So, you just graduated from college. You walked across that stage, shook the president's hand, and took a million pictures with your tear-stained family. You reply "thank you" to the millions of people who congratulate you, including complete strangers. You come back home to your childhood bedroom and revel in the thought of never having to eat instant noodles again.

But, now what?

You start searching for jobs only to find out that nearly half of them require some previous experience. Or, that a lot of them don't offer the benefits that you're looking for. You apply and apply to multiple jobs only to either never get an interview or get an interview and end up not getting the job. The days turn into weeks and it feels like you haven't done anything since you've graduated. You thought that you were going to get a job right out of the gate but it seems like that gate was closed and locked from the beginning. You start to feel lazy and listless, losing any hope you had for being gainfully employed.

This is what I call, the post-grad slump.

I am currently dealing with the post-grad slump. Living at home makes me feel like a teenager again, rather than a young adult who has just received his degree from an institution of higher learning. I keep applying and applying for jobs in the hopes of starting my career, but every path seems to lead to a dead end. Worst of all, I'm starting to miss the close friends that I made at college, who are probably in the same boat as me. I know that a job won't just fall right out of the sky, but it does become a little frustrating when you're actively looking and nothing comes up.

I think what bothers me the most is when baby boomers and gen-Xers see this as laziness. They don't see how hard us kids work to find jobs, to get employed, to make something of ourselves. They only see what the media tells them to see, they don't get how hard it is to find a job, nor do they understand how expensive it is to live on their own. I mean, let's face it, it's not 1955 anymore and a car payment is not $25, try $300.

If you or anyone you know is experiencing this slump, please, be kind to them. Help them along. Don't keep asking them as to why they don't have a job yet. They're trying their hardest to get through this moment in life, don't be the one to knock them down when they're trying to stand.

Remember, not everyone moves at the same pace. Some people take a little more time than others. There's absolutely no shame in starting late.

We'll get through this slump together.