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Old 12-23-2005, 12:41 PM
livinitup0 livinitup0 is offline
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F*cking yalie needs advice from us? seriously I am sure your school has a DECENT career services where they would love to hear about your GPA.

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My thoughts exactly. Some people didnt have the luxury of an ivey-league education. Quit your bitchin' and get busy livin'.
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Old 12-23-2005, 12:48 PM
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Default Re: What should I do for a living?

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F*cking yalie needs advice from us? seriously I am sure your school has a DECENT career services where they would love to hear about your GPA.

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My thoughts exactly. Some people didnt have the luxury of an ivey-league education. Quit your bitchin' and get busy livin'.

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Yeah, I mean wtf. You're all edumucated and rather than being arrogant and thinking you're better than everyone, you're asking for advice? What a douche.
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Old 12-23-2005, 12:54 PM
livinitup0 livinitup0 is offline
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F*cking yalie needs advice from us? seriously I am sure your school has a DECENT career services where they would love to hear about your GPA.

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My thoughts exactly. Some people didnt have the luxury of an ivey-league education. Quit your bitchin' and get busy livin'.

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Yeah, I mean wtf. You're all edumucated and rather than being arrogant and thinking you're better than everyone, you're asking for advice? What a douche.

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No....@!#$ that. I know me and a lot of other people would have killed for that kind of education and credentials...Why the hell did you blow that kind of money (or the parents money) on that degree there if you dont know what you want to do? Go to your freak guidance office, Im sure they have some sort of overly-paid meaningless numbers job they can get you.
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Old 12-23-2005, 01:39 PM
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Things I rate more highly than money: being a good person, interacting with people, being engaged in what I'm doing

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Politics???

Although you said you wanted to be a "good person". Hmmm...

Good luck, son.

Oh, btw, you forgot to tell us how big you c0ck is in the OP.
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Old 12-23-2005, 02:01 PM
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wow you jealous assholes need to calm down. the guy is obviously very smart, and just lacking focus in his life. perhaps you all would be content sitting behind an office desk sucking your bosses dick for 80grand/yr but some people are looking for something more fulfilling.
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Old 12-23-2005, 02:09 PM
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I know me and a lot of other people would have killed for that kind of education and credentials...Why the hell did you blow that kind of money (or the parents money) on that degree there if you dont know what you want to do?

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this attitude really pisses me off - education is not job preparation. there's something to be said for learning for learning's sake, studying what you find interesting, and picking up some good critical reasoning skills and work habits along the way.

college is not about learning skills for a job, its about becoming more mature intellectually. i bet you were one of those people who majored in business and didn't nderstand why they'd make you take any classes outside the department, and dreaded filling all your liberal arts requirements.

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Old 12-23-2005, 02:23 PM
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What do you think about a lot in your spare time?...Whatever it is, you can probably come up with some way to make money at it.

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He's like 22. You just told him to become a man whore.
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Old 12-23-2005, 02:35 PM
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Start working in a career where you can make it to the top... Like casino management. Maybe you can be the next president of the Montecito...
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Old 12-23-2005, 02:40 PM
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OP - unless UCS has improved since I've been there, they won't be of great assistance to you. They are primarily concerned with the recruiting process, which you've probably missed / don't care about anyway (for investment banking / management consulting). These jobs are still available to you, but if the scheduling is the same as when I was an undergrad, you have missed most of the major firms. There are niche firms / positions that might appeal to your specific interests, but the general Analyst track is not that fulfilling or interesting, probably not a great fit for you.

Here are some things I've done (during undergrad and post) that I've found helpful in finding a job I truly enjoy (I now work in strat planning in network television, and like my job alot).

1) Hook in to the alumni network. People really like talking to you about their careers. Based on the quick description of your interests, things off the top of my head you might be interested include 1) strat planning for a corporation; 2) government job with NSA or something with quant focus; 3) hedge fund stuff; 4) private equity / venture. You can get a list of people compiled for you by UCS (or you can use the alumni directory and start spammin people).

2) Don't listen to your fellow undergrads. Most people who did banking or consulting right after college got sick of it after a while. There's a reason why. Talk to recent grads. Current students think these tracks are the [censored] but they are wrong and have no perspective.

3) Possible to do an externship during spring break, look into that.

4) Don't worry if you aren't employed right after school. You're definitely employable, so don't feel pressure to rush into something if you're feeling very leery of the position.

5) Somewhat contradicting point 4 - jobs are very different even within the same industry, and have alot to do with team dynamics, management in place, culture etc. You'll never really know if it's a good fit until you work there. So if you have doubts before taking the job, it's natural.

Good Luck And PM Me with Specific Questions If You Want,
-Al

Edit - hm - maybe there is still time for resume drop for good consulting / private equity / banking positions, I'm thinking b-school sked. Definitely look into those positions carefully for possible good fits. Consulting / banking generally sucks, but there are more interesting positions within the field, even at the Analyst level. Also check PE shops like Blackstone.
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Old 12-23-2005, 02:52 PM
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JERRY: So, what are you gonna do now? Are you gonna look for something else in real estate?

GEORGE: Nobody's hiring now. The market's terrible.

JERRY: So what are you gonna do?

GEORGE: I like sports. I could do something in sports.

JERRY: Uh-huh. Uh-huh. In what capacity?

GEORGE: You know, like the general manager of a baseball team or something.

JERRY: Yeah. Well, that - that could be tough to get.

GEORGE: Well, it doesn't even have to be the general manager. Maybe I could be like, an announcer. Like a caller man. You know how I always make those interesting comments during the game.

JERRY: Yeah. Yeah. You make good comments.

GEORGE: What about that?

JERRY: Well, they tend to give those jobs to ex-ballplayers and people that are, you know, in broadcasting.

GEORGE: Well, that's really not fair.

JERRY: I know. Well, okay. Okay. What else do ya like?

GEORGE: Movies. I like to watch movies.

JERRY: Yeah. Yeah.

GEORGE: Do they pay people to watch movies?

JERRY: Projectionists.

GEORGE: That's true.

JERRY: But you gotta know how to work the projector.

GEORGE: Right.

JERRY: And it's probably a union thing.

GEORGE: [scoffs] Those unions. [sighs] Okay. Sports, movies. What about a talk show host?

JERRY: Talk show host. That's good.

GEORGE: I think I'd be good at that. I talk to people all the time. Someone even told me once they thought I'd be a good talk show host.

JERRY: Really?

GEORGE: Yeah. A couple of people. I don't get that, though. Where do you start?

JERRY: Well, that's where it gets tricky.

GEORGE: You can't just walk into a building and say " I wanna be a talk show host."

JERRY: I wouldn't think so.

GEORGE: It's all politics.

JERRY: All right. Okay. Sports, movies, talk show host. What else?

GEORGE: This could have been a huge mistake.

JERRY: Well, it doesn't sound like you completely thought this through
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