What did/do you study

[morbo]

When internationalizing my resumé I had to find out what degree I had. I chose the US version and then started to find out what degrees correspond to each other.

That made me wonder what you guys study or studied. To make things short. What do you do for a living or hope to do after you graduate. Also for the working guys and gals. Is there a change between what you studied and what you do?

[ss]

morbo said:

When internationalizing my resumé I had to find out what degree I had. I chose the US version and then started to find out what degrees correspond to each other.

That made me wonder what you guys study or studied. To make things short. What do you do for a living or hope to do after you graduate. Also for the working guys and gals. Is there a change between what you studied and what you do?

You did not include me in your survey Morbo...RETIRED...does that count?? ;D

[morbo]

Well I doubt you retired right after school. ;D

So what did you do in between

[ss]

I graduated from High School (grades 1-12) in West Virginia and joined the US Navy in 1960..(dating myself... )

Stayed in the Navy for 20 years, retiring in 1980 at age 37. I tried to not work, but it drove me crazy and also you CANNOT live on a military retirement... ;D..

I decided to enroll in college due to being able to us my GI benefits (free schooling) and having so many kids, made extra tax free money....my incentive for going... ;D Went to Night School full time....

I bounced about for awhile, took a job with a local company inspecting Navy Ships and ended up traveling more than I did when I was on Active Duty WITH the Navy... Worked this job for 2 years...had to do my home work on my trips..they would not let you miss it, but would let you miss class due to your job..you still had to to the work....I remember doing homework in South America, Hawaii, Italy, Greece, Morocco and various places...and turning it in when I got back...

Left that job and worked two years for another company doing repair work on electronic equip....finished up my Bachelors Degree in 1983 at age 40...(reason for 3 years vice 4 is due to EXTENSIVE training and schooling in the Navy which transfered as credit in certain areas in college)..

Took a job as sub-contractor in 1984 and went to Saudi Arabia to repair and maintain communication equipment for the Saudi Navy in Jeddah and Jubail...

3 months later, my wife called me up and said the US Postal Service had called me to work...I flew home and went to work...I worked 21 years for the Postal Service and retired in 2005...the last 10 years in the maintenance department....I would tell people my job was to "fix the machines that ate up their mail".. ;D

My degree is a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies with a minor in Philosophy...I do not know how that would correspond to yours..

It TECHNICALLY did not help with my employment at all, due to it being in another field entirely, but it DID help in lots of other areas....social interactions, diverse learning...and most of all, seems to make me stand out as a "religious nut" on the Chaos thread.... ;D

Bet you didn't expect this much info..... ;D...It's just that I got more to tell cause I'm so old.... ;D

[morbo]

WOW nice career, you've seen the world. And I know what you mean by "It TECHNICALLY did not help". I know a lot of people that started out as some thing and ended up as something completely different. But the studies they did made them "all round".

I also like Philosophy but I gave it up and chose a more scientific direction (the answers are easier to understand )


My degree (or closest to the US system) is an bachelor and master in computer science. It was a whole lot of fun to get my bachelor degree (prolly the best time of my life) great classmates and great teamwork to pull every one trough the exams, The masters degree was a bit more boring and the atmosphere in the class was not as great.

bachelor == team work
Master == individualism

Lucky at the new job there is a great team.

[Venom65437]

Right now I am majoring in Communications and I am minoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.

I have no idea if I will do anything related to that, and as long as it pays the bills, I don't care!

[sps1000]

Right now I'm majoring in graduate bound English to eventually get my masters in English, and I'm minoring in Psychology. Yes I am crazy.

[morbo]

Well you should know since your minor is psychology

[Galadriel]

I went to the paramedic school to become a nurse. First years you had to lean how to deal with small children in school, daycares and new born babies. Later on I learned how to take care of the elders in the hospital.
I made a bad decision not to redo two of my final exams due to school sickness. (I was tired of school in other words, I still regrett that decision)
After school I went straight to the army and became a a member of the airforce police squad that guarded the military airport.
When i resigned from the army after two years, I went to the office of employment to find a new job and learned to become a polyvalent receptionist.
I didn't find a job as a receptionist allthough my boss at the internship was very pleased with my work. So I ended up cleaning in a school for six years. Now i left the school a while ago to find something better, worked in a few retailstores but finally found my thing. It's cleaning again but different. ;D

[Venom65437]

My house needs cleaning, Ky...

[Galadriel]

venom65437 said:

My house needs cleaning, Ky...

Here's a broom, a duster and a bucket, you're all set to start Venom ;D

[Venom65437]

Get yer ass over here, NOW!

[LaFille]

Here we have a saying that says "the shoemaker is always the one putting on the worst-fitting shoes"...

I'm currently doing prealable courses to head for studies in zoology/wildlife biology/ecology. Philo I like too, and now bioethics calls me quite equally to the previous... Who knows, I may as well spend the rest of my life half sat on the school benches, in the end. To head for what kind of job, probably either in research, education or wildlife conservation or health organizations.

[cleglaw]

Masters degree in physical therapy. I am a physical therapist.

[rockergrl]

I study people especially if they are hot! lmao! Ok seriously though I took courses to be an administrative assistant, but changed my mind. Then after took some more business courses.

[Glance A'Lot]

Well - my life(story) is somewhat shorter than Sam's...

Graduated from school with the highest degree available in Germany (Abitur) in 1975.
Two years Army made me (drill-) sergeant and tank commander (Leopard)
Then I studied food technology - quit that with what in the US would be a bachelor and didn't pursue for masters.
Then I started an education at the US Army Logistics Management College (To my knowledge I'm one of 45 European citizens admitted, of which 36 graduated - at least until then) in the field of contracting.
Worked as a contract specialist and contracting officer for the US Army Contracting Command Europe servicing USAREUR and EUCOM in Stuttgart - the latter was challenging, 21 officers in general rank and a political advisor in the rank of ambassador (talk about primadonnas, *ahem* primodons!)
After the first gulf war I quit the occupation forces (as they were still called in Germany) to work as Head of Purchasing for a major real estate company in Dresden (They owned some 6.000 buildings with 85.000 dwelling and commercial units) Later I became Head of Real Estate Management in the same company.
A short term in Hamburg administering the real estate of a public company operating homes for asylum seeking people and nursing homes.
And then the call arrived to be Purchasing and Facilities Manager of Nintendo of Europe.


On a side note - none in my family works in what he/she originally learned or studied. Same is true for two thirds of my department.
But all speak - at least - two languages and have above average and versatile general education/interests.

[killerzzz]

Simply put: Masters english; minor french. Then Teacher's College.
I'm a teacher. ;D

When I was at school, I worked at a gorcery store.

Killerzzz

[Konrad Flameheart]

Mathermatics, Physics and Technical Design, Also have a diploma in Programming.

Currently working towards my MCSE and my CCNA

[BJC]

I smack people around. It's what I do.

[philster]

I got two graduate degrees in Art History and Studio Arts.

Right now I'm heading to graduate school to try my hand at getting a masters in History. If nothing else another undergraduate degree in History at least so that I can have a second option to teach that instead of art. Or being a museum curator or researcher if possible.

venom65437 said:

I have no idea if I will do anything related to that, and as long as it pays the bills, I don't care!

Oh you'll care man. If you don't enjoy what you're doing, you'll be complaining just as much as you are about college work right now.

That's why I'm trying so hard to find a career that I know I'll enjoy.

I *could* technically go get a job right now if I really wanted one. But I want one more chance at finding something I know I'll love doing, so I'm taking advantage of that opportunity.