When you grow up. . .

I am home for fall break and just went shopping for business suits with my roommate. We went to TJMaxx, Filene's basement and Loehman's. The conclusion? Even if you go discount shopping, buying that first suit is going to take a bite outta savings. Plus, it goes against my nature to spend so much money on something so...ugly. Still, my most important interview is coming up soon - and the Career Resource Center here told me that a suit is your best bet for any job interview.

I am not sure where all of you are on your job search - but my advice is that if you want a job when you graduate - get moving. A friend who graduated last year told me that the one thing she regretted during her senior year was not getting her job search started earlier - because (new flash) getting a job is not easy. And no one wants to be job searching on the ancient PC in Mom and Dad's house for too long. There are a couple of good resources available on the web - but the first thing you should do is go to your college's career resource center. Even if you have no idea what you want to do "when you grow up," there should be people there trained to talk to you and help you figure out what your interests are - and what jobs may fit those interests. Here is one website that I found today which also has some good information on getting started.



Additionally, there are some surprisingly good videos available on youtube which give you a few minute description of career tips - particularly regarding interviews. I am attaching the link to a good one below - the nice thing about videos is that you can sit there and just passively absorb the information. Plus, many of them are amusing. Search for worst job interviews to see what I mean.