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What careers would be best for me? |
| Message Name: |
Present Job |
| Date Posted: |
10/02/2002 |
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While I can ABSOLUTELY relate to everything you said (except for building things; I'm not much of a builder), I can tell you a couple of things:
a.)I, too, obtained an MBA in order to get a job as a hospital administrator or other high level health care manager
b.) I ended up doing data analysis with pharmacy claims, not a bad job, but not one with a really good paycheck attached to it
c.) I was laid off this past December, and cannot seem to get another job AT ALL
d.) I have attended numerous "networking" events, where LOTS of MBA's and other people who formerly held professional level jobs are out of work, have been out of work for months, and have no real leads to new jobs
e.) Although I am older, this economy has affected younger workers just as much if not more -- there are actually higher percentages of college-educated 25-35 year olds who are unemployed right now than there are 35-54 year old college-educated people. (This is according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which I pored over in the library yesterday; the Bureau does not separate out Masters degreed people from "college-educated" so that's as much info. as I could glean.
f.) Keep your present job -- no matter how bored you are, it's preferable to be bored and bringing in some money to being unemployed. |
| Message: |
Can I also make a suggestion?
I think you're right about keeping current job. The job market is really down...:(
But I also think it's the time when you can heavily study/go to school and earn a degree/advanced degree.
And then when the economy will be back to normal you can get all the "cream" out of your degrees/licenses.
:)
Thnx
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