Spring Break
Job Market On Rise For Former Students
Madeline Ward
Issue date: 5/6/07 Section: News
Matthew Flood, a 10th-semester graduating senior, put his own spin on things as an economics major.
"I would suggest taking a look at the summer internship you did the summer before you graduate for references," Flood said. "I am choosing a job as we speak. I have had three offers and I am now choosing between which one to take."
Flood's degree in economics opened the doors to his Wall Street options.
"I want to be a financial advisor, and since we work largely off commission I have a tough choice," Flood said.
He was currently weighing each company's job offers and suggested that other students do the same. The best advice Flood gave was to look at the company's history and see how they have done financially. If there are multiple offers it is worth looking at the signing bonus and house pricing in the area to make sure that a job doesn't place you in more debt just because of a living arrangement.
Finally Flood said the most important thing to decide is "if you like working with the people themselves."
With millions of college graduates flowing into the market there is an uncertain element to the process. Many students believe that they will have a job the second that they graduate and be on the fast track to their careers only to find that they are receiving unemployment checks for the next two months.
Others will receive jobs right on the spot and be confused as to why they were ever worried about finding an application for their liberal arts degree. One of the boons for UConn students is the proximity to major metropolitan cities like New York and Boston and major Connecticut cities like Hartford and New Haven.
For those seniors who don't have a job lined up there are plenty of other options to choose from that will give them a "real world" experience.
Barbra Campbell, a Ph.D. student in English and teaching assistant, advised students to be concerned about their post-graduation situation.
"I would suggest taking a look at the summer internship you did the summer before you graduate for references," Flood said. "I am choosing a job as we speak. I have had three offers and I am now choosing between which one to take."
Flood's degree in economics opened the doors to his Wall Street options.
"I want to be a financial advisor, and since we work largely off commission I have a tough choice," Flood said.
He was currently weighing each company's job offers and suggested that other students do the same. The best advice Flood gave was to look at the company's history and see how they have done financially. If there are multiple offers it is worth looking at the signing bonus and house pricing in the area to make sure that a job doesn't place you in more debt just because of a living arrangement.
Finally Flood said the most important thing to decide is "if you like working with the people themselves."
With millions of college graduates flowing into the market there is an uncertain element to the process. Many students believe that they will have a job the second that they graduate and be on the fast track to their careers only to find that they are receiving unemployment checks for the next two months.
Others will receive jobs right on the spot and be confused as to why they were ever worried about finding an application for their liberal arts degree. One of the boons for UConn students is the proximity to major metropolitan cities like New York and Boston and major Connecticut cities like Hartford and New Haven.
For those seniors who don't have a job lined up there are plenty of other options to choose from that will give them a "real world" experience.
Barbra Campbell, a Ph.D. student in English and teaching assistant, advised students to be concerned about their post-graduation situation.
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