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3G
09-23-2003, 12:03 PM
What's the best thing with the most jobs out there to get into??

I'm still thinking of what to go into and where. Any recommendations?

Shaolin
09-23-2003, 12:13 PM
what exactly are you trying to ask in your question? I mean, I can say you can go into retail they always need people in retail, but I don't really consider Retail being the best thing for anyone. Practicality wise, they always need accountants.. ?

3G
09-23-2003, 12:15 PM
Originally posted by Shaolin
what exactly are you trying to ask in your question?

like a good field that's easy to get into, with good pay.

Shaolin
09-23-2003, 12:22 PM
well I think your interests will have alot to do with your field of work in the future.. there's alot of fields out there that pays reasonably well but does everyone want to do it? probably not.. If you know people then you basically can get into any industry you desire.. but like i said before, they always need accountants, they always need people in trades.

rage2
09-23-2003, 12:23 PM
I just found out that a McDonald's manager makes $75k a year + bonus. Time to go to McDonald's University!

Shaolin
09-23-2003, 12:26 PM
i know this girl that's been in McDonalds for god knows how long.. apparently getting to Manager is pretty tough because the competition is fierce (all them burger flippers want to be a bigshot) and upper management will try to keep you down there with the rest of the peasants and stuff like that.

Politics.. gota love it. :D

Talies R
09-23-2003, 12:28 PM
Originally posted by rage2
I just found out that a McDonald's manager makes $75k a year + bonus. Time to go to McDonald's University!

Haha... yes, but this is McDonald's... No matter how I look at it, it's not worth it.

sml
09-23-2003, 12:48 PM
Originally posted by rage2
I just found out that a McDonald's manager makes $75k a year + bonus. Time to go to McDonald's University!

Are you sure about that? I read an ad in the newspaper about a yr ago for McD managers starting at $35k... I think $75k is with LOTS of experience!!! I'm thinking it's more like the GM of McD makes that much! :rofl:

ryder_23
09-23-2003, 12:51 PM
Originally posted by Shaolin
i know this girl that's been in McDonalds for god knows how long.. apparently getting to Manager is pretty tough because the competition is fierce (all them burger flippers want to be a bigshot) and upper management will try to keep you down there with the rest of the peasants and stuff like that.

Politics.. gota love it. :D

mY cousins fiance workd at mcdonalds for 2 years, and by 18 she was the manager.

Shaolin
09-23-2003, 12:59 PM
weird, maybe it has something to do with different locations? :dunno:

Super_Geo
09-23-2003, 02:15 PM
Originally posted by Mx6GtTurbo


like a good field that's easy to get into, with good pay.

Medicine, Law, or Engineering Physics.

hjr
09-23-2003, 04:18 PM
Originally posted by ryder_23


mY cousins fiance workd at mcdonalds for 2 years, and by 18 she was the manager. probably swing manager though, not store manager.

Shaolin
09-23-2003, 04:19 PM
Originally posted by hjr
probably swing manager though, not store manager.

that sounds more reasonable.

BigMass
10-08-2003, 10:00 AM
be a Dentist. You wont regret it once you're sitting in your 4th BMW and planning out your retirement at 40.

accordboi_02
10-08-2003, 10:12 AM
Originally posted by Mx6GtTurbo


like a good field that's easy to get into, with good pay.

that's easy: P.I.M.P.

WhiteNikes
10-08-2003, 11:26 AM
Don't choose Computer Science... not one of my Graduated Friends from the field have managed to find a 'Good' Job.

ahha
10-09-2003, 07:39 PM
funny and real

ryder_23
10-09-2003, 07:43 PM
Originally posted by BigMass
be a Dentist. You wont regret it once you're sitting in your 4th BMW and planning out your retirement at 40.

yet this job, their are quite a few dentist that commit suicide. Its like a depressing job or something, just looking at peoples mouths, my mom read an article on it when i mentioned i wanted to be a dentist, lol, that didnt really stop me about thinkin about it tho

Ajay
10-09-2003, 08:17 PM
Originally posted by ryder_23


yet this job, their are quite a few dentist that commit suicide. Its like a depressing job or something, just looking at peoples mouths, my mom read an article on it when i mentioned i wanted to be a dentist, lol, that didnt really stop me about thinkin about it tho

Yah dentists have one of the highest suicide rates among professionals. My uncle was a dentist but he retired quite a few years ago. Made a nice life for himself...he lives on the beach in West Vancouver overlooking Kit's Beach and the Pacific Ocean! All the toys you can think of as well!


Originally posted by WhiteNikes
Don't choose Computer Science... not one of my Graduated Friends from the field have managed to find a 'Good' Job.

I agree with that one completely. A friend of mine is graduating form Comp Sci this year. I asked him what he plans to do after and he told me he's gonna teach salsa dancing after he graduates! Kinda seems like a waste of a good $20K in tuition and four years if he's just gonna go teach salsa dancing! And DAMN....those Comp Sci guys go through hell....barely saw the kid at all last year cause he was doing 3 CPSC classes a semester.

WhiteNikes
10-09-2003, 08:23 PM
Originally posted by Ajay





I agree with that one completely. A friend of mine is graduating form Comp Sci this year. I asked him what he plans to do after and he told me he's gonna teach salsa dancing after he graduates! Kinda seems like a waste of a good $20K in tuition and four years if he's just gonna go teach salsa dancing! And DAMN....those Comp Sci guys go through hell....barely saw the kid at all last year cause he was doing 3 CPSC classes a semester.

