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I'm in a sort of awkward situation, and I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced it/has any advice. I've been lucky enough to have been accepted this cycle, but I recently had to quit my job to take care of a family emergency. Now I've got 7 months until I start, but no job and nothing to "do" (I'm out of school).

I feel like I should get a job, but I have a really hard time lying to people or leading them on. I feel like making up a fictional career plan to sell potential employers would be doing just that, while revealing that I'm going to med school would get me axed from consideration immediately. I've heard tutoring's a good route to go, and I'm interviewing with Kaplan later this week, but I've heard they don't pay nearly enough to live on.

Ideally, since I have 1 international ticket's worth of Frequent Flier miles, I'd just take off traveling for 7 months. I have a little less than 3 grand saved up in my 'rainy day' fund, but I'm not sure where I could go to live on 3 grand for that long. Thailand? Cambodia?

So. I either need tips on where to find a good temp job (Tutoring? Or a temp lab job?), or tips on where to go to lie low on a beach somewhere for a few months.
 
im in the same situation. Trust me as soon as you say med school they will tell you to leave. Your best bet if you dont want to lie is a temp agency. Even then the job market and unemployment rate is so messed up you might find it hard. Ive been looking for 3 months and cant even get a job at mcdonalds, starbucks, retail, etc etc... The job market just sucks now. I know my area is worse for jobs then others but you might have to just look at 7 months of unemployment. As far as lying goes i guess in the end you could but for me, I just felt uncomfortable doing so. The one job where i basically made up a whole new story and career goals, i just ended up withdrawing from because i felt bad about what I said.
 
amakhosidlo said:
I'm in a sort of awkward situation, and I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced it/has any advice. I've been lucky enough to have been accepted this cycle, but I recently had to quit my job to take care of a family emergency. Now I've got 7 months until I start, but no job and nothing to "do" (I'm out of school).

I feel like I should get a job, but I have a really hard time lying to people or leading them on. I feel like making up a fictional career plan to sell potential employers would be doing just that, while revealing that I'm going to med school would get me axed from consideration immediately. I've heard tutoring's a good route to go, and I'm interviewing with Kaplan later this week, but I've heard they don't pay nearly enough to live on.

Ideally, since I have 1 international ticket's worth of Frequent Flier miles, I'd just take off traveling for 7 months. I have a little less than 3 grand saved up in my 'rainy day' fund, but I'm not sure where I could go to live on 3 grand for that long. Thailand? Cambodia?

So. I either need tips on where to find a good temp job (Tutoring? Or a temp lab job?), or tips on where to go to lie low on a beach somewhere for a few months.
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For 7 months no one is going to hire you full time. And you are right, I would feel guilty deceiving a company like that too especially since it can take upwards of 3-4 months for them to train a new hire.

In terms of temporary work, why don't you try tutoring/teaching? There is the Princeton Review/Kaplan for MCAT and you could do a couple of sessions. Or you could tutor college/high school kids in whatever subject you may like.

Not sure if this would appeal to you, but you could do food service? Maybe Starbucks, etc. While all these jobs aren't the highest paying jobs, you could still make a decent amount of money in 7 months....
 
I'm in the process of looking for some sort of manual labor job, like landscaping.

Motivate me to stay in school.
 
i am tutoring through wyzant.com (thanks to a suggestion from Caniac) and it's going okay. the drawback of kaplan is they make you sign a contract which, i think, says you cant tutor independently. this is why i decided against kaplan. now i am possibly going to teach for examkrackers, if they can get enough students signed up for their prep class in my area. i am also making decent money doing random art things- i am practicing my henna skills so i can make cash doing that in the summer. but all this isnt really enough, so i am looking for serving jobs anyway. i know its unfair to do that to an employer, but when it comes to serving, turnover is so high anyway that if i can give them 7 months of an open schedule, thats still pretty good.

the only reason i am trying so hard to work is because i have credit cards to pay off before i start school. if you don't desperately need a job, i'd say go live it up and travel. thats what i wish i could do.
 
KMFDM said:
I'm in the process of looking for some sort of manual labor job, like landscaping.

Motivate me to stay in school.
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Hahaha, I'm doing the same actually. That and manufacturing. I've never held a blue-collar job, so I think it might be interesting in a Dirty Jobs sort-of-way.

@Elijah: I did the same thing. I had an interview yesterday for a well-paying office gig, but they were really serious and I couldn't bring myself to waste their time like that...


