Deciding on a Career Path

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LSU is no help

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This is sad as a higher ed guy. Universities have certainly gotten away from serving the student.

If I were advising you, I'd ask you how you felt about grad school. You can probably get a Finance MBA without a ton of extra work, and you'd be able to do pretty well with that.

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I'm about to graduate in Poli Sci, it's pretty much worthless.

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What kind of complete DUMB-arse graduates with a degree in Political Science? I mean besides you and me.

Do not despair young man. A decade down the road it will look quite different. In two decades you will be happy you have that degree and understand how it all fits. But fresh out of college, it's hard to have perspective.

Here is my advice. Find a successful guy you admire that has a skill set that is similar to yours. Somebody successful and cheerful. Pick his brain. Ask for advice. Be humble.

It took me a while to hit my stride. I worked my way from shitty degrading sales job, to English teacher, to better sales job, to territory manager job, to small businessman, to finding my calling at age 40. You aren't supposed to figure it out at your age.

Poli Sci grads translate well to a lot of things. They can generally talk authoritatively about a lot of stuff. They aren't culturally-illiterate dumb-asses.

I would think about real estate, insurance, mortgage business, something that a successful happy buddy does. Sometimes it is about having a couple of shitty jobs while you develop marketable skills and relationships.

Good luck. Stay positive. The failure and uncertainty is very normal for most people. Looking back it makes perfect sense even as it can be demoralizing now.

If you are truly interested in doing environmental work, look at some non profits. The money will be crap but I'm sure it will be rewarding. CRCL, or the nature conservancy come to mind. Also, DNR and CPRA are state agencies that hire folks with degrees with no job relevance. Look for a specialist position that is basically an admin position that processes contracts and what not.

Good luck with your search.

Did LSU force you to major in political science?

Well, your screen name is Chesty. I was a poli sci major and went to Marine Corps OCS. Good luck