Those of you who went to College.... end up getting a career in what you majored in?

[StaticX]

Curious is all, I graduated recently and dual majored in international Business, and Marketing.... somehow subbing is pretty fun and I'm thinking about getting a masters and possibly going down the path into becoming a professor or something. Most likely in business.

Just wondering if any of you were able to get a career out of your major?

 

[cdamm]

briefly yes. then not even close later.

 

[StaticX]

briefly yes. then not even close later.

Bummer. Are you happier that way sir?

 

[mr_b]

Yeah, Bach of Science in Computer Science.

Took me about 3 years to land a gig after graduating. It was cool at first. Been doing IT for 13 years now. Absolutely despise it now. The world has changed. It took things that should have stayed accessories and made them necessities. Email being the biggest culprit.

Looking for my exit strategy now. We are likely to move soon which should lower our mortgage significantly. I can keep my current job work from home a few days a week, which should allow me to take night classes for something medical. Fuck salary. This country abuses it.

 

[ggallegos1]

I did (psych) and am pursuing a master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I enjoy it greatly, crazy and all

 

[StaticX]

Man the stories I hear from you guys is inspiring. Mr_b, what would you be more comfortable leaning towards now?

 

[snes_collector]

I graduated December 2014 with a bachelors in business management. I thought this would help me get a decent entry level job with a good company but this hasn't been the case at all. I put in application after application and never had any luck. All the while I was working as an assistant manager at a retail store, which I had been working at since I started college. Not something I wanted to do forever, it was just something to help me get through school and have a little extra. I had been putting applications in over a year without much luck until a family member offered me a job helping him in his real estate business. I thought this would be a good way to help get me in a new area and gain me some new skills I apparently need but I ended up not liking the job at all (and wasn't gaining new skills) so as of last week, I had to move back home, without a job and without and prospects. I'm ready to get my life and career going, but I've been spinning my wheels for the last year and a half.

I certainly hope you have an easier time than I have had, if you have a passion for teaching I say go for it.

 

[cdamm]

Bummer. Are you happier that way sir?

First job out of school was the dream. Then the industry collapsed on itself killing most opportunity in that field. So no.

 

[Opethian]

Comp Sci
The degree is worthless you need to network with peers and be able to learn on the spot with no formal training.
Unless you are a great bullshitter than certifications will get you far job hopping every 1-2 years

 

[LoneSage]

Networking is one of your greatest assets in life, no matter the profession.

 

[DZ]

Comp Sci
The degree is worthless you need to network with peers and be able to learn on the spot with no formal training.
Unless you are a great bullshitter than certifications will get you far job hopping every 1-2 years

Learning on the spot is key in the IT field.

 

[StaticX]

Networking is one of your greatest assets in life, no matter the profession.

Yeah I gotta agree there. It seems like people with far less experience seem to get those high dollar jobs, thanks to the people they know. A quick glance at linkedin will prove that point

 

[ggallegos1]

Honestly, if you are passionate about teaching, and you have a stable and realistic plan on how to attain certification, afford your basic needs, and ensure you have the job for the long term, I would go for it. I lucked out, but there are many people who get a degree in a field they think they will enjoy, only to find that the reality of the job beyond the classroom is anything but. If you have the opportunity, explore it. You won't work a day in your life if you truthfully enjoy your job.

 

[Taiso]

NO, but it had more to do with not knowing what I wanted to do at the time than anything else. I'm closer now to that trade than I ever have been, but college had nothing to do with it.

Some people just aren't made to fit neatly into society's rank and file. I feel I'm one of those people, and I need to take my own path to get to the desired destination more often than not. I am just better at things when I am working independently and I found the college route, in retrospect, far too rigid and structured.

 

[K-2]

Double majored in International Relations and Russian Studies.
Now l am a real estate broker on Cape Cod, which arguably does not require a college degree.

 

[MuppeT]

Degrees in USA are absolutely overrated. Very few positions have the requirement to have a Bach or Masters. Good for me I never chased my masters... as it would have been a great waste of time and resources.

 

[GregN]

A.A. in Accounting Technology 1996 *Deans List*
B.S. Telecomunications 2000
Certificate Medical Device Technician 2006

I worked at Century Link (used to be Qwest) at age 24 but wasn't mature to enough to handle it. I also worked at BT for two summers.
If I would do it over, I would either do Art, English, or Liberal arts.
Now I'm working at a Grocery store making shit pay wondering what to do next. I like my job, but I need flexibility in the schedule. I have been going though my games and trimming the fat of stuff I won't play.
I'm situated with my house in that I can work 30 hours a week and still afford life, unless something crops up, which it has lately.

I'm a Giby Hanes Clone that doesn't do (illegal) drugs.

 

[Moob Butter]

I'm the opposite of the guy above.

Undergraduate MA in Philosophy from the University of St Andrews.

That got me an admin job I could probably have got out from high school. Although to be fair, I graduated right when the recession hit, which was a bummer.

I've moved on to something better since, but I'm going back to study a Masters in International Finance and follow that path. Always work for accountants, even when the economy is doing terrible.

 

[BeefJerky]

I went to music school. Now I work in food service.

The universe unfolded for me as it was supposed to, I guess.

 

[Tw3ek]

Networking is one of your greatest assets in life, no matter the profession.

This is probably the best piece of advice that you can get. It's always who you know moreso than what you know.

 

[GregN]

This is probably the best piece of advice that you can get. It's always who you know moreso than what you know.

That's what got me the purchasing manager job that I had for 5 years at Arobella Medical (Bobaks father-in-law is the CEO).

I went to music school. Now I work in food service.

The universe unfolded for me as it was supposed to, I guess.

Good for you! What instruments do you play? What's your favorite?

 

[StaticX]

I tried networking while in school, but it seems looking up alumni on linkedin may help out as well. Shame that's what it may come too. I'm doing subbing while I look for a corporate career.

Teaching can be fun. Just not awesome some days.

 

[Marek]

Nope.

 

[mr_b]

I'm not trying to shit on anyone's choices or dreams. But those of you who find yourselves working retail it was expected with your degree field.

Any business degree isn't worth the paper its printed on. Arts,Languages or any of that shit is pissing money away. You could get those jobs without it.

You wanna be a business man guess what you got 2 paths. Accounting or Sales. Business isn't a profession.

 

[Moob Butter]

Any business degree isn't worth the paper its printed on. Arts,Languages or any of that shit is pissing money away. You could get those jobs without it.

I agree. But getting stoned for 4 years (5 because I repeated a year) was so worth it.