Trying to get a Government Job

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by saden1

Yes I am with respect to Buster. It easy to blame others and outside factors for your personal failings in attaining a job. Having three degrees means nothing if they aren't of quality or suited for the job you're applying for.

I have learned work experience trumps education every day in most employer's eyes.

One of the worst things you can do right after you graduate college is go for your masters, you will have no better job afterward (at least to start), you will have missed out on two years of potential work experience and $$$, plus you will be farther in debit with loans (assuming you have to finance our education like most).

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by mredskins

I have learned work experience trumps education every day in most employer's eyes.

One of the worst things you can do right after you graduate college is go for your masters, you will have no better job afterward (at least to start), you will have missed out on two years of potential work experience and $$$, plus you will be farther in debit with loans (assuming you have to finance our education like most).

Many MBA programs (at least when I went) don't even let you apply unless you've worked for a few years after college first

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Many MBA programs (at least when I went) don't even let you apply unless you've worked for a few years after college first

Interesting, I seem to keep running into a lot of folks who went 6 straight years with no work experience.

[cpayne5]

Originally Posted by mredskins

Interesting, I seem to keep running into a lot of folks who went 6 straight years with no work experience.

MBAs or MSs? MSs, I assume.

I worked for Booz part time while an undergrad and then full time during my MS. I took a semester off between undergrad and grad. Took me 7 years to do BS(CompSci)/MS (Software Engineering).

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by mredskins

Interesting, I seem to keep running into a lot of folks who went 6 straight years with no work experience.

It varies program to program. The elite ones won't let you in without some work experience (Wharton, Chicago, Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon, etc.)

I went to Temple, what I'd call a middle tier program - it's probably the 2nd best MBA program here in the Philly area (after Wharton of course, Villanova is also solid). Temple let me (and others) in the part time program right after college.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by mredskins

I have learned work experience trumps education every day in most employer's eyes.

One of the worst things you can do right after you graduate college is go for your masters, you will have no better job afterward (at least to start), you will have missed out on two years of potential work experience and $$$, plus you will be farther in debit with loans (assuming you have to finance our education like most).

Experience trumps education in most cases but three degrees from tier-4 schools aren't going to help you compete against someone with the same experience and a degree from UVA.