"For these tech grads, the job choice is theirs" April 19, 2011|Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff
A golden key to a high-paying starter job: a bachelor’s degree in computer networking.
For many Boston Wentworth Institute of Technology students, finding a good, well-paying first job is proving to be a lot easier than it was a couple of years ago. As the US economic recovery appears to gather steam, a new survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers found that companies expect to hire....
It's easy to say you expect to hire.
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And for those not worthy of Wentworth:
"Fast-food king has openings; With surging demand, McDonald’s hosts hiring event to fill 50,000 jobs" by Katie Johnston Chase, Globe Staff / April 19, 2011
These jobs aren’t just about flipping burgers.
Oh really, Globe?
McDonald’s has had interest from a bigger pool of applicants during the downturn — including college graduates, professionals, and people looking to supplement full-time jobs. Company officials and analysts expect numerous qualified candidates to show up looking to make a career at McDonalds....
Then no way in hell is this economy recovering (unless you are one of the wealthy elite).
Working at McDonald’s is not traditionally seen as a career path, so much so that “McJob’’ has become slang for a low-wage, dead-end job, but at today’s hiring event, police officers, bankers, and other former McDonald’s employees — along with local politicians, store owners, and corporate officials — will be in stores to discuss career opportunities at McDonald’s.
Yup, McDonald's is your ticket to the top.
Eat up, banker.
“I’m proud of my McJob,’’ said Robert Garcia, a McDonald’s vice president and general manager for the Boston region, which includes New England and Albany, N.Y. “With a McJob comes a McPaycheck.’’
I'm sure six figures would make me see it the same way.
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Marleen Kalinowski, 27, started working at a Fall River McDonald’s in 2008 after relocating from Florida with her two young children. After starting out at the front counter and the drive-through, Kalinowski worked her way up to assistant manager, and now has visions of running her own restaurant. It was just a job at first, but now that she’s a salaried employee with benefits, Kalinowski likes the security that comes with working for one of the world’s largest restaurant chains.
“I don’t see McDonald’s going anywhere in the future,’’ said Kalinowski, who is also taking online psychology courses through the University of Phoenix.
And it doesn't look like she will be, either.
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I hope they give the reporter a good reference.
