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By Matthew Chow and Jonathan Chu

Foreword by Michael S. Malone

Dealing with Life after College

An Actionable Career Summary

E-mail: in [email protected] Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 210

Cupertino, CA 95014

Book Excerpt


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BOOK EXCERPT Table of Contents


Introduction

Section I: Money

Section III: Job Search

Section V: Dealing with Frustration (The Dark Side o the Job Search)Section VII: The Good Part o Unemployment

About the Authors


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ContentsThis is the Table o Contents (TOC) rom the book or your re erence. The eBook TOC (below) difers in page count rom the tradebook TOC.

Foreword by Michael S. Malone 15

Introduction 17

Section IMoney 19

Section IIRules That Still Apply and RulesThat Have Changed 33

Section III

Job Search 47


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We all remember that morning, even i it was through the haze o a hangoverheadache. Perhaps we were still in our clothes, lying atop an unmade bed, ourgown, mortarboard, and diploma all tossed in a pile in the corner. Or maybewe awoke in a strange bedroomor perhaps even worse, the most amiliarbedroom o all rom our childhood.

But wherever we awakened, we all shared the same thought: Now what?

College, especially i you do it right, is a our-year hiatus rom reality. Sure,it can be tough work, but it is also an isolated world ree rom most o thecares o the larger reality beyond its gates. This is especially true i you liveon campuswhere you get three meals per day, everyone is your age, and lawen orcement is largely kept at bay. Your only real task is to learn and to ponderthe great thoughts that you will rarely ever have time to think about again.

You largely get to orget about that bigger world Out Thereright up until thatmoment you strut across the stage, take the diploma in one hand, shake theuniversity presidents hand with the otherand then come hurtling back downto earth.

Real Li e is waiting or you at the ar end o the stageand its brought bosses,mortgages, screaming babies, work cubicles, and houseboat vacations. Itll letyou party tonight; but tomorrow morning its going to pay you a visitand thenits going to move in with you or the next seventy years or more.

We all remember that morningvaguely, because we mostly try to orget it.But to Matt Chow and Jonathan Chu, the authors o this remarkable book, thatmemory is as resh as an open sore. They embarked on writing this book justweeks a ter they had their own morning a terMatt rom UC San Diego, and


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Jon rom Trinity College in Connecticut. Both young men had known eachother since high school in Cupertino, Cali ornia, and had stayed in touchduring the good times in collegeand now, a ter they had graduated andmoved back to their respective homes, in the long, depressing days and weeksa ter as they adjusted to being back with their parents, looking or jobs, and,ultimately, guring out what to do with the rest o their lives.

Ive known both o these young men or years (they are riends o my son),

and in Jons case, because I was his scoutmaster, since he was a little kid. Theyare both erociously intelligent, unny, and ne writersbut, o course, none othose talents are much use when you wake up that rst moment a ter collegegraduationlost, con used, and scared.

This is their guide or how to get through that morning, and the mornings a terthat, in one o the greatest li e transitions any o us ever make. It is eye-opening,depressing, optimistic, hair-raising, and hilarious. And I think it is the best,most truth ul book ever written about navigating those very rst days o realadulthood. I you are about to graduate college, or have just done so, buy thisbookyoull learn something on every page. And i you are a parent o a grown

child going through this transition, read it, and youll better understand whatsgoing on in the head o that mopey person now back living in the bedroomdown the hall.

Michael S. Malone

Santa Clara University


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Walking out o college, I had the romantic idea o being picked up by a nicecompany that would provide me enough income to live in my hometown. Ithought that I would quickly pay of my student loans and still have enoughmoney to buy the things that I wanted while slowly pursuing li e goals in my reetime. My li e would nally start, and school would be a distant, ugly memory.All this would be made possible because a ter our years o undergraduatestudy, I had a bachelors degree.

This didnt happen. Apparently, I didnt have the work experience nor theconnections to make it in the real world and, counting today, I have beenunemployed or eight and a hal months. The last ew months have been lledwith stress and con usion as I try to pursue my dreams, while worrying aboutwhere Im going to get the money to pay of my student loans, and what myamily is going to think o me when Im still living at home almost one yeara ter graduating. Its di cult to see my money drain away without a oreseeableincome. My li e did not exactly start; it simply ell into a living purgatory as

I scrambled to make mysel more appealing to employers. Even then theyseldom responded to my resume and when they did it was always a rejection.

