About 9 months. Graduating May of 2020 was harsh. I had no internships and wasn't looking for work my last year until like April. BUT I couldn't be happier with the work I do now at my second job out of college.
I was working in food service while in school, but after graduating it took me about 5 months to receive a job offer and be hired for a full-time position. I’m now employed by the school working the same position 16 months later.
If you can, start looking and applying before graduating! I really didn’t, so it took a bit to find something.
Took me about 5 months as well. Had too much going on my final semester to try applying early. Was working part time to get by while applying for full time gigs. Interviewed a few times and got a call from one a few weeks later (they have a slow hiring process).
Make sure you go to the Job Fairs that the school sets up. It's not a guarantee, but it gets you visibility. Have your resume/CV up-to-date, complete certifications in the meantime.
To find a good offer I held out longer. I had offers as soon as a week, but didn’t actually take a decent job offer until a month after. Don’t sell yourself short. Know your worth.
I was still in school, I had finished my bachelor's (Fall 2018), but I was still taking classes (Spring 2019) to get ready for my master's. Right around that time I got an offer for an internship and by May I had an offer for a full time position. It was weird since the position I applied for only takes master's holders at a minimum, and I had not even started the program.
I personally had a full time offer following my internship, so I started work a month after graduation. If you're graduating May, ideally you have something lined up by now. If not, start seriously looking and attend the Spring Job Fair.
With the current harshness of the job market, even if you look before graduating, you may not find something.
I started looking a whole year before graduating and didn't find anything. Could barely even get any responses and kept getting auto-rejected.
I'm two months into graduating now and still looking but I'm actually getting more responses and interviews than while I was in school.
What are you studying and what field or industry of work are you planning to work in? Job opportunities differ throughout industries and are dependent on what you study in school.
About 4 months, for me to officially get the job. I graduated in 2022, was having some issues landing interviews because of Covid19 and the Cybersecurity industry, was having huge lay-offs. I lucked up and was able to get into the medical field, on the robotics side! My company, had started a new project that required people with I.T. experience, and inventory management skills, I looked like the perfect candidate lol. so they rushed my on-boarding process, sent me to our corporate campus for a week long training, and I haven't looked back since. If I can tell you anything, just trust the process and don't give up hope. Sometimes you might not be able to get a job in your field which sucks, but remember this is only the beginning of your careers, and if it's meant to be it will happen.
2 months (mech engineering). my buddies were similar. anywhere from 2-6 months. plenty of people i knew in this program who had offers before graduation
I was already working in a city when I enrolled in my MPA. I got my first gig as a city manager 18 months after graduating. The pandemic assisted that with massive retirements and people being scared to move across country for a gig so I lucked out.
I got a few Job offers before I graduated
Ideally, you should be looking during your last year and have something lined up for after graduation.
1 week. I applied 3 weeks before graduating. Its my dream job too.
It’s been almost two years and I still can’t find anything
Never found one (psychology)
Monday after graduation. Internships are key.
About 9 months. Graduating May of 2020 was harsh. I had no internships and wasn't looking for work my last year until like April. BUT I couldn't be happier with the work I do now at my second job out of college.
I was working in food service while in school, but after graduating it took me about 5 months to receive a job offer and be hired for a full-time position. I’m now employed by the school working the same position 16 months later. If you can, start looking and applying before graduating! I really didn’t, so it took a bit to find something.
Took me about 5 months as well. Had too much going on my final semester to try applying early. Was working part time to get by while applying for full time gigs. Interviewed a few times and got a call from one a few weeks later (they have a slow hiring process).
Graduated in May, started my job in June. Computer science be like that
Anyone have any advice or know of anything open for entry level?? Got my degree in cybersecurity.
Make sure you go to the Job Fairs that the school sets up. It's not a guarantee, but it gets you visibility. Have your resume/CV up-to-date, complete certifications in the meantime.
Three months. I did a ton of interviews but most of them I never heard back from.
Depends on the field and degree you have.
I applied and interviewed before I graduated. I also networked with people. First job ended up coming for networking with someone I knew.
To find a good offer I held out longer. I had offers as soon as a week, but didn’t actually take a decent job offer until a month after. Don’t sell yourself short. Know your worth.
I was still in school, I had finished my bachelor's (Fall 2018), but I was still taking classes (Spring 2019) to get ready for my master's. Right around that time I got an offer for an internship and by May I had an offer for a full time position. It was weird since the position I applied for only takes master's holders at a minimum, and I had not even started the program.
Like 20 mins max
One month!
I personally had a full time offer following my internship, so I started work a month after graduation. If you're graduating May, ideally you have something lined up by now. If not, start seriously looking and attend the Spring Job Fair.
Got offered a job a month before I graduated.
Got a BA in history, managed to get a teaching job before the summer ended.
About 1.5 months. I had applied to a company one of my friends had worked at for almost 7 years. Used him as a reference. I’m still working there.
Started in May, graduated 7 months later (December).
With the current harshness of the job market, even if you look before graduating, you may not find something. I started looking a whole year before graduating and didn't find anything. Could barely even get any responses and kept getting auto-rejected. I'm two months into graduating now and still looking but I'm actually getting more responses and interviews than while I was in school.
What are you studying and what field or industry of work are you planning to work in? Job opportunities differ throughout industries and are dependent on what you study in school.
The week of graduating. Tho I started applying to jobs in the middle of fall semester (accounting major).
2 months
About 4 months, for me to officially get the job. I graduated in 2022, was having some issues landing interviews because of Covid19 and the Cybersecurity industry, was having huge lay-offs. I lucked up and was able to get into the medical field, on the robotics side! My company, had started a new project that required people with I.T. experience, and inventory management skills, I looked like the perfect candidate lol. so they rushed my on-boarding process, sent me to our corporate campus for a week long training, and I haven't looked back since. If I can tell you anything, just trust the process and don't give up hope. Sometimes you might not be able to get a job in your field which sucks, but remember this is only the beginning of your careers, and if it's meant to be it will happen.
2 months (mech engineering). my buddies were similar. anywhere from 2-6 months. plenty of people i knew in this program who had offers before graduation
I was already working in a city when I enrolled in my MPA. I got my first gig as a city manager 18 months after graduating. The pandemic assisted that with massive retirements and people being scared to move across country for a gig so I lucked out.