Originally posted by: Gibson486
Exactly.....people in college forget...you do not start at the top. If you want to make atleast 40k right off the bat, well, you should have chosen something like engineering or accounting. Even then, those majors are filled with dreams of making 70K right off the bat. Yes, 70K is possible, but it is NOT COMMON right out of school with a BS....
30K job = $2500 monthly income.
Your current strategy = $0 monthly income.
seems pretty obvious and easy for me, epsecially in this economy. Chase experience, not money. It's a mistake that all young people, my self included, make.
Yep. I'm not sure where you got the idea in college that it was going to be so great. It is generally accepted that salaries in some fields are much lower than others overall, and people in these fields usually accept that.
My school has job fairs in the fall and spring. One fair was all I needed for good offers (although I admit this was fall 2007). Although it is my only experience in job hunting, it seems by far the best way to go, unless you have networking contacts. You hear of so many people submitting resumes on dice, monster, etc but not many success stories. So I'd keep on the lookout for the next job fair, and in the meantime, definitely go see your university career center. It seemed at mine it was a rather underutilized place, while at the same time offered a lot of very good things for students. I personally did not use it much, but had my effort at the job fair not produce any good results, it would've been my next move.
Second is your desirability. Obviously I don't know you and I don't mean to make large assumptions, but for one I agree with some others who suggest working on your resume more. From what I've seen in general, a lot of college graduates resumes could use improvement. You could get some help on it here, and again your university career center should be great for this. Mine had advice/counselors on resumes, interviewing, job searches, etc. I went to a few of these events/presentations and got good info. Those people know what employers want. You should have been doing things like this while in school.
But to the point, take it from the point of view of somehow hiring. What do you have to offer that makes you worth $50k/yr or whatever you want? They see a degree with not the most desirable focus, and 1 year of internship experience that was not all that relevant. It's not horrible, and any internship is good, but even in a better economy it might be a tough sell for a high salary. Again, here is where you want your resume as best as possible, and your interviewing good, practiced. With what experience you have, you need to identify some key projects, situations, etc that make you more desirable than what it might initially appear.
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