[Cuno144]

Hey guys, I am currently a senior graduating with a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Houston Bauer Business school in December. What can I be expect my starting salary to be??

A little bit about myself: I am a 27 y/o ex-military Iraqi Veteran. I do not have too much work experience in the finance field. I am currently working part time as IT help desk. My GPA is not good at all It will be a 2.8-3.0 by the time I graduate, will this affect me getting hired on? I am hoping to get a job around 40k+ a year salary base. I've screwed up bad in the past with gambling and dug myself a hole that I am trying to get out of, I juts hope that I will be able to find a job and not be unemployed. My student loan payments will start coming in about 6 months after graduating so I will need to start paying those of. I was doing great in school until this past spring break, I went on a gambling spree...started with $500 in an account and got it up to $27,000 playing NCAA, then the sportsbook capped my college bets to $25 a game. Being the degenerate gambler I am I started playing MLB and NBA and ended up losing it all + another 6-7k out of my pocket trying to chase back what I had. Ever since then my school and work has gone in a downward spiral. I am trying my best to take my mind off of it by working more hours and focusing on school to get it done with.

[EDDIE MONEY LINE]

oh it's just great...jobs everywhere. Once u graduate, places just start calling u everyday.

[MTek]

Unless your interest/education can be geared towards the medical industry be preparred to wait quite awhile for that 1st big break

[Crayzee]

mcdonalds is hiring
maybe walmart

[valaub04]

medical jobs abundant. otherwise, uggggh.

[Terrapin Station]

Good luck...I know a couple of people that have been looking for work for awhile.

[rem sleep]

Good luck man, its tough. I know 2 people with college degrees that can't get a job in their field. One wants to be a cop and the other a teacher.

[rsnnh12]

It all depends on your connections. That's the biggest part of getting a good job post-college, if you're in a business concentration. Start talking to professors, classmates, former employers, everyone. Having a network will guarantee you a job, having a good network will get you a decent-paying one. Good luck

[Nittany Lion]

It all depends on your connections. That's the biggest part of getting a good job post-college, if you're in a business concentration. Start talking to professors, classmates, former employers, everyone. Having a network will guarantee you a job, having a good network will get you a decent-paying one. Good luck

I graduated from Penn State in 2008 with a degree in IST (Information Sciences and Tech) with a 3.4 GPA and I'm still looking for a decent paying job, several of my graduating classmates had way worse GPA's and got 60k starting jobs because they had connections. One had a brother working for some company in DC and his brother got him a job there and several others had connections from internships they did at big companies.

The best way to get a job after college is to talk to a former boss/supervisor at one of the places you interned for, as long as you did a good job as an intern and they liked you, then you have a good chance. If you didn't do any decent internships at big name companies then you will probably have a hard time like me. I had an interview last week for a cashier position at a retail store called Sportsman Warehouse and couldn't even land that. I've also applied to Best Buy and Staples several times even though I despise Best Buy, and never got an e-mail or phone call back. I guess it's time to really start scratching the bottom of the barrel to get a job.

[jubuck757]

Dont work no job. Become a Boss and give out jobs.. You got to do alot of networking and then get in where you fit in.

[LLXC]

oh it's just great...jobs everywhere. Once u graduate, places just start calling u everyday.

I know you're being sarcastic but there are still certain degrees that are not having a hard time finding jobs - like computer science, medical, law, etc.

[ejfel01]

Yes, but these above require "paranormal" dedication and brain. Not everyone can be a doc

[MadTiger]

Start your own shit up. Serious.

[str]

Don't worry about the amount of pay . Just take a job within your field.
Not having experience will hurt you badly so get any experience you can even at a lesser pay scale so as to boost your resume.
Once you secure a job, keep your resume out there.Update it all you can.Within 2 years(maybe less) you will have a better job that pays more, but be patient.
Yes, that advise was not what you wanted to hear. However it is real and the way things are in this current job climate.Especially in the finance and accounting field.
Also might try talking to a V.P. at a local bank and asking if you can be a roving helper filling in for people taking vacations this summer.The exposure to various jobs within might help enlighten you as to a specific field of expertise.That will really boost the resume and maybe you can catch on there.
Best of luck.

Will 2.8-3.0 hurt? It will exclude you from some jobs but shine through in interviews.
40K a year? I doubt it. No experience will really be against you early on.

[slatter]

Eddie's post made me LOL. Honestly, it seems to be all about experience. I can't speak for business (I was a journalism major) but I hope you've got some experience (non-military) on your resume, because the other applicants will...

[orioles]

Get ready to be treated like crap for low pay.

[Cuno144]

I'm trying to find an internship or a part time job in my field. The problem is they all require experience....also I am really busy with classes and working 25-30hrs a week. I'm sure the internship or other job will pay less than my current IT job. Im getting paid $15 per hr which is great for a part time job. Any ideas on how to get an internship that pays around $10-12 an hour?

