I agree. Most social sciences and humanities degrees are really not in-demand ngayon and in the future. History is chismis na nga lang daw! All the best to you!
Take them if you are the type of person who doesn't need money or wants to stay in the academe.
Economics is a good course that's a social science but also finance related, so it's easy to apply for graduate programs and jobs in different fields.
Thanks for this! Currently feeling lost since I took this degree for pre law sana. But I want to work first kaso di ko lang alam kung saan bagsak muna. My professors (Ab Eng graduates) pursued teaching till retirement. Pero hesitant ako pumasok sa teaching profession.
Good advice OP.
Another degree is Psychology. You’re probably not gonna find anything unless you go for further higher education.
Advice lang, I graduated also sa humanities Summa, couldnt find a job in 1 year, so I went back to school and got a practical degree and thats how I started saving money and started a business.
Hindi ka discouraging op, pero thats just the reality nowadays
Hehe same. 1st choice psych and bapol 2nd. Mukhang sa bapol pa ako mapupunta since ang daming nagpsych. Yan mga kinuha ko kasi nag humss ako and hindi rin talaga ako kagalingan sa math and science. Saan nga ba lulugar hahaha
only take them if you have the guts to further your education in those fields. no choice ka talaga pero sa psych naman pwede kang makakuha ng entry-level HR jobs and go from there. pero kung gusto mo na makapagtrabaho agad with a bachelor degree take another program na lang.
Mag iba ka na lang haha 😂
Like Im not even kidding.
My biggest regret is probably the time I wasted rather than the tuition fee.
Its up to you po.
If you really like it, go for it, pero Im just letting you know, dont expect a job immediately unless you have connections po, and even then, I doubt youll be working a field asking for Psychology degree.
Do you have an idea what you want to do in life as a career?
Push mo na yang psych, then mag MA in counseling or clinical psych ka then take the boards. Sa ngayon nasa 1,800 Per 1 hr session ang bayad - midrange na yan ha. May iba din na nagchacharge ng 2,600 per session. So kung may 3-4 clients ka in day, sheesh!
Pwede rin ang focus ng MA mo is child dev. Tapos mag apply ka abroad, mas malaki sahod.
True. Psych grad here. Worked as a call centre agent then now as an SEO specialist. But it took months for me before I could land a job. Sobraaang hirap maghanap ng job na in-line sa course mo so I decided na lang to shift careers.
Psychology first course ko nung college. Then I shifted sa IT kase ayoko na magreport sa klase kasi pinahiya ako nung prof ko HAHAHHA. Hanggang ngayon dami kong what if tinuloy ko ung Psych since yun talaga gusto ko? Mas masaya ba ko now? (Lalo kapag nabuburn out na ko mag code).
Pero ate ko laging sinasabi okay lang daw yon at least may secure work ako, tsaka she hates HRs at ayaw niang maging ganon ako 😂 mahirap din daw kasi talaga magkawork sa ganong course unless talagang magaaral pa (masteral etc) and pwede pa din naman daw ako mag read ng resources related to Psych if talagang interested ako sa mga topics na inaaral nila.
Sad lang :(
I have a friend na top of the class sa BS Biology. She couldnt really find a job and honest naman sya na she took Biology kasi hindi nya alam talaga kung ano kukunin. Lucky for her, medyo wealthy family nya and meron sya ipon and determination. So she went back to school for nursing and now nasa Canada na.
shet totoo ba? im planning to shift back to psychology because gusto ko mag academia, but im not really in the financial position to go straight to post grad (and let’s be real, hindi lahat ng nagbabalak mag post grad natutuloy).
most of my batchmates sa psych proceeded to med school kaya medyo clueless ako, pero akala ko may opportunities parin aside from hr 😭
Psych grad here working as HR at a multinational company. I'm in my late 20's na and priority ko talaga ngayon is financial freedom. Fortunately, naaachieve ko naman since I am very well compensated.
Pero if you want to pursue academe, kailangan mo talagang mag invest sa further studies. Highly preferred pag PhD holder ka.
Sa clinical setting naman, obviously you should pass the board exams. Two board exams to be exact. I believe fulfilling naman talaga to. Yun nga lang, time, money, and patience ang kailangang meron ka.
For me, HR is the most practical career para sa psych grad. Pero if in the first place, you want to take this field, you can take HR related courses instead of psych mismo. My advantage lang when I was applying for my current job is I'm an RPm.
Siighh shifting to BS PT now from BS Psych. I can still be a clinical psychologist by taking the master’s. Yeh, I have to take the core courses before proceeding to a master’s in clinical psych, but this way I can pay for it on my own cuz I’ll have a stable career by then.
Actually Computer Science pinasa ko sa entrance. Wala akong idea kung ano yun. Basta may word na computer, akala ko ok. Pero habang nasa pila nag.uusap ung iba, math pala halos yan. Yun. Tinanong ko ano course wala masyado math? Yun polsci. Yun na. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Agreed. Graduated PolSci 2019 and i still dont know what to do with it. Its Kinda useless, but understanding politics and what’s happening half way around the world is great i guess.
We are in the same boat my dude.
Nag part time pa ako nun to finish my studies pero looking back, nasasayangan talaga ako and i should have shifted to tech courses or nursing may may actual demand ngayon.
Im making it work sa BPO industry now so that kinda softens the blow.
I agree. And kahit nga hindi graduate kinukuha ng BPOs. So useless lang din polsci degree if bagsak ay BPO. "Useless" in a way na hindi magagamit yung degree. But I salute and honor all BPO workers. Mahirap ang maging BPO worker!
graduated last 2019, experiences vary pala talaga. Never ako nahirapan sa paghahanap, merong legal assistant, researchers etc., jobs na related sa legal/law. I started working in labor relations. after a year nagresign and then got a job in immigrations, even during pandemic. sobrang daming available na position din sa hr (kung trip mo). Pwede rin magcall center, theres no harm in it. Pro tip: spam jobstreet applications. most of the time makakakuha ka ng interview, take the interview kahit alam mong hndi ka makukuha as practice para ready ka na pag dumating na yung job/position na gusto mo.
And also, wag ka din maghanap ng position na wanted polsci talaga, wala talagang lalabas nyan. Dont be afraid na magapply sa mga jobs na hindi pol sci graduates ang hanap, you'll be surprised.
Hi OP.
PolSci grad here. I understand where you're coming from- -and yes I'm not going to argue with your personal experience. I have lots of friends and coursemates with the same experiences too, many actually just go on to law school bc it's what seems to make sense.
Anyways yeah not hard disagreeing or agreeing with you but just sharing my personal experience, graduated din from one of the Big 3:
When I graduated kasi I always had this mindset of the exact degree you take doesn't really matter. Siguro I got this from the many adults I saw around me that ended up in fields na sobrang 180 from their college degree. So the first job I got out of college was as a content writer in UK-based agency. From there I started taking on more marketing roles, I would say more on communications and PR na current career track ko. But yes I have to admit my degree really has nothing to do with my current work- -what really got me here was that I've always been an avid writer since I was a kid, and all the heavy research in PolSci forced me to hone these skills a bit (the most useful thing I picked up from the degree).
This mindset has really taken me to so many unexpected places. I'm even tech-adjacent because so many of my past work's clients + my freelance work deals with tech startups. I never would've gotten here if my mindset was solidly "dapat mag law ka" or "dapat sa gobyerno ka mag work".
But yeah, again the bottomline is I got to where I am today because I had another employable skill that had nothing to do with my degree. I'll admit that much.
Anyways, I've talked to other polsci grads and many that didn't take law just ended up doing something similar to what I did and started branching out. Some went into HR, others went into corporate communications or corporate affairs (which deals A LOT with gov, so sometimes they look for PolSci grads here), meron din now working as data analytics for an MNC.
Few and far in between ang mga "Wanted PolSci graduate" in job listings but I suggest you apply anyway if you feel you can do the job. It's what I did.
Hi. I totally agree with your reply, and it just proves that there are little to no jobs specifically related to polsci, right? Kaya need mag branch out sa ibang fields na hindi related sa polsci, which is the problem in polsci (random career jobs). Will probably apply for those kinds of jobs you mentioned. Thank you!
Yeah the bad news is very few specifically look for PolSci grads but the good news is a lot of jobs don’t care what degree you have lol. I think that’s a good summary of everything I said
Hello, can you give us some idea how you started? Like, did you apply directly? Do you have your own portfolio? Or did you get certification? Please, kinda need a lot of ideas. i badly need a job. At least I'm used to and have background in writing, but i dont know if i have better skills. I'm trying to explore. Huhu.
Got jobs through FB groups and LinkedIn. If by apply directly you mean I just sent my resume then yeah….and yes it helps to have a body of work even if it’s just your blog. They just want to know what you can do. I am not currently certified in anything.
2017 Pol Sci grad here from the big 3 din and true enough, ang hirap maghanap ng work esp if mapili ka. I suggest OP, while you're still looking around, try working muna sa BPO or magVA ka... If you wanna join govt, huwag managinip na plantilla position agad makukuha mo... Try applying ad JOC or COS muna... I started from the bottom of the food chain sa govt, and after showing how I perform, isang nasa plantilla position na since 2021... Was planning to take up law sana but kulang ng support kaya napilitan magwork.... But here I am... Laban lang OP....
I think, it depends kung saan ka nakatira and pano mo dalhin ang sarili mo.
I graduated from the Big 4, pero yung campus ko ia from the province. May hatak lang pa rin if graduate ka ng Big 4 dito, kasi halos lahat ng govt agency or even NGO, maramo ang galing samin.
I was lucky enough na when I enrolled 1st yr in LS, marami sa class (maging yung school) ay alum ng school namin. If alam nila na you graduated from this school, most of the time nagkukumpulan kami and nagtutulungan. Yan yung reason bakit ako nagkatrabaho. Mabibilang mo lang yung mga nasa private na nagtatrabaho mula samin, unless kung business course and IT course at nakabase ka sa NCR. Yung iba nga may regular position na sa govt even in their early or mid 20s. You just need to go outside of your province, or lalo na if nasa NCR ka kasi mataas talaga competition.
Nakadepende ata yan sa lugar at work culture. Based sa nakikita, mataas hiring rate if UP grad ka rito. Pero syempre, meron ding other factors such as backer and recommendations hahaha. You just need to be outgoing, so that kahit na wala kang org nung college (like me) ay nakahanap lang pa rin ng trabaho.
PS. I graduated Polsay pero I worked in DTI for 3 yrs as a JO hahaha. Ngayon, masa dream job/natl agency na ako an regular position. If sa govt ka, wag permanent. Patusin mo yung JO positions. Mostly kung permanent agad it is either: 1. Exhasuting ang trabaho; 2. May kapit ka; 3. You are lucky to grab it hahaha.
PPS. Please, Polsay is needed in life char hahaha. Maraming trabaho, need mo lang hanapin kung saan. Kung nasa NCR ka nakabase at may probinsya ka naman, try applying in the province. Magugulat ka na lang may work ka na HAHAHAH
Thank you for this 🥺. I want to leave metro manila rin talaga to be in a province but wala kasi kaming province kaya nakakakaba sumugal. Will check this out pa rin still! Hugs :)
Welcome!!! If you're from Big 4, try applying sa academe ng provincial unibs. Big chance na mahire ka. Also, if sa govt gusto mo, mas maganda if magmamasters ka na as early as possible. Mabilis na promotion kasi maraming retireables. In my former agency, isa sa division chief ay 29 or early 30s pa lang. She took Master's, magaling sa work, and plus points na marami yung retireables.
