The bad news: I think I've come to terms that my geological career coming is to an end if I continue to live in Calgary or North America for that matter.
The good news: I know I have transferable skills that entail much more than 'looking at rocks all day'. A friend of mine suggested gas trading, explained a bit about it and thought there would be more opportunities available now and going forward. Is anyone here a trader that could comment? What qualifications/courses would you suggest as I don't have a formal business or marketing background.
I've considered an MBA and frankly, it is way too expensive to cover personally, particularly because it doesn't guarantee anything at all. I've considered doing a CFA Level I but I'm not sure what doors specifically this could open me up to other than Equity Research which I have zero desire to do based on everyone I know that has done it or is doing it.
Lots of you guys genuinely know what Geos do, what their role is, and what skills they have. I'm really open to any suggestions of where to zoom into in terms of new career paths. I kind of had a mental breakdown the other day about just being a bag-boy the rest of my life but things are on the upswing again