Graduating, no job, what the hell do I do now?

[Beta]

If my current career doesn't pan out or we decide to sell our business, im seriously considering physical therapy assistant. 2 yr degree that starts at 60+, and hiring bigtime. I also have a B.S. in economics.

 

[Xericx]

Originally Posted by pokey07

One was in financial advising, and I honestly would never want to do that as a career. I'm leaving the other one as an absolute last resort because it sucked just as badly, but at least I got paid. I don't want to make it sound like I'm whining about these internships, but they truly sucked and gave me little to no experience/knowledge.

Doesn't matter. Get any job you can, first jobs after graduating, if you aren't getting recruited are going to suck more than not. If you are waiting for your ideal job, you'll be at home, miserable and sending out useless emails to Monster.com everyday with no replies.

Just get a few years of solid employment and then make that next leap. Like I said, even try to get into sales just so you have that sales experience, which is pretty invaluable looking back.

 

[JayJay]

Originally Posted by Xericx

Doesn't matter. Get any job you can, first jobs after graduating, if you aren't getting recruited are going to suck more than not. If you are waiting for your ideal job, you'll be at home, miserable and sending out useless emails to Monster.com everyday with no replies.

Just get a few years of solid employment and then make that next leap. Like I said, even try to get into sales just so you have that sales experience, which is pretty invaluable looking back.
If not graduate or professional school, then this is good advice.

 

[pokey07]

Yes that is good advice, thank you.

I'm still currently trying to figure out what I actually enjoy. If I could get a career playing video games, testing gadgets, making gadgets, etc. that would be ideal, lol.

 

[king geyser]

I am in the same boat as you are...

 

[mistewacko]

Originally Posted by Connemara

Unless you're graduating from an Ivy League school, you will never get anywhere.

On a serious note: grad. school in this environment is a waste of money. Unless you want to get an econ PhD (which means funding), don't get a graduate degree, especially not a JD or MBA.

Don't go to grad school for the reasons below that pertain to you econ degree: (from Brazen Careerist)

• Grad school pointlessly delays adulthood.
  
• PhD programs are pyramid schemes
  
• Business school is not going to help 90% of the people who go.
  
• Going to grad school is like going into the military.
  
• Most jobs are better than they seem: You can learn from any job.
  
• Graduate school forces you to overinvest: It's too high risk. - very true, do a cost benefit analysis and factor in student loans and expected pay raises with a grad degree vs without

 

[ms244]

Don't go to grad school for the reasons below that pertain to you econ degree: (from Brazen Careerist)


[*]Grad school pointlessly delays adulthood.

-Its not necessarily pointless

[*]PhD programs are pyramid schemes

[*]Business school is not going to help 90% of the people who go.

100% on that

[*]Going to grad school is like going into the military.

No way, in the military you get paid, people respect you, you can get into shape, you learn useful things and get to wear camo every day

[*]Most jobs are better than they seem: You can learn from any job.

Preach it....

[*]Graduate school forces you to overinvest: It's too high risk. - very true, do a cost benefit analysis and factor in student loans and expected pay raises with a grad degree vs without

While the act of going to grad school maybe high risk, academia is anything but. Its like a glacier trying to get anything done.

 

[Steve Smith]

Your degree doesn't qualify you for any particular job, and new grads in most fields are dead weight anyway. Becoming a military officer can buy you some time and give you education and leadership experience in a different area of expertise. If you don't want to do that then find a job in sales, not real estate or cars. That will lead to other opportunities. Bottom line: just get to work and that work will lead to something.

 

[bawlin]

Honestly, now's the time to just travel and enjoy life. I graduated in December 2007 with a B.Comm (finance). Worked two ****** jobs since then (good experience but ****** jobs overall) and I recently left my job and after a month of finding NOTHING, I said screw it, I'm going to pack my bags and just take off. I got a one-way ticket and I'm not looking back. It takes a lot of balls to remove yourself from the rat race like that, but the end result is SO worth it.

Best of luck!

 

[dfagdfsh]

why don't you just get a job that pays the bills and chill out for a bit? keep looking for something that pays well/is in a field you're interested in, but in the mean time work in a clothing store or a restaurant or something

 

[AntiHero84]

I'm too lazy to read through thte entire thread, so I'll just throw in my two cents.

Grad school is going to be tough these days. Luckily, I'm getting out with my Master's. Alot of programs on my campus are having their tuition reimbursement reduced, while the tuition is simultaneously rising. Some departments (mine included) aren't funding any grad students next year. Unless you can find outside funding, stay away from grad school. It will only prolong the inevitable and drive you into debt.

My advice if you don't find work on your own, is to look up a good temp agency. After undergrad, I had a tough time finding work. After a few months of fruitless searching on monster.com, I took my gf's advice and found a temp agency in the newspaper. They found me a job within a few days and it was great. Granted I was working as an administrative assistant, but it was in the admissions department at an art college. Very relaxed and fun atmosphere. Had I not been accepted to grad school, they would have made me full time. While I know that not everyone might have such a pleasant experience, I'm sure that a temp agency will at least find you work while you search for something permanent.

 

[Aperipan]

Originally Posted by AntiHero84

I'm too lazy to read through thte entire thread, so I'll just throw in my two cents.

Grad school is going to be tough these days. Luckily, I'm getting out with my Master's. Alot of programs on my campus are having their tuition reimbursement reduced, while the tuition is simultaneously rising. Some departments (mine included) aren't funding any grad students next year. Unless you can find outside funding, stay away from grad school. It will only prolong the inevitable and drive you into debt.

My advice if you don't find work on your own, is to look up a good temp agency. After undergrad, I had a tough time finding work. After a few months of fruitless searching on monster.com, I took my gf's advice and found a temp agency in the newspaper. They found me a job within a few days and it was great. Granted I was working as an administrative assistant, but it was in the admissions department at an art college. Very relaxed and fun atmosphere. Had I not been accepted to grad school, they would have made me full time. While I know that not everyone might have such a pleasant experience, I'm sure that a temp agency will at least find you work while you search for something permanent.

I would say this is true for all except school of medicine and divinity, both of which prep you into professional work as soon as you graduate.

 

[DNW]

If you want to work, the federal government is pretty much the only game in town right now. Work for a few years, then decide if grad school is right for you.

 

[globetrotter]

I throw my vote in with the military

 

[Aperipan]

Originally Posted by haganah

Didn't you say you were 18?

Yes, what's wrong with reading WSJ at my age?