How did you get your first job after college?

[Space]

and how long did it take you to get it?

[smallbizperson]

Applied to about two dozen different places (in a large city. I was unfamiliar with the city and employers, so part of this was research.) It took about 2 months and then got three job offers the same day. At that point, I would have taken any of them, but luckily, the best paying and most prestigious one was the first phone call.

[Chuckles]

Applied around starting 6 months before graduation. Got a job lined up a month before graduation and went right into it. Had to take a day off to go to graduation. I took electronic engineering.

My daughter graduated in 16 months and has several places who have said they want to hire her. She is getting a PhD in civil engineering.

Take the right major and you will not have any trouble getting a job.

Take the wrong one and you may never get a job that uses your major.

[Jack]

I actually got a job offer before I even graduated. I don't know if you have graduation works is the US. The last semester of your education is spent at a company where you get to help them out, you get a project and you present your work before you graduate. I got a job offer there after being there for about 3 months but I turned it down.

That summer I spent traveling but when I got back in September I looked for jobs for about 2 months before I found one. I would say I applied for maybe 30 different jobs and went to 3 interviews.

And the other answer is right. I went mechanical engineering. Any jobs involving science, technology or within the industry sector will give you a job pretty quickly. But majors, as you call them, such as biology, art, social jobs and such are almost worthless. The market is full. Everyone wants these jobs so there are none to be had. Either choose something good or don't go to college at all.