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Jake · 06-07-2009, 02:32 AM

I graduated this spring and applied to about 15 jobs in my field, and only got 1 interview (which fortunatly led to a job), despite having a decent work history and a 3.96 GPA. I've had my resume looked at by a few different people, including my universities career services, and nothing seems to be wrong there. For a while there I was thinking I had wasted my last 4 years... I'd like to see the new president provide incentives for hiring new graduates.

It seems like these days many jobs value experience in the field over a formal education. I used to think the phrase "its not what you know, its who you know" was a bit of BS, but now I know there is a lot more to it than I previously thought.

For the next year I'll be working. In fall 2010 hopefully I will start a phD or DVM program.

06-07-2009, 02:32 AM	#8
Jake Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Oct 2004 Exp:	I graduated this spring and applied to about 15 jobs in my field, and only got 1 interview (which fortunatly led to a job), despite having a decent work history and a 3.96 GPA. I've had my resume looked at by a few different people, including my universities career services, and nothing seems to be wrong there. For a while there I was thinking I had wasted my last 4 years... I'd like to see the new president provide incentives for hiring new graduates. It seems like these days many jobs value experience in the field over a formal education. I used to think the phrase "its not what you know, its who you know" was a bit of BS, but now I know there is a lot more to it than I previously thought. For the next year I'll be working. In fall 2010 hopefully I will start a phD or DVM program.