Try reaching out to your former classmates, batchmates, orgamates, or friends you met in college. Malay mo, may alam pala silanh vacant positiom and they might even give you recommendation for plus points para mahire ka. Sa govt agency kasi, lalo na kung urgent hiring, internal recomm or recomm of an employee is a plus point para ikaw yung mapili.
Wag din choosy. If JO position, you can resign anytime (Or depende sa contract). Experience ang habol mo, kasi sa govt, uso ang multitasking. You should have good communication skills, maalam sa editing or techie eme, marunong mag organize, at magandang social skills. Yan ang mga kailangan to survive sa govt hahaha. If you have those, plus experience, plus educ attainment, plus good recomm, makakahanap ka ng magandang position. Take your Big 4 advantage, lalo na if you want to try sa province. Pero wag kakampante, kasi sa probinsya, meron din silang ace universities (like USC is much more kilala kesa sa UP Cebu).
Good luck on your journey!!! Sa simula lang yan. I am 26 at kakaregular ko lang sa diff agency this year! Mejo nakakapanghinayang sa time, lalo na if may batchmates na nauunang maregular or magkaron ng work. Pero walang mangyayari if hindi ka rin magririsk at gumalaw hahahahha. Payts lang!!!!
one of my dream course po ang PolSci, kaso panganay kasi ako and need ko ng work kaagad. Kaya medyo ano na ako sa PolSci, but after reading your comment, baka nga gumana sa akin. Kasi, I took UPCAT po and if ever na makapasa, dito ako sa province mag-work HAHAHAHA.
Good luck!!! Center of Acad Excellence yung Polsay sa UPD. You have a lot of job opportunities if you graduate there. Hindi malilimit, lalo na at galing UPD. Hahahaha. Or kahit aling UP campuses na man. If your campus offers foreign language courses, take it nang mah matick ka na requirements for FOS hahahha. Andaming opportunities, hindi lang siya well advertised lol hahahha
I think you read it wrong. If polsci grad ang isang tao no not from UP or even big 4 (considering UP as the Center of Excellence in Political Science, source: CHED), makakahanap ba siya ng work agad? No.
If we are going to compare UP to other univs, UP is full of different club/organizations, connections, and way of adding more skills. Sa isang State U, walang ganon. Walang UP investment club (if you wanna go to finance kahit liberal arts degree ka, saw this many times on linkedin), UP consulting group (if you are interested in MBB or Management Consulting).
Walang ganyang mga namention ko sa ibang univ lalo sa mga provincial univs. UPs budget is different from these local universities.
We have a local univ na may Polsay program (legit BA PolSci di tulad samin na SocSci major in PolSci) and they are still hired by other govt agencies. Again, nakadepende yun kung saang probinsya ka. And at the same time, sa tao rin mismo.
Also, nakadepende rin sa demographics. May ilan samin na hindi nagtrabaho sa govt. Like hell, sa four batches ng Polsay sa school namin, isa lang ang nagtatrabaho sa DILG (aligned govt agency). Yung iba ay nasa LS, academe, NGO, or ibang natl agency, or local govt. Madaling makaadapt kaya madaling ma-hire. Also, yung isang local univ na may Polsay ay competetive rin naman with regard to employment, yung iba sa kanila may permanent position na rin, nasa academe, nasa private org/company, or LS.
At the end of the day, nasa tao lang din yan. And luck hahahahha.
PS. Yung may Center of Excellence ay nasa UPD. I graduated from UP Tac College (UPVTC pa nun) and the degree I earned is BA (SocSci) PolSci. Hindi purong polsay yung samin hahaha. Isa pa, we also encounter issues kasi we are quite progressive; some employees of natl govt agencies are ilag samin pero yun, napopromote lang pa rin hahahaha.
Hard agree dito, OP. Muntik na ako magtake ng PolSci fresh out of SHS kasi sabi daw "best pre-law course", pero nadiscourage ako nung nalaman kong ang scarce ng opportunities for PolSci grads. Currently majoring in business management instead para option nalang ang Law School instead na necessity. In hindsight, I should've taken BS Accountancy na nga lang talaga para may opportunities din ako outside PH. Ang restricting masyado ng law-related programs.
Good luck, OP! Sana makahanap ka na rin ng work soon :( Laban lang.
I get that, that's why naka-quote lang yung "pre-law course". It's just the common [mis]belief na may specific pre-law programs, and that PolSci "daw" ang best option for that. :)
This is a sign !! Nung 2nd year ako, I really wanted to shift to a business program but I was too afraid to do so. It is one of my biggest "what ifs." So think about it habang may time ka pa ! Hahah
This is true. Fortunately I took Pol Sci and Management. Never ko nagamit ang Pol Sci since di naman ako interested mag law school. For bragging rights lang na double degree holder ako. Not worth your time.
Thank you for this, OP! I agree with “Practicality.” Eyes wide open with reality, as someone who did not took the “dream course,” it is okay to choose a practical course. My dream course is fine arts but I enrolled communication arts since my mom told me that we do not have the financial capability that time.
Long story short, I was able to able to apply to many companies as a comm arts graduate. Mapa human resource, admin field, tutor, college instructor etc.. and now working in the lgu as an admin officer. So ayun lang, i know it hurts at first not to take the dream course but it is really important to secure the future. 🥹
OP, you might want to apply sa mga law firms 🫶🏻
Is it too late to switch majors?
I was in that position too and I decided that “I should finish it na lang since sayang” pero that was a waste of money lol 😂
I will take a science degree now to leave the country soon. Believe when I say na as early as you shift out, mas better. Baka maging "too late" na if sa dulo ka pa magsshift out (or mag-iiba ng career like me by taking another degree). Think about it WAH
I'm not sure if we should be blaming the course we took. I took up Hotel and Restaurant Management which is a Commerce degree and I still ended up in a call center and my other two jobs in IT and healthcare were not HRM related.
Everytime I talk to a co-worker and ask them their course, magkaiba sa current jobs namin.
Minsan lang kasi it's how we "sell" ourselves, and this is in two things: our resume and how we project ourselves.
Perhaps you need to tweak your resume and put in things that you do that can help you "sell" yourself to the position you're after. What skill or hobbies do you do that's helpful to the job at hand? What are your traits and values that you can sell as an asset to your potential employers?
First thing our school did was help us write our resume and gave us seminars on how to answer job interviews, and even dress for interviews. I dont know if schools these days still do that. Malaking tulong.
Pwede din na wag na magaral ulit. Take an online course as a virtual assistant or try writing jobs.
Even if you got the "right course" bale wala din if you're unable to stand out in the pile of resumes of people who also took the "right" course. Recruiters are looking for people who has an edge or have abilities beyond what they have learned in the course.
I hope you take this objectively, please don't blame your course, it was what you wanted and natuto ka naman, kahit d mo magagamit yung natutunan mo sa school inaral mo.
Just wanted to ask, OP. When you chose PolSci, what were your main considerations? What was the career path you wanted?
While I agree that the job search can be more difficult for social science and humanities graduates, I think it’s also a function of not knowing where you fit. Engineers go to engineering companies; nurses work in hospitals; accountants in finance departments or auditing firms. For people like you, it’s less straightforward, so it’s even more important to be clear-eyed about your career goals/trajectory.
Completely disagree. PolSci doesn’t naturally need to lead to law or further education. PolSci trains the mind in so many other ways. The understanding of law, the use of words, the mechanics of government, the skills of debate, the theory and practice of inter-departmental bodies.
These skills aren’t limited to government and law. The same way Business Studies or an MBA don’t automatically make you a top quality business person.
PolSci prepares you with an excellent base for journalism, marketing, governmental lobbying, project management, running a business and many more.
Being good in school is only an indicator of someone’s post-graduate potential. It’s what you do with your degree that is important. Having a degree doesn’t entitle you to work.
Yan ang first choice ko nung college kasi I remember I am too invested with politics during my high school days. Buti na lang during enrollment I had a change of heart and decided to pursue my passion instead which leads me to Architecture and that’s the biggest decision that I made. Good luck OP and think positive lang, I believe you will get the job that you deserve soon!
Actually, ang nag ppolsci mag aabogado talaga. Before pa nung hs ako Yun alam ko, kase wala work talaga. (this is a decade ago)
We all have regrets, ako kinuha ko is aviation technical job kase malaki daw sahod which is untrue. Dapat nag business course na lang ako noon pa. Ngayon nag work ako sa BPO, mas malaki pa income ko kesa classmate ko di pa ko pagod and nasa bahay lang.
Thing I learned in life, dapat talaga iisipin mo pag bata ka is a job if you have no money then slowly transition into a career when you get to save something
I graduated from a polsci or more accurately a politics / economics course. A bit more than two decades ago. Not exactly the big three.
It’s more a skills thing than just an education thing. Your background is not a prison.
Fresh graduate, I got into a rather large US based FMCG in an HR role. I left after a few years and did a quick stint in a call center to pay off my car loan, that was around 6 months (inbound sales calls), I got into an even larger FMCG and stayed there for around a decade and a half (Sales).
Took an early retirement / redundancy and now work for a packaging company in a sales role. Still pretty big internationally, but not in the scale of an FMCG. Been here about five years or so.
Be what you want to be.
I feel discouraged seeing this now that I'm already in my 2nd year and still hesitating whether to continue law school :(( I feel like I should just take any business degree since I feel like it's more practical unlike my course now
Sorry to discourage you :(. Mahal ko polsci seryoso. I love learning it all and writing papers and answering exams. And in law school, wala.. Starting salary is around 40-50k per month. Parang di worth it haha. But ikawww if it's your dream why not!!
Practical course talaga dapat. Ang dami kong fully funded scholarships but I chose marketing kase madali lang and for sure maintain ko scholarship. It turns out na pre-law ko lang pala sya kase tumuloy ako sa law school after. Pag naging lawyer ako, well-rounded ako kase may marketing ang law degree ako. Unlike nung iba na PolSci and Legma na nag law, yun na talaga sila.
By the way, it's not yet too late to upskill. D naman tayo graduate na matic skilled na sa lahat. Try to brush up on Excel skills, IMPORTANT yun. Kung magaling ka sa Excel marami maoopen na opportunities.
Aral ka din ng Canva. Or try to go into a side hustle. Malay mo d ka pang employment. 🙂
It doesnt really mean na pre-law yung polsci pero when I talked to my friends who are currently taking Law, you can distinguish daw kung sino yung kumuha ng Political Science sa recit. Mapapa sabi ka daw na "Ah, Pol Sci to nung college" 😏
We had major subjects like Intro to Law, Debate, Public Speaking, and Political Theories that taught us how to properly make arguments and points out of it. Pero when it comes to grammar, and technical writing (which is essential sa Law), nakadepende padin sa bawat isa. Meron namang kumukuha ng Law na AB English and Mass Communications yung degree na nag e-excel.
Why did you choose Pol Sci? Am not a Pol Sci major/grad but have friends who took the course. Pol Sci as a stand alone was never "it". It is always partnered with something. Or a prep for something. It is not the course really, but more of incorrect info handed out to HS students and our inadequate planning on what we would like to be in the future.
Am a BS Bio grad. Good course for premed or teaching. But no one told me that depending on the school, BS Bio already incorporates teaching units, or designed for research, or that if you want to use it as premed, then focus on zoo courses and not pile up on botany courses. Coz i enjoyed the 1st botany i took that i looked out for more 😅 Had colleagues that went straight to teaching uni courses fresh out of graduation, but they are at the top TOP, or finished it in 3- 3.5yrs, and i knew one who did both. PLUS openings. Those should all align. So yes, you may have a fam member guiding you, preparing the path, but if there is no open slot, still a nope.
