Higher Education.
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imported_Jakerooni
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Are most of you guys still working full time in your feild of study?
And David I don't think it was ever assumed or even stated by anyone but yourself about the comment that having a higher education degree somehow was supposed to make one a better businessperson.
And David I don't think it was ever assumed or even stated by anyone but yourself about the comment that having a higher education degree somehow was supposed to make one a better businessperson.
RaskyR1
Rasky's Auto Detailing
Jakerooni said:
Been working in my field of study for 10 years now and detailing became a side business/hobby from that point on.
David Fermani
Forza Auto Salon
Jakerooni said:
You're right. I made that presumption myself. I didn't know you wanted sterile replies? :rofl
imported_smprince1
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BSME and have been actively employed as an engineer for over 20 years. I agree a degree doesn't necessarily make you good at what you do for a profession.
I only moonlight in auto detailing as a hobby/therapy and a way to put a little money into the kids college fund.
I only moonlight in auto detailing as a hobby/therapy and a way to put a little money into the kids college fund.
imported_Jakerooni
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LOL nah dave not sterile but I'm actually curious about something else that dosen't have anything to do with business and how one runs it. I've been talking with a lot of different people lately that have higher education degrees and it just amazed me that very few of them are in the feild of study even after some paid well over a $100,000 for that education. Key reason seems to be changes in the economy forced choices that normally wouldn't have been made. I figured I'd expand on that conversation by presenting it online in a few forums I frequent to see if it's the same (by majority) everywhere else.
David Fermani
Forza Auto Salon
Gotcha, you might want to edit your original post with this concentration so it doesn't get side tracked.
BM K-12 Music Education, Modern flute performance
MM Modern Flute performance
Minor - Early Music
DM Historical Flute performance
Minor - modern flute performance
Minor - Music Education
I teach lessons privately, I've worked in sales, I dabble in cars on the side. I am working toward a career in college music teaching. Sometimes specializing gets you exactly the career you want.
MM Modern Flute performance
Minor - Early Music
DM Historical Flute performance
Minor - modern flute performance
Minor - Music Education
I teach lessons privately, I've worked in sales, I dabble in cars on the side. I am working toward a career in college music teaching. Sometimes specializing gets you exactly the career you want.
B.A in Business Management and Public Policy
University exposure has helped me as a person but from a career point of view not very much. I do however feel there were key courses that I lucked out in and had amazing professors that definitely exposed me to projects that I would otherwise be left out of.
University exposure has helped me as a person but from a career point of view not very much. I do however feel there were key courses that I lucked out in and had amazing professors that definitely exposed me to projects that I would otherwise be left out of.
WAS
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Jakerooni said:
A huge field where this is happening is the sciences. My partner has a Masters in Environmental Health, and has trouble finding sustained work in it. Research and things of that nature are almost entirely funded by governments, so when recession and low economy hits, funding gets the axe.
I've seen the same with a lot of IT graduates not being able to find work. The IT sector bubbled so massively in the 1990s, that everyone and their dog went and did schooling / training for IS & IT. When that bubble burst, there were too many employees and too few jobs. Even today, the IS & IT industry is a sham, $110 a hour to add users to Active Directory on a Microsoft server, pffffft.
Anyways, you are 100% correct, a lot of people are not working in their field of study.
pimpasaurus jr
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I have a B.S. in Electronic Engineering Technology and am currently working as a Field Engineer for a major printing company. I just started getting into the detailing world as a hobby for correcting my car from a bad paint job.
It's nice to see that there are so many college graduates on this site and the quality of posts to the site shows. It's refreshing coming here and reading up on posts and actually learning something, rather than feeling like you're wasting time.
It's nice to see that there are so many college graduates on this site and the quality of posts to the site shows. It's refreshing coming here and reading up on posts and actually learning something, rather than feeling like you're wasting time.
MarcHarris
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Barry Theal said:
HHHOOOOOOAAAAHHH
"Follow Me!"
No better teacher / motivator to help success in civilian life than the life of an infantryman
Here's a couple of pics for you Barry (I know you Gulf War fellas didn't have little digital camera like we do today)
Here I'm waking up during a mission in Afghanistan. I was responsible for our SE overwatch position with 4 other paratroopers during the night (Nov '07):
The Iraqi sun setting over Baghdad during our 4 days mission downtown during the first ever democratic elections in their country's history (Jan '05). The beginning of my journey as a member of a M240B machine-gun team (you can see part of it in front of me - mainly the M145 optic).
g/l finding a better way to teach you the simple pleasures of life, leadership skills, and how to work under pressure
Aside from that, I'm finishing my degree right now :wavey
autoconcierge
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David Fermani said:
I have ever rarely seen someone told to S2 in such a polite way, a casual statement(spot on BTW) replied to in such a prissy manner. Jake(ster)/rooni/arama/meister you stir the poo just like your homey Andy with nothing positive to say...............ever.
Score: Jakerooni=0 Dave=1 game /set/match. So much for intellectual superiority by higher education on your part.
Labster
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BS in Arts and working on my Masters in Social Science - History. I'll be done with it in July on the curriculum work and defend my thesis in September.
As of right now I detail on the side and I'm actually looking at going full time with it. It's been a good 7 years of doing it so far so I can't complain and I genuinely enjoy every minute of it. Detailing has been a great way for me to pay off all the interest on my student loans.
As of right now I detail on the side and I'm actually looking at going full time with it. It's been a good 7 years of doing it so far so I can't complain and I genuinely enjoy every minute of it. Detailing has been a great way for me to pay off all the interest on my student loans.
VroomVroom
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WAS said:
Gotta' disagree there. You're not paying $110/hour to add users, you're paying $110/hour to make sure tasks are done without things getting screwed up...or being able to fix them if bad things do happen.
Like the old joke about the stranded motorist...guy stops to help, turns a screwdriver a coupla' times, and the problem is fixed.
Motorist says, "I'm a doctor, and you've helped me get to the hospital on time. Let me pay you for your expertise. How much do I owe you?"
Guy responds, "$150."
Doc says, "$150?!? But you just turned a screw."
Response..."Yep, that's $5 for turning the screw and $145 for knowing which one to turn."
I know that's a tangent, but I believe it applies here, both to detailing and to the pursuit of education. FWIW, I have a B.S. in business and am halfway toward an MPA. Detailing is definitely a side-business for me, but one I greatly enjoy.
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