07 April 2009
Job search... without end
An Oxford degree doesn't equal a job. Actually, it might just make things harder!
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2 comments:
hi,
I want to first thank you for the useful blog. as an applicant of the same programme, I found it to be extremely useful. With regards to the job hunt, i am very surprised but had been told that an Oxford degree could make getting a job really hard. would you mind sharing the types of jobs that you are pursuing? I would have thought it easier to get a job in the private sector and consultancy firms such as Mckinsey & Co or perhaps institutions such as the world bank? not so? also, your other classmates who were not diplomats, where have the ended up?
I am eagerly waiting the results of the March application
I'm guessing the economic crisis hasn't helped, but it has been *years* now LOL.
Oxford degree people have about a 1 in 100 chance of getting into the McKinsey/BCG/Bain world.
World Bank wants economists and PhDs.
My curse right now is being overqualified and lacking experience.
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