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Posted on 6/16/16 at 5:10 pm to Keeble9145
I work at Amazon. I left BR days after graduation. However, I'm a EE. Sales guys within our Cloud AWS infrastructure, BD associates make over $200K. Our media sales/BD associates earn $80-$120K.
The Problem is you are moving to BR.
The Problem is you are moving to BR.
This post was edited on 6/16/16 at 5:27 pm
Posted on 6/16/16 at 5:25 pm to Keeble9145
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Makes me wonder what is the purpose of getting a degree if it doesn't get you anything once you obtain it.
College got heem!
Posted on 6/16/16 at 5:29 pm to Keeble9145
Getting a degree and putting it on your resume ensures that said resume doesn't automatically go in the trash pile.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 5:31 pm to Rhio
You have to network. The OP doesn't know how to schmooze.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 5:32 pm to Keeble9145
This is the way business has been for a few thousand years. Glad you are catching on.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 5:33 pm to Keeble9145
Sure. Get a degree in something marketable and get good grades with internships. It's not hard.
You didn't do that so you're struggling.
You didn't do that so you're struggling.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 5:35 pm to Keeble9145
Post your email address real quick, I'm serious. I can help
ETA: I need to hire someone, your qualifications may work. But you logged off, go figure
ETA: I need to hire someone, your qualifications may work. But you logged off, go figure
This post was edited on 6/16/16 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 6/16/16 at 5:35 pm to Keeble9145
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Any advice, tips, etc. on getting my foot in door somewhere in the Baton Rouge area(moving there at the end of the month)?
how's about getting off your passive, insecure, pouting arse and start beating the bushes to do your own networking? walk into companies with your resume and ask to speak with the boss, try to find people that have the job that you'd like, get to know them, etc.....
Posted on 6/16/16 at 5:37 pm to Keeble9145
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Is it possible these days to get a good to decent job without having connections?
absolutely...I have done very well for myself and have not taken a single job that was offered through acquaintances.
quit feeling sorry for yourself, figure out what you have to offer to prospective employers and start selling yourself to them.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 5:38 pm to Keeble9145
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Is it possible these days to get a good to decent job without having connections?
Probably not, maybe 10%. It seems to be a lot more about who you know than what you know.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 5:39 pm to Keeble9145
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Makes me wonder what is the purpose of getting a degree if it doesn't get you anything once you obtain it
Where have you been? Have you seriously not heard people around you talk about how doctors, lawyers, and engineers are largely the only people who stay in their major field for their careers?
My experience(and I've got lots of it) has been that once you begin working in a job, it's not hard to find an angle you can exploit for job growth. This is true so long as you aren't a lazy, entitled, dumb frick. The trouble with people your age is that you think your degree entitles you to a cushy 6 figures the moment you leave school. Well, it doesn't work that way and it didn't work that way for me or any of my friends 20 years ago when we were in your boat. You don't realize that putting up with shite jobs fresh out of college is a rite of passage for nearly everyone.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 5:40 pm to kywildcatfanone
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Probably not, maybe 10%. It seems to be a lot more about who you know than what you know.
plus, there are always openings after the people with connections that couldn't bring the goods to the table get let goPosted on 6/16/16 at 5:52 pm to Keeble9145
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Fiance has a business in Baton Rouge, not an option.
So, you want to complain about not being able to find a good job, but you don't want to do what it takes to get a good job? Sounds typical.
Do you not have contacts from internships or something from when you were in school?
My first two jobs out of college were from professional contacts that I gained from internship opportunities that I took while in school.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 5:53 pm to Keeble9145
Street pharmaceuticals is a hot industry right now.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 5:53 pm to Canard Noir
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You don't realize that putting up with shite jobs fresh out of college is a rite of passage for nearly everyone.
agree completely...new graduates bring no value at all to a company. not until a year or so into it does the company even break even on their investment.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 5:55 pm to Keeble9145
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Inside sales internship selling hydraulic pumps and other parts associated with it
My first job after my MBA was an inside sales job for a company that specialized in injection pumps. I remember thinking that I should have held out for money/ different job at the time. 15 years later I'm still in pumps and couldn't be more pleased by how things have turned out.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 5:57 pm to Keeble9145
Have you tried working with a recruiter? There are recruiters that specialize in specific industries.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 5:58 pm to Canard Noir
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You don't realize that putting up with shite jobs fresh out of college is a rite of passage for nearly everyone.
True story.
Put in your time at a shitty job while gaining experience and then jump to something better when you have earned enough experience.
Posted on 6/16/16 at 6:05 pm to Spankum
False. I've seen new MBA hires bring in over $1 million in sales at my company.
This post was edited on 6/16/16 at 6:18 pm
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