Graduating Without a Full-time Job Lined Up
November 14th 2007 12:20
I don’t know how it usually works, but many of my friends graduated and then headed off to jobs they had lined up before they graduated. As of now, I won’t be doing this. So, what do I do?
If a full-time job at a library, or as a proofreader (the two jobs I’d like to do with an English degree) doesn’t appear by the time I’m done with school, I will be out of work completely. The on-campus jobs are done when I’m done with school. (I never actually found that third job I talked about).
Here are my options:
1) wait until a full-time job in a library or as a proofreader surfaces
2) take on a part-time job while looking for a full-time job I’d really want
3) take on any full-time job (hopefully with benefits)
I’m definitely not going with option one. That’s not at all practical because I have bills to pay (and I’ll have more to pay when I graduate). Surveys will not cover my cost of living.
If I did option two, it would be because after I found a full-time job I would like to do, it would be easier to work my part-time job around it (if I wanted to do the two job thing for a while) or easier to quit.
If I did option three, I’d most likely be there for a while. What if it was a job I didn’t really want to be doing? What if I found a job I liked better while already having a full-time job? Could I just quit right away, even if I had just started a month ago? Is that right? Maybe I just have too much sympathy for others because I feel like if I took just any old job I should stay there for a while. If I quit soon after they hired me they’d have to find someone else really quick. Maybe I shouldn’t worry about this? Do any of you?
My plan so far is to keep applying (I’ve applied to two library jobs in this area so far – and one job at a bookstore). When I graduate, I’ll go for the anything goes job. If it is part-time or full-time it won’t matter because I can only last about two months on my EF (I might actually be able to make it three months – but it would be close) so I'll need some kind of income.
The one thing I know I shouldn’t do? Panic. So I’m trying not to do that. Wish me luck.
Do any of you have experience with this situation? Any advice?
If a full-time job at a library, or as a proofreader (the two jobs I’d like to do with an English degree) doesn’t appear by the time I’m done with school, I will be out of work completely. The on-campus jobs are done when I’m done with school. (I never actually found that third job I talked about).
Here are my options:
1) wait until a full-time job in a library or as a proofreader surfaces
2) take on a part-time job while looking for a full-time job I’d really want
3) take on any full-time job (hopefully with benefits)
I’m definitely not going with option one. That’s not at all practical because I have bills to pay (and I’ll have more to pay when I graduate). Surveys will not cover my cost of living.
If I did option two, it would be because after I found a full-time job I would like to do, it would be easier to work my part-time job around it (if I wanted to do the two job thing for a while) or easier to quit.
If I did option three, I’d most likely be there for a while. What if it was a job I didn’t really want to be doing? What if I found a job I liked better while already having a full-time job? Could I just quit right away, even if I had just started a month ago? Is that right? Maybe I just have too much sympathy for others because I feel like if I took just any old job I should stay there for a while. If I quit soon after they hired me they’d have to find someone else really quick. Maybe I shouldn’t worry about this? Do any of you?
My plan so far is to keep applying (I’ve applied to two library jobs in this area so far – and one job at a bookstore). When I graduate, I’ll go for the anything goes job. If it is part-time or full-time it won’t matter because I can only last about two months on my EF (I might actually be able to make it three months – but it would be close) so I'll need some kind of income.
The one thing I know I shouldn’t do? Panic. So I’m trying not to do that. Wish me luck.
Do any of you have experience with this situation? Any advice?
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