28 years old and earning 38K

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Anonymous wrote:OP, you should try a fed job. I was a GS-14 by age 28 making over $100k. Contribute to public service.

not op - but getting a fed job is not easy. i've been applying for 5 years for fed jobs. no dice.

I thought only losers get fed jobs. Can't believe it's that hard!

OK, only losers get fed jobs. NIST, NIH, NASA, ONR.. but continue to tell yourself that. Lols

Yeah... Losers making six figures by their late 20s (me included)

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Anonymous wrote:I'm maybe the only person in DC who thinks grad degrees over overrated --and nog necessary for many jobs. Lawyer, doctor, technical specialist, teacher sure. But I know dozens of people with completely useless masters and loads of debt. Masters in museum administration to make $35k -- no; tons of international relations degrees (not working in IR); 3rd tier MBAs etc; and lots of Masters in Communications that get you nowhere fast-- even from decent schools.

Try to switch BEFORE thinking of going back to school. Take this from someone who has a useless Masters in English that I thought was a great idea at age 24 -- you know what employers don't care about? My ability to wax poetically about 19th century American Literature. I took it off my resume and rose up much faster. My salary is still a "pittance" on the DCUM blogosphere at $120k at 33 - but I'm doing leaps and bounds better than my grad school classmates.

Best of luck!! Just think out of the box and you will be ok.

Well it's damned if you do, damned if you don't - tons of ma ir degrees, sure - but if you do look at people who are working in IR, they do have them (not all, but a lot).

So what you are saying is just give up on a sector and not try?

I don't get why you had to take off your grad degree from your resume? Why would that be relevant to getting a job?

Unfortunately there are people who think that getting a masters in English is a sign of stupidity. As in, there must be something wrong with your logic reasoning abilities for you to get a degree in something so useless.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you should try a fed job. I was a GS-14 by age 28 making over $100k. Contribute to public service.

not op - but getting a fed job is not easy. i've been applying for 5 years for fed jobs. no dice.

I thought only losers get fed jobs. Can't believe it's that hard!

OK, only losers get fed jobs. NIST, NIH, NASA, ONR.. but continue to tell yourself that. Lols

Yeah... Losers making six figures by their late 20s (me included)

if you just have a ba or ma, didyou get your fed job directly out of school? I really don't get fed 'recruiting'.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, you should try a fed job. I was a GS-14 by age 28 making over $100k. Contribute to public service.

not op - but getting a fed job is not easy. i've been applying for 5 years for fed jobs. no dice.

Search USA Jobs for Military Sealift Command positions in Norfolk, VA (assuming you're willing to move). I just talked to a guy today who said they're hiring 100 positions at all levels. I have no idea what they are for, but it doesn't sound like you're picky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you should try a fed job. I was a GS-14 by age 28 making over $100k. Contribute to public service.

With an English lit degree? How? Admin work?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you should try a fed job. I was a GS-14 by age 28 making over $100k. Contribute to public service.

not op - but getting a fed job is not easy. i've been applying for 5 years for fed jobs. no dice.

Search USA Jobs for Military Sealift Command positions in Norfolk, VA (assuming you're willing to move). I just talked to a guy today who said they're hiring 100 positions at all levels. I have no idea what they are for, but it doesn't sound like you're picky.

Yep i'm willing to move - appreciate it.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, you should try a fed job. I was a GS-14 by age 28 making over $100k. Contribute to public service.

With an English lit degree? How? Admin work?

No, my degree is in Accounting. I'm not sure I understand what purpose an English Lit degree would serve.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you should try a fed job. I was a GS-14 by age 28 making over $100k. Contribute to public service.

not op - but getting a fed job is not easy. i've been applying for 5 years for fed jobs. no dice.

Search USA Jobs for Military Sealift Command positions in Norfolk, VA (assuming you're willing to move). I just talked to a guy today who said they're hiring 100 positions at all levels. I have no idea what they are for, but it doesn't sound like you're picky.

Yep i'm willing to move - appreciate it.

Norfolk is a cool area. Just went there on a business trip. So many different commands in one area.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you should try a fed job. I was a GS-14 by age 28 making over $100k. Contribute to public service.

not op - but getting a fed job is not easy. i've been applying for 5 years for fed jobs. no dice.

I thought only losers get fed jobs. Can't believe it's that hard!

OK, only losers get fed jobs. NIST, NIH, NASA, ONR.. but continue to tell yourself that. Lols

Yeah... Losers making six figures by their late 20s (me included)

Yeah. I also know a GS-14, she is age 28 as well. But we are losers I guess.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you should try a fed job. I was a GS-14 by age 28 making over $100k. Contribute to public service.

not op - but getting a fed job is not easy. i've been applying for 5 years for fed jobs. no dice.

I thought only losers get fed jobs. Can't believe it's that hard!

OK, only losers get fed jobs. NIST, NIH, NASA, ONR.. but continue to tell yourself that. Lols

Yeah... Losers making six figures by their late 20s (me included)

if you just have a ba or ma, didyou get your fed job directly out of school? I really don't get fed 'recruiting'.

Yes. BA poly sci. Applied online at 21 and lucked out I guess

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you should try a fed job. I was a GS-14 by age 28 making over $100k. Contribute to public service.

not op - but getting a fed job is not easy. i've been applying for 5 years for fed jobs. no dice.

I thought only losers get fed jobs. Can't believe it's that hard!

OK, only losers get fed jobs. NIST, NIH, NASA, ONR.. but continue to tell yourself that. Lols

Yeah... Losers making six figures by their late 20s (me included)

if you just have a ba or ma, didyou get your fed job directly out of school? I really don't get fed 'recruiting'.

Yes. BA poly sci. Applied online at 21 and lucked out I guess

wow. that's awesome. i'm jealous

[Anonymous]

My nonprofit pays 32K for an entry-level job and most people start with a masters. And, we get hundreds of applicants. The market is tight.

That being said... I started at that salary, and now have tripled it (am 31) at the same place. Had I not been promoted, I would have left. Up or out is how you have to play it if you want me o stick around in DC.

[Anonymous]

Thank you OP for this post, lately I have been feeling discouraged as well. I'm 26 and making low 40s...trying to develop a course of action to break into the 60s by next year.

[Anonymous]

Entry level Fed Jobs are hard to come by these days without veteran status. Basically, if there any "qualified" veterans, HR only forwards them to the hiring manager.

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Anonymous wrote:Entry level Fed Jobs are hard to come by these days without veteran status. Basically, if there any "qualified" veterans, HR only forwards them to the hiring manager.

I think there are going to be major talent deficiencies in the federal government in a few years because of veterans preference. It's getting impossible to get past it.