I'm trying the Kaplan thing, but I've heard their pay is absolute crap. Like 7/hr for training and 17/hr for an effective 8 hr work week. Also, I think the contract only applies for what you're teaching. (i.e you can teach chemistry & Physics somewhere else, just not MCAT PS)
 
MaryLennox said:
i am tutoring through wyzant.com (thanks to a suggestion from Caniac) and it's going okay. the drawback of kaplan is they make you sign a contract which, i think, says you cant tutor independently. this is why i decided against kaplan. now i am possibly going to teach for examkrackers, if they can get enough students signed up for their prep class in my area. i am also making decent money doing random art things- i am practicing my henna skills so i can make cash doing that in the summer. but all this isnt really enough, so i am looking for serving jobs anyway. i know its unfair to do that to an employer, but when it comes to serving, turnover is so high anyway that if i can give them 7 months of an open schedule, thats still pretty good.

the only reason i am trying so hard to work is because i have credit cards to pay off before i start school. if you don't desperately need a job, i'd say go live it up and travel. thats what i wish i could do.
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they dont check, i teach for like 2 different mcat companies and do private tutoring.
 
Pizza delivery driver. Hear me out.

After I graduated from high school and before I started college I tried to get a summer job everywhere. Nowhere wanted someone who was going to skip town in a couple months. Until my friend convinced me to deliver pizzas with him at our local pizza joint. At least where I am from, pizza places are almost always so desperate for drivers that they will get whoever they can get their hands on. The pay sucked, the tips were okay, but if you want a job, call your local pizza joints. If you want a job that will motivate you never to come back to it, you've found yourself a gold mine.

You've already been accepted, so there is no need to continue to impress anybody. so if all you are really after is a source of income, this will work for you.
 
organdonor said:
Pizza delivery driver. Hear me out.

After I graduated from high school and before I started college I tried to get a summer job everywhere. Nowhere wanted someone who was going to skip town in a couple months. Until my friend convinced me to deliver pizzas with him at our local pizza joint. At least where I am from, pizza places are almost always so desperate for drivers that they will get whoever they can get their hands on. The pay sucked, the tips were okay, but if you want a job, call your local pizza joints. If you want a job that will motivate you never to come back to it, you've found yourself a gold mine.

You've already been accepted, so there is no need to continue to impress anybody. so if all you are really after is a source of income, this will work for you.
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unfortunately this isnt the safest job, at least if you are a chick. of course it probably depends where you live. but a few years ago a female pizza delivery driver got robbed and murdered like one town over from where i live. so even though that job has crossed my mind many times, i just cant get that incident out of my mind. plus as a girl it is just generally uncomfortable to be driving around at night knocking on strangers' doors with cash on you.
 
MaryLennox said:
unfortunately this isnt the safest job, at least if you are a chick. of course it probably depends where you live. but a few years ago a female pizza delivery driver got robbed and murdered like one town over from where i live. so even though that job has crossed my mind many times, i just cant get that incident out of my mind. plus as a girl it is just generally uncomfortable to be driving around at night knocking on strangers' doors with cash on you.
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if you are a hot chica, this is not a good idea.....

you bring a hot girl, money, and food to the door....😱

receipe for disaster...
 
Substitute teaching! Pays $80-$100 per day...I start early Feb. I found this job through a temp agency (kelly Services). Just Google Temp agencies in your area, and you should be able to find something pretty good.

I also have some random side jobs (i.e. B&N cafe, I telecommute doing biomedical text research, yadda yadda yadd). I wish I would have found the temp gig months ago...
 
PinkIvy08 said:
Substitute teaching! Pays $80-$100 per day...I start early Feb. I found this job through a temp agency (kelly Services). Just Google Temp agencies in your area, and you should be able to find something pretty good.

I also have some random side jobs (i.e. B&N cafe, I telecommute doing biomedical text research, yadda yadda yadd). I wish I would have found the temp gig months ago...
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Was about to say the exact same thing. My area even pays over $100 a day with a bachelors.

OP I'm in the exact same position. I would say travel, but dont waste all your savings, you might want it in med school.
 
PinkIvy08 said:
Substitute teaching! Pays $80-$100 per day...I start early Feb. I found this job through a temp agency (kelly Services). Just Google Temp agencies in your area, and you should be able to find something pretty good.

