At this point of the year you have probably seen the graduation countdown clocks around campus quickly get down to single digits. Or maybe you have noticed the graduation countdown clocks lately, but convinced yourself you haven’t seen them because you’re still in denial and are suffering from extreme chronophobia, or fear of the future.
While there may be only a couple sleeps left until Commencement, there are many positive aspects of graduating college and starting a new chapter of your life. Even if you are venturing into uncertainty. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) 2018 Job Outlook Survey, employers plan to hire four percent more new graduates from the Class of 2018 than they did from the Class of 2017. NACE compares individual hiring practices each recruiting year. In 2017-18, NACE found that 43.7 percent of their responding organizations plan to increase their hires from a year ago. That figure increased by 7.4 percent from the previous recruiting year. Note in the survey that for the first time since 2015, the percentage of employers looking to cut their number of hires has dipped below 10 percent. So enjoy your last few days at Marist. Take advantage of having most of your friends within a mile or two radius. And remember that just because you may not have a job, internship, or your next move lined up immediately after you receive your diploma doesn’t mean that will be your situation forever. Nor does your uncertainty indicate that you are an invaluable asset to the workforce or your chosen field. Keep your eyes, ears and mind open to new opportunities that you may not even know exist yet. Career coaches in the Marist College Center for Career Services will be available all summer for phone and in-person appointments, so schedule one on FoxQuest any time you need assistance. If you do decide to come see a career coach in person, you can look at the countdown clock on the back wall of Library 332 with ease, knowing that it has been reset to more than 300 days until the next Marist cohort officially makes the same transition you are now completing.
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