Whats your major, first job ect.

**Cybone** · 01-11-2008, 08:56 AM

Political Science graduated in Fall '98, first job was in DSM for an insurance company....to say I loathed working there really doesn't begin to describe my feelings.

**isuarch80** · 01-11-2008, 09:02 AM

Architecture degree - worked at a large arch firm in Dallas (just started my second job in Dallas)

**cowboycurtis** · 01-11-2008, 09:19 AM

Graduated in 2001 in Ag Studies. Went to work for a company in SW Kansas. $33,000, good pay but had to live in a hell hole with tons of K-State fans.

Now I am back in the hometown (kinda sucks) but took over the family farm. Really good pay right now.

**trevn** · 01-11-2008, 09:31 AM

Graduated spring of 2006 in Finance. First job was at a commercial real estate appraising company for $34,000/yr. Absolutely hated it after six months, then went to banking and became a loan officer and I love it!

**ahaselhu** · 01-11-2008, 09:32 AM

CprE 2000. My senior year I had an internship with a company in Ames that develops a Java VM for embedded systems, and I stayed on there after graduation. Started at $45k.

**kmcbrid** · 01-11-2008, 09:36 AM

MIS degree from ISU fall 2002. Started work for ADP at the university in June 2003 as a Programmer/Analyst, started at 39k. Still here, but department is now ITS and I am a DBA. Working on a Masters in Information Systems.

**CycloneHockey** · 01-11-2008, 09:37 AM

Major: Journalism and Mass Communication with and emphasis in Electronic Media (Broadcast).

First Job: Assistant General Manager of Cyclone Hockey...

Now: Working in the Media and Public Relations department of USA Hockey, the national governing body of ice hockey in the united states and also in charge of all of the U.S. National Hockey Teams....you can't make money in sports. They just pay you enough to live off of...maybe.

**CYVADER** · 01-11-2008, 09:39 AM

marketing degree. then built houses for the next 5 years. finally got into sales. made more money building houses then starting out in sales, but down the road i think this will be a lot better

**clones26** · 01-11-2008, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by clones_jer

Can't spell "geek" without "double e".

Elec Eng, though I told the ladies I was El Ed ... went a little something like this:

x: "so whats your major?"
me: "double E"
x: "oh ... ummm... engineering huh? (begins scanning crowd)"
me: "no, El-Ed ... I love kids"
x: "oh my God! Me too!"

Hilarious.... wait you hit on Bo Williams!?

**AustinCyclone** · 01-11-2008, 09:42 AM

Finished undergrad in 03 with a Journalism major and went straight into grad school. Finished my Sport Management masters in 05 and moved down here to Austin to start my current job at UT. Starting salary was 40k and am now just over 45k.

**The_Architect** · 01-11-2008, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by kmcbrid

MIS degree from ISU fall 2002. Started work for ADP at the university in June 2003 as a Programmer/Analyst, started at 39k. Still here, but department is now ITS and I am a DBA. Working on a Masters in Information Systems.

I'm planning on starting that Masters program next fall. What do you think about it?

**The_Architect** · 01-11-2008, 09:48 AM

December '03 MIS grad. Started out making 36k and I've more than doubled my first salary.

**CyinCo** · 01-11-2008, 09:51 AM

ME 1997. First job was for $36,000 (I had another offer for $42,000 but in bad environment). Slow raises the first 5 years or so and nice raises that last 5. Just switched jobs from that first job and that gave me a big bump as well. 2008 will be my first 6 figure year.

**st8phan** · 01-11-2008, 09:54 AM

MIS degree from UNI in 2001... Started @ CDS in Des Moines making $43K. Worked for a couple other companies and now work @ UNI and actually make less than when I left CDS in 2004. Oh well, that's what you get when you work for the government... However, the benefits are off the hook so it's all good :-)

**kmcbrid** · 01-11-2008, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by The_Architect

I'm planning on starting that Masters program next fall. What do you think about it?

Right now it seems pretty easy. I am only taking 3-6 credits a semester and the most work I have had to due for classes is writeups on readings, group projects, etc.

Biggest pain is the work you have to do to get in. Apply, write 3 essays, take the GMAT, get 3 professional references. Seemed to take more work to get in then I currently do in classses.

If you graduated from ISU and do the MSIS program there are several classes that are waived. I only have to take 27 credits (9 classes) to graduate. Of course there is the whole creative component/thesis thing I need to start, but haven't come up with a good idea yet.