Change in lifestyle, routine, habitsShock to new graduates

Students are faced by changes and do not know how to approach them

Students who do not immediately find jobs become depressed

Students are not prepared with job-finding skills, have no expectations of what you need to get a job

Don’t realize internships are crucial

People find out too late that they have not picked a path with good career prospectsDifficult to

adjust from going to class whenever you want to having to go to work

Creative people sometimes get into technical roles, vice versa

Think they like an industry but realize they don’t

Resume – go through and see what is no longer necessary

Add new experience, description, update previous entries

Update skills certificationsPreviously more geared toward showing how he can add value/earn, now is more experience-based

Universities should do a better job to prepare students for both the job search and for entering “the real world”

Many people don’t realize that they need to be proactive in preparing themselves for the school to work transition

Luck is a key factor as far as resources available for the job hunt

Many people do not have enough information to make good career choices

Betrayed by the system

Overwhelmed by gap between expectations vs. reality

Misled by career opportunities that don’t exist

Frustrated by outcome of situation

HelplessConcerned for others that may undertake this process

Problem Statement

• Stakeholder: College students and recent alumni preparing for or experiencing the hiring process or search for their very first entry-level position

• Problem Statement: College students or recent grads need a way to better prepare themselves to enter the job market

• Insights: Students that are not prepared may find out too late that they are poorly equipped to succeed in job search, or that their studies do not relate well to their desired career path