I'm 20. Will a business management degree do me much good in wv? I know the main thing is health care... This will be my first time moving. I would be coming from Maryland... And I know the pay and cost of living varies a lot but will I likely make it? What kind of jobs can I appy for? you don't have to answer all these but would love some feedback on the idea. I'm thinking morgantown, clarksburg, bridgeport or buckhannon...
I'm posting this here because I didn't get any responses in what I thought was the appropriate forum, but my fave r&s forum is very active...
2007-09-26 01:16:49 · 7 answers · asked by sojourning.sarah 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Charleston or anywhere north of it should be a good place to settle. If you know anything about the state, you know it can easily be separated into two different states : the northern part of the state is the touristy area, and the southern part is basically The Land That Time Forgot. VERY economically depressed, and a severe lack of industry and/or education.
Huntington, Parkersburg, Charleston are all good bets, as well. A degree can only help you in any of those places, or the ones you mentioned. Best to you.
2007-09-26 01:22:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Morgantown has among the lowest unemployment rates in the nation and it has more millionaires per capita than any city in the United States. Morgantown cost of living is astronomical, go twenty miles in any direction and you cut the cost of living in about 1/5th. I own a five bedroom home that cost me $74,000, twenty miles away. It is easily a half million dollar house near Morgantown.
It is like Western Maryland, either it is densely populated, like Morgantown and therefore expensive, or sparsely populated and therefore inexpensive. You are competing with two large universities with a business management degree. However, local businesses are very supportive of the local Executive MBA program if you would like to go on. Mylan Pharmaceuticals is a good place to apply but extremely competitive. The FBI Fingerprint Identification Center in Clarksburg is huge and would also be a good place to apply. Of course the hospitals in Morgantown and Clarksburg should be applied at and there are a large number of defense firms in Fairmont in the middle. Also apply at the Army's Biometric Fusion Center in Clarksburg.
Wages vary wildly and from town to town. The region is split between very high paying positions for physicists, engineers, computer scientists and so forth (and of course doctors) and very low paying positions. I would hold out for a very good position, if you have the capacity to do so. Avoid banks like the plague, they pay terrible. If you like sales, consider brokerage. It is hard to break in, but having all that money in one place is a real plus. It is much like working in Florida.
2007-09-26 09:23:22 · answer #2 · answered by OPM 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Business Mgmt is a pretty useful degree. It will be good for basically any type of office job you'd care to do, especially in the accounting arena. You could go for payroll, HR, accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, you name it. It is also good for any type of management job. For example, a restaurant franchise. It's a good degree to have.
WV is a lower cost of living area compared to MD so you shouldn't have an issue there.
Good luck. It's a big move, but you'll do great! BTW, I just moved 1000 miles away from home (Ohio). I applied for jobs online and when I got called for an interview, I traveled and landed the job. It's so much less stressful to have the job lined up before you go. I highly recommend it.
2007-09-26 08:22:40 · answer #3 · answered by glitterkittyy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The degree should help land a job. Nice place, from what I've seen. You can try to look them up on the computer before actually going there..Why spend all your money while trying to find a job, find it before you go. You may have to travel for the interviews of course.
2007-09-26 08:23:52 · answer #4 · answered by Jed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I left in the late 50's because there was nothing to do except work in the mines. I hope it is better now, but I strongly advise you to investigate employment situation thoroughly before you move there. I was raised in VA and WVA was even worse for work.
2007-09-26 08:27:26 · answer #5 · answered by What? Me Worry? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry have to say it don't make the "Wrong Turn"
2007-09-26 08:23:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
wow that is a religious question :)
2007-09-26 08:22:08 · answer #7 · answered by kerian negenmann 1 · 1⤊ 4⤋