I agree for most institutions. Where I am now, it’s almost a strategy to have a foot out the door or leave and come back just to get your market rate adjusted. It’s a government institution so it works differently. It’s entirely different with the worker shortage now. We just hired in a 20yo college grad for a mid level position because she was a great interview but mostly because it’s relatively low paying job due to the **** budgeting in my department. Five years ago it would be a 5-10 year veteran job. Now it’s someone who can’t legally drink.
lol gov work. couldn't pay me enough to even work gov adjacent anymore. such dysfunction and inefficiency. I agree, but that's temporary. Water is going to find its level soon.
Yes. I'm at a point where I basically need a Master's to make a job. Also, I knew if I kept putting it off I'd never get around to getting my degree. There was/is always a reason to put something off. I should also add what's nice about UGA is that the program is a lot more quantiative focused. My undergrad career was not, so I'm learning some programming and statistics I otherwise wouldn't have had prior. I'm also taking some classes in the law school (mostly to network) and hopefully going to learn a foreign language next summer through an immersion program overseas.
There is a lot of opportunity in an institution with dysfunction and inefficiency. I agree though, neither of those traits is a winning point for me. Which is why I'm leaving. My experience in dealing with government institutions and people was a big hiring point for my new company. I can not only deal with bureaucracies and politics, I can leverage them for gain. I guess I'm sort of like a beekeeper in that regard. Getting stung doesn't bother me. I don't think the job market will find a level soon. I think it's going to get even worse as more Boomers exit. If by soon you mean over 5-10 years, sure. But there will still be a massive shortage for a while.
Way back in the day, I was going to school for a psych degree, which I quickly realized that I would need a masters for. I was in sales at the same time and was making more than my two degrees would net me so I dropped out. I can see why you keep going since you're done with your undergrad but I recommend to younger people to look at the job market for what they want to do first.
I concur. We're also going to see a glut of entry level workers in fields like computer science which should level some of the entry level salaries for people in IT/programming. I made a LinkedIn post about this, but the job market is so dynamic that students who pick a major solely based on what's popular when they're HS sophomores, because by the time they graduate the market may not be as hot. I saw it with my older friends who studied Arabic and Middle East politics, then graduated during the second Obama administration. Or engineers who came in convinced they'd make $100K and made half of that when they graduated. IMO having skills and being adapted has been most helpful for me. I've also tempted/contracted a lot though before I turned 26 and kind of got stuck in Operations roles (hence the MA)
Oh for sure, I did that going in and knew I would need a Master's. I don't think freshman me fully understood how much a Master's is. I would have kept my same major but minored in Stats instead of Film. A fun minor that has provided me with nothing but a list of fun movies I've seen and a conversation on dates. I could have watched movies in my free time though. Hell, the stats minor would allow me to go to MORE movies and pay for the large popcorn.
Brushed up my resume since I started at my new job a few months ago, just to position myself well for other opportunities too. You never know. But it's going very well . Always keep an updated resume and always try to search for a job with a job already in hand.
I'm in a fairly unique situation. I am pretty much financially independent with my other income streams. So I have a very '**** it' attitude about work. In other words, I don't have fear of losing my job because I have a parachute. That probably comes across in my interviews; I'm passionate about what I do so there's no nervousness. I do keep my day job because I love it and the insurance. It's really easy with 100% remote jobs. If it gets to be too much of a hassle or I achieve my full financial goals, I'll get out.
About a month later, I finally receive the job offer. Currently negotiating salary, but it's already a good raise / promotion and a much more fun job so I'll take it no matter what. Just negotiating now because right now is the only time I have real leverage so why not.
I was interviewing a few months ago and actually had six rounds of interviews lol -- timed out well, tech is massively slowing down / stalling hiring at the moment.
