I have a very broad/general degree from an Ivy league college, but after I graduated and started applying for all sorts of jobs I realized the salaries were awful!! Since I didn't have a specific/speciality degree it was hard to figure out where I should apply. Many of my friends have taken administrative assistant positions or other odd-end jobs right out of college bc they really had no other choice. I didnt bust my butt in college in order to work a job where I can hardly afford my groceries!! What's going on?? Any other recent college grads with similiar experiences? Any advice? Now what, should I go back to school and get my masters...or should I just try to be creative and find an interesting (but bad paying) job?
2007-03-27 00:40:24 · 7 answers · asked by farmgirl101 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
30 grand a year atleast to start. If your in california, new york or miami it should be more because of high cost of living
2007-03-27 00:44:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Man, I feel your pain and agony.
I've recently graduated from college with my AA in Sociology and while I was looking for a university to pursue my BA and beyond, I figured it wouldn't hurt to find a job and make some extra cash.
I thought that it would be easy to get a job with my degree, at least into entry level positions in companies, but no dice. The only things out there for a recent college grad right now are dead end positions.
I've had to change my major to something more marketable, like legal assisting (paralegal) so I can hope to make something livable while working towards my other degree.
A lot of jobs out there are hankering for experience above all other things, even degrees- believe it or not.
What I've done is registered myself with a temp agency, so I can get some cash for bills and earn some experience in the meantime. I'm being considered for a permanent position in a company I temped for, and while the pay isn't spectacular, it's better than what most offer for recent college grads.
You can try out a temp agency and I'd recommend that you stay in school and earn the degree that you want.
A good degree + work experience will get you a good paying job, although it may take a while to get there.
Best of Luck
2007-03-27 00:51:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had the same experience. I worked all the way through getting my BA (political science) and when I was close to graduating I spent about 5 months looking for a job. At first I was really trying to get into politics but found in my particular city (far away from D.C.) that they either didn't want to pay me at all, or would pay me less than my student clerical job had paid while I was working part-time. Like your friends I am now an administrative assistant going back to school to get a BS in Engineering.
I'd suggest you become a double major real quick in something useful (engineering, accounting) or you'll feel like I did; that you jumped through all these hoops for no reason. I wish that while I was still working part-time and working on my BA I had thought to stay an extra year or two and work on a BS but as soon as I started working full time and began to have my own place, life and expenses I discovered it was a bit late to cut back on work. And since I am worth more as an administrative assistant, internships are not an option. In this day and age just any college degree is no longer worth what it was before, it has to be the right one.
2007-03-27 03:59:21 · answer #3 · answered by JM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on your college major. The best paying jobs for recent college graduates go to ones with degrees in Accounting, Finance, or some type of Engineering Degree. The average starting salaries for grads with Accounting Degrees is in the low to mid 40,000s. For ones with engineering degrees, they start off in the low 50,000s. These numbers also increase significantly for ones who go ahead and pursue an advanced degree.
2007-03-27 01:17:22 · answer #4 · answered by shanna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where are you applying for jobs? Average salary should be at LEAST 30K per year for a recent college grad. I know one company that hires college grads and don't care what your major was :-). It's progressive auto insurance, they hire insurance claims professionals and the starting salary is fairly nice .Give it a try. This is just an idea, I have a friend who had a similar problem finding a job out of college and this is what she ended up doing and ended up enjoying it as well.
http://jobs.progressive.com/clm_entry.aspx
2007-03-27 01:01:10 · answer #5 · answered by yomama23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-02 21:33:11 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I agree with everyone here. I graduated with a B.S. in Psych in December and I recently found a job with Coke through a temp agency that pays pretty decent. All you've gotta do is hustle and network and it'll all work out and definitely go back ASAP for your advanced degree which should help out tremendously.
2007-03-27 03:32:54 · answer #7 · answered by R. Escobar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