<p>I go to a UC and a rising senior
GPA: 3.3
Major GPA: 3.7 to 3.8
Global Economics</p>
<p>I am afriad of my job prospects after I graduate from college. I recently came back from studying abroad in China. I have no internships, but I will starting one in the fall as a sales intern for radio station. Also, I'm planning to join a business frat.</p>
<p>Am I way behind? What are my prospects looking like after I'm done with college?</p>
<p>Is this out of 4?? Actually your GPA is not that bad. Try to get all As during your senior year and get an internship. I think you have pretty good job prospects. Which UC do you go to???</p>
<p>It’s out of 4.0. I’m in Santa Cruz.</p>
<p>What industry are you trying to enter? For many industries, recruitment happens in the fall, so your senior year grades are kind of meaningless haha … yay senior slide!</p>
<p>you’re right chris…i don’t know exactly what, but job fairs are coming soon, so it won’t really matter…</p>
<p>Well, your GPA makes you a good target for most mid-level / boutique consulting and banking firms. Getting your foot in the door at the big names might be tough, but you can establish a killer resume to boost your chances of making it past screeners.</p>
<p>Joining the business fraternity (what, PGN?) won’t be helpful since by the time you finish pledging, the best jobs will have been given away already. Study abroad in China is a great boost to your application, presuming you speak at least proficient Chinese, and it will certainly open doors to you.</p>
<p>For right now, you’re not behind - you’re right on schedule. It’s good that you’re thinking about this at this stage and not six months from now, when it would be too late already.</p>
<p>Do some research. Look at UCSC’s career services website, and figure out the companies that recruit at your school. Then do some research to figure out what these companies actually do. Look at job descriptions and job postings (many are probably already up!) for on-campus recruiting positions. If you don’t know what you want to do, then it might be good to just apply for everything that even piques your interest.</p>
<p>Without much going on this summer for you, you should be able to dedicate yourself FULLY to learning about potential employers… if you’re not spending at LEAST ten hours a week honing your resume, researching companies, figuring out interests and developing cover letters, you are not doing enough.</p>
<p>Fall recruiting happens as soon as you get back to school. You should be prepared to apply before you step foot on campus again, and once you start, you’ll find all of the application requirements. During my senior year, I literally spent 30+ hours every week for 10 weeks working on job applications, interview prep, interviews, post-interview etiquette, etc. It was ridiculously difficult and made college applications look like a joke, but it was WELL worth it!</p>
<p>Thanks Chris! You brought me much relief. I will put more effort into my resume and beef up knowledge about the current job market.</p>