[QUOTE="Trollsters"][QUOTE="rawsavon"] Ya, but you have to be in sales...not for everyone...not for me. But if you are good at it and enjoy it, then it can be a very good career. But college may have helped with your spelling: "career" not "carrier" (joking...sort of)rawsavonI dont like debt much, im 24 and debt free except my mortgage. Lets say you spend 40k to go to college. and you get a job making 30k a year. (this is a pretty high starting salary for most college grads my wife makes less with a 4 yr degree) how many years will it take for you to receive a return on your investment? I paid $50 for my GED, ive made a return on my investment just posting on these boards today and yesterday. Wow...sucks for your wife. Not trying to be argumentative, but I do not know any college grads making less than 36,000 (my GF started out at that teaching) But that is neither here nor there. I agreed that you can make a very good living in sales...but it is not for everyone...many don't want to do it (me) and many would not be very good at it. So you can make good money w/out a degree (sales, own your own business, etc.) But college is about more than just your take home pay, IMO. 1. Experience...greatest time of my life...same with all my friends. 2. Learning...about more than future job. I enjoy learning. Love it in fact. It is unreal how much I changed, matured, grew, and learned in college. My world view changed a ton. Also, you get to learn important things that you never would have been exposed to otherwise. 3. No ceiling with degree...yes you could start your own company, but you will never reach top level without a degree at a major company (CEO is where the $$$ is in business). Also, many jobs require a degree. So I am glad that you are happy with your choice. But that choice is not for everyone: some want other types of jobs; want to make more than 60,000; want the expereince; etc. In the end though, I hope that everyone is as happy with their choices as you are with yours Most college grads have one big problem experience > education. When my wife graduated she expected to find a job just sitting there waiting for her making 6 figures. what she didnt know is that what she wanted to get into (marketing) is a very experience related job and no one wants to hire someone without experience. so she found the job she has now marketing coordinator at a fitness facility and while she doesnt make alot, its great experience to get her foot in the door somewhere later. The reason i got into sales is my uncle, he is like me, little education and in sales. he made somewhere around 600k last year selling printers/faxes to very large corporations in vary large bulks. it took him many years to get to a position like that, starting in jobs like mine. ive got 3 years in sales now and im only 24. the sky is the limit in sales. People put this bad stigma on sales like you sit there all day cold calling people, and while some positions are like that, the good ones arent. i only deal with clients with current accounts with us, so no cold calling. its easy as cake i pretty much just take orders.
What's your job/career choice?
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