Less than a week...

In less than a week, I will officially be a member of the "real world." On Sunday, May 17, 2009, I will be graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Communication from Boston University and joining the sea of thousands and thousands of other recent grads on their quest to find the Holy Grail aka a job.

As many of you are aware (and as I have mentioned before), the current economy is making it quite difficult for many recent graduates as well as those with numerous job experience to find and secure a job. So how do you position yourself among the thousands, maybe even millions, of other job seekers in an economy where finding a job is as easy as finding a four-leaf clover?

The key is to not give up. I realize this might sound a bit cliché, but it is true. You may get discouraged if you do not hear back from your ideal job, but you cannot let that hold you back. I know people from the previous graduating class at Boston University who still do not have jobs. While this may be shocking, you have to understand that things will eventually fall into place if you do your homework and are committed to the job-search process. Be proactive.

So, in less than a week, maybe I will have a job prospect, maybe I won't. I just finished classes last week, so now let's see how I tackle this challenge.