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Posts: 682 (12/01/2007 5:50 PM) |
dlistedceleb wrote: I'm very biased when it comes to majors. If it's not computers or anything in the health field, it's bullshit to me. |
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 Dirty Coke |
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Posts: 18929 (12/01/2007 5:53 PM) JJB Smartass '08 |
celebtrashwhore wrote: My strategy is this--- use contacts I have in NY to secure an internship next year, save at least $5-6K next year while still in school, graduate next December, sublet a friend's apartment, and work in NY. I anticipate having to apply for a shitload of jobs before I get one in my field, so I'll use some other contacts to get a decent paying restaurant or office job until I get a real career. But I'll be in NY, which is the advertising and public relations capital of the world, so I'll be maximizing my opportunities to work in my chosen field. And I'm not looking down on anyone. The only people I look down on are welfare recipients. Have fun ripping that to shreds. I have to go now. |
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Kris700 |
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Posts: 4334 (12/01/2007 5:53 PM) |
jrtrobotdance wrote: Finding a job has nothing at all to do with where you went to school. A B.A. doesn't mean much any more because too many people get them. What your degree is in means a hell of a lot more in term of whether or not you will find a high paying job right off then where you went to school. |
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Posts: 3054 (12/01/2007 5:53 PM) |
McDonald's is an enormous corporation with many, many jobs that have nothing to do with flipping burgers. If you have a B.A. and you start there, at any
level, there's a good chance you won't have to explain why you flipped burgers to an outside employer. McDonald's will (usually) have recognized
that person's education and promoted them internally to the legal dept, marketing dept, management, whatever their skillset may be
Unless they are a teacher, then they are screwed  (just kidding)
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Posts: 4375 (12/01/2007 5:54 PM) |
If I were hiring for a business position, I wouldn't hire someone who's previous job was McDonalds.
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dlistedceleb |
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Posts: 7753 (12/01/2007 5:54 PM) |
Dirty Coke wrote: That was my fear when I graduated. I couldn't find jobs and I had bills and I applied at a restaurant so if I couldn't find a job I'd be able to do an unpaid internship 3 days a week to. I was looking at jobs that I know I wouldn't allow myself to be at more than a couple of months and that I wouldn't need to put on my resume. lol. Lucky I found a very very low level job that was related to my industry and hated it but I did it because besides needing money it allowed me to learn yet another aspect of the industry. While working there I got called to temp at my current job. I left that guaranteed job to temp at my company with a maybe that it might become perm. I did become full time after like a week, lol and though it might not be the exact position I want, there's potential to move up. And funny enough we actually work with the other company I was working with before. |
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Posts: 629 (12/01/2007 5:54 PM) |
lonely33 wrote: Ignoring your pretentious bullshit, people all across the board can have trouble finding a job after they graduate.
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Posts: 5214 (12/01/2007 5:55 PM) |
Kris700 wrote: So did I. Then I found a job and took it. But it turns out that the position means NOTHING to other companies out there. It was glorified data entry. I got
promoted, then "fired" and my 18 months of experience doesn't mean shit to other companies. So here I am. |
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insomniachollie |
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Posts: 27133 (12/01/2007 5:56 PM) Best Fan Fic Writer '08 |
My strategy is this--- use contacts I have in NY to secure an internship next year, save at least $5-6K next year while still in school, graduate next December, sublet a friend's apartment, and work in NY. I anticipate having to apply for a shitload of jobs before I get one in my field, so I'll use some other contacts to get a decent paying restaurant or office job until I get a real career. But I'll be in NY, which is the advertising and public relations capital of the world, so I'll be maximizing my opportunities to work in my chosen field. Sounds like a good plan, good luck to you. Of course, if it doesn't come off the way you want, you'll be blaming it on your own lack of research and motivation I'm sure. |
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celebtrashwhore |
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Posts: 3163 (12/01/2007 5:58 PM) |
Dirty Coke wrote: Lol of course you have to go- youve got concrete life plans to work on. Go lay the mortar! And expect no surprises... |
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canrenell |
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Posts: 1016 (12/01/2007 6:55 PM) |
lots of people in here sound like a bunch of republicans...."if you can't find a job, then it's your fault!!!"
seriously, folks, the job situation in america is the pits and a lot of intelligent/educated people are unemployed or underemployed. it's not a mark against their character! |
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hookedonhayes |
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Posts: 2258 (12/01/2007 7:02 PM) |
this is why you should be smart about what you major in. Everyohe now a days seems to be the same major.
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Posts: 9375 (12/01/2007 7:03 PM) |
This is some stupid bullshit. Just because someone picked a fucking major in marketing, mass communication, or art doesn't make it a bullshit major.
GTFO. |
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dlistedceleb |
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Posts: 7760 (12/01/2007 7:06 PM) |
There are lot of jobs you can get, it depends on your interest. Radio, television, marketing for television, films, companies, sports, local businesses, ever
the telephone company got a marketing plan, ebay has a marketing team, art galleries, job in print markets such as news, magazine, journals, etc. there are a
lot of options
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insomniachollie |
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Posts: 27144 (12/01/2007 7:14 PM) Best Fan Fic Writer '08 |
Unless you have a resume with tons of internships and it shows you worked your ass off and are motivated, you aren't going to get those jobs and probalbly will end up working retail/fast food. Hence why I agree with Dirty's first post. If that was true, there wouldn't be enough restaurants to employ all those fast food workers in.
As much as it's always best to get as much experience as you can wherever you can - everybody starts off with limited experience, precisely because they're just starting. Employers aren't stupid, they do realise this |
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Posts: 11790 (12/01/2007 7:16 PM) |
insomniachollie wrote: Exactly. I'm so sick of the self-righteous, judgemental people on the JJB who haven't had to deal with the realities and hardships of life putting down someone who's doing an honest day's work. Sorry if it's just too beneath all of you princesses. |
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dlistedceleb |
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Posts: 7762 (12/01/2007 7:17 PM) |
ClubSoda8 wrote: 1) that's not entirely true-the resume part and 2) Obviously if that's the field that you want to be in common sense will tell you that internships
are apart of the game and you would go and do some. The ones who don't do not one internship well...obviously they probably want to go do something else.
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Posts: 1817 (12/01/2007 7:23 PM) |
I have a BA in Communication, I just got into grad school. The first three months out of school I spent working in retail. I'm now working as only a
receptionist for a very prestigious healthcare system, is it what I want to be doing? no. However I've got my foot in the door and I have benefits. I want
to do public relations for a major sports team or for a large corporation. As for those of you who think these are bullshit majors, you do realize that pretty
much every single company/organization has a pr/advertising department? So, I suggest you get off your high horse, healthcare and whatever else aren't the
only real majors. If it wasn't for other majors a lot of people wouldnt even know other places exist.
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MeParley |
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Posts: 11791 (12/01/2007 7:26 PM) |
I'm very biased when it comes to majors. If it's not computers or anything in the health field, it's bullshit to me.The bullshit is in you. |
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shiver when i hear ur name |
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Posts: 1818 (12/01/2007 7:28 PM) |
I'm very biased when it comes to majors. If it's not computers or anything in the health field, it's bullshit to me.Does that make education a bullshit major? |
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