Do you work in the field you have a degree in?
By pooh1623
@pooh1623 (192)
United States
June 8, 2007 4:36pm CST
I currently graduated from college with a dual Bachelors in Business Administration and Accounting and even though I am "working" in my field that I have a degree in I cannot help but wonder how many people have a degree and don't work with it at all and if this is the case why not? and do you ever plan to?
5 responses
@friendship (2084)
• Canada
12 Jun 07
Hi pooh1623,
I hold some degrees. I studied in US. All of my degrees are related to business areas with different specialization. I am currently a self-employed. Being a self-employed, I think I can still do what I had learnt from schools and currently, I enjoy doing it. In my opinion, a Business degree can be applied to everywhere.
You know... many people who don't hold a degree from Canadian Universities may have a difficulty in finding a job in Canada and I didn't realize this fact previously. Most Canadian employers also want to hire job seekers who have Canadian experience. Thus, I can understand that many people in Canada don't work according to their degrees.
@friendship (2084)
• Canada
13 Jun 07
Hi pooh1623,
I think you have misunderstood what I was saying. Many people came to Canada as immigrants and they hold degrees from their own countries. I studied in US and I hold degrees from US universities.
@myfanwy65 (1030)
• United States
11 Jun 07
I graduated from college with a BS in History. So, no, I do not work in the field I have a degree in. I live in a small southern town. So, my degree is virtually useless. I had planned to go on and get a MA and teach at a community college, but that didn't work out. So, I just have to really market my writing skills and other communication skills I learned while going to college.
@myfanwy65 (1030)
• United States
12 Jun 07
I can't teach public school because my degree is in History and not in education. You have to be certified to teach in public schools and if you don't get a degree in education and then get a recommendation from that college, you can't even take the tests to be certified. To be able to teach in a community college, you have to have a masters degree, which I don't have. So, I can't do either. Right now, I work in an office, just like I did before I got a degree. But, I'm hoping to move to a bigger town soon and get something that pays better and isn't strictly clerical.
@853865496 (2)
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26 Mar 08
I graduated in Dec 2007 and I'm working for a company(bio-medical) which is in tune to the major i did in college. Well, job hunt was not easy and I thought of doing odd jobs instead of simply staying at home, but thankfully I came across this vacancy :)
@codemonkey (90)
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4 Jan 09
Yup! I have a degree in Software Engineering and I'm a software engineer :) I'm doing another degree in Mathematics (part time, as I work full time). I have no idea what I'll do with myself when I finish this degree. Maybe artificial intelligence research or space engineering.