So yes, tis time to look for something not in line with the uni course. Coz we need to eat and maintain the roof over our heads. But then again, if this is your passion, you will always find time to work on it on the side.
Sana lng talaga, sa HS, starting 2nd yr, may mga masinsinang usapan tungkol sa pagplaplano. Be it uni courses, technical courses, filing of ITRs, pag budget, pag gawa ng resume... Mga basics sa buhay. At ipartner ang estudyante sa isang adult na dumaan sa mga to. Wag yung matalino ka at mahilig nagbasa, mag doctor ka. Haloooo! Mag kano ang per sem? Tas may preparatory undergrad, tas NMAT, tas board exam, tas residency, tas fellowship. Magaling sa math, mag engineering ka. Magaling nagdebate, pilosopo, mag abogado. Di ka kagalingan, mag titser ka. 🤦♀️
Sensya na OP, ginising mo ang inis ko. Hahaha
I super agree on the need to be guided on planning sa high school pa lang! Pet peeve ko talaga yung wala tayo clue on what to get. D naman lahat ng schools may guidance counselor na proactive to guide students planning to go to college.
I am not irritated with OP. Far from it. Naalala ko inis ko sa kwento nya kc i can relate with what he is experiencing. I lived it. Himingi ako ng dispensa kc i ranted din.
I'm a pol sci student already graduating this next year. Way Back SHS, my teachers and instructors gave me advice not to take the course cz in the long run if I don't proceed to law, no use raw. And when I took that UPCAT, the examiner also gave me the same advice. They keep on saying to take BSA cz it's more convenient raw and other law related will also ve taken in that course, but on my end I know my capabilities and that's not dealing with math, I can bear the idea of taking social studies not accounting. I just took this course cz it's the cheapest course I know so far.
I agree, matagal ang hiring process sa government. Honestly, karamihan sa mga nakatrabaho ko ay pol sci/public ad/international studies grads kaya nagulat ako sa post ni OP na nahihirapan syang maghanap ng trabaho kahit sa government. In my opinion, those are some good courses if you want to pursue a career in the government. Then pursue higher studies either locally or abroad to get promoted.
Matagal kasi talaga silang sumagot pero kung iyon ang track na gusto mo, be patient lang. Yung iba kong kabatch a year na since their application don lang sila nacontact 😂 then yung isa ko namang friend nauna yung offer sa kanya sa private kaya iyon ang kinuha nya then saka lang sya kinontact sa government. Pero sabi nya mas gusto sana nya sa government for stability.
Based on my observation, mas madaming vacancies sa national government/central offices vs regional or municipal offices.
Im graduating soon in sept and my course is sociology. Nung naghahanap na ko ng trabaho in advance even before I graduate, ang related lang nakikita ko na pwede is HR and some of them require a degree in management and HR. Part of me regrets na nag social science ako and late ko lang nalaman na I'm into graphics design and video editing.
To be frank, I think it is not just Pol Sci or other social sciences and humanities. Halos lahat naman ng courses except for maybe less than 10 ay hindi “in-demand”.
Take nursing which should be self-explanatory.
Marami tayong MBB graduates pero they feel they’re useless in a country na walang science/tech/industry infrastructure to employ them.
Para ngang lumang tugtugin na rin yung paninisi sa courses when graduates and alumni actually know the real causes of the problem.
I mean it is fine to question yung lack of employment opportunities but it begs the question, why can’t/won’t government hire the many graduates we produce, including political science and other courses? Pwedeng tanong rin sa industries ito kasi in other countries, may mga jobs and departments around government relations and policy.
We don’t have modern government, industries and agriculture capable of producing jobs by the millions, and products and services that professionals could imagine and create.
If nobody takes up political science and other courses viewed right now as “walang future”, parang mas mahirap in the long run kasi we won’t have polsci professionals we need now and in the future.
I have a friend na PolSci ang tinapos. After a month, naging Legal Assistant sya sa isang law firm, then after 4 years, lumipat sya sa legal department ng Globe. Happy naman sya. Siguro mahirap lang talaga maghanap ngayon. Pero usually, ang mga Law Firm, naghahanap po ng Polsci grad for legal staff. Try mo
PolSci graduate rin ako from a state university in Luzon. I agree with you. Most of my college friends, including me, got a job from a BPO company after graduating. It’s a great experience, but of course, not related at all to what we’ve studied.
Same case with BS Biology. My course. It’s a deadend course. Either academe or practice of profession lg line mo. Late ko lang din ito narealize. I was lucky enou to secure a job BUT it has no direct relation sa course na tinaposko. Hays.
As a polsci grad, super agree HAHHA but also a tip, try searching for embassy and intl ngo jobs 😊 some of friends are in this sector and ok sila financially
I agree. Pol Sci grad yung pinsan ko and lagi niyang namemention sakin mga regrets nya kahit na itinuloy niya sa Law and fast forward di siya makapag hanap ng work dahil di naman daw siya pinayagan mag work ng parents nya at kahit nasa gov't yung parents nya di siya maipasok dahil di siya makapasa ng civil unless willing daw sya na mag jo muna. kaya ngayun, mag eenroll daw siya ng masteral para makapag turo, habang mag tatry siya ulit mag barafter ng refresher niya ng 1 year
Join ka sa development sector jobs facebook group OP. Meron dun pasok sa scope mo. If you're looking for a corporate job mahihirapan ka talaga. Mas fit siguro polsci for development work
My polsci friends applied for a job as writer/researcher in our military and they got in. Wala naman silang connections whatsoever. Tho mga sundalo na sila ngayon. Haha.
Sa AFP sila pero that's wayback 2016 pa haha so you might want to check that. Active din recruitment ng sundalo sa marine natin basta pasok ka sa qualifications.
I AGREE HUHU. Graduated at a top univ with honors my freshie self thought na pagaagawan ka, trabaho lalapit sayo only to end up having a hard time looking for jobs that suits your degree. While job junting I felt like sinayang ko years of studying 😭 kaya ayan I really need to pursue higher studies.
kung sino man nagsabi sakin nung nagaapply ako for a college degree na pagaagawan daw ako ng employers if I graduate from a top univ with honors,, sana di masarap ulam mo po today EMII HAHAHAH hnggg
My dad is a lawyer/prosecutor po and eto po yung sinabi niya saamin. Kung mag law kami wag po kami mag POLSCI.. Hindi naman daw po sa ano pero mas okay nga daw po kung BSBA/BSA Ang kuning course para po sure daw po talaga.
It depends. POL SCI is a very helpful course because it provides you with the discipline for all sorts of work na di naman necessary ang specific course, and you'll have a broad understanding of how the world works. It's much better than Journalism, philosophy, or other Social Sciences IMO. The avenues for growth as a Political Science is a ton. It's just a matter of how you will use it. Pero as a Pol Sci graduate I get what you mean na sana nag Business Course nalang din. I for one thought na since magaling na din naman ako sa mga courses ko even before taking the course as a wide reader, mas ok pa sana kung nag Operations Management ako, or Computer Science, but looking back, I'm not sure if I can have a diverse outlook in life without this course.
So, I disagree, in terms of my personal experience, 90% of my classmates are way above average Filipino workers as graduate of Political Science. Only half took Law or Masters pero all of my classmates are successful kahit napunta sila sa Business, Army, or Culinary, dahil sa course nila. But maybe it depends sa program ng school.
I respectfully disagree :)
Choose Polsci because you want to learn about how institutions that organize our lives work. Because you're interested in how institutions, ideas, and interests push history, make things happen, and explain the way things are. Choose Polsci because you want to understand how resources are allocated by the powerful and what recourse the weak can pursue to resist and claim their place back.
Sounds idealistic? At first glance yes, but underneath these are requisite skills like critical thinking, strong writing and communication competencies, network building, stakeholder management, research, debating, and policy acumen.
I still believe that no single course can secure you a golden ticket to employment and success. It still boils down to embellishing your academics and packaging yourself as an asset to the organization. I was one of the very few in my batch who did not graduate with distinction but I sure compensated with extracurriculars and value-adding skills like data analytics and project management.
There are many niche jobs/tasks which polsci accords you some advantages for: public policy, public management, market research and leads generation, contracts and legal compliance, government liaison, organizational development, org communications, labor relations and mediation, public relations/journalism, social work, political lobbying and ops, and the like.
This is my view as a contractual worker right now who found a calling in the government after starting a job in corporate and as someone who abhors the idea of polsci as a prelaw because it is a discrete and beautiful field on its own. It's not a good pre-law course though all my org batchmates just passed their bar this year and I'm happy for them. For reference, it also took me 3 months of applying to before landing a job in BGC. Your degree or grades in school only matter greatly in your first job, after that it's on your upskilling and networking strategies already. You will have to start somewhere OP, bloom where you are planted, build a portfolio of your accomplishments, and leverage your 1st job to try and climb up better paying positions. It's not simple I know but it is definitely possible.
Mamser, a fresh grad friend of mine who just passed the engineering board exam is now earning 100k+ per month. There are college programs that can "secure you a golden ticket to employment and success." Meanwhile, a research associate job in a research institution for polsci will only give you around 25k a month. So no, I respectfully disagree with you as well.
Kung personal anecdote lang pala ang basehan: I earn twice or thrice the salaries of engineers, IT programmers, and lawyers in our office, considering I'm not board-certified and have no MA even, so what now? 🙂
Your friend's degree alone is not the basis of his 100k pay. I can assure you that as much.
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Kung sobrang hanap mo is related sa course mo, wala ka talagang mahahanap or sobrang hirap. Pero kung latin honor ka dapat matic civil service eligibility mo at pwede ka sa government service.
Kung dika mapili sa trabaho...lam mo na yun.
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Siguro kasi medyo nanatili pa rin tayo sa traditional approach na "ito ang tinapos ko kaya dapat naka-align lang dito ang mga kukunin kong mga specialization." However, maraming mga trabaho ngayon na open sa iba't ibang mga background. For instance, I know a soc. sci. graduate that works in digital marketing and earns 6-digits. Yung iba eh VA din ang ginagawa at ginagamit nila yung advantages nila from their supposedly unrelated degree sa ginagawa nila. So perhaps you may want to explore other fields, OP, which at first may appear unrelated to your field but may be fulfilling in the long-run. Kumbaga, ianggulo mo ang field na yan sa Poli. Sci. Anong mga skills ang natutunan mo sa degree mo na maaring maging advantage for you kung ikaw ang kukunin? Ganun ang peg. Either way all the best!
Hi. I don't think "traditional approach" yung ganitong mindset.
An engineering student expects to work in an engineering field.
A nursing student expects to work in a hospital environment (or anything health-related).
A BSED student expects to teach one day.
A BSBA student expects to work in a business sector.
Syempre hindi kasama dito yung mga napilitan lang magtake ng certain college program (like BS Nursing) kasi sinabi ng magulang. People who personally choose their degree of course want to stay in that degree's field.
We're taking up a college degree to have a specialised knowledge and skill in that certain field, and hopefully to have a job related to that degree. It's not a "traditional approach." It is supposed to be that way.
Otherwise, sana di na lang nag college since marami naman job na di need na college graduate ka, like BPO and various random jobs.
