BSc/BComm jobs? (2 Viewers)

[planino]

What would be the job prospects of such a degree, in Sydney? Is it useful?

Both areas (science and commerce) interest me (science>commerce though) and I was wondering about the jobs that could be attained with both. Hopefully my atar is >96.30 , assuming it stays that way for 2014 admissions (or even goes down, hopefully)

 

[Shadowdude]

Science and Commerce are broad degrees. What majors are you thinking of taking up in them?

 

[planino]

Chemistry and finance, respectively

 

[planino]

bump

 

[Shadowdude]

Finance jobs are probably more... available - in that there's more of them.

Chemistry might be a bit harder. Depends what you want from the degree - you could be like... a chemist for Sydney Water who tests stuff and whatnot.

 

[someth1ng]

I was thinking of Geology/Geophysics with Chemistry for BSc Adv at USyd - thoughts?

 

[Trebla]

Chemistry can take you to research areas like CSIRO or ANSTO and can also take you to mining companies like BHP if you're keen to move interstate. Usually with research roles you must undertake further studies up to PhD at the very least.

Finance jobs are pretty self explanatory....though keep in mind that Finance jobs are far more competitive (even though there are usually more positions available compared to Chemsitry) mainly because there are far too many Commerce/Finance students out there.

 

[Jinks]

Have you considered an accounting major in commerce, quite a few accounting companies would look for the diversity of the science degree in the R&D Tax divisions, if that is something that might interest you?

 

[seremify007]

R&D Tax is a very specialised field. Only comment I'd have for Op is that doing a double degree might improve your chances of landing a grad role, it doesn't necessarily double it. Going for a Commerce job with a double degree background may give you more to talk about and a bit more SME status, it won't necessarily make you that much more employable given the two fields are still quite different and broad.

 

[planino]

the jobs sound good, but the availability of them seems bleak Too bad that what you want to do is often different from what you've gotta do for a (decent) living

I might actually look into accounting, even though I'm not a fan of maths (is accounting primarily maths related in the first place?)



someth1ing: Chem w/ Geology/geophysics may be attractive to mining companies, but I'm not so sure

 

[Trebla]

the jobs sound good, but the availability of them seems bleak Too bad that what you want to do is often different from what you've gotta do for a (decent) living

I might actually look into accounting, even though I'm not a fan of maths (is accounting primarily maths related in the first place?)



someth1ing: Chem w/ Geology/geophysics may be attractive to mining companies, but I'm not so sure

Accounting is not maths. If you want some maths go for finance, economics, econometrics etc.

My advice is to stick with what you like. Don't fall into the trap of choosing something purely based on job prospects.

I've seen so many people diverge from what they like doing and chose certain degrees just because they have better job prospects. These people hated going to uni/work everyday. Many of those who actually don't like their majors have a hard time finding a good job anyway. This is because when it comes to getting a graduate position, your passion for the area must come across to the interviewers otherwise you're gonna sound pretentious.

As an example, I know some friends who chose to do pharmacy because it supposedly has good job prospects and not because they liked it. They absolutely hated going uni everyday and often skipped lectures/tutorials. By the time they graduated they couldn't find employment and decided to do post graduate study in a completely unrelated field. I also know some people who decided to do accounting just because it has good job prospects. They also hated going to uni and some of them failed their subjects which effectively screwed any chance of them securing a good graduate position.

If you stick with an area that you enjoy and can do well in, you're in much better position to get a good job because your marks would be higher and your interest in the area will genuinely come across in interviews for graduate positions. Also, many major firms these days (especially the financial ones) do not care what degree you've done (research a few big companies who are hiring graduates and you'll see). As long as you've done a degree and did well in it with some all rounded work experience and ECs then they would consider you for employment because they can always train you up on the job in terms of technical knowledge.