Jaytea

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College help

Howdy everyone, I am a college student and just dropped my finance major for management. Idk why but it feels like a huge deal for me just dropping it. I like the tech industry and like selling software expect even if I get one yes out of every 100 calls. I'm doing this to boost my G.P.A and take bullshit classes. I can also keep working part time if all this works out which is nice for me to get experience!

1. My point is I really REALLY don't want a recession to take away my job. What steps can I take to make sure I don't get booted out of my job when I go full time.

2. Is it easy to switch to product/marketing (that's never happening, screw marketing)/consulting internally just in case I hate sales all of a sudden. Just want to keep my options open.

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braintank

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Enterprise Account Executive

You're worried about getting laid off before you have a job?
Best way to not get the boot is (1) find a solid company and (2) be at the top of the leaderboard.

Jaytea

Catalyst

N/A

I mean I’m decent at interviews man. Something will hit I’m not too worried about that. My internships have helped me out a lot in the job process. I guess it pretty straightforward how to stay during a recession, be the best salesperson u can be huh.

GDO

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BDM

2x bingo right here!

poweredbycaffeine

WR Lieutenant

☕️

You are reallllllly shortsighted.

Should have kept that finance degree. It’s recession proof. It’s a ticket to high earning potential. It may save your ass when you lose a sales job, which you will even if you try to game the strategy.

braintank

Politicker

Enterprise Account Executive

Good point. My biggest regret post college was not pursuing a more challenging major.

poweredbycaffeine

WR Lieutenant

☕️

I skated by with a bullshit degree into a recession and had to hustle hard for a sales job paying less than minimum wage. Do I regret the path now? No. However, the path to the VP level is not the same as it was back then. New grads should take on skills and choose how to apply them to the career of their choice.

Jaytea

Catalyst

N/A

1. No corporate job is safe at all or recession proof. Dot com bubble, 08, Covid. <br>2. Don’t u think I should hone into 1 skills to make yourself a more valuable asset. I can’t keep hopping around. I just need to focus.

poweredbycaffeine

WR Lieutenant

☕️

No, I don’t think you should focus on one skill just like athletes shouldn’t focus on one sport until they are signed to a pro contract.

Jaytea

Catalyst

N/A

That would be a good idea but I’m not Deion sanders.

poweredbycaffeine

WR Lieutenant

☕️

You’re also not a college graduate with a full time offer.

Build your skills through your degree and then choose how to apply them after you complete it. Don’t focus on an endgame that may not have a roster spot for you. Options are your friend at this stage of your life.

RealPatrickBateman

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🔪Amateur Butcher🔪

@Jaytea you may not like this advice because it differs to what you "want to" do. But this is SOUND advice from a true VET in @poweredbycaffeine .

The view of Life and Career look COMPLETELY different a few years after graduation. That "well defined path" you were seeing is more blurry and there are a multitude of other paths that appear.

I went to school for a Sports Marketing Degree, found out Marketing is just another word for "Kombucha Drum Circle", added a Business Management and Entrepreneurship Degree to get the more well-rounded version of a business degree, and my ONLY regret was not focusing more on Finance through a Minor or Major.

My two cents.

poweredbycaffeine

WR Lieutenant

☕️

Toss those .02 in the bank and watch it grow.

Pachacuti

Politicker

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

The reality is that your major has little to do with getting a job after your first post-college job. Any business degree specialty is the same as any other.

If you want to get into consulting you’ll need an MBA or some other masters degree.

Recessions happen. Not much you can do. If your current company is doing ok, likes you, and you’re producing good results, you probably won’t need to worry.

jefe

Arsonist

🍁

This times 100 (or 101 ?)

Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

Sales Rep

Being a top performer will help you be safe, but thats a lot easier said than done.

Filth

Politicker

Live Filthy or Die Clean

I didn't go to school for sales - but sales requires soft skills from all ways of life and educations and of course grind and hustle. On top of that you need to eat shit and smile often, both literally and mentally. My advice to you while you're still in school is to learn some hard skills that will be needed - I actually would do some more finance work b/c if shit hits the fan people still need accountants at crunch time unless AI is going to kill that sector...then IDK maybe mechanics? B/C you can learn the sales skills through trial and error and on the job IMO.
Sales is great but it's weird to me personally to be looking at it as a start b/c it was something I fell into instead of planned on especially if you are being educated now.

Jaytea

Catalyst

N/A

But don’t u think I should just hone in on one skill. Understanding basic financial literacy is all you need, but If I’m 85% wanting to go into the tech sector and like what I currently do. I’m thinking about going all in. Also AI is going to kill accounting, we literally had a chapter that told us that in financial accounting 😂. I just want to build up as many connections as I can right now and have better odds of landing more and more jobs

HVACexpert

Politicker

sales engineer

Any industry and company is going to have up and downs.

My advice is find something to be an expert in, product, industry, etc that way you will always have a skill that is valued and needed

Jaytea

Catalyst

N/A

Thanks I’m tryna hone in on one skills. Just tryna be laser focused

Beans

Big Shot

Enterprise Account Executive

You are thinking wayyyyyyyyyyyy too far ahead man.

popejuatpaul

Executive

Sales

You can stay a finance major but take a dance elective or something. Great way to practice putting yourself out there and being present. Best of luck!

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