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[GOB]

yes thats decent pay out of school. take it for now, get experience.

wait, what?


14*40*4*12 = $26880

[Mommy]

wait, what?
14*40*4*12 = $26880

Wait until you get out of school. Then you will see. Unless you are engineering, nursing, or teaching $13-$17 an hour is what you'll get. Thats enough to get by.

[moebary]

Wait until you get out of school. Then you will see. Unless you are engineering, nursing, or teaching $13-$17 an hour is what you'll get. Thats enough to get by.

Not necessarily true. I have an $18/hour part-time job that could be full time if I wasn't in school. No college degree necessary.

[Mommy]

Not necessarily true. I have an $18/hour part-time job that could be full time if I wasn't in school. No college degree necessary.

what is your work experience like?

im talking about your average college student who graduates with little work experience outside of Blockbuster and doesnt have a solid networking strategy. Honestly in these days its all about who you know... Getting to know some older people is a very useful strategy. I have considered going to church to meet older people that have job hookups....Is that bad?

[GOB]

Wait until you get out of school. Then you will see. Unless you are engineering, nursing, or teaching $13-$17 an hour is what you'll get. Thats enough to get by.

there's a huge difference ($7,500 or so) between $17 and $13 per hour. $13 is nothing and $17 is probably average. i'm not going to accept anything that translates to less than $20/hr, unless it's with somebody i'd do anything ( ) to work for.

Honestly in these days its all about who you know... Getting to know some older people is a very useful strategy. I have considered going to church to meet older people that have job hookups....Is that bad?

qft. and no, that is not a bad thing to do. i had an interview with USAA yesterday and the only reason is because i knew both of the guys interviewing; my gpa is nowhere near their requirement, but they told me "not to worry about any of that"

[Mommy]

there's a huge difference ($7,500 or so) between $17 and $13 per hour. $13 is nothing and $17 is probably average. i'm not going to accept anything that translates to less than $20/hr

yes, there is a huge difference.... it depends on where you live and what you do though

you must really have the hookups to be aiming for no less than $20/hr with a personal finance degree.... honestly, thats way too high for starting out unless you have some experience in your field?... did you intern or something?

This post has been edited by Jessica: Oct 18 2006, 05:05 PM

[GOB]

yes, there is a huge difference.... it depends on where you live and what you do though

you must really have the hookups to be aiming for no less than $20/hr with a personal finance degree.... honestly, thats way too high for starting out unless you have some experience in your field?... did you intern or something?

you're right, it really does depend on where you live.

$20/hr is $38k, which isn't that much, considering how much engineers/nurses make starting off. average graduating from the tech pfp program is $35-40k, and that's mostly in the dallas/houston/austin areas. if i were to move somewhere more expensive, i'd probably be looking at more than that, but that clearly goes with any job.

i did do an internship, but it was required and is a class, so it's nothing above the ordinary. plus, not being a part of the rawls college helps.