Please give me your perspective..
I'm freaking out over the FOUR possibilities I have in my hand this very moment and in a bit of outside perspective.
In September I moved to London to work on a YMS Visa and finish my honors thesis from abroad. In January I started thinking about what I wanted to do with my life (ha!) and started searching for possible career paths that related to my skill set and previous internship experience. I then decided to apply to U of T and Queens for Industrial Relations even though all my internships have been in Marketing and Social MEdia. I figured it was a long shot but I'd try anyways because I really liked the sounds of the programs. If either accepted me I would be just as thrilled.
In February and up until mid-March I was sending out resumes to Marketing, Human resources and Recruiting positions in London. I had a few interviews and even more rejections but ultimately I found a job with this really cool IT company that's just outside of London. I would have to move to a smaller city and commute in the mornings but it was cool since I'd be a recent grad and I felt really lucky to have had a job lined up before I graduated. I still do!
In April, I finished my thesis and graduated with a BA Hons is Sociology. I was dead set on moving to the smaller city and even found an apartment and visited 2-3 times so that I would feel more "at home" when I officially moved there at the end of June. I would love to stay near my boyfriend but I`m not sure if this marketing position will help me get to where I wanted to be.
Fast forward to LAST Monday: I received an offer from Queens University in my inbox and literally flipped out. I wasn't "crazy" excited but I was overjoyed that I was accepted and started researching the accommodation options again. I WANT to go to Queens BUT I fear that because all my past experience is in social media, journalism and marketing that I won't be able to find relevant employment afterwards. I'd be less concerned if this were a more academically focused degree but it is considered a professional degree.
After a bit of research I've discovered that you can't defer the offer from Queens and I'd have to apply again. I'm worried this would work against me if I were ever to feel that my experience (more HR related) fit with the program. This year Ive panicked over not going to medical school and thought Id back track but to be honest I know it`s not for me. I then figured out I want to work in business but in a role where I manage people and see through on projects from conception to finalization. Marketing would give me that but it doesn`t have the earning potential that I`d like. So..., I`ve been waffling. I want the year of experience as I feel i`ll be more competitive.
Anyways my options for this coming Summer/Fall are:
A: Decline offer, Stay in England for the next year, work as a Marketing Assistant and apply graduate school when I return in 2014. (Yay... boyfriend is less than an hour away!!!)
B. Return to Canada, find a relevant position with some sort of leadership, management or organizational aspect for the summer and then move to Kingston for school. (boo.... wont see boyfriend till December)
C. Return to Canada and find an internship (although they seem hard to come by,) and go to Queens.
D. Decline the offer, find any job that is related to HR or industrial relations and consider applying for the following year.
In any event... I have till Friday to decide and... I`m starting to feel sick and can`t come to a friggin decision is scaring me.
In September I moved to London to work on a YMS Visa and finish my honors thesis from abroad. In January I started thinking about what I wanted to do with my life (ha!) and started searching for possible career paths that related to my skill set and previous internship experience. I then decided to apply to U of T and Queens for Industrial Relations even though all my internships have been in Marketing and Social MEdia. I figured it was a long shot but I'd try anyways because I really liked the sounds of the programs. If either accepted me I would be just as thrilled.
In February and up until mid-March I was sending out resumes to Marketing, Human resources and Recruiting positions in London. I had a few interviews and even more rejections but ultimately I found a job with this really cool IT company that's just outside of London. I would have to move to a smaller city and commute in the mornings but it was cool since I'd be a recent grad and I felt really lucky to have had a job lined up before I graduated. I still do!
In April, I finished my thesis and graduated with a BA Hons is Sociology. I was dead set on moving to the smaller city and even found an apartment and visited 2-3 times so that I would feel more "at home" when I officially moved there at the end of June. I would love to stay near my boyfriend but I`m not sure if this marketing position will help me get to where I wanted to be.
Fast forward to LAST Monday: I received an offer from Queens University in my inbox and literally flipped out. I wasn't "crazy" excited but I was overjoyed that I was accepted and started researching the accommodation options again. I WANT to go to Queens BUT I fear that because all my past experience is in social media, journalism and marketing that I won't be able to find relevant employment afterwards. I'd be less concerned if this were a more academically focused degree but it is considered a professional degree.
After a bit of research I've discovered that you can't defer the offer from Queens and I'd have to apply again. I'm worried this would work against me if I were ever to feel that my experience (more HR related) fit with the program. This year Ive panicked over not going to medical school and thought Id back track but to be honest I know it`s not for me. I then figured out I want to work in business but in a role where I manage people and see through on projects from conception to finalization. Marketing would give me that but it doesn`t have the earning potential that I`d like. So..., I`ve been waffling. I want the year of experience as I feel i`ll be more competitive.
Anyways my options for this coming Summer/Fall are:
A: Decline offer, Stay in England for the next year, work as a Marketing Assistant and apply graduate school when I return in 2014. (Yay... boyfriend is less than an hour away!!!)
B. Return to Canada, find a relevant position with some sort of leadership, management or organizational aspect for the summer and then move to Kingston for school. (boo.... wont see boyfriend till December)
C. Return to Canada and find an internship (although they seem hard to come by,) and go to Queens.
D. Decline the offer, find any job that is related to HR or industrial relations and consider applying for the following year.
In any event... I have till Friday to decide and... I`m starting to feel sick and can`t come to a friggin decision is scaring me.