i graduated 2 years ago with a bachelor's in geography.  i currently work for a major gas utility company as a GIS Analyst.
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I have an MA in geography. I worked as a cartographer in publishing for a short time, then went into K-12 education for personal reasons. I've been known to teach a class in geography at the local community college.\n\nThe folks I knew from the old department work as cartographers, professors, GIS analysts. Some of them have gotten other degrees, like law or MBA. Some work for government agencies, like Land and Natural Resources, for instance, or the Coast Guard. \n\nOne undergraduate geography major I know cannot divulge the name of the federal agency (based in Langley, VA) that she works for. Nor can she tell me what she does for a living, but I hypothesize that she analyzes aerial photographs taken in countries of dry climate and particular interest to the US government. A former grad school classmate is on the ground in one of those countries through his longtime commitment to a US military reserve organization. Another one is a peer counselor in drug rehab, but you know, it happens.
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I just finished a degree in Business Administration Major in Management last 06 April.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nbut......\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI am currently
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I can safely say that my MBA did help me a great deal with my career. My boss likes me because I am able to construct very comprehensive but easy to read reports. So, I use my grad degree. My college degree was a B.A. in History and it hasn't done anything. Only 40% of college grads end up working in their field. That is partly the fault of the students, and partly the fault of the colleges. If you graduate with a business degree and you don't have well developed Excel and quantitative business skills.... then you're going to be pretty worthless in most entry level positions. And that's the fault of the colleges. But if you go to college and you don't want to be "number cruncher", then guess what... 90% of the jobs are just that. Certain degrees like education, engineering, some of the applied sciences are very specific and will give you the foundation for doing the job in those fields. But, if you get a B.A. and go into business, then... of course your college degree won't mean anything, but that's probably because you didn't know what you wanted to be until after you graduated. If I had to do it over again, I would have been a mechanic, tile installer, or a plumber. They make more money than I do, and I have an MBA.
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finishing off my masters :)
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Best thing- I quit my job, am making a career change (so I am my own boss) and enrolled in Grad. School.\n\nWorst thing- My dad died unexpectedly.  He was 53.
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you have two years of eligibility left.
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Sorry. I graduated a long time back.
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Masters in Business Administration, I was hired before graduation thru an internship, after about 5 years I was offered field manager position of prototype development in aerospce technologys.
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i enjoy travelling and science. that's why i chose to be a geologist because i get to go to different places while studying science.
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EngineerD,\n\nI can tell you from experience, the first two years suck.  Boring.  You are paying your dues.  Lucky for you, 2 years is full payment now (it was 5 years for me).\n\nGo to a small consulting firm.  You will take on a wide variety of projects that YOU want.  You will also get experience doing business development (which is always helpful).\n\nBest of luck!
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I worked as a bartender/bar manager for the 10 years before I became a middle school reading teacher.  I wanted to teach and I enjoy the time off even though the pay is not that great.
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nice i got my art degree at shepherd universty (shepherdstown wv) but i live in hawaii now so i wont be makin it to roanoke.  i miss the panhandle.  i am getting my masters in education and my thesis is going to be on integrating art in to the classroom.
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My brother got a degree in that area and never used it for that purpose - however - he has a good job.  A college degree and what you do with it is what you make out of it.\n\nGood Luck!!!
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I imagine many people have already mentioned the possibility of working for a governmental agency.  I would like to suggest to you the pursuit of employment and quite possibly a career in International Development with one of the many NGOs working in your region.  Your specialization in geography as it relates to civilization, humanity and population could be of great service to agencies that work in the areas of education, environment and relief on behalf of the less fortunate. \nSee the following NGO directories:\n\nhttp://edugreen.teri.res.in/explore/ngos.htm\nhttp://www.unchs.org/unchs/english/ngos/prof1.htm\n\nGood Luck in Your Endeavors!
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Really hard to make suggestions without knowing more about your situation. \n\n1. What resources you have available?\nHow much money do you want to spend, how much time do you have? Do you have access to GIS software?\n2. Do you have a particular GIS application in mind?\n3. Do you already have considerable experience with some of the tools? Are you working with some particular GIS software already?\n\nSince you already have a Master in Geography, I would assume you already  had a GIS overview and have worked with some GIS software, if not then you may want to start with a course which will familiarise you with one of the tools. \n\nIf you don't have a lot of money, I like Postgres and PostGIS. I seen some interesting stuff done with these tools. You more than likely end up spending more time learning them than with other GIS software because you have to do mostly self training. \n\nI also like the MIT open course software, the Urban studies and Planning class might be worth looking into if that your area of interest. There are other classes as well.\n \nER Mapper and ESRI  tools  are very popular and you can find classes at their website.
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when i was graduated from my collage with very good degree
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I did my MS in Environmental Science with an emphasis in Hydrology.\n\nThere is alot of work to be had in this field, but you really need to be able to do some serious math and physics.\n\nDegree wise, you need to do a BS in Geology and an MS in Hydrology/Hydrogeology.  I think that I would be more employable if my MS was purely in hydrogeology.