You want a job or a career? They are very different. If you know what you want and exactly what career path you want, then you should choose the job that best fit with your career path even though the pay may be less and the work hours maybe tough. Choosing the wrong job for your career is just wasting your time. If for example you're an IT graduate and your goal is to be a Java Architect specializing in the financial sector, then dont take the first .NET programming job in the education industry that comes along. You'll just be wasting your time, a few years down the road and you're still no where close to your career goal.