you're a recent college graduate or a seasoned employee, looking for a new job can be stressful. While there are hundreds of online job postings that you can apply to, it's difficult to find the right position that fits your lifestyle and needs. To help, job search platform Glassdoor has launched a new online class, "How to Get a Job: A

5 Things That Matter More Than Getting Into Your Dream Course

5 Things That Matter More Than Getting Into Your Dream Course

Worried you won't get into your dream course? Junkee.com explore the 5 things that are more important than getting into your dream course... The moment you log into your course authority and don’t see your dream course sending you an offer can seem like the end of the world. While you definitely have the right to be upset, it’s also important not to let it be the be all and end all because it isn’t. In fact, there’s a plethora of things that matter way more than what course y

Deciding Where to Travel? My Top 5 Travel Destinations

Deciding Where to Travel? My Top 5 Travel Destinations

There's nothing I love more than exploring new places. Looking at the world map that I've marked out all the places I've been, so many great memories flood back. At the same time, I feel overwhelmed by how many places I have left to see! The world is so big! In saying that, I've covered a fair bit of ground in my 32 years roaming the earth. So, when trying to pick my top 5, it really feels like I'm having to decide between my favorite friends. After some serious thought and a

The Path of a Travel Photographer

The Path of a Travel Photographer

In this inspiring interview, 23-year-old Lauren Dahlhauser talks about the path she paved to happiness after school. While Lauren notes she might not know exactly what she'll be doing job-wise forever, she explains "...it will involve one or more of the things that bring me great joy in life: traveling, photography, kids, writing, and/or new adventures." Hearing Lauren's story and advice to new graduates, my inspiration was sparked at a new level! It can definitely feel trick

Deciding What to do After High School?

Deciding What to do After High School?

At some point we all think about the freedom of a life after school. What it would be like to have no homework, not having to wear a uniform and not coming to the same concrete walls every day of the week, with a pending countdown to the last day of year 12? What it will be like as an adult in the “real” world? This excitement can quickly be overshadowed by the confusion that comes with not knowing what to do after school. With so many options today, how do we know what to ch