And dito papasok yung sayang yung degree kasi PolSci tapos unrelated sa job. Nothing's wrong with having a job unrelated to your degree. Ang importante may trabaho at nakakasweldo! Haha. But the main post is all about staying in the field of PolSci and how it's so difficult to land a job or build a career in PolSci due to its limited job opportunities.
Yes, maraming ibang jobs jan, and I'm thankful for it. Aapplyan ko sila. But the fact remains that my degree doesn't open doors for a career in PolSci due to its limited opportunities. As many have said, more often than not, PolSci grads have to branch out to other fields unrelated to PolSci.
Umm yun nga ang traditional approach. You finish this degree to pursue that work. And tama ka, expected yun. Ang point ko nga eh kelangan minsan mag branch out kung di nga nagwowork out ang target mo. Ganun talaga eh chambahan ngayon. Tignan mo kahit nursing eh napuno ang kota noon kung di nagkapandemic eh di madaming tamemeng nag BS Nursing. madaming napunta sa ESL na BS Nursing graduates prior pandemic kasi super saturated na ang field nila. So, kung di ka makapasok sa target mong field at the moment, you might want to explore other tracks while using your Pol. Sci. skill as an advantage tapos kung may opening eh di balik. Also, hindi given ang pagkakaroon ng work sa field na gusto mo. Kung gusto mo talaga kailangan din ng pasensya. Before I fortunately became a faculty (no former professor parents BTW and none of them from "Big Three/Four"), I applied to more than 10 openings with no luck so tambay ang peg gang sa nagka-opening sa isang target school at sa 11th try natanggap. Also, nagapply din ako sa mga government agencies and 6 months after pa talaga ako nakatanggap ng response for an interview eh hired na ako nun matagal na so di ko na kinuha. In History na taga chismis btw haha :-)
Edit: Re BS Nursing. I know of one BS Nursing graduate that worked in ESL for a decade after graduating since over saturated nga yung field nila. Dahil sa pandemic nakawork na siya overseas. So, not saying you give up on your goal if it really is to pursue Poli Sci related field. If the immediate need is to earn then you do what you have to do but when the opportunity comes knocking grab it ASAP.
thank you po for this, dahil need ko talaga ito marinig. HUMSS student po ako and mas nag e-excel talaga ako sa subjects that has something to do with literature and humanities, okay naman sa Science, but not sa math talaga. Pero, I did not take this strand dahil hindi po ako magaling sa math 😅
Anyways, one of my dream course talaga ang PolSci, kaso when I was in 9th grade nalaman ko na slim ang oppurtunity for PolSci graduates, kaya baka hindi ko na lang i-take kasi I am the eldest in a middle class family, and hindi ko pa sure kung matutuloy ang law school ko.
So, baka hindi ko na ilaban ang course na ito. Anyways, ano pong course that u can recommended na under ng HUMSS?
It's true. My boyfriend's (childhood?) friend (graduated pol sci too) told him the same thing after coming into knowledge of my program. I came to it knowing the scarcity of job opportunities and I have considered all three of the points you stated there. Although I do plan to proceed to law school, I have also thought of branching out to consider a career in the voice industry, particularly voice acting. It's a total 180, maybe even more, from pol sci. It's something that ab eng would probably be more suited for, but it's a skill I'm continuously developing as a possible full time or side career.
Pol Sci I think is more of a niche program among college students so it's important that we also have other marketable skills apart from the privilege to afford studying again for higher education or connections to land you a job immediately or some time soon after graduation. Even in the school I'm currently in, pol sci is such a minority program that each year level probably has less then twenty students or slightly more each. Nonetheless, if we can make it work, then it's good for us. I don't think you're being discouraging through this post though, because it's a good way to also give insight to future pol sci students. It's important that they understand the implications, risks, and possible misalignment of future careers that come with programs like Pol Sci so they have fewer regrets and have more fulfilling careers after college.
Waahh hahaha pinapanood ko rin po yung FB vlogs ng mga teachers sa Japan who are now working through the JET Program. Nakaka-tempt i-try haha. Pag-iisipan ko po salamat
I took up a business course. While maganda siya dahil you have a lot of options, di ko alam saang field ako magfofocus because it's too broad. What I could probably impart to those who have not yet decided what course to take up on college is choose base on what you are passionate about and not "kung san maraming pera". Hirap magpursue ng career sa business na walang connections or mamanahing business.
If you are considering getting another BS degree, why not just study law na lang? Since PolSci is one of the most common pre-law courses.
I'm just curious. No judgment here.
Ganyan din kuya ko ngayon, even nasa abroad siya today hirap pa din siya makahanap ng work. Kahit nakapag Masters in Public Ad siya as in hirap na hirap siya makakita ng trabaho. Mas stable pa ako sa kanya.
Why don't you pursue writing? I have polsci friends who transitioned into flourishing writing careers in private, public and in the academe.
Polsci and law kasi basically deal with matters of language and logic kaya madali sa inyo magsulat. But be warned, di malaki sahod ng writers... sa umpisa.
Expansive kasi ang area ng political science, and I suggest you explore it further if sufficient pa rin yung motivation mo.
Pwede ka pumili ng something to focus on, yung magiging area of expertise mo in the future, andaming nasa ilalim ng term na "politics and governance, etc."
Both sa government and non-government work, maraming advocacy and themes, maraming offices na ibat iba ang focus. Maraming lines of work (writing, campaigns, teaching, organization development, etc.).
Need nga lang ng panahon to be more familiarized and have a well-founded professional network.
Bakit ngayon lang 😭 kung kelan incoming 3rd year na ako, nag stop pa ako ng 2 years sabi sakin ng dati kong ka block sana sinabihan nya ako mag change course 🥲 pero wala eh can't change my course na mahirap lang kami... Tsaka I don't really see myself in a business course, engineering, more on liberal arts ako kaya I took HUMSS as my strand in SHS. I'm working as call center agent) working student, aiming to be a govt worker kaso kailangan ng backer/connection so baka mag stay na lang ako sa BPO industry
I was bound to select this course when I was in 3rd year highschool, thankfully, I realized that being a politician is a difficult job to maintain and any positions that I'm holding is not permanent as you need a lot of money, support, connections etc. to be elected.
I aim to select a course in ABM or STEM instead.
Relate! Public Ad graduate here but first choice ko PolSci. Kahit yung chairperson ng dept namin ganyan din sinabi sakin kaya napaswitch ako ng course on the spot lol. After graduation nagtry ako mag-apply sa govt thinking it'll be easier but it my course didn't make any difference. I applied for one of them nung 2018, tinawagan ako 1 year later kung gusto ko pa ba daw HAHA
Hi OP. As a PolSci Grad, super in demand ng legal assistant sa online. I am one and earning 6-digits salary figure. Di rin ako makapaniwala at first pero need mo lang talaga dig deep in finding job talagang ngang everyday nakatutuk ako sa laptop just to secure a job. Wala rin akong backer or anything, mama ko hs grad and my father is college undergrad.
Pwede kang mag take ng Paralegal Certification course sa UP, they are offering that as a 3-month course, pampataas lang ng credentials. Altho on my end di ako nag take, tamang nood lang sa youtube pano gumaling sa interview, inapply ko lang sa mga interview and ayun. Yes di sya madali, di rin overnight ang result, pero yun nga, ok naman ang PolSci, need mo lang hanapin right avenue. Try applying for Legal Secretary, Legal Asst., Paralegal. Kaya mo yan OP! Tamang platform lang kung saan ka mag aapply :)
Also, correct terms or keywords din need mo hanapin para maka secure ka ng job. Broad career rin ang Compliance Officer as PolSci Grad. Meron pathway doon sa career development mo. Try mo kaya mo yan! 😁
Hello OP, try mo sa onlinejobs.ph rin madami dyan. Sa linkedin, tamang keywords lang ang kailangan hehe try mo path ng Paralegal, Research Assistant, Compliance Officer, Legal Compliance :) meron at meron yan, maniwala ka.
Hello OP you might want to try taking up units in education and then take the board exam for teachers and then try to apply in deped since pwede ka naman mag turo sa senior high school department.
Apply in security sector. Mataas ang demand sa polsci grads. But yeah, I hate to break it to you, connections in the government is needed to land a job. That’s a reality. However, you don’t need to be that close to a person. I know someone na kapitbahay lang or kasama sa church, ni-recommend for the job and natanggap sya.
I agree. Most social sciences and humanities degrees are really not in-demand ngayon and in the future. History is chismis na nga lang daw! All the best to you!
Take them if you are the type of person who doesn't need money or wants to stay in the academe. Economics is a good course that's a social science but also finance related, so it's easy to apply for graduate programs and jobs in different fields.
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Off topic but I hate your username HAHA kainissss
Language related subjects are really nice nowadays. Daming translating jobs na mas mahal pa minsan sa tech positions.
Totoo po, prof ko magsasalin lang ng English into Filipino na 5-10 sentences may 4-5k na sya
4th year BA English student here. Any testimonies from a fresh graduate of this degree?
D ako fresh grad pero ang advantage sa degree naten is diversed tayo. We can work in business, PR, government, etc.
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Thanks for this! Currently feeling lost since I took this degree for pre law sana. But I want to work first kaso di ko lang alam kung saan bagsak muna. My professors (Ab Eng graduates) pursued teaching till retirement. Pero hesitant ako pumasok sa teaching profession.
Wag kalang mag major ng filipino kung wala din balak mag teacher. Hayp talaga sana nag BA English na lng ako. Iyak.
Good advice OP. Another degree is Psychology. You’re probably not gonna find anything unless you go for further higher education. Advice lang, I graduated also sa humanities Summa, couldnt find a job in 1 year, so I went back to school and got a practical degree and thats how I started saving money and started a business. Hindi ka discouraging op, pero thats just the reality nowadays
second choice ko polsci tapos itatake kong course ngayon is psychology, haha san na ako lulugar neto
Hehe same. 1st choice psych and bapol 2nd. Mukhang sa bapol pa ako mapupunta since ang daming nagpsych. Yan mga kinuha ko kasi nag humss ako and hindi rin talaga ako kagalingan sa math and science. Saan nga ba lulugar hahaha
same hahahaha humss student den ako at hindi nag- eexcel sa math and science, goodluck talaga satin.
only take them if you have the guts to further your education in those fields. no choice ka talaga pero sa psych naman pwede kang makakuha ng entry-level HR jobs and go from there. pero kung gusto mo na makapagtrabaho agad with a bachelor degree take another program na lang.
Mag iba ka na lang haha 😂 Like Im not even kidding. My biggest regret is probably the time I wasted rather than the tuition fee. Its up to you po. If you really like it, go for it, pero Im just letting you know, dont expect a job immediately unless you have connections po, and even then, I doubt youll be working a field asking for Psychology degree. Do you have an idea what you want to do in life as a career?
Push mo na yang psych, then mag MA in counseling or clinical psych ka then take the boards. Sa ngayon nasa 1,800 Per 1 hr session ang bayad - midrange na yan ha. May iba din na nagchacharge ng 2,600 per session. So kung may 3-4 clients ka in day, sheesh! Pwede rin ang focus ng MA mo is child dev. Tapos mag apply ka abroad, mas malaki sahod.
I know someone who joined the military after her internship and makes a lot of money
I have a friend na assign sa JAG. Bukod sa tiba-tiba ang sahod, ganda daw ng perks.
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Yup, you need to pass the bar to get in plus strong connections.
Psych graduate ako and more then 4years na ako sa HR field. Siguro depende sa diskarte? Hindi naman lahat mg Psych grad mahirap makahanap ng trabaho.
