Well, shit. I'm unemploy(ed/able)...

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-07-07 09:48pm

I've officially just passed University. With a credit - tending towards distinction - average. I am now the proud holder of a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tasmania majoring in Political Science, Ancient Civilisations and History.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-07-07 09:50pm

Congrats.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-07-07 09:51pm

Congratulations. What're you looking to pursue?

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-07-07 09:57pm

What're you looking to pursue?

I hear Tasmania has a very good market for hunter-gatherers.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-07-07 10:00pm

he could be a politician or an advisor or something..

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-07-07 10:06pm

weemadando wrote:I've officially just passed University. With a credit - tending towards distinction - average. I am now the proud holder of a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tasmania majoring in Political Science, Ancient Civilisations and History.

Well hey, another history BA from the class of 2003.

Congrats. As for unemployable, welcome to my world.

<grumble> Should have done better in math...could have been a traffic engineer...learn geometry, get paid to design freeways....<grumble>

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-07-07 10:06pm

kojikun wrote:he could be a politician or an advisor or something..

But if he`s honest he`ll have to forget about politics.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-07-07 10:09pm

Hey this isn't what I ordered!

Remember that, I expect you'll be hearing it often at your next job.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-07-07 10:11pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:Hey this isn't what I ordered!

Remember that, I expect you'll be hearing it often at your next job.

Ouch thats mean SS,i guess you heard it often too.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-07-08 09:29am

Montcalm wrote:Ouch thats mean SS,i guess you heard it often too.

He was being overly blunt, but very regretably, accurate. There are some majors that you cannot get a job with unless you've got a masters and even then there isn't alot of calling for it. Best find a college or university that is looking for someone in that field and go into teaching.

Then he could be Dr. Ando, Professor of Pol-Sci, Ancient Civs, and History.

Zoink · Post by **Zoink** » 2003-07-08 10:26am

My sister got a B.A. (psycology), discovering too late that it was useless. She is now finishing her nursing program and working in the ER of the Royal Victoria hospital. If she had figured this out a while ago, she could have knocked off two years off her schooling.

Moral: unless you are a real "go-getter", if you want a carreer you'll probably have to get more specific education in an applied skills field.

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2003-07-08 10:29am

Zoink wrote:Moral: unless you are a real "go-getter", if you want a carreer you'll probably have to get more specific education in an applied skills field.

Or a BSc.

*mocks the arts students*

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-07-08 12:11pm

innerbrat wrote:Or a BSc.

*mocks the arts students*

Hey! *growls*

Oh, and congrats, my favourite Andy Pandy Dandy!!! *hugs* Excellent job!! See, all that worrying was for nothing. Hah! Love you.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-07-08 12:35pm

Sea Skimmer wrote:Hey this isn't what I ordered!

Remember that, I expect you'll be hearing it often at your next job.

actually the 8 words that a liberal arts or history major must know are : "do you want to make that a combo?

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-07-08 01:11pm

if hes honest it could be the best reason for him to go into politics.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-07-08 01:25pm

do we really want Ando in politics? scary.

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2003-07-08 01:47pm

Col. Crackpot wrote:
Sea Skimmer wrote:Hey this isn't what I ordered!

Remember that, I expect you'll be hearing it often at your next job.

actually the 8 words that a liberal arts or history major must know are : "do you want to make that a combo?

I thought it was, "do you want fries with that?" (only six words)

Or I suppose it could be, "do you want to supersize that?"

I'd probably enjoy them more if my degree wasn't a BA in history.

There are jobs available for people with BAs in history that actually make use of that degree but finding one with an opening is really difficult.

Ando, does Australia require a specific degree to teach or can you get a teaching certificate (usually requires a few more classes) allowing you to teach? I didn't want to teach in Arizona schools so I never tried that route. As it is the shortage of substitutes mean I could probably go work as one right now if I wanted.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2003-07-08 01:54pm

Ando, go into teaching, history, or sociology... then after you have done so for a while, you will have enough name recognition to run for a local office(make sure your students LIKE you)

Baron Mordo · Post by **Baron Mordo** » 2003-07-08 04:32pm

Stage a bloody coup d'etat. Tasmania's small enough so you could do that, right?

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-07-08 04:44pm

kojikun wrote:if hes honest it could be the best reason for him to go into politics.

I'd think if he was honest, he's stay away from politics.

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-07-08 07:55pm

Well, post grad is out of the question for the moment as:

a) in Australia post-grad actually means something and your standard degree is actually worth something too.

b) if I'm going to do post-grad, goddamnit, I'm not going to do it at UTas, although our PolSci faculty is the recognised world leader in Terrorism studies.

c) I'm applying for a whole bunch of public service graduate positions - yes, yes, me creating policy for Australia! Bwhahahahah!

d) The coup-d'etat is an option and for several years a few friends and I have been putting together various options for this scenario...

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-07-08 08:10pm

Fine; reject my idea out of hand. You'll be losing valuable skills you could use for the survival of your tribe!

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-07-08 08:11pm

weemadando wrote:d) The coup-d'etat is an option and for several years a few friends and I have been putting together various options for this scenario...

No!!! You can't!! It would be too--

Hold up. If you take over Tassie, then, you could fly me in without me having to get a work visa, right? *strokes chin* Hmmm......

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-07-09 05:04am

Or you could be like my mom and brother....

BS and only a thesis away from a doctorate Master of Genetic engineering of Plants and Bacterium. After all besides mad scientists who want's such skills?

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2003-07-09 05:13am

The Yosemite Bear wrote:BS and only a thesis away from a doctorate Master of Genetic engineering of Plants and Bacterium. After all besides mad scientists who want's such skills?

Ummm - some of the highest paying employers in the biotechnology industry?

(Zaia - you know I love you really

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