How do I start a good pre-MBA career?

same7, I know we've chatted on another thread. But I forgot it if I ever answered the questions you posted on this thread.

After I graduated with my bio degree, I struggled to find a job. Craigslist and other hot careers online tabs were what I focused on. I didn't find jack sh*t that suited what I wanted to do, nor does it fit what my degree offered me to do. I ended up working for a traveling exhibit, mainly doing jobs that high school grads can do. I worked there for 6 months before I landed an actual gig. While I don't know exactly how long you've searched, but I know those 6 months were more intense than anything else I've experienced (Well, maybe that's not true...application process was brutal, too). I was working for almost minimum-wage, no benefits, no insurance, I felt like a failure. I felt like a bum, renting out places, eating at McDonalds (for frugality), driving a beat-up toyota camry, and asking myself, what in the world am I going to do with myself. Six months gone and passed before I can think about anything else, I was lucky enough to find a job for a global pharmaceutical company. As glorious as it sounds, I was still doing things that high school grads can do (but I have benefits and insurance now). The point here is that no matter what you do, there's always something better out there that you're dreaming about. The grass is always greener on the other side. Start small and work your way up. So what if your job doesn't require your biology degree? Truth is (and backed by a recent article published on yahoo frontpage), most people don't necessarily utilize the undergrad degrees they get in their first job out of college. I know a lady who graduated from a not-so-well-known college in biology, but ended up selling insurance as her first job. I also know of a gentleman who graduated from University of British Columbia with a chemistry degree, but decided to teach skydiving (at least for now). Perhaps these people chose a different career path to build on, but in the eyes of adcoms, either could work great because either one of them would bring a unique perspective on things into the classroom (well, maybe the lady would beat out the guy in this case...). It's not about the corporate name, or the job title you get, it's about the influence you make and the actionable items you can talk about. You can work for Lowe's as a cashier and work your way up. You can work for Johnson&Johnson as a lab technician and make buffers. You can work for Enterprise and advertise/market your campaign. All of these would work for b-school. Again, it's about what you can bring to the schools that you're applying to. They've seen enough of accountants, consultants, bankers who are applying. They want to see a different magnitude of people out there. Thus, it all comes down to what you want to do. Try broaden out your scope a bit and look for differences. Maybe you'd like working in a downtown hotel for its fast and energetic pace (I did that for a month, and it was awesome!!! But I didn't know I liked it until I tried it).

I know I've spun way out of what you asked, and I apologized for that.

Please feel free, for anyone else, to continue carrying on same7's questions.