Aug 08 2008
Just let me squeeze in right there
Every time the price tag of education induces despair, someone always seems to enlighten my perspective and give a new burst of enthusiasm to my aspirations. Recently speaking to a friend of mine who is on the cusp of finishing him Ph.D. in a social science field, he strongly encouraged me to keep at what I’m doing for as long as I need to so that I can eventually get hired by a college, thus alleviating my loan burden for graduate school. Boston has so many colleges I find it hard to believe that there are not enough positions for people of my skill level.
What could I offer to a college’s administrative offices? Clearly with my measly bachelor’s degree I cannot teach. Does this leave me to copying professor’s papers? Shall I only answer phones? Looking at marketing jobs, one can only imagine why a college or university would seek outside candidates for professional jobs even though they produce degrees within that field? Could I possibly be better than one of their very own graduates? Who knows? I just want to get in good with the people handing out jobs and handing out degrees. I’ll take one of both. Who knows if I’ll stick around long afterward, but I’ll sure serve my purpose.
