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Graduating with Confidence by Torrey Trust

Looking for the perfect book to prepare you for life after graduation? Check out Graduating With Confidence: A Guide To Making The Most Of Your College Experience With the status of the economy today jobs are becoming harder and harder to find after graduation. College graduates with degrees in every field (Engineering, Biochemistry, Humanities, and Political Science just to name a few) are having a lot of trouble finding jobs after graduation. Many of these graduates end up working in administrative assistant jobs or interning because there aren't any other options. According to the CNN Money article Have Degree - and Pink Slip, "There are currently a record number of unemployed college graduates seeking work. So many, in fact, that they outnumber high school dropouts on the job hunt" (CNN Money.com). If you want to get ahead of the game, then Graduating with Confidence is the perfect book for you. This book will show you how to make the most of your time outside of the classroom in order to define your career goals and take the extra initiative you will need to get that dream job.

College: The Freedom to Explore

There’s a significant difference between being good at something and enjoying what you do. When you are good at something, you are in a state of comfort – you know how everything works, you understand what is needed to be successful, and you are in a safe space. You may be a really good pianist that plays in concerts or a good lawyer that wins cases easily. However, if you do not love what you are doing, then work becomes just that…work.

In the book Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative, Ken Robinson, describes that the key to enjoying work is being in your element. “Being in your element is not only about aptitude, it’s about passion: it is about loving what you do. One of the signs of being in your element is that time changes and an hour can feel like five minutes. You look up and you wonder where the time went. If you are not in your element, five minutes can feel like an hour. The clock seems to have stopped” (p. 227).

Fortunately, you don’t have to wait until you are stuck in a job on a linear path from assistant to manager to senior level executive to find out that you are not in your element. College provides many opportunities for you to experiment with different career paths and interests.
  • Intern
  • Get Involved in Student Organizations
  • Take Electives
  • Network with Individuals in Your Field of Interest (and conduct informational interviews)
  • Work on Campus (you never know, you may turn that part-time recreation job into a full-time one)
  • Try free online courses

Take charge of your college experience and spend quality time learning, meeting new people, and trying new things. You never know, maybe you’ll find a calling in sports management or nursing.

Continue experimenting with career options until you find the one that lights a fire inside of you. Look for a career that will get you to jump out of the bed in the morning to go to work and come home from work excited about the next day. Don’t opt for the career path that is safe or stable, if you have a passion for something (whether it’s art, theatre, surgery, fighting fires, or teaching) you’re more likely to spend time learning the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in that career field.

Even if you do not find the career that will allow you to “be in your element,” you will at least have a chance in college to narrow down your career path by eliminating certain fields.

The key to a successful college career is to have an idea of what career path you want to follow by the time you graduate and the skills, knowledge, and connections to help you find a job in that field.
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  1. SEO on February 22, 2015 at 9:49 PM

    Good one about graduation and confidence. Exploring different options to pursue my degree in gaming.

     
  2. Brooke on March 14, 2017 at 4:51 PM

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      Torrey Trust was actively involved in student affairs both during college and after graduation. She graduated Cum Laude from UC San Diego and was honored with the Thurgood Marshall Dean's Office Oceanid's Award for outstanding service to the college and community and the Alumni Association's Campus Community Award. Trust worked in Academic and Student Affairs at UC San Diego from 2008-2010.
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    "I wish someone had given this to me as a freshman! It's all things you think of but never really do, definitely a good find." - Elizabeth Knapick (college graduate)

    "This book should be required reading for graduating high school students and all college students who would like to actually get a job after they graduate! If you're in college or thinking of going to college...read this book! Don't end up with a college degree and no job prospects. This book will show you how to tie all of your college experiences together in order to prepare you for the 'real world.'" - Beth Jackson (mother of 2 college students)

    "I read this book AFTER I graduated college and it hurts to think of how much I would have benefited from reading it before I entered college. The author gives numerous ways to use college to your advantage. I played sports in college, but I didn't have a mentor or come out of college with any advantages. This is one of those books (like the "for dummies" books) that give important, useful tips on how to succeed. I have recommended this book to all of my friends in high school and currently in college!" - Trevor Takayama

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