I also have some random side jobs (i.e. B&N cafe, I telecommute doing biomedical text research, yadda yadda yadd). I wish I would have found the temp gig months ago...
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See, that's what I thought of at first too, but every temp agency I've contacted has pretty much told me to "get in line". Everyone and their mother's looking for a job it seems, even a temp gig.

That Pizza delivery idea isn't a bad one...
 
maybe try the mall? I think they're kinda used to people using them as summer jobs.
Also, here's another random one: try a gardening/greenhouse place. I worked at one and we were always SOOO busy in spring and summer so we were always really happy to be people's summer job because we didn't really need them in the winter.
 
Give the school's hospital a shot. Maybe even explain your situation to the school and see if they can hook you up.
 
i am tutoring through academic advantage. They don't have an office in my area, but they still hired me and were able to get some students in the local area through No Child Left Behind. They get back to you really fast and they gave me eight students to start and said i could get more when i am more comfortable. (I am not sure they function in all states though)
 
something popped up on my news feed on facebook telling me Charlotte Russe is hiring in some areas.
 
This takes a lot of persistence, but selling cars can be fun and monetarily rewarding. I always made $3k-7k month selling cars, and it's not as bad as you might think. Find a good, well known, New Car dealership not a independent used car lot. Customers really respect honesty and ethics. Work hard and let customers know your school plans. In my experience, customers are more likely to buy from someone they like, and not just a career car salesman. The trade off is you usually have to work 45-55 hours a week, but that's nothing compared to being a physician, huh.
 
alibai3ah said:
For 7 months no one is going to hire you full time. And you are right, I would feel guilty deceiving a company like that too especially since it can take upwards of 3-4 months for them to train a new hire.

In terms of temporary work, why don't you try tutoring/teaching? There is the Princeton Review/Kaplan for MCAT and you could do a couple of sessions. Or you could tutor college/high school kids in whatever subject you may like.

Not sure if this would appeal to you, but you could do food service? Maybe Starbucks, etc. While all these jobs aren't the highest paying jobs, you could still make a decent amount of money in 7 months....
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I started my full-time, ~$25/hr job Jan. 4 and they knew I was going to medical school this fall when I interviewed. Just saying.

I agree with trying to do MCAT teaching, those seem to be about 3 month commitments so you might get two sets in before school starts. Or else try "mall jobs", a lot of people may have just quit after the holidays.
Or random drug trials (HA)
 
sassilysweet said:
I started my full-time, ~$25/hr job Jan. 4 and they knew I was going to medical school this fall when I interviewed. Just saying.

I agree with trying to do MCAT teaching, those seem to be about 3 month commitments so you might get two sets in before school starts. Or else try "mall jobs", a lot of people may have just quit after the holidays.
Or random drug trials (HA)
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ok yes there is always an exception but you got lucky as hell. That is not the norm. Thats like the guy with a 24 mcat saying..."so i got into med school pretty easily. Just saying." Sure 24 mcats do get into US med schools, but its certainly not the norm.
 
Temp agencies are definitely the way to go. Even applying to jobs way last summer was a hassle...as soon as they heard I was applying this cycle I got the axe. I posted my resume on career builders (not thinking anything would come of it) and I've been contacted by a few jobs...most were nothing that I was interested in/qualified for. However, I was contacted about a job that was absolutely perfect and I ended up getting it. I'm working for a doctor now doing research and they know I'm applying etc. so I didn't have to lie about my career goals which is definitely a plus. I'm looking at doing some tutoring on the side to make a little extra cash as well. Sooo although the market really sucks there are ways to find some things. Ask pinkivy she has like 5 jobs now! :laugh: Try posting your resume and/or contacting temp agencies...you never know what you will be able to find. I absolutely loooove my job and my boss btw and will likely work with her longer than the next 8 months. 😍
 
if you majored in chemistry, you could probably get a job through temp agency pretty easily (Granted you live in a pharma area like nj/pa/ct/ma/ca)

substitute teaching could be terrible depending on where you live - sometimes you may not get enough days. same thing with MCAT teaching. you may have one or two days where you can make like $100. but if you are looking for money, working at a 7/11 for 8 an hour for 40 hours+overtime might be better for you than a 6 hour gig.

when you do the tutoring thing you need to be forward about your guaranteed hours
 
if you searched for a job online on monster or an employer's website, you should contact the HR directly to talk to the manager.

there are laws that state that a company must interview X # of persons before they can give out a job. some jobs know who they are gonna hire but still put up an ad

craigslist is actually a very good tool
 
babysitting (pays a lot depending on your area), or if you have shiny credentials like a high SAT/AP/MCAT score, private tutoring?

also, maybe move to wherever you'll be for med school. That way you might be able to continue part time for 5 months. This would stretch your 7 months to 1 year, which might help.
 
