Entering Workforce Gifts

'How can I possibly save for retirement when you're paying me minimum wage?'

'Have you any other skills outside of being able to shoot down 250,000 droids in a video game?'

"In this country, son, anything is possible, including you going out and getting a job."

'I have this fear of the real world...'

"Where would you see yourself in five years' time?"

'I blame the nothing for something culture.'

'Howard's doing things he's always wanted to with his redundancy money.'

Business school graduate trying to climb to the top of the world

I want to be a politician when I grow up...

Day one, post grad

"Getting back into the market can be stressful. I recommend a portfolio of sleep-aids, tranquilizers, and antacids.'

'Going back to work now that the kids are grown is one thing, Martha. Mounting a hostile takeover bid of my company is another!'

"The labor market is awaiting you!"

After his first day, Lester, the new accountant for Acme Solar, Wind & Biomass Energy, Corp., realized he had become a green bean counter.

"One day she'll be a wonderful architect."

'Your marriage to your job has just been annulled.'

'I'll be honest. Your chances of success are slim.'

'I've been a broker for almost three days and I've never seen the market act like this.'

'An internship is pretty much the only way to get your foot in the door these days...'

"I was just like you, then I hired a life coach. Now look at me!"

'Unfortunately our definition of 'job' differs.'

'How do you know if you're a flying squirrel if you don't try?'

"I just don't know what to do with myself in that long stretch after college but before social security."

Cycle of Professional Development

'Now what?'

"When I'm grown up I don't want to poop on small cars in little cow towns. I want to poop on the limousines of the rich and famous on the Champs Elysees."

"My first novel is a prequel of a sequel, it's about time travel."

"So what makes you think you're the right person for this post?" "Well, I'm highly motivated, outgoing and independently minded. Isn't that right, Dad?"

'Please excuse my mother, this is my first interview.'

'Behold,a cross section of our workforce: the energy of youth mixed with the wisdom of years.'

"Very impressive. Leave it with me. Mommy will get back to you by the week."

Graduate Job Openings

'Mr. Crusoe, I'm concerned about this twenty-year gap between positions.'

'I hear you're leaving us, Wilkins!'

Welcome to the job market