Need advice.. finding it hard to get a job after degree :(

the_devil_made_me_do_it

lynzpower wrote: »

I feel for you I went to newcastle uni, and left as there was no work at all and that was in 99

Yes we are seriously considering moving even out of the country if needs be. However, I'm starting a 3 year degree in October, so it maybe sometime before we can move.

lady_fuschia

even out of the country

That may be a little extreme!
I'm not sure oppurtunities for someone with his type of degree would be better abroad really. I think the industry he's likely to be able to use it in very good jobs do come up but they tend to come up in rotations of years rather than months.
If he's willing to do a non-subject specific job (even if only for a while) he should get something if he just plugs away at the applications.

Jersy

have a look @ the grad fares
people say they are crap bu thats how i got mine!

paulburns1984

i believe that it is rediculous for school to blindly lead all a-level students to uni - it's terrible. Unless you know what job you want to aim for you should NOT go to uni. All you will end up with is a degree, no experience and no job prospects, and a hell of a lot of debt.

I went for three months when I was 18 and left because I fond that the degree I was pushed towards just wasn't what I wanted to do. So i left. Worked for 4 years, learned to drive, save money, buy a car, went to college to find where my interests lie, narrowed my aspirations down to one career and corretly researched it, found what i needed to do to become one (a counselling psychologist) and am at uni studying towards it with a first class in my first year. I kno I then have to do a year msc.

Doing this at 22/23 is a lot better than blindly following what teachers say - that they know best for you - and coming out of uni not knowing the career or job you want with tons of debt.

I would suggest your boyfriend looks at his options and finds a career he wants and goes for it. If possible get a masters, it will lead to an almost certain job position but you have to see whether you can financially support yourself for another year.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

PaulBurns - my OH is 24 and left his job in Pipefitting for a career change. He hated Pipefitting, so he thought long and hard about his options first before going for a degree. He's lucky in one respect that he found a course he is fanatical about which is music and technology. It's half the battle of you find something interesting.

paulburns1984

Well if that's the case i can see your other half as having two options:

1) If still unsuccessful in the coming months - i would suggest working in any job, as you are saying he is, whilst offering his services for free as in volunteer work in his free time at a studio or radio station, etc, as experience within the chosen field is much more useful than just general work experience Plus of course I'm betting he would enjoy it.

Or

2) Carry on his studies to a higher level such an postDip or Masters. This will give him a competitive edge over other applicants. I have several friends who have general degrees and cannot get jobs in these areas, I think it is because most degrees now are seen as just a yardstick of education level rather than a recognition of expertise in a certain feild - thats where the postgrad courses come in.

Whatever he chooses to do he cannot let himself get downhearted about this and become lethargic about the whole expereience, I'm not saying he isn't, but if he's working 20 hours a week, then the other 20 should be constant job searching or activities aimed at getting a job. One of the worst things to do is feel sorry for yourself and get depressed - i know that's easier said than done tho

I would also note that music technology is all about contacts, he should just go out and make contacts in the field. They could be very useful

lady_fuschia

If possible get a masters, it will lead to an almost certain job position

Not really true I'm afraid. Vocational postgrads aimed at specific industries can be useful, but general postgrads (unless done part time alongside a job) can actually harm your chances as some employers would prefer you to have spent that year or two years in the workforce building experience rather than in academia.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

He is considering a Masters, but would start next year as the professor of the masters degree he is interested in is having a year out. Nice for some

channy

3plus1 wrote: »

Well, the graduate milkround is pretty much over. The time to apply for graduate jobs is round about September/October, and after that, the number of jobs going starts to dwindle rapidly.

do you mean if i am studying in my final year (still at uni) starting october 07, i should apply for graduate jobs then? if so, isnt that really early? (i havent a clue)

paulburns1984

lady_fuschia wrote: »

Not really true I'm afraid. Vocational postgrads aimed at specific industries can be useful, but general postgrads (unless done part time alongside a job) can actually harm your chances as some employers would prefer you to have spent that year or two years in the workforce building experience rather than in academia.

Why would I be talking about a general masters when this guy is interested in a specific career path such as sound technology? Heck, why would anyone consider doing a general masters? Masters is all about honing your expertise for a specific area of a field or a specific career - what good would a general masters be?!!