Alexis Hosier
I still haven’t found a job yet or even gotten an interview. It was really hard celebrating my graduation party with all of my family and friends and having to answer the big question, “What are you doing now?”
I have recently been throwing around the idea of going back to school, taking an LSAT prep course and applying to Law school for Fall 2010. Law school has always been something I have thought about doing, but I put TV first. TV jobs just aren’t there it seems. My biggest mistake my senior year was that I didn’t take the GRE or LSAT, because I was set on getting a job in TV. I didn’t look any further than that or have a plan past getting a job in TV.
I am not doing any stories as of now because I have no equipment. In TV the longer you are out of the game, the less likely you are to get a job because you need practice and experience. Hopefully something comes along soon, just how soon?
Filed under: Blog | Tags: graduate school, Graduation, journalism school, master's degree, self-employed, workforce
Amanda Hoffstrom
I still haven’t grasped the fact that I’ve attended my last college class. It seems so surreal. I have three papers and one final exam before my undergraduate experience is over. Forever. Maybe it’s so difficult to believe because of my current after-school job status—unemployed. It makes the thought of leaving school all the more terrifying.
As I walked to my last class on Friday, however, I wondered whether it truly would be my last class. If I don’t have a job in a year (scary thought), will I be more inclined to go to graduate school like other students in the Class of 2009? College newspapers around the country have reported that students are forgoing the job search in favor of an advanced degree:
- Graduate school applicants rise with economic fall, Source | The Maneater
- Economy boosts graduate enrollment, Source | The Lariat
- As recession thickens, more flock to grad school, Source | Indiana Daily Student
- In tight job market, graduate school gains popularity, Source | Daily Pennsylvanian
- Jobless students flock to academia, Source | Yale Daily News
For about two weeks last fall, I considered applying to grad school under the pretense that I wouldn’t be able to find a job, but I decided to take the gamble that I would find something I was more passionate about than one to four more years of school. I don’t doubt that eventually I will go back to school to get my master’s degree when I’m ready, but for now I want to join the workforce.
On May 17, I will graduate from a top journalism school, ready to start my new job—working full-time to market myself as a one-of-a-kind employee. And honestly, I can’t wait to start.
Help Wanted: From graduation to gainful employment 