should recent college graduates take lower salaries in order to gain

[curious09]

experience in their preferred field? i received a bs in psychology in 2008. been working as a secretary at a pre-school since sept 2008. i have little mental health/nonprofit experience. should i take a job offer in the mental health field even though it pays about $80 less per week than my secretary job. i'm in the process of getting a part time job in mental health paying $14 hour and im trying to pay off about $3000 in credit card debt, plus start an emergency fund