Job Prospects

ken285
Sat, 31 May 2008 14:23:18 +0000

It can’t hurt to look around; in fact you probably should. Companies tend to give pretty similar offers as their peers, from what I’ve seen. The difference in salary will probably be more significant when you get more experience and have achieved some important goals.

The most important factor in picking an entry-level job is probably the company culture (since salaries will be fairly similar across the board). The problem is you probably won’t know what it’s like until you start working there, or unless you already know someone at that company. There are some companies that do great work, but are horrible to work for. There’s one particular engineering firm here in New York that’s the undisputed expert at what they do in this area of the country, but many people say it’s a bad place to work at.

Don’t stress out about a large salary (but don’t take a low offer either unless you know it’ll work out for you).