<p>I'm about to graduate spring 2010 and starting to really panic about getting a job. I'm a senior at University of Rochester and I'm a math major. Some serious personal problems plus family problems really affected my academic performance. On top of that I was Mechanical Engineering for 2 years and my gpa wasn't that high to begin with. I worked as a campaign assistant for the Bloomberg campaign last summer and some other jobs that aren't really math related at all. So honestly what are my chances of landing any job? I've been looking for Operations Research/Quantitative Analyst/Statistician jobs. Do I stand a chance at all? Any input would be greatly appreciated! Thanks</p>
<p>Well, maybe you just have to get to know more people and network better. Some people land awesome jobs without college diplomas or any certifications. Legit jobs too. In Comp security. 6 figure salaries. They just know people. So MAYBE try that route out for a bit.</p>
<p>Yeah, sure, try your best. You never know. Yeah some jobs have a cut-off, but a lot don’t.</p>
<p>In your brief summary, the thing that would stand out to me as a potential employer is lack of focus rather than GPA. If you decided you wanted out of engineering and that politics was your thing and you were looking for a job in a related field, that would make sense.</p>
<p>Engineering to Math is also explicable and worth a shot.</p>
<p>But everything together is messy.</p>
<p>Framing yourself with a focus and commitment is the first thing you need, imo. Right now you sound kind of scattered, and the frosting of personal and family problems on top of the cake doesn’t help you. You also need to project stability…which is going to be difficult.</p>
<p>As it is now, I’d toss your job app into the “form letter rejection” pile based on your blurb.</p>