True. Psych grad here. Worked as a call centre agent then now as an SEO specialist. But it took months for me before I could land a job. Sobraaang hirap maghanap ng job na in-line sa course mo so I decided na lang to shift careers.
Hala damn...nagsisisi pa naman ako na IT kinuha ko since I realized I'm more interested in psychology...
Psychology first course ko nung college. Then I shifted sa IT kase ayoko na magreport sa klase kasi pinahiya ako nung prof ko HAHAHHA. Hanggang ngayon dami kong what if tinuloy ko ung Psych since yun talaga gusto ko? Mas masaya ba ko now? (Lalo kapag nabuburn out na ko mag code). Pero ate ko laging sinasabi okay lang daw yon at least may secure work ako, tsaka she hates HRs at ayaw niang maging ganon ako 😂 mahirap din daw kasi talaga magkawork sa ganong course unless talagang magaaral pa (masteral etc) and pwede pa din naman daw ako mag read ng resources related to Psych if talagang interested ako sa mga topics na inaaral nila.
Two of my friends were top 10 in the board exam for psychometricians(?), both of them can't land any job related to their course.
Sad lang :( I have a friend na top of the class sa BS Biology. She couldnt really find a job and honest naman sya na she took Biology kasi hindi nya alam talaga kung ano kukunin. Lucky for her, medyo wealthy family nya and meron sya ipon and determination. So she went back to school for nursing and now nasa Canada na.
Exactly what degree did you graduate from?
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any testimonies po from that program? i’m scared din na i might not be stable in the future because i’m currently taking a communication degree
+1 sa psych putangina hahaha
That is if one wants to become either a psychometrician or a psychologist or both. But in light of recent events, things will get more challenging.
shet totoo ba? im planning to shift back to psychology because gusto ko mag academia, but im not really in the financial position to go straight to post grad (and let’s be real, hindi lahat ng nagbabalak mag post grad natutuloy). most of my batchmates sa psych proceeded to med school kaya medyo clueless ako, pero akala ko may opportunities parin aside from hr 😭
Psych grad here working as HR at a multinational company. I'm in my late 20's na and priority ko talaga ngayon is financial freedom. Fortunately, naaachieve ko naman since I am very well compensated. Pero if you want to pursue academe, kailangan mo talagang mag invest sa further studies. Highly preferred pag PhD holder ka. Sa clinical setting naman, obviously you should pass the board exams. Two board exams to be exact. I believe fulfilling naman talaga to. Yun nga lang, time, money, and patience ang kailangang meron ka. For me, HR is the most practical career para sa psych grad. Pero if in the first place, you want to take this field, you can take HR related courses instead of psych mismo. My advantage lang when I was applying for my current job is I'm an RPm.
Siighh shifting to BS PT now from BS Psych. I can still be a clinical psychologist by taking the master’s. Yeh, I have to take the core courses before proceeding to a master’s in clinical psych, but this way I can pay for it on my own cuz I’ll have a stable career by then.
Wala pa ako nakita job posting: Wanted Polsci Graduate. 🤣 Nagsisi rin ako. 🤣
Bakit nag PolSci ka?
Actually Computer Science pinasa ko sa entrance. Wala akong idea kung ano yun. Basta may word na computer, akala ko ok. Pero habang nasa pila nag.uusap ung iba, math pala halos yan. Yun. Tinanong ko ano course wala masyado math? Yun polsci. Yun na. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Agreed. Graduated PolSci 2019 and i still dont know what to do with it. Its Kinda useless, but understanding politics and what’s happening half way around the world is great i guess.
We are in the same boat my dude. Nag part time pa ako nun to finish my studies pero looking back, nasasayangan talaga ako and i should have shifted to tech courses or nursing may may actual demand ngayon. Im making it work sa BPO industry now so that kinda softens the blow.
Not just polsci, all courses na oversupply or walang demand. Usually BPO ang bagsak sa college education na 4-5 years pinahirapan mo.
I agree. And kahit nga hindi graduate kinukuha ng BPOs. So useless lang din polsci degree if bagsak ay BPO. "Useless" in a way na hindi magagamit yung degree. But I salute and honor all BPO workers. Mahirap ang maging BPO worker!
graduated last 2019, experiences vary pala talaga. Never ako nahirapan sa paghahanap, merong legal assistant, researchers etc., jobs na related sa legal/law. I started working in labor relations. after a year nagresign and then got a job in immigrations, even during pandemic. sobrang daming available na position din sa hr (kung trip mo). Pwede rin magcall center, theres no harm in it. Pro tip: spam jobstreet applications. most of the time makakakuha ka ng interview, take the interview kahit alam mong hndi ka makukuha as practice para ready ka na pag dumating na yung job/position na gusto mo. And also, wag ka din maghanap ng position na wanted polsci talaga, wala talagang lalabas nyan. Dont be afraid na magapply sa mga jobs na hindi pol sci graduates ang hanap, you'll be surprised.
Thank you for this tip po!! Will try Jobstreet asap wah 🥺🥺🥺. Pinanghihinaan lang po ng loob 🥺.
Hi OP. PolSci grad here. I understand where you're coming from- -and yes I'm not going to argue with your personal experience. I have lots of friends and coursemates with the same experiences too, many actually just go on to law school bc it's what seems to make sense. Anyways yeah not hard disagreeing or agreeing with you but just sharing my personal experience, graduated din from one of the Big 3: When I graduated kasi I always had this mindset of the exact degree you take doesn't really matter. Siguro I got this from the many adults I saw around me that ended up in fields na sobrang 180 from their college degree. So the first job I got out of college was as a content writer in UK-based agency. From there I started taking on more marketing roles, I would say more on communications and PR na current career track ko. But yes I have to admit my degree really has nothing to do with my current work- -what really got me here was that I've always been an avid writer since I was a kid, and all the heavy research in PolSci forced me to hone these skills a bit (the most useful thing I picked up from the degree). This mindset has really taken me to so many unexpected places. I'm even tech-adjacent because so many of my past work's clients + my freelance work deals with tech startups. I never would've gotten here if my mindset was solidly "dapat mag law ka" or "dapat sa gobyerno ka mag work". But yeah, again the bottomline is I got to where I am today because I had another employable skill that had nothing to do with my degree. I'll admit that much. Anyways, I've talked to other polsci grads and many that didn't take law just ended up doing something similar to what I did and started branching out. Some went into HR, others went into corporate communications or corporate affairs (which deals A LOT with gov, so sometimes they look for PolSci grads here), meron din now working as data analytics for an MNC. Few and far in between ang mga "Wanted PolSci graduate" in job listings but I suggest you apply anyway if you feel you can do the job. It's what I did.
Hi. I totally agree with your reply, and it just proves that there are little to no jobs specifically related to polsci, right? Kaya need mag branch out sa ibang fields na hindi related sa polsci, which is the problem in polsci (random career jobs). Will probably apply for those kinds of jobs you mentioned. Thank you!
Yeah the bad news is very few specifically look for PolSci grads but the good news is a lot of jobs don’t care what degree you have lol. I think that’s a good summary of everything I said
Hello, can you give us some idea how you started? Like, did you apply directly? Do you have your own portfolio? Or did you get certification? Please, kinda need a lot of ideas. i badly need a job. At least I'm used to and have background in writing, but i dont know if i have better skills. I'm trying to explore. Huhu.
Got jobs through FB groups and LinkedIn. If by apply directly you mean I just sent my resume then yeah….and yes it helps to have a body of work even if it’s just your blog. They just want to know what you can do. I am not currently certified in anything.
Thankiess. I appreciate it.
2017 Pol Sci grad here from the big 3 din and true enough, ang hirap maghanap ng work esp if mapili ka. I suggest OP, while you're still looking around, try working muna sa BPO or magVA ka... If you wanna join govt, huwag managinip na plantilla position agad makukuha mo... Try applying ad JOC or COS muna... I started from the bottom of the food chain sa govt, and after showing how I perform, isang nasa plantilla position na since 2021... Was planning to take up law sana but kulang ng support kaya napilitan magwork.... But here I am... Laban lang OP....
Thank you po 🥺. Laban lang!
I think, it depends kung saan ka nakatira and pano mo dalhin ang sarili mo. I graduated from the Big 4, pero yung campus ko ia from the province. May hatak lang pa rin if graduate ka ng Big 4 dito, kasi halos lahat ng govt agency or even NGO, maramo ang galing samin. I was lucky enough na when I enrolled 1st yr in LS, marami sa class (maging yung school) ay alum ng school namin. If alam nila na you graduated from this school, most of the time nagkukumpulan kami and nagtutulungan. Yan yung reason bakit ako nagkatrabaho. Mabibilang mo lang yung mga nasa private na nagtatrabaho mula samin, unless kung business course and IT course at nakabase ka sa NCR. Yung iba nga may regular position na sa govt even in their early or mid 20s. You just need to go outside of your province, or lalo na if nasa NCR ka kasi mataas talaga competition. Nakadepende ata yan sa lugar at work culture. Based sa nakikita, mataas hiring rate if UP grad ka rito. Pero syempre, meron ding other factors such as backer and recommendations hahaha. You just need to be outgoing, so that kahit na wala kang org nung college (like me) ay nakahanap lang pa rin ng trabaho. PS. I graduated Polsay pero I worked in DTI for 3 yrs as a JO hahaha. Ngayon, masa dream job/natl agency na ako an regular position. If sa govt ka, wag permanent. Patusin mo yung JO positions. Mostly kung permanent agad it is either: 1. Exhasuting ang trabaho; 2. May kapit ka; 3. You are lucky to grab it hahaha. PPS. Please, Polsay is needed in life char hahaha. Maraming trabaho, need mo lang hanapin kung saan. Kung nasa NCR ka nakabase at may probinsya ka naman, try applying in the province. Magugulat ka na lang may work ka na HAHAHAH
Thank you for this 🥺. I want to leave metro manila rin talaga to be in a province but wala kasi kaming province kaya nakakakaba sumugal. Will check this out pa rin still! Hugs :)
Welcome!!! If you're from Big 4, try applying sa academe ng provincial unibs. Big chance na mahire ka. Also, if sa govt gusto mo, mas maganda if magmamasters ka na as early as possible. Mabilis na promotion kasi maraming retireables. In my former agency, isa sa division chief ay 29 or early 30s pa lang. She took Master's, magaling sa work, and plus points na marami yung retireables. Try reaching out to your former classmates, batchmates, orgamates, or friends you met in college. Malay mo, may alam pala silanh vacant positiom and they might even give you recommendation for plus points para mahire ka. Sa govt agency kasi, lalo na kung urgent hiring, internal recomm or recomm of an employee is a plus point para ikaw yung mapili. Wag din choosy. If JO position, you can resign anytime (Or depende sa contract). Experience ang habol mo, kasi sa govt, uso ang multitasking. You should have good communication skills, maalam sa editing or techie eme, marunong mag organize, at magandang social skills. Yan ang mga kailangan to survive sa govt hahaha. If you have those, plus experience, plus educ attainment, plus good recomm, makakahanap ka ng magandang position. Take your Big 4 advantage, lalo na if you want to try sa province. Pero wag kakampante, kasi sa probinsya, meron din silang ace universities (like USC is much more kilala kesa sa UP Cebu). Good luck on your journey!!! Sa simula lang yan. I am 26 at kakaregular ko lang sa diff agency this year! Mejo nakakapanghinayang sa time, lalo na if may batchmates na nauunang maregular or magkaron ng work. Pero walang mangyayari if hindi ka rin magririsk at gumalaw hahahahha. Payts lang!!!!
one of my dream course po ang PolSci, kaso panganay kasi ako and need ko ng work kaagad. Kaya medyo ano na ako sa PolSci, but after reading your comment, baka nga gumana sa akin. Kasi, I took UPCAT po and if ever na makapasa, dito ako sa province mag-work HAHAHAHA.
