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Real life: Is it worse than school?
By Lisa Millegan
Emerald Assooate Editor
Worried about a 15-page paper that's dun to
morrow7 Mad at a professor who alwuys gives
killer tests? Don't sweat it The word from recent
University graduates Is that life after college can
Ih! a lot worse.
Whether they're in working in positions they
enjoy or still waiting for that perfect job. many
graduates agree that life was easier when they
were students.
"I want to go back to school." said Mark Dillon,
who now works with severely emotionally dis
turbed children in Oakland "At school, you
don't have a ixiss and it was easier to meet peo
ple."
Even though he dislikes the regimentation of
the work world, the former psychology major and
Honors College student said he is happy with his
job because it's in his field
Hut because he makes only S8 an hour. Dillon
said he would like to eventually enter a psycholo
gy I’ll D program
With new graduates competing against so many
puoplo for jobs. Dillon said they should Ixi (ire
pared to take positions that are not exactly what
they want
"1 was surprised by how little money I was able
to make." he said "After graduating from the
Honors College, and writing a thesis. I'm barely,
barely making it "
If today's tight job market continues. Dillon
said he would encourage this month's graduates
to consider traveling rather than looking for ca
reer-truck positions
"It's a hell of a lot more fun than working." he
said
Deanna Adams, who graduated last June, decid
ed to take the travel route.
Instead of emlwrking on a career search a year
ago. Adams stayed at her job at the Valley River
Shutlerbug and began saving money This sum
mer she plans to head to Europe
Adams, who earned degrees in history and in
ternational studies, said new graduates should
view the poor job market as a chance to look at
different options.
Adams said she would advise students to "try
not to stress about it loo much If there's some
thing you want to do. go ahead and do it."
Use Coorjian. a December ltt»l graduate who
was able to find u job. said she was disappointed
by the realities of the job market
"The real world is not as much fun." said
Coorjian, who now works for on art. science and
technology journal in Oakland. lining in the real
world is a good incentive to go back to school.”
Goorjian. who was a fine arts major, likes her
work as an editorial assistant but would like to
make more money Her $7-an-hour job pays tho
bills but doesn't do much more.
Goorjian hopes to ultimately fatten her pay
check by eventually returning to school to get an
architectural degree.
The biggest surprise Goorjian had after graduat
ing was learning how long It would take her to
find a )ot> She had to search two months before
she got one.
"I really had never had a problem finding a jot)
before." sho said “I had to eat my prido a little
bit when I didn’t get hired the day after gradua
tion.”
Goorjian said she believes she would have had
an easier time finding a job if she had accumulat
ed more work experience In college. She said she
would advise current University students con
cerned about the job market to meet as many peo
ple in the Hold thoir interested in as possible.
Nigel Giraudior, who earned a degree in geogra
phy in December, hus been looking for govern
ment jobs for a year.
In the meantime, he has been working as a sales
associate for Eugene’s Best Products Co., where
he's been employed for five years.
”1 wus surprised by the overall lack of jobs.” he
said "I read books that said you should be able to
got a job if you’re qualified. That hasn’t been the
case for me."
Giraudior said he wished he would have taken
a class on how to get a good job before ho gradu
ated He said be thinks the University should re
quire such a course for freshmen and sopho
mores
Former political science major Pat Herbert,
who does maintenance and lab work for the Uni
versity science departments, said he has some re
grets about how he spent his college days.
The fall 1991 graduate said he has had prob
lems looking for management work because be
didn't start his search until February.
"Even a year before you graduate isn't too early
to start looking." Herbert said.
Herbert said he also wishes he would have got
ten belter work experience while he was still in
school
However, he said he remains optimistic that he
will eventually find a good position and he en
courages other soon-to-be grads to do the same.
“Don't be discouraged," he said, when asked .
what advise he had for 1992 grads "just realize
that it's going to lake a while.”
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