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After College, What Type of Jobs Should One Seek?

Posted by Cliff on from the first-steps-in-a-career dept.

Sushant Bhatia asks: "I'm coming to the end of my Masters degree, and I'm on the prowl for jobs. However, there are so many types out there it's just overwhelming for someone who's never had to go through the job-hunting process before. So, what should I do? Should I go for a full-time, contract, half-time, or something else? Also, what kind of position should a person with a Master's in Computer Science be looking for (other than dish washer)? I've been looking at senior software developer positions, but is that too high up the ladder for someone 'fresh' to cope with? My current manager (research lab) says that 'You should always find a job that is above your skill level so that you can learn and be challenged.' I think he's right, but is that something Slashdot readers agree with? What was your job coming out of university?"

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  1. Master's in Computer Science, eh? by Average_Joe_Sixpack · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hear Wal-Mart is always looking for shelf stockers

    1. Re:Master's in Computer Science, eh? by UnknowingFool · · Score: 4, Funny
      Also, it may be helpful to memorize this phrase:

      "Do you want fries with that?"

      --
      Well, there's spam egg sausage and spam, that's not got much spam in it.
    2. Re:Master's in Computer Science, eh? by PakProtector · · Score: 4, Funny

      /me coughs

      It's "Hi. I have a BS in Liberal Arts. Would you like Fries with that?"

      Oh, and before you try it: Wrong kind of BS.

      --

      Edward@Tomato - /home/Edward/ man woman
      man: no entry for woman in the manual.
      "Qua!?"

    3. Re:Master's in Computer Science, eh? by zapp · · Score: 5, Funny

      Not to nitpick, but BS is Batchelor of Science

      You mean a BA (Batchelor of Arts)..

      unless of course, you mean bullshit degree ;)

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      no comment
  2. Something's Wrong Here by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    You just got a Master's degree, and you come to slashdot for career advice?

    Most people here are kids working at McDonald's or aging, overweight geeks living in their parents basement.

    My advice, listen to all the +5 comments, and do the exact opposite.

    1. Re:Something's Wrong Here by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


      My advice, listen to all the +5 comments, and do the exact opposite.

      I really hope your comment gets to +5. The connundrum of doing the opposite of the opposite will make his head explode.

      --
      Trolling is a art,
  3. ...probably the moderation system... by abb3w · · Score: 5, Funny
    My advice, listen to all the +5 comments, and do the exact opposite.

    Of course, Slashdot moderation being what it is, the parent will probably end up with a +5 moderation, and then what do you do?

    --
    //Information does not want to be free; it wants to breed.
    1. Re:...probably the moderation system... by RickPartin · · Score: 4, Funny

      Or what if two +5 comments have opposite advice?? Oh god, lets stop talking about this subject right now before we tear the universe apart.

    2. Re:...probably the moderation system... by Sentry21 · · Score: 4, Funny

      If you can't reconcile someone telling you to do something that is logically impossible, you aren't going to get very along very well with your managers... At least, you wouldn't get along well with mine.

  4. Re:Learn people skills by dabigpaybackski · · Score: 4, Funny

    And don't forget that most people want extra ketchup packets. I hate it when I order fries and they put two dinky ketchup packets in the bag. It makes me wonder just what is going on in our colleges these days.

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    "OH SHIT, THERE'S A HORSE IN THE HOSPITAL!"
  5. Re:Why enter the real world? by b17bmbr · · Score: 5, Funny

    so, how's the weather in Calcutta?

    --
    My problem? I was perfectly gruntled, until some numbnuts came by and dissed me.
  6. Re:Learn to spell and punctuate, for one thing by mpupu · · Score: 5, Funny

    If we weren't obsessive about details, our programs wouldn't compile, and we wouldn't be who we are.

    Luckily, English isn't a compiled language. It's interpreted, and the intepreter's syntax is usually quite lax.