What advice do you have for the Class of 2009? Share and win!

Think back to your college graduation. You were filled with excitement about taking the next step to enter the 'real world'...but maybe a bit scared about all the new responsibilities which would be falling on your shoulders.

 Whether you’ve been out of school for a year, a decade, or what seems like a lifetime, you’ve undoubtedly said 'boy, if I had only known this back then.' You've discovered little ‘tricks’ and insightful tidbits while attending the School of Hard Knocks.

As the college Class of 2009 is preparing to step off the stage and into the working world, what advice do you have for them? Suggestions for figuring out what they want to do with their life? A sage bit of wisdom about handling money once a paycheck starts coming in? Maybe a tip about setting or achieving goals?

Now is the time, and this is the place, for you to pass on that valuable knowledge so you can help today’s grads sidestep the School of Hard Knocks!

Try to keep your advice short and sweet—just enough detail so busy grads can grab the tips they need and run with them. Any topic is fair game: job hunting, on-the-job performance, budgeting, choosing a career path, dealing with roommates, handling relationships, cooking for one, moving far from family, handling new household responsibilities, you name it…someone needs to know what you've already learned!

Enter your 40- to 60-word quotable tidbits of advice for next Fall's freshmen and you'll be eligible to win prizes like Starbucks giftcards, career development and personal finance books, consultations with life coaches to get you headed in the right direction for you, and more!

Think back to your college graduation. You were filled with excitement about taking the next step to enter the 'real world'...but maybe a bit scared about all the new responsibilities which would be falling on your shoulders.

 Whether you’ve been out of school for a year, a decade, or what seems like a lifetime, you’ve undoubtedly said 'boy, if I had only known this back then.' You've discovered little ‘tricks’ and insightful tidbits while attending the School of Hard Knocks.

As the college Class of 2009 is preparing to step off the stage and into the working world, what advice do you have for them? Suggestions for figuring out what they want to do with their life? A sage bit of wisdom about handling money once a paycheck starts coming in? Maybe a tip about setting or achieving goals?

Now is the time, and this is the place, for you to pass on that valuable knowledge so you can help today’s grads sidestep the School of Hard Knocks!

Try to keep your advice short and sweet—just enough detail so busy grads can grab the tips they need and run with them. Any topic is fair game: job hunting, on-the-job performance, budgeting, choosing a career path, dealing with roommates, handling relationships, cooking for one, moving far from family, handling new household responsibilities, you name it…someone needs to know what you've already learned!

Enter your 40- to 60-word quotable tidbits of advice for next Fall's freshmen and you'll be eligible to win prizes like Starbucks giftcards, career development and personal finance books, consultations with life coaches to get you headed in the right direction for you, and more!