what did u guys do right AFTER college?

[FobManX]

I took a few months off. Then I started looking for work. I graduated in May of 2010 but didn't get a job till almost a year later.

[dynomosity]

I moved around a whole lot, and ended up moving to Australia! (After moving from the UK to the States at 4 years old, xD)

I love it here, though! Working on starting my own business soon

[Grummgug]

Got an office job and hit on young girls my age at work.

[Elim Garak]

I quit uni for a job of my dreams.

[Huntermyth]

Honestly, my biggest regret is not going active Air Force immediately after high school. Four years in the Air Force and I could have had them pay for a significant chunk of the education bill.

And it looks like I'll be trying to go Active (from Reserves) in a month or so anyways. Hopefully the GI Bill or something can still help me. If not, the Air Force still pays more than my current job.

sorry for the late reply, but no, it does not. if you are on the active duty , however, it pays more than most jobs if not all ( considering normal jobs btw, not being ceo of an international corp. )

i don't know what is your specialisation, but i am %99 sure you will earn more money if you are on active duty. if it is the money you are looking for, go for it imo.

[zipzy]

Finishing my degree at the end of this year, going to take a few months off and do a bit of travelling in the time where I'd usually have the christmas break, but I'm looking into graduate programs which start around February since I'd like to get my career going sooner rather than later

[Deleted]

After uni I served 1 year in the army as its mandatory for all males in Greece. It was like a full year holiday with no feeling any stress. I guess its nice to take a year off to travel and stuff instead of getting a job right away..

[Valerean]

Get a job as soon as humanly possible. The competition for college graduates is immense, you need to put your foot on the ladder before the other twenty guys and girls standing beside you do.

[Deleted]

Got a job, got some self IT qualifications, now rolling in the £££s in networking

[Deleted]

As a freshmen graduate, the best and most logical thing you would do in order to bring you the highest success, is to start your work in force. At this young age, not only people will give you more credit if you do your job very good, but your older supervisors will guve you room for errors. Taking this into consideration, now is the best time to start working, hard, and never be afraid at this early stage, to put difficult questions when you don't know the answer for it.
This , ofc, applies if you have a decent job at a decent company....because if you work at Mcdonalds or some other shithole....don't even bother.

[Grummgug]

As a freshmen graduate, the best and most logical thing you would do in order to bring you the highest success, is to start your work in force. At this young age, not only people will give you more credit if you do your job very good, but your older supervisors will guve you room for errors. Taking this into consideration, now is the best time to start working, hard, and never be afraid at this early stage, to put difficult questions when you don't know the answer for it.
This , ofc, applies if you have a decent job at a decent company....because if you work at Mcdonalds or some other shithole....don't even bother.

This of course implies you graduate and go to work for someone else, instead of starting your own business.

[Kulanae]

i just graduated college and i'm curious to know what u guys did. i've been told everything from taking a year off and travel to start applying for jobs immediately.

whats ur guys take on this ?

Well I had loans to pay on, so I went out and got a job. Paid off my student loans within 3 years. It was a good feeling.

[Crissi]

Graduated in May with a BS in geography. Still looking for a job -_-

[Matchles]

After undergrad I went and taught English in China for a couple years. It was a great experience and a nice little break before grad school.

[Salech]

RIGHT after?, hurried home to get on the couch and relax.

[Noomz]

i just graduated college and i'm curious to know what u guys did. i've been told everything from taking a year off and travel to start applying for jobs immediately.

whats ur guys take on this ?

I was diagnosed with cancer.

[Adam Jensen]

sorry for the late reply, but no, it does not. if you are on the active duty , however, it pays more than most jobs if not all ( considering normal jobs btw, not being ceo of an international corp. )

i don't know what is your specialisation, but i am %99 sure you will earn more money if you are on active duty. if it is the money you are looking for, go for it imo.

Even if there is no way for me to get GI Bill help, a better paycheck is worth the switch.

[Catta]

From what I see, in US it's customary to start working right away.
In Europe it seems people take a year off before starting to work.

I live in US, so I went looking for a job, like a good boy. So graduated in december (3.5 years), started a job in march.

That really doesnt ring true. Most people here try to have jobs lined up before they graduate. Good law students will have good paying jobs right away. Dentists have no reason to wait due to their massive starting salary and doctors are handed a job with their diploma

[BoysBoysBoys]

Not that bad to take a year off. I mean if you've been going to school since junior kindergarten until the end of your university degree, taking a year off won't destroy you. Depending on your field though, sometimes you might just end up getting some time off while applying around because of a low job market.