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It was the end of June, and I was surprisingly giddy that morning; even though I had gotten up at 4:30 am to make the three hour drive to Buffalo. I may have downed two whole bottles of 5hr energy by the time I bounced onto the elevator, so I suppose being giddy explains itself. I spent the whole car ride into town going over potential questions, and my best answers. Then I begged the interview gods that I wouldn’t forget them.

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1. A week from today we will introduce our new bloggers
2. We will feature an article from bowski477 of Aesthetically-Pleezin.com, chronicling her online success following graduation
3. College senior KB will update us on her hopes and fears as she prepares to enter her final year
4. We will visit several colleges to see what questions they have for Post Grads
5. Twice a week we will feature a new Post Grad with an internet presence (if you are interested in being featured, please email the link to your blog/website/web show/etc. to [email redacted])

And there will be plenty more. Remember, we're still looking for guest bloggers, and new articles. (other forms of media will also be considered). Some thing's we are interested in - recent grads (within the past two years) who are also parents/about to become parents, grads who have successfully navigated the job market, grads attenting grad school, grads engaged, grads who realized they want to do something different than what they obtained their degrees in, unsuccessful journey's through the job market, students who started college and for one reason or another dropped out, traveling grads, advice from professors and employers, etc.

All submissions must be directed to [email redacted]. They may be no longer than 650 words and must be accompanied by a brief (2-3 sentences) summary of the author. People who are not recent Post Grads can still submit articles, so long as material involves Post Grad life in one form or another. And please, don't be intimidated.

-Chris Bahrens

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I got an internship that turned into a decent job as a Network/Systems Administrator but the pay was never going to go up much even when they hired me full time.
I accepted a position in Anchorage, AK and moved up from Washington State.
I spent almost 40k to move to Anchorage and then six months after they hired me they laid me off because they felt they made a mistake in hiring someone with 3 years experience instead of 10. (After 2 months of phone interviews to understand my skill level) I had to drop everything and pack and be up there 2500 miles away in 2 weeks.

After losing my job, I had to move back to Washington State and spend another 7k just to get back home with my family. 7 days with 3 people up to Alaska in a Uhaul and 7 days back in just under a year. NOT FUN!

Well I'm still unemployed after almost two years. I've decided to go to DeVry and get a BS in Technical Management and then an MBA specializing in Project Management.
DeVry by far is not the most expensive University in the world but it's not cheap either. By the time I get done with my BS, and my MBA including what I spent at the community college level I'll probably be 80-100k in debt. Not including the other debts I racked up since losing my job Dec 19, 2008. Also not including the debt I wracked up spending 11 days in intensive care with H1N1 and Double Pneumonia this fall. I don't have a clue if I'm gonna come out of either of my degrees with a job in this economy or not.

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