Want to learn from the pros? Watch a fashion show? Build up your resume? ASUC will host a professional women’s conference next Sunday. It’s titled “Fierce and Feminine: A Glimpse at the Modern Professional Woman,” and no, that’s not a joke.
There will also be special speakers, but let’s face it, you’re going to go for the resume tips and free food. You’ll have to RSVP on the conference’s blog to get your grub … oh, and your career advice.
When: Sunday, Mar. 8
Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Pauley Ballroom
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So now you’re graduated. Or you’re on track to graduate in, like, five years. So after being a super senior, what the heck are you going to do with the rest of your life?
We just want to say one word to you: plastics.
Yeah, maybe in 1967.
US News and World Report released a report on the best careers for those carrying a bachelor’s degree. And English majors won’t be living in cardboard boxes after all.
The top highest-paying careers are as follows:
bq. 1. Management Consultant – $96,245 – Bachelor’s in Business
bq. 2. Fund Raiser – $78,902 – Bachelor’s in Business
bq. 3. Actuary – $75,062 – Bachelor’s in Accounting
bq. 4. Engineer – $72,156 – Bachelor’s in Engineering
bq. 5. Systems Analyst – $70,438 – Bachelor’s in Computer Science
bq. 6. School Psychologist – $63,029 – Bachelor’s in Psychology
bq. 7. Registered Nurse – $59,046 – Bachelor’s in Nursing
bq. 8. Editor – $52,443 – Bachelor’s in English
bq. 9. Landscape Architect – $49,974 – Bachelor’s in Architecture
Of course, you can earn more being, say, a doctor or a lawyer. But those careers involve more than a bachelor’s. One would hope.
But if you’re pretty much done with school effing you over, that there list is your guide to the top-dollar life of a college grad.
Yeah, only if you could get into Haas.
Best Careers 2007 [US News and World Report]
Highest Paying Jobs for Bachelor’s Degree Grads [Education Nation]