Surviving the Real World Guide
From Career Resources @ Simmons
Funded by a Centennial Grant from the Alumnae Association of Simmons College
Congratulations! You have finished school and are ready to start the next stage in your life. Life after college is exciting, but this can also be a very scary time. Many things will change. You will possibly be settling into a new apartment, your first job, or moving to a new place. There's a lot to learn and a lot of pressure. But don't worry -- the Career Resource Library has you covered!
We've collected information resources for just about every kind of issue that new graduates face and compiled it into this wiki guide. We have help for everything from finding a roommate to budgeting to making new friends. There's a lot to handle, but this guide can help!
If you have questions about any of the resources that are discussed in this guide, please call the Career Resource Library at 617-521-2515 or email us at crl@simmons.edu.
Post-Graduation Survival Guide
A Place to Crash: Finding a Place to Live
Health Insurance: What You Need to Know
Welcome to The Neighborhood!: Finding and Fitting Into A New Community
Post-Graduation Career Guide
Building Your Resume: Temporary Work, Volunteer Opportunities, and Internships
New Kid on the Block: Tips to Succeed as a New Hire
Additional Resources for New Graduates
Looking for a book on these topics?
Be sure to visit the Career Resource Library in P304E
to check out our display of more than 20 titles for new graduates in the
Transitions: Classroom to Career area!
NOTE -- The following students from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Simmons contributed to the Transitions survival guide: Robert Demanche (project manager), Doug Devanney, Jennifer Lege, Brian Scalese, Peter Simm.
