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How long did it take you to get a "real" job after college graduation?
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:26 pm
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Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:27 pm to UFFan
Graduated in May 1985, employed on August 13 1985, married October 5, 1985.
This post was edited on 6/2/26 at 12:28 pm
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:29 pm to UFFan
Got a real job while in high school and skipped college.
Zero regrets.
Zero regrets.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:29 pm to UFFan
zero days - I worked for the company while I was in college and upgraded positions after graduation
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:29 pm to UFFan
A week or two. I was a teacher at the time and had a job lined up well before summer break was over. Not that that was a particularly hard snag with the shortages in Louisiana.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:31 pm to UFFan
I signed employment papers before I graduated but took the summer off so started it in September.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:32 pm to UFFan
Two weeks before graduating LSU with an EE degree for an aerospace and defense company.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:33 pm to UFFan
started less than a week after walking and actually signed contract say I wrapped up my last final. this was 2014.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:33 pm to UFFan
Two to Three months but I took the first offer I got, just wanted anything to get started.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:34 pm to UFFan
Got commissioned the day I graduated.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:35 pm to UFFan
Graduated in December, began my job in January. It has always been highly dependent on degree, state of the industry, and economy. Engineers that graduated five years earlier than me had a terrible time finding jobs.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:39 pm to UFFan
5-6 months before I graduated.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:44 pm to UFFan
Graduated in May, interviewed end of May and started June 4th………..1973.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:46 pm to UFFan
0 days, I was recruited while I was still in school.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:49 pm to Breauxsif
accepted job last semester of school
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:50 pm to SoFla Tideroller
quote:
Got commissioned the day I graduated.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:50 pm to UFFan
I had a "real" job while I was in school.
Took a pay cut when I got an associates degree to go down to 40 hours per week and finish up my bachelors.
Took a pay cut when I got an associates degree to go down to 40 hours per week and finish up my bachelors.
This post was edited on 6/2/26 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:51 pm to UFFan
Had it lined up before I graduated.
Posted on 6/2/26 at 12:52 pm to UFFan
10 months. It absolutely sucked. I was at Amazon. It felt humiliating, but hey, it's still better than being homeless.
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