R K, I'm right there with you. While I didn't go to grad school, I did make the mistake of moving and leaving a position in environmental consulting only to lock myself out of the career. I've had no luck getting back into it at entry level in the San Francisco area. Despite your lack of positive feedback in the job market, you're not alone and you may have a leg up on people such as myself who have a few years experience with no advanced degree. I've been told countless times that "while I would normally be an ideal candidate" for many entry level positions, "due to this economy, there are people with far more experience, and/or advanced degrees who are applying and willing to take the same pay." People keep telling me that something good will come if I keep trying, but I too have been looking for over a year now.
I don't know that commiserating is helpful or not for most, but at least you know it's nothing personal. Everyone is suffering right now. One thing I have learned through this process is that it's all about who you know. Best, Stephanie On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 7:26 AM, R K <[email protected]> wrote: > I would like to know if there's anyone else out there who has fought > their way through grad school, and finished with a real sense of > accomplishment, only to discover the utter impossibility of finding a job > in conservation science, the sham of building a career in this field. I > would like to know if there are any others who have gone a year or more > since graduation with no work, no prospects, and no hope left. > > I'm not looking for career advice, especially not from all those who > feel so very proud and superior to have a job where I do not. I've had > enough contempt, scorn, and smug cold amusement to last me a lifetime. If > you're employed, count yourself fortunate and move along. > > I'm not here to start a discussion; I'd just like to know if there's > anyone else living in the same place right now. If you've gone through the > endless rounds of application and rejection, if you poured yourself into > hopes that have gone to barren dust, I'd like to hear from you. Send me a > reply off-list. > >