Check out your local hospital. Right now, we're heading into the peak of flu season, and my supervisor is trying to get people to fill in PRN during the busy part of the season. We have such a high turnover anyway that I really don't think anyone would mind if you left during the summer, when all the people in school want extra hours anyway...
 
MaryLennox said:
unfortunately this isnt the safest job, at least if you are a chick. of course it probably depends where you live. but a few years ago a female pizza delivery driver got robbed and murdered like one town over from where i live. so even though that job has crossed my mind many times, i just cant get that incident out of my mind. plus as a girl it is just generally uncomfortable to be driving around at night knocking on strangers' doors with cash on you.
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Yeah...this sounds super sketchy. This is just a 48 Hour Mystery episode waiting to happen, except it wouldn't be a mystery at all since you'd obviously be delivering pizzas all night to specific addresses. Never mind.

OP, the first thing I thought of was retail. Places hire high school and college students over the summer all the time, so someone working for more than 3 months sounds like a plus to me. I guess it depends on your area, though.
 
i tutor, babysit, and am about to start teaching MCAT for TPR. between those 3 odd jobs i make money (~$1500/month). It's not a whole lot, but it's enough for rent, gas and food.
 
Kelly Scientific or Aerotek are temp agencies that are national that you could try.

Just to play devils advocate (I really don't like the premeds who don't disclose that they are applying then later just disappear, but anyways...), why even disclose that you are going to be gone at the end of summer? If you have a job while applying, it's pretty hard to hide the fact that you disappear every week for interviews but if you are already accepted then all you have to do is wait until orientation week. You have to keep in mind that most places wouldn't hesitate to lay you off with less than a day's notice, you have to balance principles with looking out for yourself. As long as you give them 2weeks notice I don't think it's that unethical. (Granted I gave my boss 6months notice and stayed 1.5months longer than I originally planned)
 
J DUB said:
if you are a hot chica, this is not a good idea.....

you bring a hot girl, money, and food to the door....😱

receipe for disaster...
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haha. to be fair, i should point out that it IS good money and a great job if you're a beefy dude. it's like waitressing, but from your car.
 
AAAHhhh...!!! I don't wanna hijack the thread but my question is very relevant to the topic.

I checked my voicemail and apparently I was just hired for a job (without being asked if I still wanted it after the interview) and I'm not sure what to do now..

I graduated in May '09 and am applying in June '10. I just moved back to my college town (which is in the middle of nowhere) to be with my girlfriend but I anticipate wanting to move in 7-8 months considering everyone I know will leave and be graduated after May. I've been applying to jobs and I had an interview this week. I just got a call back today and they said I was HIRED, and that I should start work on Monday. They didn't offer me the job, just said I was hired and should show up on Monday. I thought they were going to make a job offer and then give me time to think about the job, but they didn't. The job pays well and has great benefits, but the work isn't particularly pleasant.

I did not tell them in the interview that I saw medical school in my future (which by the way is a death sentence 99% of the time in this economy. I wish honesty was a better policy in the business world but unfortunately it doesn't work that way) but when asked where I saw myself in 5 years I gave a vague answer that amounted to "I see myself potentially pursuing higher education in the field I am happy in." However, I obviously have definite plans to go to med school in 1.5 years, and I was hoping to move after the end of summer and get a job working in biomedical research.

Should I just call them up and be honest about my future plans with them, and ask how long they expect new hires to stay on? I personally feel like 8 months is long enough to stay with a company and then leave, I mean 1 year is really as long as anyone can expect you to stay if a contract isn't involved.

Yeah, kind of confused about this now. I don't want to make the company that hires me regret it. F***.

Edit: Oh to complicate things, my state school (Colorado) says on their admissions page that "Obtaining a letter from the employer who you are working with during the application year is very important. Evidence of a successful engagement in a post-college experience is considered a valuable addition to other letters that also may be part of your file." That's why I feel like it's important that I have some type of long-term job for when I start applying, otherwise I would probably just work odd jobs here and there.
 
