Career Help and Advice

The employment climate was about the same as it is now when I graduated (piss poor), so I enlisted in the Army. My advisor was pissed I didn't go straight to grad school. With hindsight, he was right. I eventually drifted into a career as a field archaeologist, and through a combination of perseverance and inertia, have been at it for twenty years now. I have topped out in my profession, and face competition by entry level grads such as yourself who work cheaper, or find myself in competition with recent Master's graduates. 95% don't make it this far. Your potential employers are academia, which you reject, the government, for which you realistically need post graduate education, or possibly the cultural resource management industry. Or you can compete in business with all the other liberal arts majors. I'm sorry if this sounds like cold comfort, but it is a competitive job market. BA's are the new HS diplomas. If you have any interest in archaeology, I recommend this site for more info: http://www.archaeologyfieldwork.com/AFW It's run by a friend that used to work for me. Whatever you decide to do, follow your passion, and best of luck!