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re: What are you telling your kids about getting a degree/career?
Posted on 4/5/13 at 11:37 am to lynxcat
Posted on 4/5/13 at 11:37 am to lynxcat
when i say competitive, i meant oversaturated. Such as a Biologiy degree. which is in my area.
of course everyone is saying engineering, but obviously that gap will be filled in if most are pushing in that direction and it becomes to have too much competition.
we had 130 to apply for one job where i'm at, turning down folks with Masters left and right. and this was an entry level job.
of course everyone is saying engineering, but obviously that gap will be filled in if most are pushing in that direction and it becomes to have too much competition.
we had 130 to apply for one job where i'm at, turning down folks with Masters left and right. and this was an entry level job.
This post was edited on 4/5/13 at 11:39 am
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Posted on 4/5/13 at 11:41 am to lsufan112001
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when i say competitive, i meant oversaturated. Such as a Biologiy degree. which is in my area.
of course everyone is saying engineering, but obviously that gap will be filled in if most are pushing in that direction and it becomes to have too much competition.
IMO the thing that will keep engineering from being over saturated is the fact that a lot of kids flat-out don't enjoy math and physics. That and it is incredibly difficult. Even if parents stress the importance of math and science to their kids, many simply aren't going to catch on or aren't going to have the interest to keep them sticking to it through highschool, college, and possibly grad school.
Posted on 4/6/13 at 9:32 pm to lsufan112001
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when i say competitive, i meant oversaturated. Such as a Biologiy degree. which is in my area. of course everyone is saying engineering, but obviously that gap will be filled in if most are pushing in that direction and it becomes to have too much competition. we had 130 to apply for one job where i'm at, turning down folks with Masters left and right. and this was an entry level job.
Ouch.
I believe it though. My company hired a recent biology graduate a little while back. Great for us, but there's no way someone that good should have been available.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 10:10 pm to lsufan112001
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of course everyone is saying engineering, but obviously that gap will be filled in if most are pushing in that direction and it becomes to have too much competition.
Many people who hold engineering degrees are not working in engineering. Companies hire engineers.
Many companies like to hire former athletes for sales positions. Successful athletes have the "don't give up" attitude and personal fortitude.
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