<p>In the packet I got after my interview with Marshall, there was a pie chart that showed post-college job placement by region of the US. Obviously, California was the majority, followed by the Midwest, Southwest, Northeast, etc. Even the Southeast was on the chart with something like 1% job placement. The Northwest was absent.</p>
<p>Is there any history of job placement in Oregon and Washington for USC grads? I love the NW, and I’m worried my only options are going to be in California or elsewhere.</p>
<p>Aren’t the populations of Oregon and Washington pretty low? Maybe that explains why relatively few USC grads settle there. Few grads from anywhere settle there.</p>
<p>The PNW historically has a low job placement rate from SoCal schools, predominantly because of the weather. After spending four years in the sun, many people shudder at the thought of Oregon and Washington gray, gray, gray winters. I personally HATE them, and I have lived here for 10 years. If you want a job in the PNW, I would not let stats deter you. It is not like nobody will hire you specifically because you graduated from USC.</p>
<p>Oregon + Washington population is a little over 10,000,000. About 12 million if you want to throw in Idaho. </p>
<p>Not large, but not insignificant. 4% of the US population. Considering the chart had regions with under 1% job placement on it and the Northwest didn’t even make the chart, I was concerned. </p>