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    Mdear - 18-21 years old - female

    Posted by Mdear 1 Nov 28th, 2012 at 5:22AM

    I'm currently a student. I'm at the top of my class...I guess that's a qualification..? Of course people can change careers! Why not?

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  1. Watslifeallabout - 31-35 years old

    Reply by Watslifeallabout Nov 28th, 2012 at 6:46AM

    qualification means the degree... subjects... grade etc.wat wud u like t go in?

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  1. bobrido - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by bobrido Nov 28th, 2012 at 5:49AM

    Basically, my current career is that of an industrial electrician. Looking around, I see my career options dwindling before my eyes. It's kind of like being the guy that made the horse buggies back at the turn of the twentieth century. Someone out there still makes those buggies, but there aren't all too many of them.

    I've been going back to school working on a second BS in Computer Information Systems. I fear I may have made a mistake as I see graduates of that program relegated to very low paying help desk positions while the higher end jobs such as programmer or systems analyst is being outsourced to India.

    What I really would like to do is change careers from heavy industrial anything to becoming a DBA. I loved working with Oracle and MySQL. I would love to learn SQL Server. I also wouldn't mind working on the networking end. Unfortunately, I have no paid experience. No one will hire a late 40 something with a degree and no experience.

    Maybe move on to a Master's degree?

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  2. Watslifeallabout - 31-35 years old

    Reply by Watslifeallabout Nov 28th, 2012 at 6:45AM

    hmmm... but why wud u want to leave behind indutrial electronics.... its a pretty good field... and een high paying... my bro is doing great!.. compared to networking... which ofcourse isnt that well paying and thers lot of competition and young blood in it... u can do on the side something in the field...but better to not change career at this time.. step wisely

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  3. bobrido - 46-50 years old - male

    Reply by bobrido Nov 28th, 2012 at 6:48AM

    Agreed on the step wisely. Unfortunately, the state I live in has been bleeding industrial jobs for over two decades. There really is nothing left. To make matters worse, my first BS is in Industrial Technology. I'd say that makes me a glutton for punishment.

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  4. Sncats - 26-30 years old - female

    Posted by Sncats Nov 28th, 2012 at 5:25AM

    I am a student studying environmental health technology
    I think that career change is a good thing. Most people do these days.

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