Getting straight to the point I finished my b.a in economics from University of Maryland in December. My GPA is not super low, but not super good either its 2.6, which I think kind of ruins my chances to go back and study masters. My main concern now is not masters, its finding a good job. I briefly worked for an insurance company, and I discovered that while selling insurance can bring you a lot of $$, its not for me. I quitted that job, and started working for a nearby institute helping them quality control some tests, but the job is for $18 an hour(in Washington D.C) and it’s not even full day its 6 hours/day. My main problem is that I am not very sure about what can be done with my degree, what types of jobs should I look for financial analyst? Quality control? Statistics maybe (I took 2 classes in stat)? What bothers me a lot is that people say with degree such as mine, and with such GPA my chances of getting a good job are very small. I have even heard people say that concerning my information, my current job is perfect for a start (its more than half less then the median yearly income and its perfect?) I would appreciate it if someone could give me some advice and point me to what I should look for or do, because I am lost.
Have you worked with career placement at your college? See if they work with alumni – that may be the best place to start.
agree with @happy1 to look at your career placement at your college. don’t be disheartened , yes GPA matters but the further away you get from college the less important your college GPA matters.
- Have you taken GRE's or GMATs a very good/great score and some yrs of work experience could off set the lower GPA if you are looking to get a masters in econ or get an MBA
- You said you like Stats. Have you considered a career in Data Science. Its a "hot field" that combines stats/math/business acumen and CS. you need GREs or GMATs to get into these programs but you might explore the field if you like stats . plenty information online about data science programs and might be worth taking out loans to complete the program .
- Do you like CS , did you take some CS courses at college? you might consider going back even at community college and getting some CS courses under your belt. another idea is "bootcamps" that are 12 wks instead of investment in yrs of a masters you can walk out with being able to be a programmer There is a cost involved to do these 12 wks bootcamps but it might be worth it for a career boost and far less time and money than getting a masters. most of these CS bootcamps claim that you can be "job ready" and help with getting employment after the completion of the bootcamps. most seem to cost about 12K but i found a nonprofit highly rated bootcamp in delaware that is only 3k