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I am living in California with my wife and little daughter. We are thinking to move to NYC since we were there 7 years ago.
Well, I have a bachelor in Electrical Engineering from a foreign country and IT background. I don´t know how the job market is in this fields. Do I need to get a US degree??.
Second, I was thinking to switch career to medical degree (nursing, physician assistant...). Could you give some advice?? Could I get some online accredited degree?? (I have been out the job market for 2 years since I lost my job and I am a 35 years old father taking care of my daughter).
Do you guys think is crazy to switch and I should stay in my current field?
I don´t know what my options are. Please advice.
My wife is working as a collector for a big banking company.
Can't speak to your career change, but the IT/computer job market in NYC is not the greatest right now. You'd face stiff competition, and it'll only get worse.
Hate to sound depressing, but I personally wish I had better news there
Can't speak to your career change, but the IT/computer job market in NYC is not the greatest right now. You'd face stiff competition, and it'll only get worse.
Hate to sound depressing, but I personally wish I had better news there
I don't agree. I recently entered the job market in NYC for a software engineering position and found myself with a couple offers in less than 2 weeks, plus I had more interviews lined up (though I cancelled them). This was in spite of doing my job search from 600 miles away (I did fly in for some interviews).
I can't speak for other professions, but there are plenty of companies struggling to find enough qualified software engineers at every career level. If you are up to snub, you will be able to find a job. That said, it will be tough to find a high paying job that offers you the work/life balance you'd probably want with a daughter and wife.
I don't agree. I recently entered the job market in NYC for a software engineering position and found myself with a couple offers in less than 2 weeks, plus I had more interviews lined up (though I cancelled them). This was in spite of doing my job search from 600 miles away (I did fly in for some interviews).
I can't speak for other professions, but there are plenty of companies struggling to find enough qualified software engineers at every career level. If you are up to snub, you will be able to find a job. That said, it will be tough to find a high paying job that offers you the work/life balance you'd probably want with a daughter and wife.
I am considering to do an online software engineering degree. Could you recommend me some places??
And what is the companies are looking for in a software engineering candidate. I don´t have experience in software engineering.
I am considering to do an online software engineering degree. Could you recommend me some places??
And what is the companies are looking for in a software engineering candidate. I don´t have experience in software engineering.
Thanks
I was just responding to the comment that IT\computer jobs in general were scarce, I'm not trying to convince you to change fields within IT\computers. I don't know how the job market is for other job types in computers.
I don't know of any descent online software engineering degrees; nor would I recommend that route in general. Companies are looking for software engineers who know what they're doing. Frankly, there's a shortage of people in the market sending out resumes who can answer the most basic software engineering questions (e.g., polymorphism, inheritance, abstract classes, interfaces, etc...).
Frankly, there's a shortage of people in the market sending out resumes who can answer the most basic software engineering questions (e.g., polymorphism, inheritance, abstract classes, interfaces, etc...).
But it keeps me and you working.
I applied for a job at NYPD as a VB.NET programmer. When I got there they started asking me C# questions ( ??? ), and heavy questions like yours (abstract classes, interfaces). I was a decent VB programmer but not an "object oriented programmer". I didnt' know. I saw that C# was basically taking over VB.NET as a programming language, I starting learning, .. kicking and fighting it the whole way. These are abstract concepts that dont' come easy. Learning the concepts and really understanding them is not an easy chore. Plus there are some many ways they can be interperted.
I read a great book that really helped a lot, but at least I can fake it now.
But it keeps me and you working.
I applied for a job at NYPD as a VB.NET programmer. When I got there they started asking me C# questions ( ??? ), and heavy questions like yours (abstract classes, interfaces). I was a decent VB programmer but not an "object oriented programmer". I didnt' know. I saw that C# was basically taking over VB.NET as a programming language, I starting learning, .. kicking and fighting it the whole way. These are abstract concepts that dont' come easy. Learning the concepts and really understanding them is not an easy chore. Plus there are some many ways they can be interperted.
I read a great book that really helped a lot, but at least I can fake it now.
By no means am I trying to suggest these are trivial concepts, but they are at the core of OOP. I think that anyone with a CS degree claiming to be a software engineer should grasp these concepts, without "faking" it.
Stay where you are!! Life in NYC is HARD. Online degrees will not cut it in this job market. If you can, get part time work and enroll in college courses. Also, if your wife has a good job, she should not leave it. Now is not the time to take chances.
Visiting NYC and living here are two different things. Stay where you are familiar with your environment, get a degree while your wife has a solid job, and try and get a new job when you finish your degree. In the meantime, enjoy the CA weather!!!!
quixotic do you mean that online degrees don´t help? is it better to get a degree in a campus??.
Mi wife has a busy schedule all the day and I have to take care of my daughter, so that is the way I was considering to get an online degree. Of course, I prefer a degree in a campus. are you talking about getting a degree in a college or university??.
Thanks again
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