End of the Year! Are you stressed?

It's the last day of classes! I can't tell you how happy I am about that. All that is left to finish are your finals. That you are probably stressing out about. I have always thought that finals come at the wrong time of the year... It's getting warm out, there are end of the year activities, and all you can think about it summer (which is obviously why they are called finals). But along with finals you have about a zillion other things on your mind, projects due before hand, performances, and your summer plans (jobs, internships).

With everything on your mind during those last weeks of school, it is important to relieve or handle your stress. The first way to handle your stress is to decide whether or not you are actually suffering from stress.

Signs of Stress:
-Anxiety -Back Pain -Depression -Headaches -Fatigue -Insomnia -Upset Stomach -Weight loss or gain

If you have any of these signs, you might want to try some different techniques to relieve it. If you have stress and it causes these things, you will not be able to concentrate as well as you should on extremely important tasks, like acing your finals!

Relieving Stress:
-Don't worry about things you can't control
-Prepare as much as you can for stressful events
-Set realistic goals for certain things (school, work, etc)
-Exercise on a regular basis
-Eat well balanced meals
-Get a good amount of sleep REGULARLY

So, don't let the stress get to you. Before you know it, you'll be relaxing by the pool in the warm sun.

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!!

Summer Work

Deciding between internships and a paid job is tough. Internships and jobs each have their benefits. Internships look good to employer's on your résumé, and they can potentially land you a job later on in the future. However, jobs give you the nice check at the end of the week, for all of your hard work. So obviously it's going to be hard to decide between the two.

My suggestion is to look for a PAID INTERNSHIP! This way you will receive all of the perks from each option. Even though you may think that paid internships are unavailable, they are but they are just rare to come across. A suggestion may be, to find a job that you already had in line and see if your employer will call your job an internship so that you can receive credit for it.

If you're looking for an internship you will need a few resources. Make sure you log on to Job Shop to check out what employers have listed. You will find many internships that will meet your needs. If you can't find anything on Job Shop, use the people around you. Your friends and family members will have connections through the people that they work with to help you out trying to find an internship.

If you get frustrated looking for an internship, just remember to keep trying. You can't give up if this is something you really would want to do. Landing the internship position is just like any other goal you set in your life, so don't stop until you achieve it.