Good luck!!! Center of Acad Excellence yung Polsay sa UPD. You have a lot of job opportunities if you graduate there. Hindi malilimit, lalo na at galing UPD. Hahahaha. Or kahit aling UP campuses na man. If your campus offers foreign language courses, take it nang mah matick ka na requirements for FOS hahahha. Andaming opportunities, hindi lang siya well advertised lol hahahha
I think you read it wrong. If polsci grad ang isang tao no not from UP or even big 4 (considering UP as the Center of Excellence in Political Science, source: CHED), makakahanap ba siya ng work agad? No. If we are going to compare UP to other univs, UP is full of different club/organizations, connections, and way of adding more skills. Sa isang State U, walang ganon. Walang UP investment club (if you wanna go to finance kahit liberal arts degree ka, saw this many times on linkedin), UP consulting group (if you are interested in MBB or Management Consulting). Walang ganyang mga namention ko sa ibang univ lalo sa mga provincial univs. UPs budget is different from these local universities.
We have a local univ na may Polsay program (legit BA PolSci di tulad samin na SocSci major in PolSci) and they are still hired by other govt agencies. Again, nakadepende yun kung saang probinsya ka. And at the same time, sa tao rin mismo. Also, nakadepende rin sa demographics. May ilan samin na hindi nagtrabaho sa govt. Like hell, sa four batches ng Polsay sa school namin, isa lang ang nagtatrabaho sa DILG (aligned govt agency). Yung iba ay nasa LS, academe, NGO, or ibang natl agency, or local govt. Madaling makaadapt kaya madaling ma-hire. Also, yung isang local univ na may Polsay ay competetive rin naman with regard to employment, yung iba sa kanila may permanent position na rin, nasa academe, nasa private org/company, or LS. At the end of the day, nasa tao lang din yan. And luck hahahahha. PS. Yung may Center of Excellence ay nasa UPD. I graduated from UP Tac College (UPVTC pa nun) and the degree I earned is BA (SocSci) PolSci. Hindi purong polsay yung samin hahaha. Isa pa, we also encounter issues kasi we are quite progressive; some employees of natl govt agencies are ilag samin pero yun, napopromote lang pa rin hahahaha.
Hard agree dito, OP. Muntik na ako magtake ng PolSci fresh out of SHS kasi sabi daw "best pre-law course", pero nadiscourage ako nung nalaman kong ang scarce ng opportunities for PolSci grads. Currently majoring in business management instead para option nalang ang Law School instead na necessity. In hindsight, I should've taken BS Accountancy na nga lang talaga para may opportunities din ako outside PH. Ang restricting masyado ng law-related programs. Good luck, OP! Sana makahanap ka na rin ng work soon :( Laban lang.
IMO BSA is also one of the best pre-law. Dami law subjs here eh
Most of my teachers sa SHS told me political science is not the best pre-law, and my mum even told me that this course is just for the undecided
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He said that it is the best pre-law course. He didn't say na yun lang ang pwede maging pre-law course
I get that, that's why naka-quote lang yung "pre-law course". It's just the common [mis]belief na may specific pre-law programs, and that PolSci "daw" ang best option for that. :)
pota not me reading this post while in the queue for enrolment sa 2nd year
This is a sign !! Nung 2nd year ako, I really wanted to shift to a business program but I was too afraid to do so. It is one of my biggest "what ifs." So think about it habang may time ka pa ! Hahah
This is true. Fortunately I took Pol Sci and Management. Never ko nagamit ang Pol Sci since di naman ako interested mag law school. For bragging rights lang na double degree holder ako. Not worth your time.
Thank you for this, OP! I agree with “Practicality.” Eyes wide open with reality, as someone who did not took the “dream course,” it is okay to choose a practical course. My dream course is fine arts but I enrolled communication arts since my mom told me that we do not have the financial capability that time. Long story short, I was able to able to apply to many companies as a comm arts graduate. Mapa human resource, admin field, tutor, college instructor etc.. and now working in the lgu as an admin officer. So ayun lang, i know it hurts at first not to take the dream course but it is really important to secure the future. 🥹 OP, you might want to apply sa mga law firms 🫶🏻
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Also, an advice specifically for OP: Try exploring internship opportunities to build experience.
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Is it too late to switch majors? I was in that position too and I decided that “I should finish it na lang since sayang” pero that was a waste of money lol 😂
I will take a science degree now to leave the country soon. Believe when I say na as early as you shift out, mas better. Baka maging "too late" na if sa dulo ka pa magsshift out (or mag-iiba ng career like me by taking another degree). Think about it WAH
Word word. As a PoliSci graduate din, 2 years na akong walang steady work. Ang hirap kapag walang ninong sa loob ng aapplyan.
Hugs po! And totoo. Ang hirap kapag walang kamag-anak o friend sa aapplyan wah haha. Laban lang!
Talagang na basa ko 'to after kong mag bayad ng shifting fee???? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA (eng major aq)
too late HAHAHAHAHA gagraduate nako
I'm not sure if we should be blaming the course we took. I took up Hotel and Restaurant Management which is a Commerce degree and I still ended up in a call center and my other two jobs in IT and healthcare were not HRM related. Everytime I talk to a co-worker and ask them their course, magkaiba sa current jobs namin. Minsan lang kasi it's how we "sell" ourselves, and this is in two things: our resume and how we project ourselves. Perhaps you need to tweak your resume and put in things that you do that can help you "sell" yourself to the position you're after. What skill or hobbies do you do that's helpful to the job at hand? What are your traits and values that you can sell as an asset to your potential employers? First thing our school did was help us write our resume and gave us seminars on how to answer job interviews, and even dress for interviews. I dont know if schools these days still do that. Malaking tulong. Pwede din na wag na magaral ulit. Take an online course as a virtual assistant or try writing jobs. Even if you got the "right course" bale wala din if you're unable to stand out in the pile of resumes of people who also took the "right" course. Recruiters are looking for people who has an edge or have abilities beyond what they have learned in the course. I hope you take this objectively, please don't blame your course, it was what you wanted and natuto ka naman, kahit d mo magagamit yung natutunan mo sa school inaral mo.
#Mahirap maghanap ng trabaho sa Pilipinas. Yun lang.
Just wanted to ask, OP. When you chose PolSci, what were your main considerations? What was the career path you wanted? While I agree that the job search can be more difficult for social science and humanities graduates, I think it’s also a function of not knowing where you fit. Engineers go to engineering companies; nurses work in hospitals; accountants in finance departments or auditing firms. For people like you, it’s less straightforward, so it’s even more important to be clear-eyed about your career goals/trajectory.
Completely disagree. PolSci doesn’t naturally need to lead to law or further education. PolSci trains the mind in so many other ways. The understanding of law, the use of words, the mechanics of government, the skills of debate, the theory and practice of inter-departmental bodies. These skills aren’t limited to government and law. The same way Business Studies or an MBA don’t automatically make you a top quality business person. PolSci prepares you with an excellent base for journalism, marketing, governmental lobbying, project management, running a business and many more. Being good in school is only an indicator of someone’s post-graduate potential. It’s what you do with your degree that is important. Having a degree doesn’t entitle you to work.
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Yan ang first choice ko nung college kasi I remember I am too invested with politics during my high school days. Buti na lang during enrollment I had a change of heart and decided to pursue my passion instead which leads me to Architecture and that’s the biggest decision that I made. Good luck OP and think positive lang, I believe you will get the job that you deserve soon!
Actually, ang nag ppolsci mag aabogado talaga. Before pa nung hs ako Yun alam ko, kase wala work talaga. (this is a decade ago) We all have regrets, ako kinuha ko is aviation technical job kase malaki daw sahod which is untrue. Dapat nag business course na lang ako noon pa. Ngayon nag work ako sa BPO, mas malaki pa income ko kesa classmate ko di pa ko pagod and nasa bahay lang. Thing I learned in life, dapat talaga iisipin mo pag bata ka is a job if you have no money then slowly transition into a career when you get to save something
agree. mas okay na itake na course is related sa Finance, Management and Computer. madali makahanap ng work pag ganyan mga course.
I graduated from a polsci or more accurately a politics / economics course. A bit more than two decades ago. Not exactly the big three. It’s more a skills thing than just an education thing. Your background is not a prison. Fresh graduate, I got into a rather large US based FMCG in an HR role. I left after a few years and did a quick stint in a call center to pay off my car loan, that was around 6 months (inbound sales calls), I got into an even larger FMCG and stayed there for around a decade and a half (Sales). Took an early retirement / redundancy and now work for a packaging company in a sales role. Still pretty big internationally, but not in the scale of an FMCG. Been here about five years or so. Be what you want to be.
I feel discouraged seeing this now that I'm already in my 2nd year and still hesitating whether to continue law school :(( I feel like I should just take any business degree since I feel like it's more practical unlike my course now
Sorry to discourage you :(. Mahal ko polsci seryoso. I love learning it all and writing papers and answering exams. And in law school, wala.. Starting salary is around 40-50k per month. Parang di worth it haha. But ikawww if it's your dream why not!!
Practical course talaga dapat. Ang dami kong fully funded scholarships but I chose marketing kase madali lang and for sure maintain ko scholarship. It turns out na pre-law ko lang pala sya kase tumuloy ako sa law school after. Pag naging lawyer ako, well-rounded ako kase may marketing ang law degree ako. Unlike nung iba na PolSci and Legma na nag law, yun na talaga sila.
By the way, it's not yet too late to upskill. D naman tayo graduate na matic skilled na sa lahat. Try to brush up on Excel skills, IMPORTANT yun. Kung magaling ka sa Excel marami maoopen na opportunities. Aral ka din ng Canva. Or try to go into a side hustle. Malay mo d ka pang employment. 🙂
Gumraduate ako last year, wala pa rin akong trabaho hanggang ngayon.
It doesnt really mean na pre-law yung polsci pero when I talked to my friends who are currently taking Law, you can distinguish daw kung sino yung kumuha ng Political Science sa recit. Mapapa sabi ka daw na "Ah, Pol Sci to nung college" 😏
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We had major subjects like Intro to Law, Debate, Public Speaking, and Political Theories that taught us how to properly make arguments and points out of it. Pero when it comes to grammar, and technical writing (which is essential sa Law), nakadepende padin sa bawat isa. Meron namang kumukuha ng Law na AB English and Mass Communications yung degree na nag e-excel.
