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FWIW, as a contractor who hires LSU CM students on a yearly basis I can tell you that kids who chose to spend their time and money to get a Masters in CM instead of going to work after their bachelor degree fall to the bottom of my list.

If you're a good employee your employer will pay for you to get a masters degree somewhere down the line when you can actually put it to use with your job.

If it were up to me I'd stop at the Post Bac which has all the fundamentals of estimating, scheduling, materials and management/administration. But the catch 22 I am seeing is no one will hire without experience, and I cannot get the experience without getting hired. I was hoping having some academic knowledge that's foundational would help.

As an employer, if you think that I could even land an entry level assistant project manager job after a Post Bac Certificate in CM then by all means let me know so I won't spend even more of MY own money and wait for the company to foot the bill.

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Posted by mytigger

Member since Jan 2008

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Posted on 7/22/16 at 8:41 pm to Manored77

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I'm going to share something with you and don't want you to take this the wrong way. To an employer your degree means not much more than to let us know that you're smart enough to pass the classes and persistent enough to stick it out to earn your degree. Your real learning will take place on the job.

Get hired on as a helper during the summer and work in the field in whatever discipline of construction you want to go in. You'll want to quit, but it will be the best learning experience of your life. See if that company will hire you on as intern during the school year.

When you graduate and look for a job don't get hung up on your title, just get your foot in the door, come in early, leave late, work your arse off and always look for an opportunity to learn. When asked to do something or go somewhere to help the company - say "Yes, I'll do whatever I can to help the company". Do these things and you'll endear yourself to your boss, make more money and get opportunities for advancement.

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Posted by AUbagman

Member since Jun 2014

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Posted on 7/22/16 at 9:22 pm to Manored77

I'm currently in Auburn's program. I start an internship in 3 weeks with Turner - I still have around 1.5 years left. Did LSU not stress the importance of internships/co-op in this field?

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