127: Adulting and Life After College as a First-Gen Professional with Marisol Ibarra

<p>This week our special guest is Marisol Ibarra (she/her) who discusses the topic of adulting and life after college as a first-gen professional.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Marisol Ibarra is the founder of Here Comes the Sun Podcast, where she helps first-generation students, college graduates, and professionals navigate the things that schools don’t teach. By day, Marisol is a legislative director who helps draft policy for communities of color in the state of California. She is also a proud daughter of immigrants.</p> <p><br></p> <p>In this episode, we discuss:</p> <p>-Her experience majoring in Political Science at Cal Poly Pomona, completing a senior thesis, and studying abroad in Dubai and Hong Kong</p> <p>-How working a 9am to 5pm internship helped prepare her for the workforce</p> <p>-The post-graduation struggles of working full-time, not having a job, or going straight to grad school</p> <p>-Money talk surrounding how to negotiate salary and benefits as a new professional and how to budget</p> <p>-Time-management and self-care tips!</p> <p><br></p> <p>You can connect with Marisol by following her at:</p> <p>@herecomesthesun_podcast on Instagram</p> <p><br></p> <p>Don’t forget to sign up for my upcoming financial literacy and budgeting workshop on March 26: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-money-movidas-financial-literacy-and-budgeting-101-registration-296329478447">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-money-movidas-financial-literacy-and-budgeting-101-registration-296329478447</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>If you want to listen to my guest appearance on Marisol’s Here Comes the Sun Podcast, go here: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/pt/podcast/here-comes-the-sun/id1523540816?i=1000554083299">https://podcasts.apple.com/pt/podcast/here-comes-the-sun/id1523540816?i=1000554083299</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Join my exclusive community on Patreon to support the show: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/user?u=30435133">https://www.patreon.com/gradschoolfemtoring</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Get my free 15-page Grad School F