i've avoided this long enough...

[plthijinx]

persistance pays off. i'm now searching for flying jobs but seeing as how i either have the minimum hours for some and not enough for others, that makes it all the harder. i have been persistant in flying. i'll catch a flight whenever i can so that i can get those hours in my book for experience. think of it as an internship. is there any place you can do an internship? how about a contract/placement service? just about every field has one......

[SouthOfNoNorth]

what was it about the legal field and law school that turned you off? i have a buddy that made it through law school and the bar, got his first job at a place (after some trying times) and found out it was a terrible, hostile place to work. basically all of the lawyer stereotypes, agressive behaviour, terrible pay, backstabbing, humiliation, all of the bad. he hated it, and after a while was forced to resign if he wouldn't put in even more hours than he was already working. he went through about a year of unemployment (pittsburgh is bad for law since there are three schools here and the competition is tough) and finally got a job as in house counsel for a bank. it's the best job he's ever had, he's told me. none of the pressure of the other kind of environment.

the reason i ask is, like you said, there are a lot of opportunities for a person with your education that aren't strictly law. in house counsel is just one of them. have you thought about getting an mba? might make you more attractive for a business position, and a person with those kinds of qualifications would be formidable in the business world. i feel for you though, the first job is always the hardest. engineering is the same way, take it from me. good luck to you, and keep your chin up.

[xoxoxoBruce]

I was out of work (officially) from Aug '83 to Jan '85 because I was overqualified for anything I wanted to do and underqualified for the money I wanted to do what I didn't want to do, if that makes sense.

The hiring system seems to be whacked. I've been interviewed by people that never read my resume. I guess they have somebody else that screens them other than the interviewer.

They might frown on you not taking the Bar Exam even if you don't want to pursue a law career. Kind of like....coitus interuptus, if you know what I mean.
I wonder if you passed the bar and then didn't pursue it, if it might look better?

Anyway, looking for a job when you don't have one, whether it's been 5 days or 5 years seems to have a negative effect on recruiters. Networking is always the best way to get into what you like. Actually what you don't like too. Good luck!!!!

[melidasaur]

Thanks Everyone... your thoughts on this mean a lot and I'm taking it all to heart for sure... it's nice to hear someone else's thoughts on the subject.

I'm not totally giving up on the bar exam... I'm thinking about february - just to take it to take it - it's expensive as sin, but it could help in the long run.