What Happens After Graduation?

The Real Postgrad Life: Waiting Isn’t Easy

by Michael John Liu on February 5, 2010

Good things come to those who wait. Isn’t that how the old adage goes? Well in a culture of high unemployment, waiting can be just about the most frustrating thing imaginable. You know your worth. You know you’re qualified for any number of the positions you’ve applied for. You’ve even applied for jobs that you deem below you. If you’re like me, you even applied to internships because frankly, you’re just bored of sitting around applying to jobs all day and your resume sure could use a little boost. I sure as heck know my self-confidence needed one. [continue…]

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Is It Too Late For Grad School?

by Samuel Kim

When I was in college, I had a couple friends who knew exactly what they wanted to do in life. This confidence and assurance of their future had a tremendously positive effect on their lives and motivation. Some were certain they were going to grad school, law school, etc. For instance, my friend who was [...]

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How to Generate Hype Like Apple Computers, Inc.

by Michael John Liu

If you’re a recent postgraduate, you will have noticed a drastic change in Apple Computers, Inc. over the years. When I was in grade school, I used the blocky computers in my computer class. It was on an Apple computer that I learned to type, play Number Munchers and Oregon Trail, and learn introductory elements [...]

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How to Determine Your Career Path (Pt. 7 How to Prepare for an lnterview)

by Samuel Kim

So you got an interview? Congratulations on that wonderful feat! The insane job market has made it pretty dang hard to even get interviews these days. I know of some of my friends who have sent out over twenty applications without a single interview opportunity. It’s tough right now. But at least it’s been trending [...]

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The Real Postgrad Life: Dealing With Tragedy

by Michael John Liu

If you’re like me, you had a pretty heavy week last week. Sometimes bad things just happen in bunches and there’s really nothing you can really do about it. First and foremost, the Haitian earthquake happened. That was and still is truly terrible. A tragedy of the worst kind, but like a lot of tragedies [...]

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Keep on Walking, There is Significance Ahead

by Samuel Kim

Dear Postgrad,
I know the difficulties that surround your life. The elusive future is always set before you, and the goals and ambitions you once held so dear are constantly shifting to adjust for the realities of your circumstance. It is a difficult position to be in; youthful naiveté collides full on with bitter reality, and the resultant [...]

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Join Our Efforts to Help Haiti

by Michael John Liu

It’s easy to get caught up doing our own postgraduate “thing”. The drive for success, for career, for love, for pleasure and for personal security is something we all share but sometimes, events occur that are so sobering that we have to lay aside our own agendas to make the biggest difference we can.
On January [...]

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Time Management 101: How You Can Be Productive

by Samuel Kim

The trap of laziness looms menacingly over all, and any of us could fall victim to it’s enticing ways. And the reality is that laziness is indeed an attractive vice. This is because being inactive (as much as we internally hate it) gives us an opportunity to shut out all the stress and anxiety that [...]

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How To Stay Fit as a Postgrad

by Michael John Liu

We’ve mentioned this on the site before; things slow to a crawl when you graduate from college. Maybe your metabolism, maybe your sociability, maybe even your love life. One thing seems to go for sure, though – your discipline to stay fit. I know that happened to me. I’m a generally fit person. I’ve always [...]

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