How To Choose Your Perfect Working Environment By Jill Hart By

Life after graduation can pose a lot of challenges. Whilst half of us tend to go travelling around Europe living out of a backpack, the other half may find themselves in a real life graduate job. There are pros and cons to both plans. Travelling is incredible and can provide you with some amazing life experience, but if you don’t have any work experience, getting a job when you come back may be difficult. For a lot of travellers, moving back in with mom and dad is commonplace after returning from the trip of a lifetime. Those who go into full time work after college can find themselves in a different kind of predicament. They may be making money, yes, but most graduates rarely stay in their first job for more than a year.

When you’ve never worked a ‘real life job’ before, walking into one blinding after college can be daunting – and in some cases, it won’t work out. After all, you don’t know until you’ve tried! So don’t feel like a failure if you try out a few different workplaces after you’ve left college. It’s a bit like dating – eventually you will find the one that’s right for you! Take a look at the following job types to see which ones will suit your personality best.



The high powered office position

If you are motivated by money, results and sales, the lucrative graduate position may well be the perfect position for you. You will need to enjoy being challenged every day and should be able to work under pressure, as well as use your own initiative to achieve results. Many companies, especially larger ones, will not have the time or resources to teach you everything, so you’ll need to learn on the job. Being social is an important part of this role too, as you will need to be up for mixing with your colleagues in the office and occasionally out of it too. Make sure you think of some good questions to ask in an interview so you know if the job is right for you.

The work from home position

If you are more of an introvert, working from home could be your ideal career solution. Here, you will avoid the ‘office politics’ scenarios that could stress you out in a business environment. Working from home is now more achievable than ever, and could be easier than you might think. You will need to make sure you are extremely well motivated for this type of role – staying in bed all day isn’t going to make you any money after all!

Remote working

If you’ve been bitten by the travel bug but still want to be able to support yourself financially, remote working could be the answer. More companies than you would think are now looking for employees to work remotely. This is because it saves them money on housing you in an office and providing other ‘real life’ expenses. Plus, you can also work for yourself, which means all you’ll need to have with you is your laptop. You might rely heavily on internet cafes and hostels with a decent wifi signal – but still, you’ll be travelling! What could be better than making some money during the day and then having your evenings and weekends free to explore somewhere new?

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