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The topic title doesn't really match the answers in the poll question.

I got a good job with a good salary about 4 months or so after I graduated, but it certainly wasn't my ideal job at all. Heck, many years later, I still have never actually worked at my ideal job. Few people ever actually do find their ideal job, college degree or not.

Also, the best thing you can do is to start working while you are still in college. Do internships. This is extremely important to get experience in your field before you graduate. I never did internships or anything like that, and in hindsight it was my biggest mistake in college. I therefore had zero real experience when I graduated. Sure I had the degree, but I had no real experience.

As a consequence, I had a very difficult time finding a job after I graduated because many employers would not give me a chance with no experience. As I said it took me 4 months or so to find a job, and it can actually take you much longer to find a job if you have no experience like me.

I got a bit lucky because there was an opening at a place where I knew a few people who worked there and therefore had some connections. With them giving me a good reference, the employer decided to take a chance on me and hire me. I got really lucky with that. If you have no experience, then you better have some very good networking connections to make up for it.

In the real world, experience >>>>> networking >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> degree

I learned that lesson the hard way. Don't be like me. Do some internships to get experience while you are still in school. Also, network like crazy while you are in school too.