Take it. Even if you dont like it. The experience will probably help when something else comes along

I know several people with that degree sitting on platforms in the gulf right now. Take the job and continue the job search while getting paid. No job will be 100% enjoyable 100% of the time. There is no bad or useless work experience

For sure!

Could you be more specific when you say "the outdoor industry"? A background in business management can be put to use in a wide variety of fields including outdoor industries.

If I were single and right out of college I'd take the job you've been offered and live like a monk for at least a year and sock away as much cash as possible while I researched the "outdoor industry".

Though things have improved, I keep hearing that the good paying jobs are still somewhat scarce for people in the market. If this is all you have been offered, there might not be much out there. I don't know the details of the job, but you may be surprised what you will learn that will apply to many jobs and work in your favor, even though they seem totally unrelated.

Take the job, keep looking for what you really want to do, save up some money. Its easier to get a job when you already have one.

It is a big bad scary world out there and if you are living off of Mommy and Daddy go back to school. Go get another degree or a masters in your field. I am assuming you are single with no real family ties or burdens. You got the rest of your life to work, go have some more fun.

^^ This.

If you're not going forward you may as well have it in reverse.

As it has been said on here multiple times, take the job, gain experience, and keep looking for what you really want.

I have a degree from Auburn in Wildlife Science, but I am a project manager for an electrical contractor. I worked my way through school doing electrical work. I was figuring on using my trade as a back up plan. I stayed with my employer for, six months after graduation, I was topped out, and it was going nowhere.

I took a chance, and moved to Texas to take a job working on a deer ranch, in order to break into the wildlife field. Shortly after starting work in Texas, I learned several things: 1.) I hated Texas 2.) I didn't like deer as much as I thought I did 3.) The pay cut I took to be happy was not worth it, because I was constantly worried about money. I knew I wanted to move back to Alabama, so I worked hard and fufilled my contact. I moved home around Christmas of last year.

I met with a friend of the family the day I got back, for career advice. He told me that if I wanted to find a job in the Birmingham area that made me happy, I needed to get some kind of job in Birmingham and move there. Then I could look for "the" job. I found a job at a machine shop, doing maintenance electrical work, and learning to do machine work. The pay was not great, but there was room for growth, and I could continue looking for the right job.

Three months later, the dream job fell into my lap. Actually, two very competitive offers on the same day. I enjoy my new job most of the time, and there is room for growth. I had. To go through a lot of crap to find something I really like. Sorry for the long read, but I hope my experiences and mistakes can help you in some way.

Life is TOO SHORT to wake up EVERY DAY dreading going to work.

Better to be poor and content doing what you love than being well off in a job you hate.




Good luck with whatever you decide.

I'd echo those saying to take the job. It may not be ideal or what you "dream" of doing, but it's useful experience in a VERY tough and competitive job market. My first job out of college SUCKED, and so did my second haha. I now have a good paying job with a lot of growth potential. Like others have said, it'll be way easier to find the job you want while you already have a job and are making money, making contacts, and gaining experience. There's no telling who you may meet or interact with that may know someone who knows someone that can help you.

At least if you take this job you'll have negotiation grounds for when the right job comes along. Make the new company pay you more. IMO you'll have a better chance of making more money at the job that you want by having some job experience.

Take the job, save some money. If you absolutely hate it, leave it.

You have nothing to lose by taking the current job offer. If you find that it is totally unacceptable, quit. However, as most experienced people have told you already, it is MUCH easier to find a job if you already have one, plus it gives you some leverage. Not many folks want to hire someone without any work experience at all and pay them well. Good Luck!

Take the bird in the hand especially if they will pay for training or you have an opportunity to manage people or projects. Don't add on any debt because it will get you trapped. Live like you are poor. Start putting money in a 401k as soon as possible and put in at least as much as the company will match. Start looking around for the type job you truly want and position your skills and training in line with what that career requires or can benefit from. Roll over any 401k money straight to next company's plan.

Oh, and never ever get your poon and paycheck from the same place.

Take the job, like YEKRUT quoted "it's easier to find a job if you have one". Your young, smart, and keep an open mind you can learn something. You don't have to retire from this job. Good luck.

If you take the job have a plan and timeline to get you to where you want to be. Make it a goal to get the job that you want and write down your plan to get that job because next thing you know it will be 15 years later and you will be asking where the time went. Save your money so that you can take a lower paying job or internship in the field you desire if need be so that you can at least see if that's truly what you want to do. This will allow you gain experience in a field to fall back on if your 1st choice doesn't end up being what you thought it would be.

Take the job and stuff the bank account but don't stop looking. Dang it Y'all beat me to the bird in the hand and it's easier to find a job.

Guys I appreciate the advice from everyone. I knew you guys would come out of the works to help me out.

Jobs in the outdoors industry aren't always what they're cracked up to be. I know this for a fact.

Take the job, gain some experience, sock away the money - truly save it like a miser trying to keep his last penny - do your best at it, learn from it and continue to look for other jobs.