Job potential stuff---

[ladyjanelly]

So there's this new thing in architectural drafting called Building Information Modeling.

And since architectural drafting is the part of my schooling that I"m most enjoying and feel I'm most likely to go into-- I"m sort of thinking to get in on the ground level of this new technology and see what the job prospects are.

I'm learning ArchiCAD (BIM)right now, and AutoCAD is already my bitch. I'm thinking of learning Revit (AutoDesk's BIM product) and adding it to my harem and starting my job search now.

Part of my desire for school is to say I have a degree and stop feeling insecure about my education. But the reason I"m going for Interior Design is to have something useful for having a job and even most drafting jobs want a degree.

But right now the recruiters are like "Do you know REVIT?" and not caring about anything else at all and there might be potentially awesome jobs out there. (45-55K/yr)

So I"m thinking I'll study Revit on my own time and finish out the semester and put out some resumes during the summer?

What do y'all think?

Comments

[beckaandzac.livejournal.com]

Getting in on the technological ground floor in a field you're really interested in sounds fantastic, and as though it could be very gratifying in the long term. Real skill and job satisfaction are so much more worth it than the words on a page that make a degree. And if you really love school and want to continue, it's possible you can find a job that supports your doing that. Many companies will help pay for classes in a relevant field if they think it will make them look better in the long run to have employees with particular degrees.

Just the two cents of a new visitor in these parts. :)

[cattraine.livejournal.com]

Go for it!

[lexstar29.livejournal.com]

It sounds to me like you have a very good plan there. All the better because it's something you enjoy doing, and that's valuable in working life!

I think testing the market with resumes during the summer is a very good idea. After all, you lose nothing by doing nothing it, you just give yourself options.

I'd go for it.

[angels3.livejournal.com]

Go for it. It's always great to be able to get a job in what your going to school for. It helps when you graduate and look for an even better job, because not only will you have the schooling but experience.

I work in retail but we have one university and a community college both do mostly medicine but we loose lots of people for the same reason but it's the best move they can make.

[civilbloodshed.livejournal.com]

Revit is awesome! My boyfriend is studying architecture at IIT, so he uses it a lot, and it's not difficult to pwn. Also, it's cool and purple.

[stjra.livejournal.com]

GO for it! The more experience you can get the better in the long run. You can always finish your degree bit by bit and have both to increase your career potiential.

[realpestilence.livejournal.com]

I have little idea what you're talking about, really, but that's never stopped me from having an opinion. *beams*

It occured to me to wonder if recruiters would want to see credentialing in this REVIT thing, or if you demonstrating you do know it would be enough? The positive thing about having a degree in something is that employers can assume you know it (whether or not you do...oh, I'm not bitter about my own schooling, AT ALL); whereas if you self-teach, they'll probably want you to show it in some way. Like a typing test to prove wpm would. I doubt it's a major stumbling block.


Just trying to be less fic-oriented in my responses, here. *shuffles*