Originally Posted by lazybonejone
There are a lot of exaggerated salaries here, but assuming everything is true I think only those that are doing well will care to elaborate and share their stories in this thread.
My company just turned down a systems engineer that graduated with his MBA from Marshall (USC Business School). He has 3 years of programming experience, and my company was only offering 65k plus benefits. He didn't even get the call back for a second interview.
I know we are in SoCal and times are real tough, but here are some other horror stories.
My good friend from law school was hiring for a book keeper at his firm. There are two attorneys and one legal secretary. He posted an ad on Craigslist offering an hourly wage of $20. He got over 200 emails over the course of the business day. Over 25% had an MBA; some from clown colleges, but a few from Pepperdine.
I know the legal secretary was always complaining about her job, but she shut the eff up when she discovered the amount of responses for the book keeping position.
Engineering majors will always find good gigs. But, if you have a social science degree you really need to make those connections and stand out. Even finance jobs in SoCal are getting harder and harder to find, plus the bonuses are dwindling.
Good luck to all the graduates.