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I Just Graduated ... Now What?: Honest Answers From Those Who Have Been There (2014)

by Katherine Schwarzenegger(Favorite Author)

3.04 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0385347200 (ISBN13: 9780385347204)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Crown Archetype

review 1: It is difficult for me to write a negative review, because I feel like if someone takes the time to write a book, that in itself is an achievement. However, this book is billed as "the new guide to young graduates" and it is supposed to be filled with good advice. Maybe it is good advice for rich young people with limitless resources to fall back on, but I certainly would not want any of my own children to pause and "Take a beat" (what an irritating phrase!) when trying to decide what to do with their futures. Student debt is a serious matter, and getting a job that pays the bills is not shameful. Yes, we would all love to live with passion, and do what we love, but honestly, is that realistic? It reminds me of the phrase "I found my soul mate". Puke - marriage is wo... morerk people! There is no magical answer for success, love, etc. If you feel your life is worthwhile, you work at it, learn from your mistakes, and honestly access yourself and strive to improve. I would agree with some of the advice given, but felt it was a random assortment of famous people that I did not really identify with. I intended to give this book to my daughter (who graduated from college in May) but she already has a job, and seems to doing well making decisions for herself. I would not recommend this book as a gift for recent college graduates. I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this review."
review 2: Rating: 3/5 starsFirst, let me explain why I picked up this book. I just graduated from college in May, and I decided to take a year off before going into graduate school. I'm in that stage of "what am I going to do now", so seeing this book, well, how could I not get it?Now, I will be honest and say that I did not look at the author's name at first. I picked up the book for its provocative title and its connection to my life. It was not until I read reviews on this book that I realized the author is the daughter to Arnold Schwarzenegger. Did that change my opinion on the book? Yes, it did. Was it in a negative way, not really. It's more along the lines of "Oh, this is someone who came from a famous family...I wonder how this will go". But, how could I feel that way knowing that every story I would read in this book would come from a wealthy famous person?So, I ignored that part of my mind and read. This book was not what I expected. I thought I would get more advice than I did. I've read books on what to do after graduation, but this one WAS more focused on the stories of others. Their advice usually came at the end, in a five-seven sentence paragraph. Some of the stories I skipped completely, some I skipped and came back to it. I read the stories from people I knew or people who had jobs closer to what I wanted to do.Reading their stories was interesting. It was not what I was expecting, but that does not mean it was a bad book. I'm pretty neutral about it, hence the three stars.Reading Dates: June 30-July 4, 2014I received this book for free from Blogging For Books for this review. less

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