Graduated with a 1st, no job
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[TW]Fox;19717865 said:How can you be bright enough for a 1st yet now not know which way to turn?
jumping through hoops is easy when they're clearly defined
Spent 8 months trying to find a job with my first. I even had two years managerial experience. Managed to get about 3 interviews in 8 months.
Went to a graduate fair in london (Islington) and got 4 interviews. So my advice, sign up to a graduates fair, research what stalls are on, decide some areas you would like to focus on and research the companys and really think about what your strengths would be for that company.
Go to the fair and be really confident (but not an idiot), be interested in what the people at the stalls say (to get an idea of what it is they do) but also explain why you're interested mentioning your strengths.
Went to a graduate fair in london (Islington) and got 4 interviews. So my advice, sign up to a graduates fair, research what stalls are on, decide some areas you would like to focus on and research the companys and really think about what your strengths would be for that company.
Go to the fair and be really confident (but not an idiot), be interested in what the people at the stalls say (to get an idea of what it is they do) but also explain why you're interested mentioning your strengths.
Back to your English teacher.
Back the way you came, troll.
I did a Masters in Elec Eng with nanotechnology (although really every specialisation route was the same)
I looked at doing a PhD and there was one that was really interesting but its minimum wage for 3 years and I dont want to live at uni again. Although I think I'm going to go back and beg my supervisor to let me do it again as I have nothing else to do but he might have someone else. It was really good and would have made me adept at using matlab and COMSOL and also dealt with reliability in high tech devices which is always important in engineering (how things fail) and also experience of developing new technology. If it was in another location I would have probably done it.
I couldnt just do a random phd for 3 years.
But other than that phd I dont know what to do, now im stuck and I dont want to sit another exam again but if I went on a graduate scheme I'm stuck on that as well.
I used minimum wage as an excuse for not doing the Phd but in reality I dont think I really care that much about money, I know that going on a graduate scheme at Atkins or somewhere will only have me on 22-25k for years and the Phd would have probably been more interesting.
I looked at doing a PhD and there was one that was really interesting but its minimum wage for 3 years and I dont want to live at uni again. Although I think I'm going to go back and beg my supervisor to let me do it again as I have nothing else to do but he might have someone else. It was really good and would have made me adept at using matlab and COMSOL and also dealt with reliability in high tech devices which is always important in engineering (how things fail) and also experience of developing new technology. If it was in another location I would have probably done it.
I couldnt just do a random phd for 3 years.
But other than that phd I dont know what to do, now im stuck and I dont want to sit another exam again but if I went on a graduate scheme I'm stuck on that as well.
I used minimum wage as an excuse for not doing the Phd but in reality I dont think I really care that much about money, I know that going on a graduate scheme at Atkins or somewhere will only have me on 22-25k for years and the Phd would have probably been more interesting.
