Feeling Stagnant and the Joy of Missing Out:

The reality that no one tells you before starting university is that, getting through your degree might be the easiest part, everything else that follows afterwards is probably the most challenging. I have had to battle with the insecurities of losing some form of control over my career/life goals as well as battling with the fear of remaining behind whilst everyone moves forward. When I started university, I made a promise to myself that I would graduate with a first class degree and actively work towards improving my CV so that I would not struggle with securing a job after graduating. This meant I had internships over summer holidays and took 4 months out of my second year to work. Leading up to May 2019, I was certain this was a solid plan and to affirm my beliefs, I got offered a job role with the Civil service as an Assistant Economist, something I thought was almost too good for me. I then wrote my exams and graduated with a first class honours, everything sounds perfect right… wrong.