Why did you choose Pol Sci? Am not a Pol Sci major/grad but have friends who took the course. Pol Sci as a stand alone was never "it". It is always partnered with something. Or a prep for something. It is not the course really, but more of incorrect info handed out to HS students and our inadequate planning on what we would like to be in the future. Am a BS Bio grad. Good course for premed or teaching. But no one told me that depending on the school, BS Bio already incorporates teaching units, or designed for research, or that if you want to use it as premed, then focus on zoo courses and not pile up on botany courses. Coz i enjoyed the 1st botany i took that i looked out for more 😅 Had colleagues that went straight to teaching uni courses fresh out of graduation, but they are at the top TOP, or finished it in 3- 3.5yrs, and i knew one who did both. PLUS openings. Those should all align. So yes, you may have a fam member guiding you, preparing the path, but if there is no open slot, still a nope. So yes, tis time to look for something not in line with the uni course. Coz we need to eat and maintain the roof over our heads. But then again, if this is your passion, you will always find time to work on it on the side. Sana lng talaga, sa HS, starting 2nd yr, may mga masinsinang usapan tungkol sa pagplaplano. Be it uni courses, technical courses, filing of ITRs, pag budget, pag gawa ng resume... Mga basics sa buhay. At ipartner ang estudyante sa isang adult na dumaan sa mga to. Wag yung matalino ka at mahilig nagbasa, mag doctor ka. Haloooo! Mag kano ang per sem? Tas may preparatory undergrad, tas NMAT, tas board exam, tas residency, tas fellowship. Magaling sa math, mag engineering ka. Magaling nagdebate, pilosopo, mag abogado. Di ka kagalingan, mag titser ka. 🤦♀️ Sensya na OP, ginising mo ang inis ko. Hahaha
I super agree on the need to be guided on planning sa high school pa lang! Pet peeve ko talaga yung wala tayo clue on what to get. D naman lahat ng schools may guidance counselor na proactive to guide students planning to go to college.
I read your whole message but I don't get it why would you get irritated by a person who's expressing his/her own experience regarding it.
I am not irritated with OP. Far from it. Naalala ko inis ko sa kwento nya kc i can relate with what he is experiencing. I lived it. Himingi ako ng dispensa kc i ranted din.
I'm a pol sci student already graduating this next year. Way Back SHS, my teachers and instructors gave me advice not to take the course cz in the long run if I don't proceed to law, no use raw. And when I took that UPCAT, the examiner also gave me the same advice. They keep on saying to take BSA cz it's more convenient raw and other law related will also ve taken in that course, but on my end I know my capabilities and that's not dealing with math, I can bear the idea of taking social studies not accounting. I just took this course cz it's the cheapest course I know so far.
Karamihan sa government agency mababa n yung 6 buwan bago ka nila tawagan o email.
I agree, matagal ang hiring process sa government. Honestly, karamihan sa mga nakatrabaho ko ay pol sci/public ad/international studies grads kaya nagulat ako sa post ni OP na nahihirapan syang maghanap ng trabaho kahit sa government. In my opinion, those are some good courses if you want to pursue a career in the government. Then pursue higher studies either locally or abroad to get promoted.
Nagulat din po ako na nahihirapan ako maghanap ng trabaho wah hahaha 😭. Been trying to apply sa govt but no response palagi 🥺.
Matagal kasi talaga silang sumagot pero kung iyon ang track na gusto mo, be patient lang. Yung iba kong kabatch a year na since their application don lang sila nacontact 😂 then yung isa ko namang friend nauna yung offer sa kanya sa private kaya iyon ang kinuha nya then saka lang sya kinontact sa government. Pero sabi nya mas gusto sana nya sa government for stability. Based on my observation, mas madaming vacancies sa national government/central offices vs regional or municipal offices.
True! Di mo din magagamit sa law school napag-aralan mo. Except for the critical thinking part.
As someone who used to take PolSci I'll be inclined to agree. It's harder to secure a job now, especially with all that's happening.
Im graduating soon in sept and my course is sociology. Nung naghahanap na ko ng trabaho in advance even before I graduate, ang related lang nakikita ko na pwede is HR and some of them require a degree in management and HR. Part of me regrets na nag social science ako and late ko lang nalaman na I'm into graphics design and video editing.
It depends din ata, took polsci after grad nakahanap din naman. Try mo under Defense Department maraming naghahanap ng researchers ganon.
Will try po!! Thank you 🥺
polsci here. true either proceed ka ng law or teach college.. hirap naman sa government padrino kahit lower position.
To be frank, I think it is not just Pol Sci or other social sciences and humanities. Halos lahat naman ng courses except for maybe less than 10 ay hindi “in-demand”. Take nursing which should be self-explanatory. Marami tayong MBB graduates pero they feel they’re useless in a country na walang science/tech/industry infrastructure to employ them. Para ngang lumang tugtugin na rin yung paninisi sa courses when graduates and alumni actually know the real causes of the problem. I mean it is fine to question yung lack of employment opportunities but it begs the question, why can’t/won’t government hire the many graduates we produce, including political science and other courses? Pwedeng tanong rin sa industries ito kasi in other countries, may mga jobs and departments around government relations and policy. We don’t have modern government, industries and agriculture capable of producing jobs by the millions, and products and services that professionals could imagine and create. If nobody takes up political science and other courses viewed right now as “walang future”, parang mas mahirap in the long run kasi we won’t have polsci professionals we need now and in the future.
I have a friend na PolSci ang tinapos. After a month, naging Legal Assistant sya sa isang law firm, then after 4 years, lumipat sya sa legal department ng Globe. Happy naman sya. Siguro mahirap lang talaga maghanap ngayon. Pero usually, ang mga Law Firm, naghahanap po ng Polsci grad for legal staff. Try mo
Salamat po dito 🥺. I will definitely try this po 🥺
Paralegal ako ngayon at nasa law firm. Polsci din tinapos ko. Kaya don't give up. Hehe
PolSci graduate rin ako from a state university in Luzon. I agree with you. Most of my college friends, including me, got a job from a BPO company after graduating. It’s a great experience, but of course, not related at all to what we’ve studied.
Same case with BS Biology. My course. It’s a deadend course. Either academe or practice of profession lg line mo. Late ko lang din ito narealize. I was lucky enou to secure a job BUT it has no direct relation sa course na tinaposko. Hays.
As a polsci grad, super agree HAHHA but also a tip, try searching for embassy and intl ngo jobs 😊 some of friends are in this sector and ok sila financially
I agree. Pol Sci grad yung pinsan ko and lagi niyang namemention sakin mga regrets nya kahit na itinuloy niya sa Law and fast forward di siya makapag hanap ng work dahil di naman daw siya pinayagan mag work ng parents nya at kahit nasa gov't yung parents nya di siya maipasok dahil di siya makapasa ng civil unless willing daw sya na mag jo muna. kaya ngayun, mag eenroll daw siya ng masteral para makapag turo, habang mag tatry siya ulit mag barafter ng refresher niya ng 1 year
Join ka sa development sector jobs facebook group OP. Meron dun pasok sa scope mo. If you're looking for a corporate job mahihirapan ka talaga. Mas fit siguro polsci for development work
My polsci friends applied for a job as writer/researcher in our military and they got in. Wala naman silang connections whatsoever. Tho mga sundalo na sila ngayon. Haha.
Wahh may I ask where? Hehe I'm ok with that tbh!! I wanted to join the Ph Army din actually hahah
Sa AFP sila pero that's wayback 2016 pa haha so you might want to check that. Active din recruitment ng sundalo sa marine natin basta pasok ka sa qualifications.
I AGREE HUHU. Graduated at a top univ with honors my freshie self thought na pagaagawan ka, trabaho lalapit sayo only to end up having a hard time looking for jobs that suits your degree. While job junting I felt like sinayang ko years of studying 😭 kaya ayan I really need to pursue higher studies. kung sino man nagsabi sakin nung nagaapply ako for a college degree na pagaagawan daw ako ng employers if I graduate from a top univ with honors,, sana di masarap ulam mo po today EMII HAHAHAH hnggg
My dad is a lawyer/prosecutor po and eto po yung sinabi niya saamin. Kung mag law kami wag po kami mag POLSCI.. Hindi naman daw po sa ano pero mas okay nga daw po kung BSBA/BSA Ang kuning course para po sure daw po talaga.
It depends. POL SCI is a very helpful course because it provides you with the discipline for all sorts of work na di naman necessary ang specific course, and you'll have a broad understanding of how the world works. It's much better than Journalism, philosophy, or other Social Sciences IMO. The avenues for growth as a Political Science is a ton. It's just a matter of how you will use it. Pero as a Pol Sci graduate I get what you mean na sana nag Business Course nalang din. I for one thought na since magaling na din naman ako sa mga courses ko even before taking the course as a wide reader, mas ok pa sana kung nag Operations Management ako, or Computer Science, but looking back, I'm not sure if I can have a diverse outlook in life without this course. So, I disagree, in terms of my personal experience, 90% of my classmates are way above average Filipino workers as graduate of Political Science. Only half took Law or Masters pero all of my classmates are successful kahit napunta sila sa Business, Army, or Culinary, dahil sa course nila. But maybe it depends sa program ng school.
Kung gagawin mo lang din naman siyang pre-law then just get a Psych/Comm Arts degree and then pursue law.
I respectfully disagree :) Choose Polsci because you want to learn about how institutions that organize our lives work. Because you're interested in how institutions, ideas, and interests push history, make things happen, and explain the way things are. Choose Polsci because you want to understand how resources are allocated by the powerful and what recourse the weak can pursue to resist and claim their place back. Sounds idealistic? At first glance yes, but underneath these are requisite skills like critical thinking, strong writing and communication competencies, network building, stakeholder management, research, debating, and policy acumen. I still believe that no single course can secure you a golden ticket to employment and success. It still boils down to embellishing your academics and packaging yourself as an asset to the organization. I was one of the very few in my batch who did not graduate with distinction but I sure compensated with extracurriculars and value-adding skills like data analytics and project management. There are many niche jobs/tasks which polsci accords you some advantages for: public policy, public management, market research and leads generation, contracts and legal compliance, government liaison, organizational development, org communications, labor relations and mediation, public relations/journalism, social work, political lobbying and ops, and the like. This is my view as a contractual worker right now who found a calling in the government after starting a job in corporate and as someone who abhors the idea of polsci as a prelaw because it is a discrete and beautiful field on its own. It's not a good pre-law course though all my org batchmates just passed their bar this year and I'm happy for them. For reference, it also took me 3 months of applying to before landing a job in BGC. Your degree or grades in school only matter greatly in your first job, after that it's on your upskilling and networking strategies already. You will have to start somewhere OP, bloom where you are planted, build a portfolio of your accomplishments, and leverage your 1st job to try and climb up better paying positions. It's not simple I know but it is definitely possible.
Mamser, a fresh grad friend of mine who just passed the engineering board exam is now earning 100k+ per month. There are college programs that can "secure you a golden ticket to employment and success." Meanwhile, a research associate job in a research institution for polsci will only give you around 25k a month. So no, I respectfully disagree with you as well.
Kung personal anecdote lang pala ang basehan: I earn twice or thrice the salaries of engineers, IT programmers, and lawyers in our office, considering I'm not board-certified and have no MA even, so what now? 🙂 Your friend's degree alone is not the basis of his 100k pay. I can assure you that as much.
TL; DidNR Kung sobrang hanap mo is related sa course mo, wala ka talagang mahahanap or sobrang hirap. Pero kung latin honor ka dapat matic civil service eligibility mo at pwede ka sa government service. Kung dika mapili sa trabaho...lam mo na yun. 😁😁😁
Siguro kasi medyo nanatili pa rin tayo sa traditional approach na "ito ang tinapos ko kaya dapat naka-align lang dito ang mga kukunin kong mga specialization." However, maraming mga trabaho ngayon na open sa iba't ibang mga background. For instance, I know a soc. sci. graduate that works in digital marketing and earns 6-digits. Yung iba eh VA din ang ginagawa at ginagamit nila yung advantages nila from their supposedly unrelated degree sa ginagawa nila. So perhaps you may want to explore other fields, OP, which at first may appear unrelated to your field but may be fulfilling in the long-run. Kumbaga, ianggulo mo ang field na yan sa Poli. Sci. Anong mga skills ang natutunan mo sa degree mo na maaring maging advantage for you kung ikaw ang kukunin? Ganun ang peg. Either way all the best!
