Do you remember what it was like when you graduated from college or high school, full of excitement for having that milestone behind you but a bit scared and confused as you realized that you were not as prepared as you could have been for ‘real life’? Whether you’ve been out of school for a year, a decade, or what seems like a lifetime, you’ve discovered little ‘tricks’ and insightful tidbits that you wish you had known when you were stepping off that graduation stage.
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!
Click on Comments at the end of this post to see what wisdom others have posted and to post your own 'golden nugget' for the Class of 2008.
Try to keep your advice short and sweet—just enough detail so our young readers 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 your insights!
