what should i do with my degree?

[weezergirl]

well we've been having a lot of career fairs at my school and i hate the question where they ask me what i'm interested in doing! i have no idea...im an electrical engineering major with a CS option. i think i'd rather go into the CS side rather then EE. but to tell u the truth i'm not picky at all! do u guys have any suggestions on careers i can further look into? or what is more open in the job market right now? oh and i was wondering what technical sales and marketing is..can anyone give me details on that? and what the salary range is? thanks a lot...

 

[GodBlessTheUSA]

Put it in a frame and hang it on a wall.

 

[notfred]

Build cool stuff, like Missle guidance systems, or go work for AMD and build the Athlon 2 or something.

 

[RSI]

Go into CS if you'll like it better.

Wow, a weezergirl that's into computers. Now I've seen everything.

-RSI

 

[punkrawket]

<< what should i do with my degree? >>


:Q i won't say it though...... lol

i'm in almost the same situation, i understand what you're goin thru

 

[UltraQuiet]

YGPM

 

[andylawcc]

this worries me alot.... I don't know will there be enough jobs for CS major (not EE major with CS option)...

EVERyone nowsday is a CS major//./... competition is getting tough.. I dobut I can't handle it, I don't wanna get a CS degree and work in some burger joint/ ...

 

[The Dancing Peacock]

weezergirl, my dad is one of the recruiters for one of the big defense firms that are always there. He was actually there today at the ACT one. He says that there is a glut of CS majors graduating soon, too many for the market to bear. My brother is EE, and my dad is saying that when he graduates in a year, that starting salary will be $50,000 or more...some are coming out at $60,000

 

[pulse8]

Toilet paper?

j/k!!!!

 

[illusion88]

I wouldnt use it for TP, it could hurt cause its a harder kind of paper...

What about hanging it int he Bathroom? Or you could take it up to the top of some tall mountain and get lost and then use it to start a fire so that the search planes will see the smoke and then you will be saved....

 

[irrigating]

<< what should i do with my degree? >>



Put it away for a while, then after the kids are grown and the divorce is final , take it back out. Thats what my wife is gonna do with her
degree and one year in information systems auditing Was up to 62K in the first year too.

 

[weezergirl]

<< weezergirl, my dad is one of the recruiters for one of the big defense firms that are always there. He was actually there today at the ACT one. He says that there is a glut of CS majors graduating soon, too many for the market to bear. My brother is EE, and my dad is saying that when he graduates in a year, that starting salary will be $50,000 or more...some are coming out at $60,000 >>



interesting. i was there too...but i didn't give out any of my resumes. not very many companies there! so i guess EE is the way to go then?

oh and nobody replied about technical sales and marketing...anybody?

 

[mutex]

I have an EE from a year ago and have a starting salary of $73.5k............. I am working on hardware design using verilog

 

[NedHades]

The power generation market is pretty steady in the U.S. right now, and the world market is predicted to pick up again next year. I work for a power engineering/construction firm, and we have more work than we can handle. EE's and CS's are in demand because of the new construction, but if the economy goes down the tubes it's anyone's guess. Also it depends your area, how many universities and colleges are around. Technical sales and marketing probably means you'll be the sales representative for corporate clients. Equipment and component vendors like to have engineers represent to answer questions about the product. Anyway, that's my $0.02. You're in better shape than I am, fer shure! I'm just a lowly CAD hack. I don't know what the average EE/CS salary range is, but I bet job websites probably have charts for the careers they list. Good Luck!

 

[glidez28]

from what school?

 

[weezergirl]

ucla

 

[hans007]

man... i'm a CS major. ugh, glut of CS majors coming out, some ofthem are so dumb too. i got 2 years of school left, anyone wanna start a company with me?

 

[Mustangrrl]

Irrigating, that's a good one... put it away until the kids... divorce... that's funny.

 

[JMaster]

Take it and shove it up your @$$.. haha j/k I had to say that..

I would just try out at different places, see what field you like best.. There's always grad school.
Take your time, cuz you're still very young.