Leaving college, I was not prepared or the li e o unemployment that awaitedme. Fortunately, over these past eight monthsshort or some people, a li etimeor othersI have been given many words o advice by riends and amily whowant to see me succeed. Hope ully this booka collection o the best thoughtsmy loved ones and I have come to understandwill help you i you ever ndyoursel reshly graduated and unemployed in the uture.

Matthew Chow

Introduction


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Section I: Money


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Congratulations, youve nished college!So now what? For the rst time in many

post-grads lives, they nd themselves worryingabout money (like us, the authors o this book).

Our rst eighteen years were made easy with the

support o our parents plus the student loans andgrants that helped us pay or college. You mightnd yoursel in the same situation. The current

unemployed college graduate usually isnt makingany money along with the added burden o student

loan bills to worry about. With this new nancialsituation, we all need tactics that will help us deal

with the pain. Here are some things to keep in mindthat can help during this precarious time.

Section I

Money


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Section I: Money

Budgeting is simple; sel -controlin the ace o excessive spending

is another story.

Grants and loans are no longerpaying or things. Student loan

payments will soon begin, so theres

no time or waste ul spending.

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A ter college, quite a ew people get jobs and starttheir careers, but many o us leave our college

campuses without a clue as to how to get these jobs.O course, we know that we need to have resumes

and cover letters, but beyond that, many people arelost when they rst start outwe denitely were.We didnt know what we were getting ourselves

into. In addition, the job search is much harder orsome than it is or others. Here are some words that

should help steer you in the right direction, or atleast help to keep your chin up.

Section III

Job Search


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Dont put all your eggs in onebasketthats a good way to get

them broken all at once.

Getting a job is like applying orcollege. They have to choose you, notthe other way around, so spend time

ne-tuning your resume.

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Although you should spend

time every day searching

and applying or jobs, dont

devote all o your ree time

to ityoull burn out.


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Look or jobs

everywhere online,

bulletin boards at cofee

shops, local papers, etc. Go

into or call random places

& ask i theyre hiring!

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Be creative in your jobsearchcompanies you may not

even think about might need aperson with your set o skills.

The hardest part is waiting to hearback. Find a hobby that can help you

take your mind of o it.


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Section V: Dealing with Frustration (The Dark Side of the Job Search)


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In our current economy, nding a suitable jobcan be di cult. You may not get a job as easily

as you might have rst thought. It has personallytaken us more time than we like to disclose to

nd jobs that we never thought we would evenconsider. Frustration and depression can build astime passes and the job search continues. This is

a normal reaction, but it must be controlled be oreit gets out o hand. We know that a ew words ina book cannot nd you a job, but these words owisdom gleaned rom sympathetic riends and

amily have kept us grounded while weconducted our job searches.

Section V

Dealing with Frustration (TheDark Side o the Job Search)


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Section V: Dealing with Frustration (The Dark Side of the Job Search)

Treat yoursel every once

in a while. It can be a meal,

a present, or a movie.

Something that makes you

eel good about you.

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Exercise is a good way to

keep healthy and work out

your rustrations.


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Section VII: The Good Part of Unemployment


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We have been unemployed or a long time. Therehas been a lot o stress and much con usion, but it

hasnt all been bad. Youll tend to have several hourso ree time when you dont have to be at a job or

most o the day. There are plenty o things that canbe accomplished as a result o unemployment.

Section VII

The Good Part o Unemployment


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Section VII: The Good Part of Unemployment

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Want to watch all six Star Wars moviesin one day? You dont have to waituntil the weekend; do it whenever.

Tired in the middle o the day?Take a nap! This is a luxury

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Want to grow a lumberjacks beard?Shaving is usually required

in the corporate workplace, butunnecessary elsewhere.

You can go on a trip wheneveryou want and or however long

(excluding nancial demand).


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Matthew Chow graduated rom the University o Cali ornia, San Diego, onesemester early with a bachelors degree in English and has been oating inunemployment and student loan debt ever since. He has attempted to nd a job,to no avail, using his ree time to hone his skills as a writer.

About the Authors


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Raised in the cool, temperate climate o Sunnyvale, CA, Jonathan Chu venturedto Hart ord, CT, to pursue a Bachelor o Science in Environmental Science.However, Chu has never been a one-trick pony. In his twenty-two years o li e,Chu has constantly sought to better himsel through experience. He is currentlypreparing or a post-graduate introspective journey to Australia and whereverelse the wind may take him.


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