Help and Advice for New Graduates

The complete guide to adjusting from college to the real world -- from finding and keeping a job, financial planning, to decorating, cooking, and wardrobe planning.

In this unstable economy, new college graduates are entering a very scary world. Jobs are scarce, rents are incredibly high, and parents are less able to help financially with the recent stock market plunge. Kristen Gustafson, a public relations professional and recent college graduate (Class of 1998), rides to the rescue with her new book GRADUATE! Everything You Need to Succeed after College (Capital Books).

Kristen Gustafson, a 1998 graduate of Stonehill College in Massachusetts, teaches graduates what school never did -- how to succeed in the real world with grace, thrift, and smarts. Three months after graduation, living 800 miles from home, and having never had to live as an adult on her own before, Kristen scoured the shelves for information on how to survive in the real world. When nothing gave her the information she needed or it was scattered among 6 or 7 different sources, Kristen decided to do some research on her own and came up with a comprehensive guide to surviving life after college.

The result is GRADUATE!, the complete guide to adjusting from college to the real world. GRADUATE! provides answers to almost every possible question and issue, from finding and keeping a job to decorating, cooking, and wardrobe planning. Kristen researched her book by extensively interviewing many other recent graduates and real estate, financial, and human resources professionals. The book contains invaluable samples of leases, resumes, roommate questionnaires, and other paperwork that is mandatory in setting up life after college.

To obtain a review copy or set up an interview with Kristen Gustafson, please contact Jennifer Hughes, Capital Books publicity associate, at jennifer@booksintl.com or 703-661-1533.