Is now the time to travel? Work an internship. Take a job in banking or consulting. There seem to be many recruiters on campus for these positions but not many others. Are you considering graduate school? What kind of graduate school? And if you are lucky enough to be in a job is this really what you want to do with your life or are you already trapped with significant college debt and limited opportunities? Do you think that you have to move back home to make ends meet?

This site is dedicated to helping you sort through the many alternatives. It assumes that you have your whole life to figure out where you are going to live and work, and that what is happening is that you are at The Launching Pad.

The first few years of life after college will give you a snapshot of the "real world", but you are not trapped at all. The world is wide open so get launched.

Salary Wizard TM

We provide a robust wizard which specifies various entry levels for many different types of positions and provides a curve and median informaton concerning the relative salary for different cities. Read more. Also we provide a job assessor tool that helps you whenever you want to evaluate your job satisfaction either at a current job or with a potential new opportunity. Read more. . .

City Comparisons As you consider a new job in a new city, you will want to be aware of the cost of living differences between cities. Pay and costs might be different, and you might be surprised by how what seems to be a lower pay can actually net you more if the cost of living is lower in your target city. An excellent place to start is Read more. . .

How to start a career in the UK Obtaining a visa to work in Europe has become increasing difficult in recent years due to heightened visa restrictions for non-EU workers.  However, this doesn't mean that a career in UK is impossible.  The most common way recent American graduates work abroad is Read more. . .

5 tips for dealing with post-college shock Much has been discussed about the transition from high school to college but very little is said about the transition from college to "real adulthood." Below are five tips for dealing with the post-college shock. Read more. . .

How to Train For and to Research Consulting Firms
Some of the most useful sites to learn about consulting and to train for case studies are provided. Read more. . .

What to Wear
 Never mind this down economy, you got a job interview anyway! Congratulations, how exciting! Now its time to figure out what to wear. Read more. . .