Mindset

Please don't expect this to be easy. Expect it to be possible.

Different Time. Same Difficulties.

Graduating, finding work, and launching a career has always been challenging. Economic conditions vary over time, creating periods of greater or lesser difficulty. Don't expect this process to be easy, but do expect it to be possible.

In the short term, stay adaptable and strategic while adjusting your expectations as needed. In the long term, position yourself to capitalize on opportunities when they emerge.

Challenging times:

• The Great Depression

• (many other challenge time periods)

• Dot-Com Bubble Burst (2000-2001)

• Post-9/11 Economic Impact (2001-2002)

• Great Recession (2007-2009)

• European Debt Crisis (2010-2012)

• COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-2021)

• Post-COVID Economic Uncertainty (2021-2023)

Current Challenges

What are the current challenges today? Naming and framing are powerful cognitive and communication tools that shape how we understand and respond. How you frame a problem determines what solutions become first indentifiable and then actionable.