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Is an /out/ career possible?

Anonymous Fri 23 Nov 2018 23:17:00 No.1402066 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1402109 >>1402180 >>1402200 >>1403551 >>1403582

I'm in the midst of a quarter life crisis right now. I'm trying to eventually get a permanent position with the NPS or Forest Service. I'm a junior in college getting a degree in public administration, and taking a lot of environmental studies courses. My GPA is too low to qualify for Pathways. Am I screwed? How do I put my foot in the door at the NPS or the Forest Service?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 24 Nov 2018 00:38:51 No.1402109 Report

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>>1402066
Yes

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 24 Nov 2018 02:52:48 No.1402166 Report

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Join my band and carve a future in the outback.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 24 Nov 2018 03:10:56 No.1402180 Report

Quoted By: >>1402193 >>1402200

>>1402066
Second this.
I am thinking about doing a nursing qualification, such as AIN or EN to help me get into an /out/ job. I am assuming that it would be helpful in some respects (if anyone can confirm or deny, it would be much appreciated) . I was like you anon and took a shitty in degree (politics) and regret it like hell. I would try and do something that has more of a practical application.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 24 Nov 2018 03:35:43 No.1402193 Report

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>>1402180
At my school public administration is the best degree option outside of maybe history. With it I'm getting a lot of environmental management knowledge under my belt. I just have no idea how to start getting involved directly ya know?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 24 Nov 2018 03:48:46 No.1402200 Report

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>>1402066
>My GPA is too low...am I screwed?
Yes unless you re-take courses until your GPA is good enough to quality.
>How do I put my foot in the door at the NPS or the Forest Service?
Getting a degree is helpful, but you're getting it in the wrong subject. The Forest Service wants people who studied forestry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_forestry_universities_and_colleges#United_States Once you get your GPA up there's a list of schools to apply for.

>>1402180
It might help for a paramedic job. But they're really looking for people with degrees in forestry or biology. If you're getting a nursing degree that's really cool but you'd have a better career in healthcare than in the forest service.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 24 Nov 2018 17:11:51 No.1402409 Report

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>>1402200
How about the NPS. Would public administration help for the LE path?

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Anonymous Mon 26 Nov 2018 05:29:01 No.1403539 Report

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G E O L O G Y
most degrees require a month+ of field camp during the summer after your 3rd/4th year.
study rocks, it's comfy

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Anonymous Mon 26 Nov 2018 05:37:30 No.1403551 Report

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>>1402066
>ted didn't need any help from civilization to survive

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 26 Nov 2018 06:23:03 No.1403575 Report

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You need tons of volunteer experience with tons of organizations and a ton of luck to have any chance of getting any sort of /out/ job and you will not be payed enough to survive on.

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Anonymous Mon 26 Nov 2018 06:41:30 No.1403582 Report

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>>1402066
I have a bachelors in Environmental Science and work for a major counties Environmental Services department. Get a good education and pick the office life, there is no good or long lasting path being out in the field unless you are a highly experienced researcher at a university or something.
You don't need a fancy degree to work maintaining trails or building fences on public land. If you want to swing a hammer outside then just join Americorp and have fun, but know that its a shitty dead end "career".

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Nov 2018 06:42:19 No.1404238 Report

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>>1403575
lol
no you dont
just apply to the job you want and dont stop applying till someone hires you
The people I work with at the NPS told me the same thing before I got hired there
If you have a specific park in mind go thee and ask a shit ton of questions
one thing about Park personal is they love to talk

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Nov 2018 13:46:10 No.1404386 Report

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I’m a seasonal Forest Technician work 8 months a year primarily in wildfire management. I also do some wildlife and parks work and odd extension/ public relations stuff. The other 4 months of the year I do tree removal, and operate heavy equipment mainly snow removal and frozen water line repair. In fact I’ve never had nothing but an out Job

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Nov 2018 14:27:36 No.1404393 Report

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>>1403539
In my first year of trekking down the Earth Science path, going balls deep into rock territory. What field of geology do you recommend anon, I'm not sure what I'm gonna do with rocksmarts

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Nov 2018 15:36:35 No.1404407 Report

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>>1404393

structural geology is the /out/est of the geo fields.
you literally study crust deformation

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Nov 2018 17:36:15 No.1404489 Report

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>>1404386
How difficult is it to pick up a new seasonal job after you finish your last one?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 27 Nov 2018 18:45:48 No.1404541 Report

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Seasonal jobs are easy to pick up. I could work every day of the year if I wanted. I know most of contractors and a good number of business owners in my town. They know how I work and most would hire me full time if I wanted. I live in an area with a high unemployment rate as well. A lot of people are just lazy and don’t want to work. This seems to be getting worse with the younger generations

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