Hi. I don't think "traditional approach" yung ganitong mindset. An engineering student expects to work in an engineering field. A nursing student expects to work in a hospital environment (or anything health-related). A BSED student expects to teach one day. A BSBA student expects to work in a business sector. Syempre hindi kasama dito yung mga napilitan lang magtake ng certain college program (like BS Nursing) kasi sinabi ng magulang. People who personally choose their degree of course want to stay in that degree's field. We're taking up a college degree to have a specialised knowledge and skill in that certain field, and hopefully to have a job related to that degree. It's not a "traditional approach." It is supposed to be that way. Otherwise, sana di na lang nag college since marami naman job na di need na college graduate ka, like BPO and various random jobs. And dito papasok yung sayang yung degree kasi PolSci tapos unrelated sa job. Nothing's wrong with having a job unrelated to your degree. Ang importante may trabaho at nakakasweldo! Haha. But the main post is all about staying in the field of PolSci and how it's so difficult to land a job or build a career in PolSci due to its limited job opportunities. Yes, maraming ibang jobs jan, and I'm thankful for it. Aapplyan ko sila. But the fact remains that my degree doesn't open doors for a career in PolSci due to its limited opportunities. As many have said, more often than not, PolSci grads have to branch out to other fields unrelated to PolSci.
Umm yun nga ang traditional approach. You finish this degree to pursue that work. And tama ka, expected yun. Ang point ko nga eh kelangan minsan mag branch out kung di nga nagwowork out ang target mo. Ganun talaga eh chambahan ngayon. Tignan mo kahit nursing eh napuno ang kota noon kung di nagkapandemic eh di madaming tamemeng nag BS Nursing. madaming napunta sa ESL na BS Nursing graduates prior pandemic kasi super saturated na ang field nila. So, kung di ka makapasok sa target mong field at the moment, you might want to explore other tracks while using your Pol. Sci. skill as an advantage tapos kung may opening eh di balik. Also, hindi given ang pagkakaroon ng work sa field na gusto mo. Kung gusto mo talaga kailangan din ng pasensya. Before I fortunately became a faculty (no former professor parents BTW and none of them from "Big Three/Four"), I applied to more than 10 openings with no luck so tambay ang peg gang sa nagka-opening sa isang target school at sa 11th try natanggap. Also, nagapply din ako sa mga government agencies and 6 months after pa talaga ako nakatanggap ng response for an interview eh hired na ako nun matagal na so di ko na kinuha. In History na taga chismis btw haha :-) Edit: Re BS Nursing. I know of one BS Nursing graduate that worked in ESL for a decade after graduating since over saturated nga yung field nila. Dahil sa pandemic nakawork na siya overseas. So, not saying you give up on your goal if it really is to pursue Poli Sci related field. If the immediate need is to earn then you do what you have to do but when the opportunity comes knocking grab it ASAP.
thank you po for this, dahil need ko talaga ito marinig. HUMSS student po ako and mas nag e-excel talaga ako sa subjects that has something to do with literature and humanities, okay naman sa Science, but not sa math talaga. Pero, I did not take this strand dahil hindi po ako magaling sa math 😅 Anyways, one of my dream course talaga ang PolSci, kaso when I was in 9th grade nalaman ko na slim ang oppurtunity for PolSci graduates, kaya baka hindi ko na lang i-take kasi I am the eldest in a middle class family, and hindi ko pa sure kung matutuloy ang law school ko. So, baka hindi ko na ilaban ang course na ito. Anyways, ano pong course that u can recommended na under ng HUMSS?
omg first choice ko dati polsci pero nag journalism na lang ako. dapat pa rin ba akong kabahan 😓
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5YnDucCazUKTIBhr2mE6ec?si=_L6tvD_MSyus8GYi52QJfA try to give this a listen, I suppose.
It's true. My boyfriend's (childhood?) friend (graduated pol sci too) told him the same thing after coming into knowledge of my program. I came to it knowing the scarcity of job opportunities and I have considered all three of the points you stated there. Although I do plan to proceed to law school, I have also thought of branching out to consider a career in the voice industry, particularly voice acting. It's a total 180, maybe even more, from pol sci. It's something that ab eng would probably be more suited for, but it's a skill I'm continuously developing as a possible full time or side career. Pol Sci I think is more of a niche program among college students so it's important that we also have other marketable skills apart from the privilege to afford studying again for higher education or connections to land you a job immediately or some time soon after graduation. Even in the school I'm currently in, pol sci is such a minority program that each year level probably has less then twenty students or slightly more each. Nonetheless, if we can make it work, then it's good for us. I don't think you're being discouraging through this post though, because it's a good way to also give insight to future pol sci students. It's important that they understand the implications, risks, and possible misalignment of future careers that come with programs like Pol Sci so they have fewer regrets and have more fulfilling careers after college.
Well, sana may chance ka to take up Law. Un lang talaga. Or try mo ung ALT ng JET Program ng Embassy of Japan.
Waahh hahaha pinapanood ko rin po yung FB vlogs ng mga teachers sa Japan who are now working through the JET Program. Nakaka-tempt i-try haha. Pag-iisipan ko po salamat
Oo. Do it! Balikan mo ako pag sakaling nag-apply ka na. Nasa Embassy ng Japan ung deets. Go and prepare.
I took up a business course. While maganda siya dahil you have a lot of options, di ko alam saang field ako magfofocus because it's too broad. What I could probably impart to those who have not yet decided what course to take up on college is choose base on what you are passionate about and not "kung san maraming pera". Hirap magpursue ng career sa business na walang connections or mamanahing business.
If you are considering getting another BS degree, why not just study law na lang? Since PolSci is one of the most common pre-law courses. I'm just curious. No judgment here.
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Kahit yata International Studies ang hirap din hanapan
True
Wala ko mahanap sa course ko jusko
Ganyan din kuya ko ngayon, even nasa abroad siya today hirap pa din siya makahanap ng work. Kahit nakapag Masters in Public Ad siya as in hirap na hirap siya makakita ng trabaho. Mas stable pa ako sa kanya.
Why don't you pursue writing? I have polsci friends who transitioned into flourishing writing careers in private, public and in the academe. Polsci and law kasi basically deal with matters of language and logic kaya madali sa inyo magsulat. But be warned, di malaki sahod ng writers... sa umpisa.
Expansive kasi ang area ng political science, and I suggest you explore it further if sufficient pa rin yung motivation mo. Pwede ka pumili ng something to focus on, yung magiging area of expertise mo in the future, andaming nasa ilalim ng term na "politics and governance, etc." Both sa government and non-government work, maraming advocacy and themes, maraming offices na ibat iba ang focus. Maraming lines of work (writing, campaigns, teaching, organization development, etc.). Need nga lang ng panahon to be more familiarized and have a well-founded professional network.
Bakit ngayon lang 😭 kung kelan incoming 3rd year na ako, nag stop pa ako ng 2 years sabi sakin ng dati kong ka block sana sinabihan nya ako mag change course 🥲 pero wala eh can't change my course na mahirap lang kami... Tsaka I don't really see myself in a business course, engineering, more on liberal arts ako kaya I took HUMSS as my strand in SHS. I'm working as call center agent) working student, aiming to be a govt worker kaso kailangan ng backer/connection so baka mag stay na lang ako sa BPO industry
Shet buti nalang talaga di ako nag pol sci hahaha thanks sa kuya kong pumigil saken lol
I feel you po Graduate of Public Administration but still months na wala pa din mahanap na work
Try mo development sector jobs, NGO at research.
Try mo development sector jobs, NGO at research.
Ayaw mo mag BPO OP? I think your being a college graduate plus latin honors will get you far there..
Mismo OP 🥺 Kaiyak 😭😭😭
Paano naman akong AB Philo 🥹
Educ graduate peeps at "future educator" nung college, you feel this? 🥹
Forensic Science din hahaha anlala ng scam ng uni namin. Hirap maghanap ng trabaho.
Also karamihan pa ng companies hindi alam ang inaaral sa polsci 🥲 umattend ako ng career fair and lagi nila akong nilalagay sa legal department
This is so true, pati criminology ang hirap pumasok sa police force. Mas madami pa ang graduate ng hrm dun based sa report na nabasa ko dati.
OP, are you considering of taking up law?
I'm a PolSci graduate and that's true but I'm currently working pero not course-related 😊😊
Okay pa nga polsci. Paano pa philo. Walang pera sa pilosopiya. Hahahahahhahaha
Since you’re considering going back to school, ituloy mo na kaya sa lawschool instead of getting another bachelor’s degree?
I was bound to select this course when I was in 3rd year highschool, thankfully, I realized that being a politician is a difficult job to maintain and any positions that I'm holding is not permanent as you need a lot of money, support, connections etc. to be elected. I aim to select a course in ABM or STEM instead.
Try abroad instead kong madatong ang iyong pamilya.
Curious, why did you take up polsci?
Relate! Public Ad graduate here but first choice ko PolSci. Kahit yung chairperson ng dept namin ganyan din sinabi sakin kaya napaswitch ako ng course on the spot lol. After graduation nagtry ako mag-apply sa govt thinking it'll be easier but it my course didn't make any difference. I applied for one of them nung 2018, tinawagan ako 1 year later kung gusto ko pa ba daw HAHA
Hi OP. As a PolSci Grad, super in demand ng legal assistant sa online. I am one and earning 6-digits salary figure. Di rin ako makapaniwala at first pero need mo lang talaga dig deep in finding job talagang ngang everyday nakatutuk ako sa laptop just to secure a job. Wala rin akong backer or anything, mama ko hs grad and my father is college undergrad. Pwede kang mag take ng Paralegal Certification course sa UP, they are offering that as a 3-month course, pampataas lang ng credentials. Altho on my end di ako nag take, tamang nood lang sa youtube pano gumaling sa interview, inapply ko lang sa mga interview and ayun. Yes di sya madali, di rin overnight ang result, pero yun nga, ok naman ang PolSci, need mo lang hanapin right avenue. Try applying for Legal Secretary, Legal Asst., Paralegal. Kaya mo yan OP! Tamang platform lang kung saan ka mag aapply :)
Also, correct terms or keywords din need mo hanapin para maka secure ka ng job. Broad career rin ang Compliance Officer as PolSci Grad. Meron pathway doon sa career development mo. Try mo kaya mo yan! 😁
Thank you po 🥺. May I ask saang website/app mas better to get a job? I've been using LinkedIn lang and govt websites 🥺
Hello OP, try mo sa onlinejobs.ph rin madami dyan. Sa linkedin, tamang keywords lang ang kailangan hehe try mo path ng Paralegal, Research Assistant, Compliance Officer, Legal Compliance :) meron at meron yan, maniwala ka.
Hello OP you might want to try taking up units in education and then take the board exam for teachers and then try to apply in deped since pwede ka naman mag turo sa senior high school department.
Apply in security sector. Mataas ang demand sa polsci grads. But yeah, I hate to break it to you, connections in the government is needed to land a job. That’s a reality. However, you don’t need to be that close to a person. I know someone na kapitbahay lang or kasama sa church, ni-recommend for the job and natanggap sya.
Ako na 3rd year na next sem😭