Career change
Career change
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Hi everyone. I wanted some input as I'm going for a total career change. A little about me, I'm 28 and I have a BA in Anthropology (LOL, I know) and I've been a geospatial intelligence analyst for the Army since 2005. After leaving active duty, I've been working for defense contractors up until this past December when I was finally unable to avoid feeling the stress of DoD budget cuts and about a third of my company was laid off. I decided to go back to school for engineering, I'm interested in civl and environmental. I just started my first semester a few weeks ago. Since I have no gen eds to take because of my other degree, it's going to take me about 3 years to finish, maybe 3.5 if I do a co-op, which at this point, I am assuming that's probably a good idea for experience.
But as I look around, I am seeing a lot of pessimistic posts on various job boards regarding the reality of the outlook for the civil engineering field. I'm worried about being stuck jobless in 3 or 4 years when I'm finished. I just wanted input from professionals in the field. I appreciate it.
Nicole
But as I look around, I am seeing a lot of pessimistic posts on various job boards regarding the reality of the outlook for the civil engineering field. I'm worried about being stuck jobless in 3 or 4 years when I'm finished. I just wanted input from professionals in the field. I appreciate it.
Nicole





RE: Career change
RE: Career change
Things will be different when you graduate.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: Career change
RE: Career change
When I graduated in the spring of 1980, even the "C" students were getting at least three job offers and some of the "A" students got more than ten. I was a B+ student and had six solid offers and a couple more that I could have made solid had I pursued them. The Class of 1981 (in California at least) were not so fortunate. A friend told me that in his class, the "A" students were lucky to get one or two job offers and the "C" students were lucky to even get an interview. By 1982, things had rebounded, though not quite to 1980 levels.
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RE: Career change
Bruce Youngman
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