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I don’t know the answer to the old “what do I want to do” question. I am good at many tasks and thus like variety. I want something where I can learn/experience lots of things and then hopefully figure it out from there.
My internships have primarily been in accounting and facilities engineering. These have a job market in NY, but are not very interesting to me.
I evaluate interesting based upon a few factors, such as the environment and the ability to keep me interested. Every job I have ever had has not been able to keep me busy, let alone interested. I get a project or task which is usually finished quickly and then I have bored down time. By environment I mean both the physical environment and the working relationships between colleagues, bosses, etc. Sitting in a cube all day with limited interactions limits the types of work one can do and the amount of knowledge/experience one can gain from peers and therefore ones options for future jobs. I also consider the potential for having my ideas heard, gaining responsibility, overall intelligence of coworkers, etc. I seem to prefer project based work because I can see the fruit of my labor and feel less like a cog in a system. I do not put much glitz or corporate reputation (I turned down a few of the big names when I was in college because the job was not right). Before turning down the jobs I shadowed for a full day to get a better sense of the places and what I might do there.
I have interviewed for smaller companies thinking this might better suit me. While none of them have seemed ideal, I have found that the small guys tend to jerk you around too much, waste your time, don’t know what they are looking for, etc. This can apply even for some medium size companies as well. Thus I am torn about the size of the organization I am seeking.
I also do strongly consider compensation because I feel that the more an employer is paying the more they expect you to do and value your time and efforts. Of course, no one is the boss in the beginning, but cheapskates will always be cheap.
Many of the better tech places are known for jobs that are primarily computer/software related. There may or may not be enough jobs in other technology related fields in these areas. While I can do basic programming I am not qualified in IT or computer science. I also have no interest in staring at a screen all day long (and hence, I am not interested in CAD type work).
I have spoken with an alarming number of peers who are having trouble finding good jobs and with older engineers who feel that there are very few good jobs left in the US. There seems to be an endless see of lawyers, but not much else.
posted by 69.113.1...
, Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:00:57, Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:47:21
, Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:13:56
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