#liFe after college

[lucelinguist]

Work has been going well and I am getting to grips with things. Funny how the studying doesn’t stop after uni, but I definitely feel less pressure to succeed in exams.

Thought it would be nice for people to see more studyblrs who are transitioning from uni life to the corporate world🫶🏻

[seraphic-diaries]

23.11.22

Dear study (and work) diary, the last couple of weeks have been pretty hectic. Pretty “9-5”. A lot of designing and a lot of user research, a lot of meetings and a lot of people on my back but finally going into a quiet(er) period for the next few days so I’m excited to be able to catch breaks that give me long enough to actually chill or even eat during the work day.

I’m thinking of also sharing my study/work journey on Instagram as well seeing as I spend a lot of time on there but we’ll see.

That’s all for now 👼🏾

[bitstitchbitch]

growing up is fucking amazing guys. Don’t listen to the idiots saying that high school / college are the best years of your life. You have so much more good ahead of you

[lavender-album]

im a corporate office lady now :p 11/01/23 💼

[movieloversposts]

St. Elmo's Fire (1985) 8/10

Fresh out of college, seven friends navigate the intimidating, freeing, and sexy world of being an adult, and life after post secondary. But not without a few heartbreaks, bumps, and mishaps along the way.

This film features a few members of the Brat Pack, some of which you'll know from The Breakfast Club in my last post. These members in this are Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez, and Judd Nelson. (There's a few more that I'm missing, but I'm referring to St. Elmo's Fire, specifically)

Young adults can definitely relate to this movie, even though it's very dated. The struggles of being out of high school or college, and trying to figure out who you are, and what you want, are topics covered relentlessly in this film. But they also show the more exciting side of being an adult, such as going out clubbing, and drinking alcohol (legally and responsibly, I hope). But it also emphasizes that it's okay if you're lost in life, and don't know what you want to do.

Friendships are also shown here, another thing the movie touches on. The friendships you have are important, and to keep the friends that make you a better person and allow you to grow. There's also one sided pining as well.

This isn't really a film to watch if you're still in high school, for example. Maybe not until grade ten, but eleven and twelfth, sure. It just wouldn't be understood too well at that point. But I feel like, in a way, everyone can relate to this film, not knowing what you want to do in life, and feeling like you're lost.

The plot is good, although Emilio Estevez's character Kirby Keager is kind of extreme. He's literally obsessed with a girl who barely has any idea who he is, and tries to get with her. Demi Moore's Jules has it all-the nice apartment, the good job, the parties- and is also a very sweet and sassy friend. Mare Winningham's Wendy Beamish is a wealthy girl, but also in love with Billy. Andrew McCarthy plays Kevin Dolenz, a writer for a newspaper who can be kind of withdrawn and sullen. Rob Lowe plays Billy Hicks, a husband and father, who can't quite break away from college life yet. Ally Sheedy is Leslie Hunter, who is an architect, and Judd Nelson plays Alex Newbury, who is pursuing a career in politics.

Despite their mishaps, they all get along and reconcile when it's needed. It's a heartfelt, tough, and funny movie. I feel like you would watch this on a rainy day, with nothing to do, it has that vibe to it.

[atheusa]

my 20’s supposed to be fun…

life after college can be a slap in the face.

i don’t know what i want, i don’t know if i want a job…

i don’t know what to do.

just stucked in this endless limbo.

when everyone seems to be knowing what they want to do,

i’m here. just stuck. and it sucks.

somehow, i have an idea to turn my passion into something…

i always want to share.

but, growing up as a people pleaser,

i hate disappointing people.

and by people, i mean parents.

they don’t see what i see.

and sometimes, it’s really hard to just ‘believe in myself.’

even if i graduated, i’m stuck.

and somehow, i think i just graduated

because this is what the society tells me to do.

i’m scared of not living life on my own terms

but

i’m even more scared of living my life in other people’s terms.

life may not be what i originally planned

and that’s fine.

i’m young. i don’t know what to do, but i’ll figure it out.

[chaosgodray]

I realized something today and I think it's important. I've often remarked that college was the last time I felt like my life was on track. For the longest time I thought it was the sense of stability I had from having a goal and an evolving plan to achieve that goal.

Now I'm realizing it's because I had irl friends in college that I spent copious amounts of time with. I went to social clubs on campus like 4 times a week. I hung out with a group of close friends as often as possible. I had a social life and I fed my inner extrovert on fatted calf, as it were.

And then covid happened, and we were reduced to hanging out over the internet, and I havent found a space where I can be myself, have fun with similar people, and not spend too much money.

[chawsl]

[jennys-college-world]

What I want is a corner shop!

[neodreamgirl]

i have sooo many thoughts running through my head tonight and i guess i'm gonna take this opportunity to let them out into the void that is the tumblrsphere

i recently saw something that upset me. i'm someone who, as a child, never gave herself the opportunity to feel anything. i recently started to allow myself to feel pain and not hide from it, but it's not easy because i literally programmed myself to do the opposite. it takes me days for the reason behind my sadness to surface. ESPECIALLY if it is something that is deeply rooted. for example, i recently saw that a guy i liked now has a girlfriend. my mood dropped and i couldn't tell anyone what i was feeling or why him having a girlfriend made my mood sour. the following day, i had to go to work and found myself crying after a coworker decided to tell my assistant manager something he himself could've told me...i texted my friend saying i felt sad because after i saw that the guy i liked had a girlfriend, i realized that people around me have progressed so much from where they were last year and yet i haven't. The guy I liked was having trouble figuring out what he wanted in his dating life and ended things with me because he didn't want to hurt me. now, he has a girlfriend. i was broke as hell last year (lmao) and now i'm working a job that isn't too great and apparently i annoy people here (my coworker) and i can't seem to do anything right at this job (quite dramatic of me). I thought I'd be good after letting it out because those feelings were real. i genuinely hate where i am in life right now but i would tell myself not to trip about it.

