The future! It scares me!

ticklemepink
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:51:52 +0000

Trust me, people do want to hire Michigan grads. Make very good use of the career services there- the people are excellent. Read their blog- they have some recent entries on what you should ALREADY be doing during your internship (more than what the boss tells you to do). Remember that Michigan has one of the largest alumni networks.

Do expect to take a while to find a job, regardless of when you start. Recent statistics have it that only 25% of seniors graduated with a job offer in hand (down from 50% or something like that 2 years ago). Comfort yourself that many of your peers will be in the same position as you.

You said you’re in sociology. Do you have any quantitative skills? Employers are really looking for those. Take a peek around Idealist.org and see what kind of skills employers are looking for and build on them during your senior year.