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Cat Food Flambe'

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Mar 5, 2012 5:52 PM
<< 1. Logistics & Transportation. Yes, and yes
2. Actuarial Science, fifteen years later (not a graduate degree). Yes, and hell yes.
Mar 5, 2012 5:52pm
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Mulva

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Mar 5, 2012 6:02 PM
1. BS in Business Admin - marketing and logistics specializations.
2. No (took 6 months for me to accept a position).
3. Not really great pay. Great benefits though, definitely could have been worse. Turned down an offer that would have paid >$6k more annually 2 months before I ended up accepting the job I took.

I don't think the salary is all that important in an entry level job. Growth and advancement potential are much more important in my personal opinion.
Mar 5, 2012 6:02pm
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chicago510

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Mar 5, 2012 6:03 PM
I have a BS in Business and Biology from OSU
I am working on an MD from Cincy

So, no, I don't have a job and I am in debt up to my eyeballs. But yes my education so far has been worth it.
Mar 5, 2012 6:03pm
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that_guy

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Mar 5, 2012 7:57 PM
BS in Accounting and Finance from OSU
Graduated in 2000 and had a well paying job lined up 6 months prior to graduation.
Mar 5, 2012 7:57pm
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september63

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Mar 5, 2012 8:04 PM
B.S. in Sports Administration, St. Thomas University.................Miami, Florida. No and No. The entry level jobs in this dont pay and you will be working excessive hrs. Ive never had a job in this field since Interning with the USA Today Newspaper covering Spring Training baseball in Florida.
Mar 5, 2012 8:04pm
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hoops23

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Mar 5, 2012 8:09 PM
Started as a Pharmacy student... Interned and decided I hated it.

Still work in Pharmacy, but I've switched majors.. Now majoring in Computer Science.

Almost had a great job in San Fran but it fell through, sadly... Maybe next time?
Mar 5, 2012 8:09pm
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ernest_t_bass

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Mar 5, 2012 8:35 PM
september63;1106212 wrote:B.S. in Sports Administration, St. Thomas University.................Miami, Florida. No and No. The entry level jobs in this dont pay and you will be working excessive hrs. Ive never had a job in this field since Interning with the USA Today Newspaper covering Spring Training baseball in Florida.

When did you graduate?
Mar 5, 2012 8:35pm
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iclfan2

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Mar 5, 2012 8:47 PM
LJ;1105858 wrote:A 5 year CPA accounting program will basically set you for life
That's what I did. 4 years of undergrad and then a 1 year masters degree. Now I'm in my 3rd year at a Big 4, auditing a huge company. I'm not that big of a fan of it, but the pay is decent (when not in busy season).
Mar 5, 2012 8:47pm
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MontyBrunswick

Mar 5, 2012 8:51 PM
Yeah...everyone seems to chime in on these threads and say "ACCOUNTING, LOL SET 4 LIFE".

but in reality, it's got to be a mind-numbing job.
Mar 5, 2012 8:51pm
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Quint

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Mar 5, 2012 8:53 PM
I have a B.S. in civil engineering and a law degree. Yes, they both helped me get an immediate job coming out of college. The economy is absolute crap right now for lawyers, so I had to be creative. I was hired on by a heavy highway construction company to work as a project manager/legal consultant. I'm working under professional engineers so I can continue to earn credit to eventually take my P.E. Exam, and they let me handle all the small legal claims against the company. They also let me open my own legal practice on the side. Pay is pretty good, but it's balanced out by my fairly large student loan debt ;)
Mar 5, 2012 8:53pm
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Laley23

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Mar 5, 2012 8:55 PM
My sister is an accoutanct for Johnson and Johnson. Made 65k her first year out of school, but doenst really love it. Her plan is to go till shes 30, save a boatload, and find a job that she likes a lot more.

Though, knowing her, she will probably get a promotion and never leave.
Mar 5, 2012 8:55pm
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LJ

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Mar 5, 2012 8:56 PM
dlazz;1106244 wrote:Yeah...everyone seems to chime in on these threads and say "ACCOUNTING, LOL SET 4 LIFE".

but in reality, it's got to be a mind-numbing job.

