Graduates: what did you do the year after you finished college?

JustCoz

Just wondering what other boardsies did the year they finished college. Anyone who took a year out, what did you do? I'm just looking for ideas because I finish my four year degree this May and want to take a year out and maybe go abroad. Anyone do anything wild and exciting they'd care to share?

Heyes

I went straight into employment, but it was not related to the field i had just qualified in.

Civilian_Target

I got offered the mother of all post-graduate courses, and now I'm doing that course.

I had taken time out of my degree to work and travel though...

InFront

A guy I'm good friends with did this after college.
http://www.skilegap.com/
Amazing way to spend time out going by the (endless) stories.

zuutroy

Moved to Toronto, came back and started a PhD.

I started a postgrad
hopefully I will be doing another one after it

randylonghorn

Wanted to go abroad / travel for the year, but it wasn't an option for various reasons I won't go into. Often regretted it.

A few of my gang went to Oz, had a good laugh. Two went to South America, which was a bit different, travelled all round, worked a bit here and there but mostly just travelled. They're still talking about it!! (Mind you, they had some contacts over there, which made life easier)

Kojak

Heyes wrote:

I went straight into employment, but it was not related to the field i had just qualified in.

That's what I done as well.

monkeyfudge

I went on the dole... it was great.

Gave me the time to skill myself up in a completely different field and then I started a job as a graphic designer.... I had studied broadcast journalism... but college put me off the whole thing.

stepbar

Kojak wrote:

That's what I done as well.

Ditto the morning I started my job, I handed up my thesis and legged it straight to work

Vokes

12 months of Postgrad, then work.

Pherekydes

Graduated last September, now doing nothing. (well, keeping house)






Well, I did serve 26 years in the PDF.

BossArky

2 weeks off to pack my bags and sort out my tickets to a job in France.

edit... actually I did a Masters, then went to France.

Heisenberg.

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jrey1981

was self-employed part-time, also played lots of playstation, drank. Spent too much money, business went downhill, took out a second overdraft...

gary the great

Finished my finals, arseed about all summer on the dole and watched nearly every single world cup game while drinking beer and having BBQs. Went to SE Asia for a couple of months with some friends and the started the most boring job ever known to man as soon as I came back (related to my degree).

Will be moving to the UK to get out of my job and go into a different area covered by my degree to see if I like that more and just to get out of Ireland for a year or two.

Might do a quick month away somewhere before I start though. The i plan to do a masters if I like my new field of work

OfflerCrocGod

I'm into my second year of doing NOTHING AT ALL.



Take it from me I don't recommend it........I'm just lazy on a geological scale.

FlutterinBantam

Kojak wrote:

That's what I done as well.

Wasn't an English degree so???

grahamo

Last exam was on a Thursday. Started work on a building site on the Monday. Got a job (degree related) 5 months later.

rick_fantastic

no option for working full time straight out of college and doing post grad part time so i didnt vote

(all degree related)

Sleepy

I did a one year post-graduate course and started work in a job related to my course 3 days after my final exam. I wouldn't recommend it tbh. If you can afford to travel or can get some short-term work that'll help you get the cash together to go traveling do it.

keevita

took a nice long nap, went on the dole, started working for my dad, then got offered a job in finance which i start next week. and i did english lit in college....:rolleyes:

kevmy

Finished last May, arsed around for the summer then started post-grad last october in a very related area. It's a two year research one so I get paid, then I plan to travel a bit and I don't know what to do after that. I'm young though so I can afford to fcuk about a while longer. only 21 at moment

toiletduck

Finished college last may, arsed around for two months, ran outta cash so started working in a bar. Only finsihed up there before xmas and haven't done a thing since. Planning on doing a postgrad...

Hail 2 Da Chimp

Heyes wrote:

I went straight into employment, but it was not related to the field i had just qualified in.

Thats Heyes :rolleyes:

Stephen

Went straight into work the week after I finished. Needed the money. I'm still there nearly 2 years later.

JustCoz

BossArky wrote:

2 weeks off to pack my bags and sort out my tickets to a job in France.

What kind of job did you get in France? I'm thinking of moving to France myself...

OfflerCrocGod wrote:

I'm into my second year of doing NOTHING AT ALL.

I can see how it would be so easy just to do nothing for a year, thats why I'm trying to get a few ideas!

OfflerCrocGod

JustCoz wrote:

I can see how it would be so easy just to do nothing for a year, thats why I'm trying to get a few ideas!

Oh dear God no don't do it - it's the most awful thing you could ever do at least do something with the time a year in Auzzie or France is fine at least you did *something*. A year+ like mine is extremely hard to explain:

"What have you done since you left Uni then?"

........."I was to lazy to do anything so for over an year I sat on my ass"

"Cool you've got the job!"........ye

Nightwish

I went straight into employment unrelated to my degree, because I hated the course I did and have no interest in working in that field.

monkeyfudge

OfflerCrocGod wrote:

"What have you done since you left Uni then?"

........."I was to lazy to do anything so for over an year I sat on my ass"

I think you'll find that you've been working on your novel, yes?

Rabies

Heyes wrote:

I went straight into employment, but it was not related to the field i had just qualified in.

Same here.

Dempsey

Went into employment but the contract ended. Hindsight, I wish I travelled immediately. Gonna go now instead.