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I don't get your dilemma. You got a job. Granted, I don't think they should have just given it to you... they should have presented you with an offer, but whatever... You'll certainly make some friends at work, so you have the potential to stay longer than you are currently anticipating, and starting now will give you time to get a letter together. You're staying a decent amount of time past the amount of time it takes to train you, and you live in a college town, so people are probably used to a relatively high turnover.
 
Evergrey said:
AAAHhhh...!!! I don't wanna hijack the thread but my question is very relevant to the topic.

I checked my voicemail and apparently I was just hired for a job (without being asked if I still wanted it after the interview) and I'm not sure what to do now..

I graduated in May '09 and am applying in June '10. I just moved back to my college town (which is in the middle of nowhere) to be with my girlfriend but I anticipate wanting to move in 7-8 months considering everyone I know will leave and be graduated after May. I've been applying to jobs and I had an interview this week. I just got a call back today and they said I was HIRED, and that I should start work on Monday. They didn't offer me the job, just said I was hired and should show up on Monday. I thought they were going to make a job offer and then give me time to think about the job, but they didn't. The job pays well and has great benefits, but the work isn't particularly pleasant.

I did not tell them in the interview that I saw medical school in my future (which by the way is a death sentence 99% of the time in this economy. I wish honesty was a better policy in the business world but unfortunately it doesn't work that way) but when asked where I saw myself in 5 years I gave a vague answer that amounted to "I see myself potentially pursuing higher education in the field I am happy in." However, I obviously have definite plans to go to med school in 1.5 years, and I was hoping to move after the end of summer and get a job working in biomedical research.

Should I just call them up and be honest about my future plans with them, and ask how long they expect new hires to stay on? I personally feel like 8 months is long enough to stay with a company and then leave, I mean 1 year is really as long as anyone can expect you to stay if a contract isn't involved.

Yeah, kind of confused about this now. I don't want to make the company that hires me regret it. F***.

Edit: Oh to complicate things, my state school (Colorado) says on their admissions page that "Obtaining a letter from the employer who you are working with during the application year is very important. Evidence of a successful engagement in a post-college experience is considered a valuable addition to other letters that also may be part of your file." That's why I feel like it's important that I have some type of long-term job for when I start applying, otherwise I would probably just work odd jobs here and there.
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I don't get your dilemma either.

Do you currently have a job that you don't want to leave for this one or something? Depending on how badly you can burn this bridge, you can take it and keep looking for something better and just pretend like you never worked there with regards to references/resume. A 6month+ hole in your resume usually arouses suspicions (although in this economy you could easily get away with it) but as long as it isn't a very small field where everyone knows each other and you don't burn them too badly (aka pull a Jeffery Chiang), I don't see what the problem is. Guy's gotta work to eat.
 
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Yeah I think I had a particularly bad case of premedicus neurosis. After thinking/talking it over and reviewing my options I'm gonna take the job!
 
Evergrey said:
Yeah I think I had a particularly bad case of premedicus neurosis. After thinking/talking it over and reviewing my options I'm gonna take the job!
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Yay for getting a job!

Sorry, OP. 🙁 You're in a different situation, though.
 
amakhosidlo said:
I'm in a sort of awkward situation, and I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced it/has any advice. I've been lucky enough to have been accepted this cycle, but I recently had to quit my job to take care of a family emergency. Now I've got 7 months until I start, but no job and nothing to "do" (I'm out of school).

I feel like I should get a job, but I have a really hard time lying to people or leading them on. I feel like making up a fictional career plan to sell potential employers would be doing just that, while revealing that I'm going to med school would get me axed from consideration immediately. I've heard tutoring's a good route to go, and I'm interviewing with Kaplan later this week, but I've heard they don't pay nearly enough to live on.

Ideally, since I have 1 international ticket's worth of Frequent Flier miles, I'd just take off traveling for 7 months. I have a little less than 3 grand saved up in my 'rainy day' fund, but I'm not sure where I could go to live on 3 grand for that long. Thailand? Cambodia?

