Uni Interview

[Reg Smeeton]

Serbo-Croat and Eastern European Studies.

I salute you sir...who cares if you're laden with debt and there's no job at the end. Just think of all the bird potential....

[walrus]

As a graduate from two and a half years ago, I can honestly say it was a complete waste of time.  I'm an English graduate, which I thought would be a nice broad degree and keep my options open, but in fact it restricted them as it isn't specialised enough for the jobs I wanted (journalism etc.) and doesn't easily relate to a lot of financial careers in the city, where I'm keen to get a job.

I've ended up in insurance despite three years of analysing text and pissing wads of cash up against the side of London buses.  Something like Commu-Speak and Lada studies is probably (I've no foundation for this) quite useful as it is, as you say, quite specialised.  The problem is, many employers want you to get a degree and then spend another couple of years specialising in their said area.  But after three years of not working, drinking and get yourself in debt, the idea of working is actually quite appealing!

[oxford_fan]

Isn't journalism about doing placements, learning the basic techniques, and then putting your writing out there? I have a friend who wrote for free for a bit, blogs, online magazines, that sort of thing, and then got noticed and picked up.

And having an English degree (as long as its a good degree from a good university) for city jobs is by no means a hinderance. They don't seem to mind what degree you have, as long as you're intelligent, willing to give your life away, and have an unquenchable thirst for blood and money.

[ron dodgers]

dvar pivo molim (is that correct?)
why don't you ask them "what are you going to give me for all the cash I have to pay you?"
Looks like you'll be stting yourself up for a nice little job in Cheltenham at the end and then a secondment to MI6 where you'll be wanking in a sports bag (take the Nike one - it's bigger) and don't do the zip up !!!

[Coca Fola]

dvar pivo molim (is that correct?)
why don't you ask them "what are you going to give me for all the cash I have to pay you?"
Looks like you'll be stting yourself up for a nice little job in Cheltenham at the end and then a secondment to MI6 where you'll be wanking in a sports bag (take the Nike one - it's bigger) and don't do the zip up !!!

Almost. It would be dva piva molim. 

[Coca Fola]

Yeah it went well today. Interview was mostly in Serbo-Croat and being fluent meant it was quite easy for me. The only other guy having an interview for it was English and had no prior knowledge of the language, so I'm pretty confident. 

[sonicyouth]

Does this mean I could do a degree in Norwegian studies?

[Coca Fola]

Does this mean I could do a degree in Norwegian studies?

Go for it.

[Reg Smeeton]

Does this mean I could do a degree in Norwegian studies?

Newnham College, Cambridge has a respected department of Anglo-Saxon and Norse Studies, where you could study a saga or two.

The only saga I study now is for insurance and holidays. 

[Costanza]

I did American Studies and don't regret it still active within the subject although I don't work within the field currently. Long term is to finish my masters and go into some kind of teaching.

I miss academia... a lot.

Enjoy it fola.

[shady]

Coca Fola, I know all about the Chetniks, Ustasha and what's your business, fascninated by the Balkan's conflict, but a job out of it............think very carefully, and whatever you do don't go down the drinks route

[Coca Fola]

Coca Fola, I know all about the Chetniks, Ustashaaa and what's is your business, fascninated by the Blakan's conflict, but a job out of it............think very carefully, and whatever you do don't go down the drinks route

I'm half Bosnian and would like to work out there in the future. Whether in business or journalism I'm not sure yet.

[shady]

You know then that Ibrahamovic is a Bosnian then, lots of footballing talent that way!

[shady]

[Coca Fola]

You know then that Ibrahamovic is a Bosnian then, lots of footballing talent that way!

Most Bosnians hate him for choosing Sweden over Bosnia. A few years back when Bosnia played Croatia in a friendly, 9 players in the Croatian squad were Bosnian! We lose so many good players to other nations.