I am about to graduate from college, should I limit my job search to where my boyfriend lives?
My boyfriend lives in San Diego where he started his career. He will be there for a few years. I am just graduating and I am looking for my access-level job in commerce. Should I just look for a job within 200 miles of San Diego or should I not limit for myself and look through the entire US?Well, the job prospects are pretty terrible everywhere and the Southern California area where I am looking right now has about 75% of the aerospace jobs of the entire country. Commerce jobs in general are more evenly dispersed although if I looked outside of the Southern California area, I'd be giving up being near my boyfriend and the field of aerospace. My alternative is to get an online commerce masters degree while I take an extended amount of find a job near my boyfriend. That way I could determine where our relationship is going, advance my career, and ride out the terrible economy. I'm trying to be as logical as I can be.
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Comments on I am about to graduate from college, should I limit my job search to where my boyfriend lives?
You wrote, “should I limit my job search to where my boyfriend lives?”
Hell, no! Boyfriends may come and go, but a career, especially in THIS economy, is the most vital thing in your whole life, EVER, so don’t let your possibly passing interest in a boy affect that at ALL! Not even a small bit!
Reckon with your head, NOT with your heart when it comes to career matters, or 20 years from now you’ll be shaking your head, saying, “If only I had…”
That is something you need to figure out. What are the job prospects for your field in San Diego? You need to check it out. My son graduated in 2004 and he has been working but not exactly in the field of his choice. So remember also you may have to settle at first but keep looking and working at it. All the jobs offered and that you take will give you valuable experience. He keeps each job for over a year then starts looking again.
Success starts with relationships. Wherever you go, just focus on building relationships with everyone. With or without your boyfriend, you never know who might be able to help you someday. Even if they don’t fit your “commerce” profile. Get to know them and network thru them. Keep it simple, no matter where you go, and build relationships with everyone…
Don’t map your life around another guy. Especially in this economy. I’m sure that you will be able to maintain a relationship with him, and your significant other will know if you happen to get a job elsewhere.