Manored77

[quote]Nah, not worried. In fact, we hire hands every month. I bid and quote jobs where excavation and shoring is required. I also did the work for a few years and had a little college under my belt (less than you, actually). My employer is footing the bill for me to go back to school as well as a B...

frick off. I was told to incorporate field experience with the degree but to over emphasize field experience because the degree means balls without the experience. I accepted that part and said I'd work for hourly pay, for peanuts just to get experience. What part of that did you not get in between t...

Alright I get it. It will be a long road and in order to excel I would have to get my hands dirty. I said I don't mind that. I'm trying to answer all respondents who offer conflicting advice that's all. What's up with the insults and red flag calls? Seriously this isn't rocket science and I'm overt...

Baseballmind and Mauckjersey, I'm all for that. And I will find it. Now Louisiana is different from CA. Here they have local unions that sort of control the market and I was under the impression that to find work with no experience you'd have to go through their apprenticeship program. Would that ev...

[quote]Manored, I can offer a slightly different perspective. I am a construction material supplier, and have interviewed well over 100 disgruntled CM graduates. Walk into an interview and honestly ask how they can offer you a plan to be well rounded, and create a career. The more you know, ...

[quote] Almost every GC in DFW is hiring right now. We just hired 3 kids out of college as field engineers that had business or finance degrees. Give them a tape measure and start making punch list and addressing quality control. They will manage onsite materials, jobsite conditions, enforce the sa...

Me? Alright! Thanks! ...

Pelagic Patron, do you think a Post Bac Certificate that has all the basics is sufficient to land the work you're talking about? Or should I hold off until I finish a masters? ...

[quote]They actually have a pretty sizeable presence in CA. They have several alumni in high places in San Diego, in particular. Heck, San Diego has the largest LSU alumni chapter outside of Louisiana and Texas. [/quote] Kingbob, do you think they'd be able to find me some intern work with the...

[quote]go back and read my first post day one...here's a broom, get to sweeping you'll move up from there trust me you'll stand out in the crowd of your peers[/quote] I have no qualms about doing this either. I would work wherever they needed me. ...