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<blockquote data-quote="pdfangus" data-source="post: 1058374" data-attributes="member: 6543"><p>My degree is in animal science....</p><p>I did a few years as a herdsmand and cattle manager of purebred angus....</p><p>next came a stint with a milk marketing cooperative where I started as a fieldman and worked my way up the food chain....it was the job that I loved and it defined me to myself as it had a different challenge every day and at the time was a great work and professional environment....</p><p>then like all good things it changed and ended and I did a stretch as a manufactures rep for a chemical company selling cleaners and sanitizers to the dairy industry with the ocassional foray into the food processing industry....was the best paying work I ever did but constant travel over seven states was arduous while trying to maintain land and animals at home....</p><p>finally landed in a simple job as a conservation specialist at the local soil and water district and get to work with my farm friends and neighbors. A lifetime of preparation has made this the easiest job I have ever had even if it is the least lucrative....But I have been at home and had the opportunity to be involved in cattle associations and other organizations and hopefully make some contributions.....</p><p></p><p>Bottom line is that these days where you start is no indicator of where you will end up....just try to find a job that is challenging and one that gives you the opportunity for growth and happpiness...try to continue to learn....if you can not find a job with a lot of personal satisfaction then settle for one with a lot of money and you can then afford your own happiness...I was never truly happy until I had my own little place and a few cows of my own and now my horses....</p><p></p><p>We are in the process of hiring for a new position here at work.....</p><p>had eleven good applicants and 8 of them had masters degrees.....not sure they are any more educated than those with a BS 20 years ago....all had lots of short term resume building activities that are todays substitue for jobs and work experience. internships and volunteer activities....the women here all think that is wonderful stuff but there is no real continuity or responsibility or outcome to this stuff.....We have had interns here and so I have seen it from the inside....they get college credit for coming here and doing busy work....and we try to expose them to the real elements of the job as well....but we work harder than they do trying to get them the exposure...</p><p></p><p>I am maybe too old school, but I would rather see a kid who started as a cashier and ended up in the same job as a shift leader a couple years later....than one who volunteered at seven different charities or social organizations just to build the resume....I just sorted thru a lot of that. When I was in high school and college I did not volunteer for anything....I worked construction and warehouse jobs...did volunteer for one thing....the Army...needed GI bill to help pay for the rest of college.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pdfangus, post: 1058374, member: 6543"] My degree is in animal science.... I did a few years as a herdsmand and cattle manager of purebred angus.... next came a stint with a milk marketing cooperative where I started as a fieldman and worked my way up the food chain....it was the job that I loved and it defined me to myself as it had a different challenge every day and at the time was a great work and professional environment.... then like all good things it changed and ended and I did a stretch as a manufactures rep for a chemical company selling cleaners and sanitizers to the dairy industry with the ocassional foray into the food processing industry....was the best paying work I ever did but constant travel over seven states was arduous while trying to maintain land and animals at home.... finally landed in a simple job as a conservation specialist at the local soil and water district and get to work with my farm friends and neighbors. A lifetime of preparation has made this the easiest job I have ever had even if it is the least lucrative....But I have been at home and had the opportunity to be involved in cattle associations and other organizations and hopefully make some contributions..... Bottom line is that these days where you start is no indicator of where you will end up....just try to find a job that is challenging and one that gives you the opportunity for growth and happpiness...try to continue to learn....if you can not find a job with a lot of personal satisfaction then settle for one with a lot of money and you can then afford your own happiness...I was never truly happy until I had my own little place and a few cows of my own and now my horses.... We are in the process of hiring for a new position here at work..... had eleven good applicants and 8 of them had masters degrees.....not sure they are any more educated than those with a BS 20 years ago....all had lots of short term resume building activities that are todays substitue for jobs and work experience. internships and volunteer activities....the women here all think that is wonderful stuff but there is no real continuity or responsibility or outcome to this stuff.....We have had interns here and so I have seen it from the inside....they get college credit for coming here and doing busy work....and we try to expose them to the real elements of the job as well....but we work harder than they do trying to get them the exposure... I am maybe too old school, but I would rather see a kid who started as a cashier and ended up in the same job as a shift leader a couple years later....than one who volunteered at seven different charities or social organizations just to build the resume....I just sorted thru a lot of that. When I was in high school and college I did not volunteer for anything....I worked construction and warehouse jobs...did volunteer for one thing....the Army...needed GI bill to help pay for the rest of college..... [/QUOTE]
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