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Myth · 07-18-2007, 09:11 AM

I will be graduating college next year with a two majors, Toxicology and Economics, from one of Canada's best universities, in the top 10%, hopefully. However, I have always taken a below average course load, and made up for it by doing summer school. I have NEVER earned a cent in my life, except 2 thou in scholarships. I have NEVER taken part in an extracurricular activity or sport. I have NEVER done volunteer work. I have NEVER done anything that is even remotely related to earning money or gaining work experience. I have NEVER earned any certification that is not academic. I know no one who I can ask to hire me, and I won't hit up my friends, who any case are confused themselves. I know NOTHING of how employable I am.

I am otherwise normal: good humored, average IQ/intelligence, in good shape etc. Not really someone who might stand out.

I want to plan my career after college, I don't plan on going to graduate school right after, but I doubt I'll get in given that I won't have anything in my application except my transcript. I suspect my degree is useless in getting a job, because I don't like to work in a lab (I'm a little clumsy), and I haven't seen any jobs for Economics majors with no work experience.

I want my FIRST EVER job to be a desk job, where I write, analyse, talk on people, etc. but I am worried I'll have to work at McDonalds for a couple of years first. Nothing wrong in that if that all I am qualified for

, except that I am pretty bad at working with my hands, I probably won't make very good burgers.

Anyways, I want to plan my career so that I learn skills and get a professional degree, so I'll be able to earn an income of around 70-80k.

What might be the best way, considering I have nothing except a college degree, and have only one desire, not to start off in a physical labor job? Maybe someone can give me a timeline of how I might progress towards earning 70-80k? Any path is OK.

07-18-2007, 09:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
Myth Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1	Thinking about a career, for the first time, EVER I will be graduating college next year with a two majors, Toxicology and Economics, from one of Canada's best universities, in the top 10%, hopefully. However, I have always taken a below average course load, and made up for it by doing summer school. I have NEVER earned a cent in my life, except 2 thou in scholarships. I have NEVER taken part in an extracurricular activity or sport. I have NEVER done volunteer work. I have NEVER done anything that is even remotely related to earning money or gaining work experience. I have NEVER earned any certification that is not academic. I know no one who I can ask to hire me, and I won't hit up my friends, who any case are confused themselves. I know NOTHING of how employable I am. I am otherwise normal: good humored, average IQ/intelligence, in good shape etc. Not really someone who might stand out. I want to plan my career after college, I don't plan on going to graduate school right after, but I doubt I'll get in given that I won't have anything in my application except my transcript. I suspect my degree is useless in getting a job, because I don't like to work in a lab (I'm a little clumsy), and I haven't seen any jobs for Economics majors with no work experience. I want my FIRST EVER job to be a desk job, where I write, analyse, talk on people, etc. but I am worried I'll have to work at McDonalds for a couple of years first. Nothing wrong in that if that all I am qualified for , except that I am pretty bad at working with my hands, I probably won't make very good burgers. Anyways, I want to plan my career so that I learn skills and get a professional degree, so I'll be able to earn an income of around 70-80k. What might be the best way, considering I have nothing except a college degree, and have only one desire, not to start off in a physical labor job? Maybe someone can give me a timeline of how I might progress towards earning 70-80k? Any path is OK.