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Postgrads/Masters to get ahead of looming next recession

  • 04-09-2019 9:07pm
    #1
    CBear1993
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭


    I’m currently a mid 20s Quantity surveyor in Dublin. Pays well enough at €60K and I’ve just about 5 years experience.

    I’m trying to future-proof myself against the next downturn that will inevitably come (and also have an escape plan to get out of construction or start my own thing)

    Are there any construction professionals on here who done the same - masters or postgrads for 1 year (couldn’t see myself doing any more than that) part time to turn to after the last downturn in 2009 onwards?

    Don’t like quantity surveying at all anyway to be honest. Would rather get out of it before I’m 30 which is optimistic. And it wouldn’t be a career in construction industry full stop.

    I’d be interested to hear any recommendations on courses online or that through the universities here. I’ve looked most of them up.


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  • #2
    OMM 0000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,733 ✭✭✭OMM 0000


    What would you like to work as?

    What are you interested in?


  • #3
    CBear1993
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭CBear1993


    Business, but not accounting or financial services - not more numbers!!!

    Been looking up the SOLAS 2018 report on jobs in demand and the skills shortages in ireland. I figured that's a good place to start then decide on post-grads from there.

    I had a go messing around with programming, but didn't like it at all, so I could'nt see myself in software engineering or developing.

    My main fear is that if I do change industries will I have to take a step down in salary no matter what direction it is - as I'm obviously new to that area....


  • #4
    OMM 0000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,733 ✭✭✭OMM 0000


    Could business analyst / product manager work for you?


  • #5
    CBear1993
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,397 ✭✭✭CBear1993


    Actually liked the look of business analyst. Just a question of which Dublin University to do it through.

    Friend done a masters through Open University etc and said it was a lot cheaper.


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Join the civil service, alright it would half your salary its ressison proof.


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