There’s no manual for the real world. College can be some of the best years of your life, or maybe when you were in college, you probably felt like it was never going to end. You felt untouchable, invincible, that you could do anything you wanted, but what happens after graduation? With the tough economy, increased costs of living and outsourcing of jobs, what’s a recent graduate can do?

Graduating and taking your first steps into the “real world” is often a very scary experience. The good news is that despite the continued economic crisis, most college graduates are successful in finding work. While many continue to pursue the traditional positions aligned with their degrees, others are finding jobs in less conventional avenues.

Hopefully, you’ll get some answers in this infographic by creditdonkey.com which is the sort of smart-but-simple, pragmatic-but-comprehensive and helps to spell out the steps you’ll be facing when it comes to independently handling your finances.