The document outlines the concerns of a recent graduate entering the workforce. She is worried about paying off student debt, applying her education to a job, financial stability, employment security, understanding company operations, work-life balance, making mistakes at work, and finding a supportive social network. As a risk-averse and perfectionistic person, she struggles with the transition from the educational structure to the uncertainties of working life and independence. Developing a transition plan could help alleviate her anxieties over this major life change.

1. Now I need to get serious
about paying down my
student debt
Now I finally have to grow
up and be serious
Do Feel
ThinkSay
I really want to find
meaningful work in my field
I know the educational
format so well, I have no clue
about the ‘work’ format as
each company seems to be
very different.
How will I know if I can
actually apply my education
to my job?
Learning to stand on my
own two feet and being
able to be financially stable
is so important.
I don’t want to be poor
Scared about future and
leaving safety net of school
Worried about staying
employed and not getting
fired
Concerned about
understanding how
companies work
Worried about $$$
Anxious about being fully
independent
It will be hard to have less
free time and only get 2
weeks vacation a year
I am going to miss all my
free time for doing things I
like How will I manage the
structure of a full time job
What if I don’t like this
thing call office politics
What happens when I make
a mistake or am late with
an assignment?
How will I know if I have the
right kind of job
Will people help me figure
stuff out? How do I find
likeminded people to hang
out with
Doesn’t participate in study
groups
Lots of online time
researching topics for
papers
Seems to be a bit of a loner

2. My stakeholder: a female high school graduate who is about to enter university. She is risk averse, money
oriented and aims to please others, Sees the world in black and white with no grey areas, has a very high
IQ, does not have many friends
Problem statement:
STAKEHOLDER needs a way to help her create a transition plan from student life to working life Because she
has a hard time with change