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Alternative employment options for a Civil Engineer

  • 17-03-2009 10:04pm
    #1
    gnolan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,501 ✭✭✭


    Simple as that really. No luck getting a job in engineering at the moment. Anyone have any ideas of what sector to go about looking for employment elsewhere, preferably somewhere that i can put what i learned in college to use?


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  • #2
    dory
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,575 Mod ✭✭✭✭dory


    There's not much out there, as I'm sure you know. I've known some engineers to go away working with GOAL or Concern for a year or so. If you don't have big committments here you could ride out the recession in some other country.


  • #3
    InReality
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,374 ✭✭✭InReality


    Maybe IT ?
    I think a lot of electronic engs skills are quite transferrable to programming etc.
    Not sure if i've heard of civil engs doing that though


  • #4
    gnolan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,501 ✭✭✭gnolan


    Gonna give this a bump, just in case anyone has any ideas of what other sectors might be on the lookout for a civil engineer.


  • #5
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    dory wrote: »
    There's not much out there, as I'm sure you know. I've known some engineers to go away working with GOAL or Concern for a year or so. If you don't have big committments here you could ride out the recession in some other country.

    Its very difficult to get a job with them. I think the numbers they have taken on this year are greatly reduced. I was gona apply this year but it never came up and things changed as well


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