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    Top 11 Post-Grad Struggles

    Yep, we've all been there. You've just graduated from college and stepped into the real world ... so what's next? Well, that rude neighbor Mr. Reality is knocking at the door and he's mighty persistent about entering uncharted territory (a.k.a. the job market.) Yikes! Here's our take on the post-grad life—for better and worse.

    When you're facing the race with no end in sight...

    When you're trying to secure that first "grownup" job...

    When your already employed friend offers to pay the dinner bill...

    When you try your best, but you just can't manage to woo the HR department...

    When you suddenly realize just how much you have aged...

    When you attend all those wildly intimidating networking events...

    When you try to make yourself feel better about being sans gig...

    When you think about the last few months...

    And the scary, unknown future...

    When you realize there's a whole new kind of dating world out there...

    When the general post-grad malaise kicks in...