I started out in accounting. Basically its best to do your time at a big4 then roll into consulting or a corp accounting job. So many companies are set on process improvement and cost savings that really only your entry level guys do the mind numbing shit.
Mar 5, 2012 8:56pm
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slingshot4ever

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Mar 5, 2012 9:26 PM
BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences - Got a job the week before graduation in the medical device industry, but was low paying. Have worked my way up the ladder the last 7-8 years to better pay and more into management (finished MBA 3 years ago).
Mar 5, 2012 9:26pm
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Mar 5, 2012 9:26 PM
dlazz;1106244 wrote:Yeah...everyone seems to chime in on these threads and say "ACCOUNTING, LOL SET 4 LIFE".

but in reality, it's got to be a mind-numbing job.
well, you dont have a clue.
Mar 5, 2012 9:26pm
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Mar 5, 2012 9:47 PM
ernest_t_bass;1106230 wrote:When did you graduate?
1987. Why?
Mar 5, 2012 9:47pm
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Mar 5, 2012 9:53 PM
My profession for the last 20 years (elevated concrete decks and beams) has paid me well from the day I entered this field. The best part of it is that I got paid to learn everthing that I know. With that said, I don't have many options beyond what I know and do well. My advice would be to get a degree in what you would enjoy doing and a get job even if it's not what you paid for or what you want to do for as along as it takes to reach you goal. In the long run you wil always have something to fall back on.
Mar 5, 2012 9:53pm
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j_crazy

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Mar 5, 2012 10:03 PM
BS Petroleum Engineering. Had a job 1 year before graduating. Made 110k at least for 5 years since.
Mar 5, 2012 10:03pm
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MontyBrunswick

Mar 5, 2012 10:17 PM
Pick6;1106292 wrote:well, you dont have a clue.
Not really. You couldn't push me into accounting no matter how well the job pays.
Mar 5, 2012 10:17pm
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j_crazy

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Mar 5, 2012 10:26 PM
shouldn't the thread title be "College Dregree"?

Think the OP may have had a typo.
Mar 5, 2012 10:26pm
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I Wear Pants

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Mar 5, 2012 10:39 PM
You shouldn't get a degree. People getting college degrees turns them into godless snobs according to Rick Santorum.
Mar 5, 2012 10:39pm
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ptown_trojans_1

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Mar 5, 2012 11:26 PM
I'm a nerd and overachiver:
BAs in International Relations and Theory, Arabic, and History from OSU

Master's in Public Policy: International Security and Economics from University of Maryland

Yeah, without those degrees I would not have landed at my Think tank job at New America Foundation, which led me to my current defense contractor job.
Mar 5, 2012 11:26pm
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dwccrew

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Mar 6, 2012 12:23 AM
pnhasbeen;1106048 wrote:I will have a bachelors in mathematics and education in May. Might go after a MBA if I don't get my teaching job.
Good luck man, I have heard from many of my friends that are teachers that it is not easy right now to land a teaching gig.
Mar 6, 2012 12:23am
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Anna-Town

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Mar 6, 2012 12:31 AM
Got a Pharm.D. in 6 years.

Took a much lower paying job ... two-year residency. During which I'll get my Masters in Health-System Pharmacy Administration and 5-8 years experience.

After I should have no problem getting a mid-level manager position at a very large hospital.
Mar 6, 2012 12:31am
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Firad

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Mar 6, 2012 1:24 AM
Graduating early in two weeks with a BS in Sport Management and minor in business from OU. Do not have a job right now but have a few leads though. The job I want isn't interviewing me until April and hiring in May/June.
Mar 6, 2012 1:24am
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Mar 6, 2012 1:26 AM
Firad;1106589 wrote:Graduating early in two weeks with a BS in Sport Management and minor in business from OU. Do not have a job right now but have a few leads though. The job I want isn't interviewing me until April and hiring in May/June.
Which job is that?
Mar 6, 2012 1:26am