The Job Market

Officially, six months since my graduation and nothing! Not even an interview!!

Recently, I wasn’t the only temp at this one assignment I took, so I chatted up with other temps to see what their story was. It turned out they were all at the same age, if not a little older than me. They have been laid off during the financial crisis within the past two years and were looking for a fulltime position at that time. Wow.

Many people I meet at these jobs –temps- are often quite honest about their financial situations. Most are aware they deserve better, but also accept that they need to be paying bills too. So that’s why they temp.

I have started questioning the worth my master’s education every day. Was it worth it? Is it going to be worth it? My “competitions” have at least 3-5 more years of work experience. I have a master’s degree and some experience, but still at least 3-5 years less than theirs. Will this Master’s degree help me earn more in the long run? If at all?

Thus far, I seem to think, my master's wasn't worth it. May be it would have been different if I had done a MBA.

This is not to say I am going to give up on life though. I might be giving up on finding a stable job, but I think I am going to come up with ways to start my own business. I have already started brainstorming. Afterall, who -with a master's degree- would like to work as a receptionist anyway???