XChris1632X Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 my friend and i are both going to school right now but we are having second thoughts about what we want to do. i am looking hard for some good websites or information about careers after school. something that lists what kind of pay to expect and what kind of experience is needed. the kind of sites they show you in high school. anyone know where i can find some info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemosley01 Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 If I had it to do over again I would do: Law School Med School Law Enforcement (eg Criminology, Forensics, etc). I don't want to work as management, and the other fields just don't pay that well, except engineering and computers and all of those jobs are being moved overseas. I'm very seriously considering finishing my degree and then applying for Law School. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lustalbert Posted June 18, 2005 Report Share Posted June 18, 2005 great, another lawyer. j/k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Originally posted by Larry: If I had it to do over again I would do: Law School Med School Law Enforcement (eg Criminology, Forensics, etc). I don't want to work as management, and the other fields just don't pay that well, except engineering and computers and all of those jobs are being moved overseas. I'm very seriously considering finishing my degree and then applying for Law School. Please God no... graemlins/doh.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotCarl Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 i bought a book for my GF a few month's back called "the big book of jobs". i think it cost's around 19$ but has ALOT of up to date infomation in it. Go to the library there's got to be at least 20 other books just like it there. but be sure they are up to date. I've heard from some people accounting is a good major, but just to 'get your foot in the door'. that's just what i hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson1647545504 Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Do what you love, you'll have to do it every day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 All I canse is IT is over packed with poeple who are ENTRY LEVEL (No experince) so alot of guys have degrees are walking at call tech type crap for 9$/hr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Originally posted by NoRodStang: All I canse is IT is over packed with poeple who are ENTRY LEVEL (No experince) so alot of guys have degrees are walking at call tech type crap for 9$/hrOne of the reasons I got out of that field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verse Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Join the military and get some skills there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptn janks Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 http://www.bls.gov/oco/ Dept. of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook i think it has pretty much every job in there, average pay, working conditions etc etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XChris1632X Posted June 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 stroker thanks for that site it was very helpfull. 100% what i was looking for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lustalbert Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Originally posted by 86 Eh?: Join the military and get some skills there.yes indeed. and the pay is posted online. you may not get rich, but you wont be on the street or unemployed either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli1647545497 Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Originally posted by NoRodStang: All I canse is IT is over packed with poeple who are ENTRY LEVEL (No experince) so alot of guys have degrees are walking at call tech type crap for 9$/hr True. But this is a backlash for the indulgences of the dotcom bubble when way too many and too many wholly unqualified people were in the industry and making way too much money for the value they were providing. Today - you gotta pay your dues. And its a good way to weed out the wannabes from the real thing. If you're good - its not hard to "climb out" of tech support. We do it - its easy to see who can move into development and who can move into professional services and who'll be staying tech support and will be gone in 4 years. You can see that in a few months. Originally posted by Larry: ... except engineering and computers and all of those jobs are being moved overseas. Not true. That trend has turned around as well. There was a trend about 5 years ago to send everything to India. Pay a developer in Puni 10 bucks to code for you. And while some of the slower more monolithic orgs like state agencies still are sending more jobs there, the thought leaders and the industry leaders have realized that far from saving money sending development overseas, it costs them MORE in terms of rework later. Alot more. Little tidbit - in the development industry there is a worldwide competition among developers annually. The US has won it the most. Russians win it fairly frequently. China. Britain. ...India has never won it. Not once. Ever. The stereotype of the Indian developer as a better programmer is marketing hype and a load of bullshit. The real IT jobs are coming back to America while the "shit" jobs (callcenters) are settling and can stay in India. Learn c# smile.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemosley01 Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Originally posted by Mowgli: Not true. That trend has turned around as well. There was a trend about 5 years ago to send everything to India. Pay a developer in Puni 10 bucks to code for you. And while some of the slower more monolithic orgs like state agencies still are sending more jobs there, the thought leaders and the industry leaders have realized that far from saving money sending development overseas, it costs them MORE in terms of rework later. Alot more. Little tidbit - in the development industry there is a worldwide competition among developers annually. The US has won it the most. Russians win it fairly frequently. China. Britain. ...India has never won it. Not once. Ever. The stereotype of the Indian developer as a better programmer is marketing hype and a load of bullshit. The real IT jobs are coming back to America while the "shit" jobs (callcenters) are settling and can stay in India. Learn c# smile.gif Thanks Mowgli - that is good information to hear. Yeah, I'm working on C#. Your post in the meat market prompted me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 There are certain fields that will always need people, Medicine comes to mind. If that interests you go for it. If you are having trouble deciding, join the armed forces for a while. You will get some pretty good training, make some excellent friends and get experiences that no fresh-out-of-mommy's-house grad can ever put on their resume. I have gotten tons of interviews because my experience says that I used to be on a submarine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryBMW Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 The mortgage field always needs people. -Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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