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[LifeAfterLiberalArts]

So, you've graduated! Now what, indeed?!

Did you land in your field upon leaving? What degree level do you hold? Will you go back for more?
If you are not in your field, do you like where you are, or will you keep working to get in to your field?
How's the pay?

[sonia]

Yes, and I love it!...........

[KailynLaw]

Nope, and I wouldn't change a thing.

[dylansmith088]

Well I'm not and I guess I don't mind.

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[elitebag]

I work in the field that I learn from school.It is my profession to do this job.If have enough funds ,I will start a company to do international company to earn more .

[psychkita]

yup, but a different branch than what I want to end up in. I'd rather not be direct car the rest of my life!

[tiffanyamber81]

I finished an undergrad in Human Rights. I am now working full-time at NGO/Charity that has a focus on human rights education. The only thing is that the position that I hold is not very related to my degree. I like to say I am an accountant by day and activist by night. Also, I am a Board of Director (which is an unpaid position) with a peace activist organization. I am happy to be working in my feild and get paid for it, but the position itself could be better. The pay is OK. Considering that I work in the not for profit feild - it's not bad for entry level.

Edited by tiffanyamber81, 22 March 2012 - 03:44 AM.

[LOLBRBY2K]

• I didnt expect to get a job in my field when I graduated with a BA in Anthropology, but I did expect to be atleast working in a not for profit (did an internship at a not for profit and have a bunch of other volunteer experience) or people focused organization or something where I atleast be proud of the organization I work for and what they are doing in the world. NOPE. After I graduated I spend 8 months unemployed and even though I did volunteer as an intake worker at a local food bank, I eventualy l found work as a temp doing odd admin jobs around Toronto. I GUESS I would say Im satisfied with my job at this stage, becuase I learned a lot from it, and it could be worse (spend 5+ in retail and vowed never to go back). I guess its better than having no job at all!!
  
• I am not planning on going back to school, for Social Work. Have already been accepted to George Brown and am waiting to hear back from York.
  
• Now, I wouldnt say that there are NO jobs right now, because when I was unemployed I was cosntantly applying to jobs and going on interviews. But the fact is that there are not enough entry level jobs, and WAY too many people applying for the same ones. So its really competetive...
  
• My advice to recent grads is to get back to school ASAP or stay in school if you can. Unless you are a mature student who already has substantial work experience under your belt, or are going to school for a trade...things are pretty rough right now in the real world! Better to ride it out... school will only get more expensive, so you might as well do it all now!

[plastic_enthusiast]

Did you land in your field upon leaving?
Nope. I TAd all the way through my MA coursework years, and then I ran out of funding and decided to work full time while writing my thesis. I've been working this job since I started my thesis hours, and I'm still here after graduation.

What degree level do you hold?
MA.

Will you go back for more?
No. I'm really glad I took this job when I did because the job market in my academic field has not improved at all since then. The chances of me getting a job as a professor in my field were always slim, and by 26 I'd decided it wasn't worth it and it was time to go down a different path.

If you are not in your field, do you like where you are, or will you keep working to get in to your field?
I'm happy where I am. I'm working at a university, but nothing to do with teaching or research. I get to be in an academic environment every day and be around researchers and faculty, and sometimes I even get to discuss my field at work. But I don't have to teach and I don't have to research, so I feel as though I have the best of both worlds.

How's the pay?
The pay is okay and, hopefully, will get better soon. I couldn't handle the insecurity of a TA salary any longer, and I've no intention of going back to that kind of wage again. While I don't make a lot of money, I make the same salary every month, and reliably. That is very important for financial stability.

Edited by plastic_enthusiast, 29 May 2012 - 08:57 PM.

[manoj9585]

Hi , yes i a in my field ,my aim is to be a good software engg and i achieve it.

[myrl]

Ironically, yes, but not in any job position I knew existed before I went to school for my degree  Which proves there really is something to be said for getting a skill set, even if you don't have a plan.  Having a plan is better though!

[MetaphysicalDrama]

Education: University of Chicago (MA Philosophy and Humanities)

 

Employment: Office Max (Sales Consultant)

 

Graduation was the worst day of my life.

[m ♥]

Education: University of Chicago (MA Philosophy and Humanities)

 

Employment: Office Max (Sales Consultant)

 

Graduation was the worst day of my life.

 

I worked at OfficeMax too... Left recently after three years and a decision to pursue more schooling! Best of luck.

[mrgreen102]

Education: University of Chicago (MA Philosophy and Humanities)

 

Employment: Office Max (Sales Consultant)

 

Graduation was the worst day of my life.

That is seriously messed up if you are still working there.