In college regardless of major how quickly did you get employed?

Armani, I have seen just about everything.  Can I give you a few examples from my own family?

For me, I graduated from the University of Southern California and I immediately had several job offers. But, I was holding out... waiting for the "dream job." I got the dream job seven months after graduating from USC. And I am still in that job today. Love it. Took me 7 months to land the dream job after college.

My oldest daughter graduated from Arizona State University in 2010. Double major... incredible resume and background for a college kid.  She could not find a job!! The US economy was really lousy 8 - 10 years ago with the financial crisis. At the time, my 22-year-old daughter was competing for entry level jobs against 30 year-olds who were laid off in 2009 - 2010. She could not land a job out of college losing out to much more qualified older workers who were willing to take entry level professional jobs. My oldest daughter went back to Arizona State University to get her Masters Degree in Public Administration in a 2-year program. She got her Masters in 2012 and found a job right away. The economy was much better and employment opportunities were much better in 2012.  She went right from a Masters Degree immediately into a meaningful (but not ideal) job. 

And, finally, I have a younger daughter who graduated from Arizona State University in May 2018 with degree in Broadcast Journalism. She spent the summer going to the Indy 500, visiting friends in the Mid-West, going to the beaches in Southern California, visited Texas, camped at Lake Powell/Grand Canyon, and went to France. She is now finally getting serious about looking for a job. She has also received job offers... but she is also holding out for the right opportunity. The economy is fantastic right now. Jobs are plentiful. 

I hope my younger daughter lands something meaningful by the end of the year. I got to get this kid off my payroll.

So, landing a job can happen quickly (especially through internships !!)... or it can take several months. And, depending on the economy and job market -- a meaningful job immediately out of college may not happen at all.  Thus, plan "B" is getting a Masters...

Hi Armani! Before telling you my major, I received my full time job offer coming straight from an internship that I did the summer after my Junior year of college. I signed that offer on September 1st of my senior year. This allowed me to relax during my Senior year in college, as I felt confident that i had a path for myself. Some of my friends took longer due to their major. I was an accounting major, and joined with PwC. Accounting majors happen to have job offers up to a year before they graduate college. Marketing majors on the other hand tend to receive offers later in the year, or in the spring time before they graduate. This being said, normally if you were a solid student in college, and spent your down time and summer connecting with businesses and building your network, you have a good chance of having a full time job offer before you graduate college. I hope this helps!

The amount of time that it takes to get employed is directly related to the amount of interpersonal networking that you do after you determine which is the most appropriate career area for you based upon your personality traits.

Getting to know yourself and how your personality traits relate to people involved in various career opportunities is very important in your decision making process. During my many years in Human Resources and College Recruiting, I ran across too many students who had skipped this very important step and ended up in a job situation which for which they were not well suited. Selecting a career area is like buying a pair of shoes. First you have to be properly fitted for the correct size, and then you need to try on and walk in the various shoe options to determine which is fits the best and is most comfortable for you to wear. Following are some important steps which I developed during my career which have been helpful to many .

I was an accounting major at Bentley University and I signed a contract for full time employment in the fall semester of my senior year. From my experience at Bentley, I would say that it is pretty common to be able to sign a full time offer during your senior year, before graduating. Best of luck on your job search!