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And you get employee discount.. My next career will be at Lowes part time for the discount and quality time away from the wife (she'll work at Walmart).
With teachers everywhere they think there should be a job available because they finished their degree. I realize many are in an area because of a spouses job/relocation but perhaps they should consider how it effects their employability before accepting....
Home Depot doesn't give employee discounts. Lowe's used to. Not sure if they still do. I know because I've worked for both of them. You've got the major store discounts covered there with Lowe's and Wallies! LOL
A lot of kids seem to go into education because they think it will be easy and they'll get a lot of time off. Time off without pay! And that's IF you can find a job. They don't seem to think about the future. maybe it's because I'm older and do think about what bills need to be paid. Mortgages don't pay for themselves. Waiting tables doesn't really pay them either, but it will put gas in your car. Maybe that's all they are worried about at the time.
My sister-in-law is a teacher in the area, barely hanging on to her position. They've cut into tenure positions in her district, and it is my understanding that there's an awful lot of experienced and inexperienced teachers fighting for very, very few openings.
Agree with the folks saying that colleges are taking advantage of young students and putting out too many teachers for their own financial gain. Otherwise, you would think the laws of supply and demand would correct this and fewer students would explore a teaching career. It is sad because our country needs more folks to go for specialized technical degrees. Even with high unemployment, for every job opening, only about 10% of the resumes my company receives are from Americans (very specialized engineering/IT field).
How do we incentivize more students to pursue electrical engineering, etc?
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There needs to be a greater financial assistance and better advertising by the industry itself. To many students continue onto college as the logical next step with no real idea what their going for. Engineering requires a committed focus from the start and does not lend itself well to those switching into it mid-stream (2/3 yr). Most today can not afford to go back and take the additional classes. Also the advertising would make students aware of the types of jobs they can pursue with different levels of credentials.
There needs to be a greater financial assistance and better advertising by the industry itself. To many students continue onto college as the logical next step with no real idea what their going for. Engineering requires a committed focus from the start and does not lend itself well to those switching into it mid-stream (2/3 yr). Most today can not afford to go back and take the additional classes. Also the advertising would make students aware of the types of jobs they can pursue with different levels of credentials.
You hit several nails on the head! Many people never hear about the world of engineering until they're in college and meet someone who is in an engineering program. By then, they're already focused on their degree and would basically have to start over to go to an engineering program. Many people also lack the high school requirements to get into many engineering programs unless they go to a community college. For some reason, many people frown upon community colleges. They worked well for both of us in this house. Both of us have decent jobs and make a decent living. We live comfortably so I say a community college education can be an asset. You never know where life will take you.
I know a guy who is 25 who went to HVCC and after two years got into RPI. He now is an Engineer II at GE.. There are tons of jobs here, just not in things like teaching. Same with the entire country.
I agree that there needs to be more emphasis on tech/science based fields. There are quite a few jobs in Upstate NY in those fields. So, one has to consider what is out there in their area.
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My next career will be at Lowes part time for the discount and quality time away from the wife (she'll work at Walmart).