Got a decent job in the field but no degree. Don't even think I should leave cause if I go to school to get a job... but I already have a job should I risk it and go back to school?

accordboi_02
10-09-2003, 09:20 PM
Originally posted by WhiteNikes


Got a decent job in the field but no degree. Don't even think I should leave cause if I go to school to get a job... but I already have a job should I risk it and go back to school?

can't you just take evening classes and be a part time student??

4wheeldrift
10-09-2003, 09:29 PM
Pick up some CAD courses and become a draftsman, or become an engineer. Oil and Gas is going to be hella busy on the design end of things in the spring...

ahha
10-10-2003, 01:51 AM
Originally posted by 4wheeldrift
Pick up some CAD courses and become a draftsman, or become an engineer. Oil and Gas is going to be hella busy on the design end of things in the spring...

i agree, why don't you work on industrial design or mould-making, every product starts with a mould.:thumbsup:

WhiteNikes
10-10-2003, 09:31 AM
Originally posted by accordboi_02


can't you just take evening classes and be a part time student??

Not Quite... the job requires that I live in Banff. :thumbsdow Good idea tho:thumbsup:

SwitchBlade
10-11-2003, 01:12 PM
I have been thinking about automotive marketing alot anyone have any thoughts about that?

HTN SWCHS
10-21-2003, 11:33 AM
Originally posted by Mx6GtTurbo


like a good field that's easy to get into, with good pay.

mamas boy, like me

3G
10-21-2003, 11:39 AM
Originally posted by HTN SWCHS


mamas boy, like me

fuck you buddie i aint no mamas boy, meet me at the bike racks after school, me and my boys r gan fuck u up

teknical
10-21-2003, 11:43 AM
lol, I'm also in this same kind of position, I just graduated from high school, now what? I haven't decided what I wanna go into.

A friend of my dads said he needs an apprentice at his mechanics shop, but I'm not sure I wanna get into mechanics. Sure I love cars, and I'd love to be working on them all the time, but like my dad says: "Its a dirty job, and you'll be getting your hands dirty all the time."

Any recommendations at SAIT for a good job in a few years?

89coupe
10-21-2003, 11:46 AM
Anything in the Oil & Gas sector pays fairly well. Most of the mid-high level positions are $70,000 and up per year. Do you want an office job?

My buddy works in the field as a directional driller and he makes $200,000.00/year. A 1st year MWD can make $90,000.00 year and go up from there.

Engineers, Geologist and Geophysicists 1st year are usually around $50,000.00/year after a few years you can easily exceed $100,000.00 depending on how good you are.

HTN SWCHS
10-21-2003, 11:49 AM
Originally posted by Mx6GtTurbo


fuck you buddie i aint no mamas boy, meet me at the bike racks after school, me and my boys r gan fuck u up

i meant its a good occupation dumb shit

Shaolin
10-21-2003, 04:20 PM
Sales is good once you're in a company with good accounts, or ability to find good accounts.. if you don't have good accounts then you're pretty much screwed.. but yeah Sales is a good way to go, but you have to be good at it.

00redLUDE
10-21-2003, 11:42 PM
If all you want is $$$ then Dentist

If you want some money ($$), be respected (by most people), but still have to work fairly hard then Medicine.

Scott
10-27-2003, 11:31 PM
I just joined the Canadian Forces. I get paid 38k a year, sounds low, but with accomodations and food, its a lot to start out with. I start my trade training in January, and by June i will be QL3 qualified in Naval communications. Pay goes up, opportunities go up, and i can leave the forces and have a trade that will earn me lots of money.

ZorroAMG
10-28-2003, 01:30 PM
Go into Porn...or maybe become a hostess at Swis Chalet.

Gondi Stylez
10-28-2003, 02:53 PM
Originally posted by Super_Geo


Medicine, Law, or Engineering Physics.

easy to get into... i think ur dreamin! but good pay! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

just do what ur interests are cuz then ull never get bored, with a career like medicine ull have to work so freakin hard for so long and may just get fed-up and its not for everyone so in a sense ull just be wasting ur time and $$!!

just sit down and think one day, and put the $$ issue aside for a min. and think about what YOU like to do, then decide on a career, you wont be dissappointed! or just take general courses and see what appeals to you!

403Gemini
10-28-2003, 06:13 PM
Reasons why dentists have the highest suicide rates is cause people loathe the dentist... why? cause needles in your mouth fuckin hurt and so does pulling teeth... the dentist (subconsciously) feels like hes punishing people or torturing them and it all builds up, resulting in overwhelmming guilt... thus suicidal thoughts occur.

Yay for psychology! (another useless field to get into... i should know...)

Shaolin
10-28-2003, 06:30 PM
yep, social work here we come!

pinoyhero
10-28-2003, 07:56 PM
If your talking about education go into business or economics they arethe most general degrees around. As far as placement is concerned I think your best bet would be engineering though.

SwitchBlade
10-30-2003, 07:51 PM
Everyone should be a dentist then i could make a living being a dentist suicide counsellor. Hey i dont even have to be good at it.

Oil and gas are good though if you wanna stay in or around Calgary. Thats always a safe bet.There will be numerous posistions in healthcare due to retirement. Keep that in mind.

carzcraz
11-07-2003, 06:30 PM
Might I recommend nursing...depending on whether you consider it a "male" or "female" profession. My reason being is because a first year makes $52 000/year (my friend's a new nurse) after getting shift differential etc. If you don't like the hospital, there's always Oil and Gas, community, flight nursing, pharmaceuticals etc. etc.

Also, you can find a job ANYWHERE in the world....Hawaii is looking badly and most other places in the US pay a minimal starting salary of $60 000 USD. Plus, you get car allowance, a car, free rental for a few months, place ticket to fly down etc. etc.

Just my 2 cents....