I let headhunters bring me opportunities - that is how I landed my current position which I really love. ![]() I did internships while in school, which landed me jobs. I am working on tech that I think is relevant and am excited about, so that helps with the burnout. I have been working for 5 years in a part of the USA that isn't a particularly big employment center for Computer Engineers - so limited options. When it comes time to get a job you’ll be 10x more employable than your peers who have no industry experience I dropped out after my first semester of engineering when I was fresh out of HS, 20k down the drain but it was something I was pressured to do at the time and I felt like I had to go to college right then because everyone else is and I think that pressure is why young people botch their higher education so much or get useless degrees. It’s all so foreign when you haven’t been doing it and for me personally I’m getting way more out of my education as an adult than I would of when I was younger and retain more of the information. I went back to school when I was 25 after working in plastics processing for about 7 years, just being in a production environment is giving me a huge leg up on all the engineers who never set foot in anything outside of a class room. If you aren’t ready for college DONT GO, there’s nothing wrong with working in a few industries that you’re interested in for a few years and carrying that experience forward into college. I'm open to any suggestion and keeping my options wide open. Let me know your opinion on the topic and if possible recommend an entirely different stream for a degree. But each and every article has different views and opinions making me further indecisive as to what to choose On the other side, electrical engineering still has above the average median salary and good job prospects for the future. CS graduates certainly earn more and have more job opportunities currently, but the market for CS is getting saturated according to multiple reports and the availability of coding boot camps may make the degree less valuable than it currently is. It is also the hardest engineering degree but I feel I can manage it. If I don't have any passion, might as well choose a high-paying degree and a degree that would not be obsolete in the future with advancements in technology.Īfter a lot of research, I ended up on two options: Computer Science or Engineering.Īs there are many subgroups in Engineering, I further researched and selected Electrical engineering as it is going to be more in demand in the future and the highest paying engineering degree. That's why I have 2 main targets set on a job I would do: 1. I would call myself smart for high-school standards but I have no set ambition in life or what I want to become when I grow up. Honestly even after thinking a lot, I don't find myself passionate about anything in particular. ![]() I am at a point in life where I have to choose my bachelor's degree after high school. Limit the use of engineering jokes.Ĭall for Engineers: Tell us about your job! (16 July 2020)Ģ020 List of engineers willing to be interviewedĢ019 List of engineers willing to be interviewed No low-effort one-liner comments, memes, or off-topic replies. Answers must contain an explanation using engineering logic, and assertions of fact must be supported by links to credible sources.īe substantive. Racism, sexism, or any other form of bigotry will not be tolerated.ĭon't answer if you aren't knowledgeable. All users are expected to behave with courtesy. Note that questions must still be specific to engineering and not a general opinion survey.īe respectful to other users. Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Chemical, and Computer are reserved for technical questions only.ĭiscussion can be used for general questions that apply to multiple disciplines, including some workplace topics. Review the wiki prior to posting.Īvoid questions that can easily be answered by searching on the internet.Īvoid questions that have already be answered by a post in the FAQ section of the wiki. Most general career related questions should be placed in the Monday Career Megathread. Post titles must be a question about engineering and provide context - be specific. ![]() Call for Engineers: Tell us about your job! (2020) New to AskEngineers? Read our subreddit rules and FAQ page before posting! Topic Filters
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |