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I'm talking about creating a job for yourself, i.e. becoming self-employed/starting a business with a friend, not competing with Tesla. You're a noob in your f

by rdancer 11y ago

I'm talking about creating a job for yourself, i.e. becoming self-employed/starting a business with a friend, not competing with Tesla. You're a noob in your freshman year at the latest. Not after three or four years of class projects, study, summer internships! And albeit your value added isn't going to be as high as seasoned practitioners', are your prospects as dismal that you couldn't create a job for yourself that would pay your living expenses + some pocket money, and have a prospect of getting you on a good career path?

MIKarlsen 11y ago
My field of study doesn't include anything but analytical skills. Which means I would have to become a consultant. I'm the first in my family to go to university, and frankly, I thought that it would prepare me for a job. The last two years however, I've found out that that's not the case. I've since then done a lot to try to make up for this "naivity", but so far I haven't been able to position myself any better. Also, I'm all alone in figuring these things out as university doesn't provide any feedback during the first many years because of cutbacks. I'm optimistic that I'll find a job, but I'm also painfully aware of the fact that other educations hold much greater value for society than mine.
- tutaroo 11y ago
  "My field of study doesn't include anything but analytical skills. Which means I would have to become a consultant." That is a silly way to think about entrepreneurship... that is like saying "I'm CPA certified so the only business I can start is my own accounting firm."
- MIKarlsen 11y ago
  @Tutaroo But that is my point. Even with all my education, I'm still expected to educate myself even further. I'm not against this at all, but I wonder when the circle stops. Also, should I venture into a new field in order to supplement my existing knowledge, I will be a novice, which again brings me at the bottom of the foodchain. I know for a fact that had I chosen an engineering or CS degree, this would not be the case, and I could've been employed during my bachelor degree did I want to.

by rdancer 11y ago

MIKarlsen 11y ago

My field of study doesn't include anything but analytical skills. Which means I would have to become a consultant. I'm the first in my family to go to university, and frankly, I thought that it would prepare me for a job. The last two years however, I've found out that that's not the case. I've since then done a lot to try to make up for this "naivity", but so far I haven't been able to position myself any better. Also, I'm all alone in figuring these things out as university doesn't provide any feedback during the first many years because of cutbacks. I'm optimistic that I'll find a job, but I'm also painfully aware of the fact that other educations hold much greater value for society than mine.

tutaroo 11y ago
"My field of study doesn't include anything but analytical skills. Which means I would have to become a consultant." That is a silly way to think about entrepreneurship... that is like saying "I'm CPA certified so the only business I can start is my own accounting firm."
MIKarlsen 11y ago
@Tutaroo But that is my point. Even with all my education, I'm still expected to educate myself even further. I'm not against this at all, but I wonder when the circle stops. Also, should I venture into a new field in order to supplement my existing knowledge, I will be a novice, which again brings me at the bottom of the foodchain. I know for a fact that had I chosen an engineering or CS degree, this would not be the case, and I could've been employed during my bachelor degree did I want to.