From Student to Employee: A Difficult Transition By Mina Alonso
1 it is a chilly January morning on the campus of San Jose State University, and the start of a new term. Twenty-two-year-old Ryan Adams is walking with some friends to their first class. Ryan is beginning his final semester as a collage student; at the end of May, he will graduate with a degree in finance. Even though graduation is a few month away, Ryan is already working on a resume and plants to start applying for jobs in April. He is both excited and a little nervous about making the transition from student to full-time employee. "I'm hoping to have a job by summer," he explains. "You know, it'll be good to finally get out into the working world. On the other hand, it'll be the first real job l have ever had and that's a little scary.