[jennahazeplays]

rly bad, i had 2 give up lookin

[MadTiger]

I'm trying to find an internship or a part time job in my field. The problem is they all require experience....also I am really busy with classes and working 25-30hrs a week. I'm sure the internship or other job will pay less than my current IT job. Im getting paid $15 per hr which is great for a part time job. Any ideas on how to get an internship that pays around $10-12 an hour?

Go to the career office of your old school.

[Boscoe]

two words: grad school.

[dngf]

Don't worry about the amount of pay . Just take a job within your field. Not having experience will hurt you badly so get any experience you can even at a lesser pay scale so as to boost your resume. Once you secure a job, keep your resume out there.Update it all you can.Within 2 years(maybe less) you will have a better job that pays more, but be patient. Yes, that advise was not what you wanted to hear. However it is real and the way things are in this current job climate.Especially in the finance and accounting field. Also might try talking to a V.P. at a local bank and asking if you can be a roving helper filling in for people taking vacations this summer.The exposure to various jobs within might help enlighten you as to a specific field of expertise.That will really boost the resume and maybe you can catch on there. Best of luck. Will 2.8-3.0 hurt? It will exclude you from some jobs but shine through in interviews. 40K a year? I doubt it. No experience will really be against you early on.

I found this to be the best advice in the thread so far. Take a position in your field and be willing to do what it takes for some period of time to either show the company that hires you then need you to stay or you get the experience you need to find the position you want. Much better to be looking for work while working than out of work as indicated by many of the posts above. Best of luck.

[Tomahawk]

mcdonalds is hiring
maybe walmart

Yeah but the kid expects to get 40k a year so he has to dig further.

[p3re]

I jUst graduated 3 months ago, and find a job last month. It's my first job so my salary is low (18k€, or 25k$), but i like it and plan to stick with it for a couple of years

[BIGDAY]

Insurance industry has been good to me. GL

[Cuno144]

I jUst graduated 3 months ago, and find a job last month. It's my first job so my salary is low (18k€, or 25k$), but i like it and plan to stick with it for a couple of years

What kind of degree did you graduate with and what kind of work are you doing? tbh 25k yearly salary is very low for a college grad, that comes out to around $12 an hour. I am not trying to insult you but I got paid $10 an hour working PT as a bank teller in HS and I am getting paid $15an hour right now working PT as IT. I am expecting my pay to increase since I will have a degree, I was hoping for a salary pay of at least 35k.

[Crayzee]

the us state with lowest unemployment and best economy is north dakota

[Nittany Lion]

What kind of degree did you graduate with and what kind of work are you doing? tbh 25k yearly salary is very low for a college grad, that comes out to around $12 an hour. I am not trying to insult you but I got paid $10 an hour working PT as a bank teller in HS and I am getting paid $15an hour right now working PT as IT. I am expecting my pay to increase since I will have a degree, I was hoping for a salary pay of at least 35k.

How did you get this PT time job as IT help desk? Do you have any IT certifications or did some connection you have hook you up or something? I can't even find one with a degree in IST as I mentioned before in my other post in this thread.

[sparkyasu]

I do not have too much work experience in the finance field.

your screwed, get ready for 35k entry job unless you got some great contacts

[sparkyasu]

two words: grad school.

% of getting a comparable job would greatly down for grad school graduate without experience

[sparkyasu]

Go to the career office of your old school.

this is your best advice

[Cuno144]

How did you get this PT time job as IT help desk? Do you have any IT certifications or did some connection you have hook you up or something? I can't even find one with a degree in IST as I mentioned before in my other post in this thread.

A good friend of mine is the IT director for the company so he hooked me up with a job. I am under-qualified but hes showing me the ropes. They implemented new computer system company wide so I assisted with setting up new computer which was super easy and installing programs. Slowly learning a lot in the field but the downside is it's not what im going to school for and not what I want to do in the future.

[sparkyasu]

The best way to get a job after college is to talk to a former boss/supervisor at one of the places you interned for

true, but the dude has none of going for him

[Cuno144]

yeah, I am looking for an internship somewhere right now to get my foot in the door.

[p3re]

What kind of degree did you graduate with and what kind of work are you doing? tbh 25k yearly salary is very low for a college grad, that comes out to around $12 an hour. I am not trying to insult you but I got paid $10 an hour working PT as a bank teller in HS and I am getting paid $15an hour right now working PT as IT. I am expecting my pay to increase since I will have a degree, I was hoping for a salary pay of at least 35k.

You can't expect to win much more in Spain when you are a just graduated guy with no experience... I sometimes look at jobs in the US and they are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay higher than the same in Spain... Yes, Spain sux.
I'm an Industrial Engineer.

[Wrecktangle]

Keep your clearance and stay in the military side of the house as war is big business in the USofA!

Three wars and counting.