This week my lovely employer informed me that my internship will end when I graduate in May and I will not have a full time job after that. Poo...
So I'm scrambling to find jobs. The question is do I look for jobs around where I live or do I look for jobs anywhere? Do I get up and leave everything to find a job? Do I wait around the area until my current employer has an opening?
The funny thing about all of this is my supervisors response, which was the same as my school advisor. My employer can keep me as an intern if I stay in school so my supervisor asked if I HAD to graduate in May!!!! Excuse me, she's seen me freak out for the last four months about getting my graduation papers in order. My advisor tried to do the same!
Being a perpetual student is not productive and people do not produce for the world if they are in school for half of their lives. I do not understand people who think the solution is to stay in school for life. I want to graduate, pay my loans, get a job and be productive in the wold. PRODUCE! It may be a hard concept for academia but they should take a lesson from the working world.
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I wish I could answer those questions for you, but only you can - I guess you probably know that. In the end, you are faced with - do I take any job I can find to stay in a certain geographical area, or do I pursue a job in a certain field in which I have interest, no matter where it is? At the end of the day, which facet is most important to you? Location or occupation? Of course, you have a relationship to consider as well. Are you willing to give that up if, say, you were offered something in San Diego? Boston? Orlando? Or maybe the relationship is worth sacrificing (at least temporarily) your career options?
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Tina
Even if I were single I would not move myself to a big city. I'd be miserable. I scream at traffic in Mosocw when students come back from break. A big city would probably make my blood pressure rise and make me die at age 25.
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