Hey Allison, Most of the grad students with me have been MSc students, I encourage them to cast the net wide to find a rewarding professional career. Often that means a series of hires, each with some new set of skills to learn. And I encourage them to think about any institution, whether it be ngo, consulting, federal or provincial/state or corporate. Jobs of former MSc ecology students include include provincial wildlife division, a medical testing firm, local power utility, federal fisheries, information officer with province, the Pacific Whale foundation, an aquarium, a medical records company, several consulting firms. And others. You have valuable technical skills. Leaving grad school and the attendant research environment does not mean leaving behind your technical skills. The US, just like Canada where I live, needs your technical skills, which are transferable and valuable.
Are you on LinkedIn? If not, have a look at it. Best, David S. http://www.mun.ca/osc/dschneider/bio.php Quoting "Allison F. Walston" <[email protected]>: > Hey everyone > > I graduated with my MS in ecology earlier this year and I was able to get a > temporary job after graduation. However, the job will be ending shortly and > they won't be able to make any permanent hires in the foreseeable future. I > have a few other irons in the fire, but I am growing increasingly skeptical > that any of them will pan out. > > I know a lot of people are in a similar situation given the job market and > I've recently started thinking about looking outside of science. I did well > during grad school and gained a lot of analytical skills. However, I can > imagine the confusion my grad degree would cause for a potential employer > outside of science/biology/conservation. > > Has anyone else made the decision to leave science shortly after grad > school? What sort of things are career paths are worth looking into? > > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Allison >
