It's graduation time, and everyone is sharing their best advice for graduates.
So we decided to ask our editorial and senior staff here at Business Insider, "What do you wish someone had told you at graduation?"
Our colleagues had a lot to say, from how important it is to take care of your finances to not worrying about the first five years after graduation (you read that correctly: the first five years aren't all that important, according to SAI Senior Editor Jay Yarow).
But advice is all relative.
As Politics Reporter Walter Hickey says, "Ignore all the advice. Statistics insist."
Alyson Shontell, Senior Reporter, SAI
Steve Kovach, SAI Editor
"My advice is to not settle. There's a good chance your first job will be something you hate. If that's the case, don't stop looking until you land somewhere you can see yourself working for several years."
Alex Davies, Transportation Reporter
"Leave the country for at least a year. Chances are you can find a job in Europe, South America, or Asia teaching English.
You'll have a good time, and won't have to worry about a career for a year. When you come back you will seem more interesting to everyone, including potential employers.
It's not like you'll be missing out on a booming economy, either, and none of the people in my graduating class who left the country for a year had more trouble than usual finding a job upon their return."
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