Post Military MBA

SmartAss99
Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:18:53 +0000

Okay, so it seems that picking up a job as a bouncer or something isn’t really conducive to my career. It probably even has crappy hours that would cause me to miss out on studying or study sessions/group project attendance. That makes sense, but how much of that matters once I transfer to the job market? I can see the importance of getting a job that would permit minimal hours per week (say 15-20 hours/week), but once I graduate, will my employer be reviewing my resume and find this as a speed bump? I’m in the process of forming a fairly stellar resume with all of my feats that I’ve accomplished while in the military, but will getting a non-business/career related part time job mar that?

I thought that it was fairly common for college students to get some insignificant job that they’re just doing to get some spending money and simply subsist on their own. If I really must get a job, are there jobs that are more preferable to have (from a resume standpoint) than others? I know the college offers jobs as teachers assistants? Would that be more in the direction that I should go? Do internships offer some sort of pay? I have been told from graduates in the field that business internships are so coveted that they don’t pay you because they don’t have to. Engineering internships, on the other hand, are more willing to cut you a check. This is all just coming from word of mouth; I really have no idea.

As far as finding a job that pays for the part-time MBA’s, this is where my original problem comes in… In order to be eligible for the part-time or EMBAs, I have to have secured a full time job for the colleges to even process my resume (or at least UT… Maybe I should look into SMU, UT-Dallas, and A&M’s programs). With that said, it seems to me that I would be taking a huge leap of faith by securing a job in Austin, Dallas, or Bryan and just “hope” to get into the cognizant college. Am I overlooking something here? I just find it really difficult to get a career started in Austin (for instance) just to find out that I can’t get into McCombs part time/EMBA programs.

I’m fairly ignorant on the topic of scholarships… Are there a lot of scholarships out there that put out money to aid in the student’s way of life? I guess what I’m asking, if I’ve got all of my school tuition and living expenses in check, can I find a scholarship that will help buy the groceries?