yet, i was still bothered. two days later, i figured i just missed him. but i couldn't stop thinking about the fact he actually found someone and i haven't. I had gone on a date with a weirdo for valentine's day, meanwhile he had spent his with his girl that makes him so happy. i admit...this is truly something that did bother me but my mood was still sort of sour. there was a thought that came to me at some point but i brushed it off because there's no way it could be THAT. there's no way. then, i figured i was a little jealous. but, the thing is i didn't actually care that he had a girlfriend. there was something underlying that was getting under my skin. my heart didn't drop when i saw he had a girl. i was just shocked.

then, i had a phone call with my friend and we talked about something that made me sad, yet tied it all together. the feeling that i was pushing away and not trying to face so much so i didn't even recognize it lol it hurts too much. the feeling of being expendable and replaceable. but not to HIM. he was just another example of someone that didn't want to date me for whatever reason, but found someone that they like enough to date and spend valentine's day with. someone who they want to show off. someone their friends know about. their families know about. before him, there was a guy that i was...hanging out with that flat out told me to my face that he loved another girl and was planning on sending her flowers to her place of employment for her birthday. it seems like there is always someone else that these guys seem to like and it's never me. it also seems like everyone around me is able to feel some sort of happiness that i am yet to feel. i don't mean this in terms of romance either. i mean this in terms of just life. who knows...maybe i'll be alright one day.

[bitstitchbitch]

I honestly have no fucking clue how I’m not freaking out right now. I’m moving out of my parents house on the sixteenth AND I start grad school on the nineteenth. Ive got a shit ton of stuff to do in the next few days to get ready. thought I would be an emotional wreck by this point but I’m just chilling. I love my family and I’ll miss them, but I’m only moving ten minutes away. Plus I’ve been low key miserable for the past two years for various reasons, so I think my excitement to have positive change is outweighing the sadness I would normally feel.

[anyoneinthelivingroom]

i spend more time missing my friend than trying to talk to her

[alexaloves]

I'm trying so hard to get a salary job where I can move out independently. I'm still trying right now, been out of school for about 6 months. I pray during work in the bathroom just to get through the day. Just asking God for strength and for His Spirit to be with me the whole shift (sometimes the public is unpredictable). It's so hard being surrounded by 18-24 y/olds who have a fresh start basically when I'm disillusioned on the other side of college, trying to get out of the "sinkhole". I ignore them though recently and try not to get jealous. It's hard but if you resist the temptation you can replace it with another feeling, like gratitude.

[eyelovveu]

widdle wip

[dianagracesworld]

TLDR; Help me with advice on life after graduation and doing things to improve my resume (designing a personal website, encouragement, certification courses advice etc.)

Long rant ahead.

Hi guys,

So this is the first time I’m posting here and I’m looking for some advice from the community I’m most interactive with (you guys). This is a real life advice request from you guys so feel free so don’t feel obligated to help me out if you think you can’t for whatever reason.

After many years of struggling with university, I’m finally going to graduate after this summer. Yay! For reference, I’m a maths and economics major at a top university in Canada.

However, my grades are not so good overall because I felt an incredible pressure (and guilt from underperforming my expectations) during my first three years at university. Ultimately, I got severely depressed at the end of third year and got placed on academic suspension for a year at the end of the my ‘third’ year. Then, I came back after that year off and worked really hard but only performed about average in comparison to the rest of my cohort for the last two years (had to redo many courses from that failed third year 😅).

Now, I’m on the brink of graduating but I don’t have any relevant job experience in my field (finance) and no job experience since 2019 (before Covid). The market is cooling down for now and I’m not sure how the economy in North America/ Worldwide is going to be in the next few months.

I guess what I’m trying to say is that I don’t know how I will be able to find a job in my sector given all of this since jobs are so competitive. I’m eventually looking to get in the investment banking sector (get that 💰 lmao).

So my plan is that I’m going to beef up my resume by doing some certification courses such as the CFA, Bloomberg Market Concepts, Bloomberg ESG, possibly a course in Python (PECP) and some other courses on LinkedIn on Excel (particularly VBA in Excel). I’m also going to make a personal website using Wordpress where I will try to not shitpost as often (ahem 😳). Among all of these, the biggest challenges are the CFA (which has 3 levels and takes 3 years to fully complete) and the time management of it all. Even finishing Level 1 in the CFA should give me a slight edge compared to other starter people in the industry.

The timeline I’ve decided on is based until November (I have the funds to support myself until December). It’s going to be hard, but ultimately (if many things right) it should be worth it.

Here are the main questions I have-

When do I seriously start applying for jobs? (1st round a month ago went miserably)

Am I possibly taking on too much?

If I finish all of this in record time (6 months), am I going to be competitive for these kinds of jobs?

Is all this work worth it? (Don’t give me politically correct advice/ No b.s.)

How do I get some relevant industry job/work experience asap?

Can someone advice me on how to build a personal website (design aspects)? How much personality to show? How do I make myself come across as a well balanced person with interests which are strategically aligned with finance a little bit? Do I include other interests such as literature and stuff? I’m obviously going to include all my research papers on it as well so should I include research papers I’ve done in courses other than maths and economics?

Sorry for the extra long rant. Any advice or support will be helpful at this point. Frankly speaking, I know this is a lot to ask from strangers on the internet but at least I’m not asking on Reddit 😅😂.

[tea-cat-arts]

Shen Yuan getting transported into pidw isn't "the system punishing him for being a lazy internet hater," but instead representative of "step 1 of the creative process: getting so mad at something you decide to go write your own fucking book" in this essay I will