I was a double major in mgmt & marketing. That's so naive for tens of thousands that major in this every year. I mean what kind of job do you actually get? Mgmt is NOTHING. You need to generate revenue for the company first, why would anyone start with Management out of college?With a degree like that it's either start your own business or get a sex change into a hot chick.
What were the starting salaries in your first two jobs? And what location?Keep your head up and keep looking. I didn't have a job out of undergrad (I graduated in 2006 with a B.S. in computer science, GPA 3.6 from Michigan Tech). I didn't get my first job out-of-school until about Oct-Nov of 2006 and it was a web design job, not perfect but certainly nothing to piss at. I ended up getting my first dev job around Feb-Mar of 2007 from someone who I interviewed with that summer after graduating but position hadn't opened up until the next spring. I also sent out my resume, did interviews (was even flown to Madison, WI for a pretty intense interview process that I ultimately failed), and nothing would happen. Just gotta keep at it. Good luck.
Oh billy, well this was in Escanaba, MI, in the Upper Peninsula, so it's gonna be WAY lower than just about anywhere else besides other po-dunk Midwest towns. As an example, I lived with my buddy there in an apartment for a time. We split the $300/month rent and it wasn't a dump either.What were the starting salaries in your first two jobs? And what location?
Just curious how people in IT made in the same era as me (graduated 2005~)
Thanks for sharing.Oh billy, well this was in Escanaba, MI, in the Upper Peninsula, so it's gonna be WAY lower than just about anywhere else besides other po-dunk Midwest towns. As an example, I lived with my buddy there in an apartment for a time. We split the $300/month rent and it wasn't a dump either.
I think that first web design job was around $13-$14/hour or so(40 hours/week). No 401(k).
The second job started at $15/hour. At the start of my second year I got a raise to $18/hour then it was $19/hour I think when I left just shy of four years. I had a 401(k) there with some matching (6% maybe? I don't remember). Honestly I was still underpaid here a bit but again, it's Escanaba, MI, not Los Angeles.
Don't you want further help? You desperately need a job no?Thanks y'all. I've made several changes to my resume.
What were the starting salaries in your first two jobs? And what location?
Just curious how people in IT made in the same era as me (graduated 2005~)
I'd love further help but I'm not that much in a rush for a job (I can keep my current internship for the summer, I'd love a job right out of college).Don't you want further help? You desperately need a job no?
We can help with:
1. Searching methods (which recruiters, trigger keywords in resume, which recruiting firms, which online sites you using - you tapping all the right ones?, etc).
2. The tone of writing. Your bullets are pretty subpar. It reads like a High school practice resume than a real college graduate looking serious to be compelled to call you for an interview.
3. Formatting. The image resume I shared is also not the best formatting.
But only if you're willing.
What's your gmail? I'll send you my resume. You can directly see them as examples for writing effectively.I'd love further help but I'm not that much in a rush for a job (I can keep my current internship for the summer, I'd love a job right out of college).
In terms of searching for a job, I've been looking at Linkedin, Glassdoor, and Indeed (as well as individual companies' career pages)
I'll need help with improving my tone in my resume (I know I suck at it, I have looked at "action" words for resumes to write it up)
Here's an updated resume, I decided to remove non relevant jobs in favor of marketing/data projects I did in class
Edit: Most entry level marketing grads make around 45k but sometimes higher, depending on the job title and what not.
Edit 2: I know y'all don't see many youngins like myself on forums, but I truly do appreciate the comments y'all have left.
I PM'd youWhat's your gmail? I'll send you my resume. You can directly see them as examples for writing effectively.
Oh my god, my 44K/yr in 2003 is making $55K TODAY. That is INSANE. Do college grads get $55K jobs today straight out?
You gotta make your resume stand out from the others.
Like this;
That's not necessarily true. Many places will hire good candidates if they know they will be done by X date. My company has done this many times both when we hire PhDs for our scientific department and on the accounts side, when we hire junior account managers straight out of college.It may be easier once you're actually done and graduated. Nobody wants to hire someone that is "probably going to finish" they want someone that already finished.
And if anything, with unemployment as low as it is, the market favors candidates, since companies will have a harder time finding people to fill new openingsThe job market right now is tough unless you want to live in a big city and even then the competition would just be super cut throat. Employers are doing you a favour by even having a job opening, because they could easily just outsource or automate that job if they really wanted to. It's a really crappy time to be looking for a job unfortunately.
Not IT, but engineering degreeWhat were the starting salaries in your first two jobs? And what location?
Just curious how people in IT made in the same era as me (graduated 2005~)