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After College, What Type of Jobs Should One Seek?
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?"
You really don't *want* a senior position. Even if you can negotiate the higher salary, make sure you get a job title without "Senior" in it. That way, if you're any good at your job, you can get an easy promotion and raise soon after you join.
Also, you need to work a permanent job for a couple of years before you've got enough experience to do contracting.
If your goal is to do contract work, the ideal job might be with a services company that takes you on as a permanent member of staff, and then contracts you out to their clients.
Excellent advice imo.
I've been a contractor for the last 7 years and before that I worked for a sub-contracting company and I feel it helped prepare me for the frequent change in environment a contractor typically experiences.
It may be different elsewhere but in the UK I would be very suprised if any company employed a grad in a 'senior' position and the parent poster is on the ball, go for the money, not the title and give yourself more rungs in the ladder.
Only at their Arkansas headquarters. Field IT is done by guys who just travel full time. You don't want to work for them anyway, at least not corporate. The benefits absolutely suck, and the pay is rock bottom. Their "do everything as cheaply as possible" philosphy also applies to HR.
Doesn't surprise me. As evil as Wal-Mart is they are interesting. They really believe in the "do everything cheap" philosophy. Have you seen the head office? Even the CEO's office looks like that of a used car salesmen. Nothing fancy what-so-ever.
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/ jobs-061505
The only thing cheaper than french fries in a resturant is the soda pop.
Depends on whether it's bottled, premix or postmix.
Some very small restaurants purchase their soda pop in either single-serving cans or bottles (quite expensive) or 2 liter bottles (slightly cheaper).
Most restaurants use either premix or postmix. Premix is, as the word suggests, pre-mixed with water at the bottling plant. It costs about 10x as much as postmix but it tastes a lot better. Chain restaurants and whatnot use postmix where a syrup is mixed with water on-site. This is the cheapest but least "tasty" option. The contents of cup of postmix costs very little; the cup costs something though.
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