While graduation might be a few months away, the thought of leaving school is brewing in the mind of many seniors. When you’re a new graduate, you feel like the world is your oyster, just like what everyone told you. But a few months after you leave school, you’ll find yourself totally oyster-less. This is because you haven’t the slightest clue as to where you’re heading. You just know you had to pass your exams but you have failed to formulate a plan for the immediate future that starts right after your graduation.

Nothing to worry about, though. There’s always Plan B (or C, D, E, F…). You don’t need to get left behind by your peers who planned their careers the same time they planned their colleges. Consider the following.

The most practical way to make sure you don’t regret your career life is to think REALLY hard what kind of work makes you happy, and what kind of work you can see yourself doing for the rest of your life. You need to provide an answer to this question as soon as you can.

Monitor job postings on newspaper ads, websites of your target companies, and go to job fairs so you will always be in the know when a promising job position is open.

Befriend people who are directing their careers to the same direction as yours. These people are more or less the same people you’ll grow old with in the industry so make friends to establish connections which you can use to your advantage later on.

Be good at all the aspects of your job. Whenever you do a job, do it well. Remember that it’s not only your boss you’re trying to impress but also future employers who might see you on the field. You never know when someone else is checking out your potentials.