This only factors in jobs that I sat down and applied for, such as writing a cover letter or reaching out directly. Not including the 80+ jobs I've applied to without a cover letter,

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  1. Info was taken myself using Excel
    Compiled by inputting data into Sankeymatic

  2. Think Tanks? Interesting. Can you elaborate on what those were about?

  3. Tell everyone that you know that you’re looking for a job after graduation. Friends, family, family friends, etc. Most people get jobs through people that they know.

    You don’t have a meal ticket STEM degree so you’ll have to sell people on your skills.

  4. Good start but keep going friend. These are first round numbers.

  5. I thought the only reason people study those is to become a teacher or go into academia as a professor.

  6. As a Philosophy graduate (with a double major in Criminal Justice) who was stuck in a job they couldn’t stand and didn’t know what to do next, working as a paralegal ain’t bad at all if you can work your way in and get some experience. I fell into a paralegal position a few years back (just a random shot in the dark application that worked out) and it’s set me up well for a career – I got laid off last October and it took all of a month for me to find a another job with a higher salary.

  7. I, too, studied history. Went on to become a plumber, a film technician and soon to be a paramedic. Life’s weird like that, good luck out there!

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