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Congratulations.

However my advice would be - don't rush in to getting a job. Too many graduates stumble in to jobs which whilst not what they want to do are "just" temporary. They become accustomed to the salary and never leave. Only to realise in X years time that they missed the boat. I would say this has happened to 80% of my friends. I know people with First class degrees in Finance and Business who are working for local government on 15k. It seems to often be a symptom of returning to the your home town after uni.

My advice would be that if you cannot find a job in the field that you want to work in straight away - work out how little you can live off in the meantime then get a job in a factory, cornershop or farm - but something that you really hate - to keep you motivated whilst you are searching. Alternatively something really menial in your chosen field as you never know when the experience will be useful.

I know someone who did this for 15 months after leaving Uni with a Marketing degree - refusing to be sucked in to offers of more cash working in an office doing glorified administration. He now works as an Account Exec for a top global Marketing company and is honestly one of the few people I know who has really fulfilled (or is fulfilling) the potential that his degree offers him.

Do not settle for mediocraty!

<blockquote data-quote="betsmate" data-source="post: 2088482" data-attributes="member: 65146">Congratulations.However my advice would be - don&#039;t rush in to getting a job. Too many graduates stumble in to jobs which whilst not what they want to do are &quot;just&quot; temporary. They become accustomed to the salary and never leave. Only to realise in X years time that they missed the boat. I would say this has happened to 80% of my friends. I know people with First class degrees in Finance and Business who are working for local government on 15k. It seems to often be a symptom of returning to the your home town after uni.My advice would be that if you cannot find a job in the field that you want to work in straight away - work out how little you can live off in the meantime then get a job in a factory, cornershop or farm&nbsp; - but something that you really hate - to keep you motivated whilst you are searching. Alternatively something really menial in your chosen field as you never know when the experience will be useful.I know someone who did this for 15 months after leaving Uni with a Marketing degree - refusing to be sucked in to offers of more cash working in an office doing glorified administration. He now works as an Account Exec for a top global Marketing company and is honestly one of the few people I know who has really fulfilled (or is fulfilling) the potential that his degree offers him.Do not settle for mediocraty!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="betsmate, post: 2088482, member: 65146"] Congratulations. However my advice would be - don't rush in to getting a job. Too many graduates stumble in to jobs which whilst not what they want to do are "just" temporary. They become accustomed to the salary and never leave. Only to realise in X years time that they missed the boat. I would say this has happened to 80% of my friends. I know people with First class degrees in Finance and Business who are working for local government on 15k. It seems to often be a symptom of returning to the your home town after uni. My advice would be that if you cannot find a job in the field that you want to work in straight away - work out how little you can live off in the meantime then get a job in a factory, cornershop or farm - but something that you really hate - to keep you motivated whilst you are searching. Alternatively something really menial in your chosen field as you never know when the experience will be useful. I know someone who did this for 15 months after leaving Uni with a Marketing degree - refusing to be sucked in to offers of more cash working in an office doing glorified administration. He now works as an Account Exec for a top global Marketing company and is honestly one of the few people I know who has really fulfilled (or is fulfilling) the potential that his degree offers him. Do not settle for mediocraty! [/QUOTE]

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