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Re: Life after High School (Please Advise)


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Posted by kelly c on May 06, 2011 at 01:07:17 from (198.36.218.66):

In Reply to: Life after High School (Please Advise) posted by The JD Workmen on May 05, 2011 at 18:35:47:

Just my 2 cents.
I cant advise as far as a industrial career as I have not worked in the industry.
But I can give a couple observations I have seen of late.

Technology is changing the job market faster than the people can react to it. Locking your self in to only one type of work is a mistake and can lock you out in 5 years

I would recommend that you find a degree or training that can cross a wide range of jobs types. That way you can shift as the technology shifts.

For example for me in 1995 I became aware of this.
I looked around and noticed that every thing was going to computers. That was the linch pin to almost every job.
I learned every thing I could about operating systems, Hardware and networking.
Not a expert on any one area but versed enough that I understood it and could use it.

That has served me very very well across 3 careers so far.

Started as a Underground utility locator. When they went from paper to digital. My computer knowledge Opened the door to a promotion to Area supervisor. After 12 years of that. Competition and other factors turned that career into junk.

The Computer skills plus Locating and supervisory skills opened a door to the Phone company as a High Speed internet technician.
That was great loved it. But as any one can see. The phone companies are not growing. from what I hear in 10 years every thing including internet will be over 25 Gigabit wireless connections.
Not a good sign if your job is maintaining the external network. Should I hang on and try not to be the last guy out the door? Not likely as my seniority was at the bottom.Time to go.

I now work for the power company as a system controller. Great gig will be here until I retire.

Moral is: Don't lock your self into one skill that can be sold to only one job. Find some thing that is similarly used by a wide variety of jobs. Preferably ones that cant be outsourced.


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