Why doesn't Best Buy take my Bachelor's degree in Economics seriously for

[lexuskid06]

management positions? In August 2007 I graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. My Cummulative GPA was 3.22 and throughout college I was active in a fraternity, served in the student government Senate, and did a 1 year internship with a motel as a supervisor. Yet when I graduated the best job I have found so far is working at Best Buy in Home Thearter making $11/hr full time with health benefits. Clearly I feel I deserve a better job with better pay. My question question is why doesn't management take my degree seriously when I have applied for management positions? They all say I need retail management experience, but they are not willing to substitute 4 years of college experience for 4 years work experience. How is this fair? Also out of 5 managers in the store, only one of them has a college degree. THe general manager of the store who makes a 6 figure salary has no college education at all. Are thereany retail stores that value peoplewith college degrees???
Economics is a very difficult and challenging major. I think my degree should prove to any employer that I have critical thinking and problem solving skills. And certainly someone with my education deserves much more then $11 an hour. I'm thinking I should be making about double that which would be about $40k a year job. Does anyone have any advice what sort jobs I should look for? I dont want to quit this job until i have another one obviously.

[very important pig club]

Yes, if you had a marketing degree or an MBA, but you don't. Economics has nothing to do with retail. There are even degrees in retail. So no, you are going to ahve to prove yourself. you could possibly get into Wal-Mart's management training program. Most people in that program have degrees.But really, like anything else, you have to pay your dues. That means, working as an associate ro some other less than glorious job unless you have the right degree for the job.

[dpsullivan]

You got a bachelors in Econ to work at best buy? You are overqualified. Get out of there and go work for charles schwab. anyone who has a pulse can get a job at best buy.