So. I either need tips on where to find a good temp job (Tutoring? Or a temp lab job?), or tips on where to go to lie low on a beach somewhere for a few months.
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Go to Panama and then to Costa Rica. I went down there, with a back pack and a hammock from REI and lived very cheaply for 5 months. I probably spent two grand including airfare. Panama is very cheap. I was bumming around and I met my girlfriend who lives with me now. We camped out on the beaches and slept in my tent. It was random and she is so sweet. I think we are going to get married. Third year med student now. Pretty crazy. Go for the adventure.
 
searun said:
Go to Panama and then to Costa Rica. I went down there, with a back pack and a hammock from REI and lived very cheaply for 5 months. I probably spent two grand including airfare. Panama is very cheap. I was bumming around and I met my girlfriend who lives with me now. We camped out on the beaches and slept in my tent. It was random and she is so sweet. I think we are going to get married. Third year med student now. Pretty crazy. Go for the adventure.
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That's so precious
 
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I have applied to at least 30 jobs in the past couple of months once I was accepted to medical school (almost all of which I'm severely overqualified for) and as soon as I drop the fact that I'm going to med school next fall (although I try not to make a big deal out of it) I get the axe. Bummer.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed to have some luck with some research tech jobs that I just interviewed for though. There is a lot of turn over w/ students and they seemed unphased when I told them about medical school. I thought about just blowing my savings though and traveling...maybe we should just take a trip together...I mean, I already have to take out at least $150K for medical school...whats another $3000? JK.

Good luck with the job hunt. I feel your pain...


amakhosidlo said:
I'm in a sort of awkward situation, and I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced it/has any advice. I've been lucky enough to have been accepted this cycle, but I recently had to quit my job to take care of a family emergency. Now I've got 7 months until I start, but no job and nothing to "do" (I'm out of school).

I feel like I should get a job, but I have a really hard time lying to people or leading them on. I feel like making up a fictional career plan to sell potential employers would be doing just that, while revealing that I'm going to med school would get me axed from consideration immediately. I've heard tutoring's a good route to go, and I'm interviewing with Kaplan later this week, but I've heard they don't pay nearly enough to live on.

Ideally, since I have 1 international ticket's worth of Frequent Flier miles, I'd just take off traveling for 7 months. I have a little less than 3 grand saved up in my 'rainy day' fund, but I'm not sure where I could go to live on 3 grand for that long. Thailand? Cambodia?

So. I either need tips on where to find a good temp job (Tutoring? Or a temp lab job?), or tips on where to go to lie low on a beach somewhere for a few months.
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FloatOn said:
Yay for getting a job!

Sorry, OP. 🙁 You're in a different situation, though.
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Thanks!

In regards to the OP, temp agencies definitely seem like the best bet, but I applied to several and never had them contact me even. This economy is just brutal, the best thing is to work your personal relationships/social networks -- ask people who trust you and view you favorably for advice on how to score a job. You'd be surprised at how many people will be willing to set you up.
 
the one thing i thought to myself and smiled was that my chances of getting into medical school seemed much higher than finding a job...🙂. I mean I got 8 interview invites and it is pretty much true that at that point you have a 50/50 shot of getting in (eventually).
 
searun said:
Go to Panama and then to Costa Rica. I went down there, with a back pack and a hammock from REI and lived very cheaply for 5 months. I probably spent two grand including airfare. Panama is very cheap. I was bumming around and I met my girlfriend who lives with me now. We camped out on the beaches and slept in my tent. It was random and she is so sweet. I think we are going to get married. Third year med student now. Pretty crazy. Go for the adventure.
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Yay for cheap overseas trips, moonlit romance, and baby searuns in the future!
 
TNMD2010 said:
I have applied to at least 30 jobs in the past couple of months once I was accepted to medical school (almost all of which I'm severely overqualified for) and as soon as I drop the fact that I'm going to med school next fall (although I try not to make a big deal out of it) I get the axe. Bummer.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed to have some luck with some research tech jobs that I just interviewed for though. There is a lot of turn over w/ students and they seemed unphased when I told them about medical school. I thought about just blowing my savings though and traveling...maybe we should just take a trip together...I mean, I already have to take out at least $150K for medical school...whats another $3000? JK.

Good luck with the job hunt. I feel your pain...
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seriously, you should travel! 3000 will be nothing compared to the debt you will have and since you have the time, why not form a life long memory??? I am working two jobs so that this summer i can go off to play tourist in a distant part of this world before i come back to start med school. If i can get tickets and enough money i want to go to south africa for the world cup 🙂
 
I am in that situation as well. I am working as a food runner (the intermediary between a bus boy and a waiter) at a popular restaurant in town. Usually restaurants have a high turn over rate with these low positions and its possible that you could get one doing the same. I feel everyone should at least work for a little while in the food service industry.....I also got a job working in the Medicinal Chemistry department at my university. I start next week, I told them that I would be gone in 7 months and so they handed me a smaller project pursue.
 
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