Living costs at CMU/Pittsburgh

<p>The most sought after jobs are the ones that pay the most. 'Nuff said. :wink: In August you will get information to log into your TartanTrak account, which is an online job hunting system where you can upload your resume and cover letters and then submit them to employers electronically. Then if they are interested they will call or email you to set up an interview.</p>

<p>It is easy to get a job if you have prepared your resume and are not snobby about which jobs you will take. Oftentimes you’ll have to start out with a crappy job and then move your way up as better opportunities become available online; but be forewarned, you may start out as a cluster consultant at like $6/hr for the first part of the year. That seems to be one of the more popular and easily obtained jobs. You may also find yourself taking a job that matches your work experience-- if you have lots of volunteer activities but no real work experience, you’ll probably have to take a crappier job. If you have had several jobs in HS, you’ll probably start off working somewhere better. </p>

<p>Demand just about meets supply, it seems. I only have had about 5-6 interviews, but in each one they mentioned that about 2-3 candidates were being considered for the position, which is not a lot. </p>

<p>By “major requirements,” Marvin, I’m taking it to mean “course credit that applies to your major”? Either a job will pay a salary, or you will get course credit from it if you don’t need the money and it is applicable to an area of learning. (IE my friend works in the psych lab doing surveys with people. He could get paid but he chooses to get 15 credits a semester.) But you cannot do both. You cannot get credit -and- get paid.</p>