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I have a bachelors from a very decent top school but of course it's in the social sciences; economics and political science. Now I'm switching gears and going into a technical field. I'll mostly graduate with post-Bac certificates and certifications. With the latter I'll be easily qualified for entry level technician work but I'm wondering if the bachelors degree would count for anything? What I mean is could it be used later in the field to seek higher positions?
Does starting over really mean that I went to school for nothing? How do employers view that?
- your interviewing skills
- your employer's concern or not for maturity and well rounded education
- who you are competing against for the job you want
Two years into a job I think your degree will be forgotten by your employer. If you switch jobs it might have some value, but your employer will assess you entirely based on your performance working for them.
How could economics + poli sci be a bad thing? To "seek higher positions", an MA would be a better route than what you're doing, IMO. These days you need a BA, any BA, just to get grunt work jobs, like coffee barrista or basic office staff, or bank teller. But with an economics degree in the right setting, you could move up. (Banks, stock brokerages, charitable foundations, non-profits dealing with economic development or economic reform, to name a few.) I don't know why you're knocking your econ degree.
Since I lack entry level experience but would have the credentials, I would think the bachelors wouldn't matter as much at the initial interview. I would cut my teeth for a few years and then see if it mattered for higher positions. At least if it gives me an edge over other candidates. Its engineering tech so a lot of applicants come from trade schools; no bachelors or masters, really. Mostly two year vocational.
Also in pursuing further studies after working for at least a couple years, can someone with eng tech background get into an engineering program?
How could economics + poli sci be a bad thing? To "seek higher positions", an MA would be a better route than what you're doing, IMO. These days you need a BA, any BA, just to get grunt work jobs, like coffee barrista or basic office staff, or bank teller. But with an economics degree in the right setting, you could move up. (Banks, stock brokerages, charitable foundations, non-profits dealing with economic development or economic reform, to name a few.) I don't know why you're knocking your econ degree.
After being laid off a year after the crash, I swore I would try to go into a field that was near recession proof. I chose a specialized tech job that fit my desires and am sticking to it. I'm not going back to office work with no tangible skills that set you apart from the millions of others that can take your place.
I've done office grunt work for too long. I live in Los Angeles where it's highly competitive and jobs aren't the easiest thing to find.
The degree was a generalized social science degree and the most "technical" stuff I learned was statistics, my higher level math courses and econometrics. The rest was all theoretical. I think the highest job I found was being a loan specialist at retail banking. It was pretty much checking credit and selling financial products.
After being laid off a year after the crash, I swore I would try to go into a field that was near recession proof. I chose a specialized tech job that fit my desires and am sticking to it. I'm not going back to office work with no tangible skills that set you apart from the millions of others that can take your place.
I've done office grunt work for too long. I live in Los Angeles where it's highly competitive and jobs aren't the easiest thing to find.
The degree was a generalized social science degree and the most "technical" stuff I learned was statistics, my higher level math courses and econometrics. The rest was all theoretical. I think the highest job I found was being a loan specialist at retail banking. It was pretty much checking credit and selling financial products.
Sounds good. The thing about tech is that there's a ton of competition, but there's also a ton of jobs available, so as long as you enjoy the field, go for it! Sounds like you're onto something good.
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