Recent content by Roy T.

"My parents didn't suggest anything to me, but I'm glad I switched to civil engineering. It seems to have paid off, for sure." http://www.studentsreview.com/unemployment_by_major.php3 Civil Engineering Unemployment: 13.3% Mechanical Engineering Unemployment: 6.3% and then... History Majors...

Personal reasons brought us back (Mom died and dad is very ill). Otherwise we would not have left Oz. Happy? It was because of Australia that dropping $1100 was not a killer. I still may return later this year. But in the mean time decided to see what was out there (recruiter in Texas...

It's pretty rough out there, having just got back from Australia - didn't realize what the corporate world in america had become. I was recently asked by a pipeline engineering firm to travel to houston for an interview. They liked the fact I had recent programming experience and had an...

http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/10/pf/college_graduates_salaries/index.htm "...NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- College grads are getting offered bigger paychecks for the first time since 2008. Students who will graduate this spring are receiving job offers with starting salaries averaging $50,034 per...

Hello All! After a long and fruitless search for work (civil engineering) in the states, we packed up and moved to the land down under 3 months ago after having got our visa. (benbo, this is for you) The long and short of it. After sending out hundreds of resumes for civil engineering work in...

you are asking the wrong crowd here man. this is an "engineer board" so the responses you are going to get -- sorry bout this but it's true -- aren't exactly going to be too worldly and wise. I have many friends who graduated with business degrees many years ago and "took it easy" for a year...

good lord that is brutal. sounds like a concentration camp. agreed completely, if that were my only option - i'd bag groceries for a living and walk away from the loans. life is short man.

my god you are boring. i might as well be talking to rainman. no mas.

HAHA! you know i missed your comment about being mistaken for an "aborigine". LOL If I were a black guy I'd be really offended right now! Sorry to disappoint, but my ancestors were russian and german, I'm as white as snow dude... the only way I get mistaken for an aborigine is if I perform...

benbo, nothing but love brother. I will truly pray for america - but I'm not going to be sticking around to see the final act. it won't be pretty. There are simply greener pastures elsewhere. I feel the way a migrant leaving some central america dirt-hole and coming to the states must have...

Of course you do benbo. And you are right, tons of new jobs out there for the many bright young engineers looking for work. My Bad. It got me a permanent resident visa. But, you're right - other than that, it's not the same as here in the states. Try getting a visa without one though... Find...

If you look at my most recent posts - I still am *very* much a shameless opportunist... which is why I am moving overseas. My post is entirely consistent which my world view... as is the current economy.. indeed they are an affirmation of them.. I am sorry if so many people here are stuck and...

He's not going to find work as a civil engineer in the united states of america. pure and simple. period, and end of discussion. it just isn't happening. my advice to a new college graduate who is contemplating returning to grad school is to focus on areas of the economy that services the rich...

Based in Australia with projects across Asia. Getting the VISA was no picnic (or cheap), the Aussies are tough - so... admittedly, it's not an option for everyone.

I live in an "Engineering City" - Houston. Have a P.E., 10 years experience in both government and industry, and have been "out" for 10 months since my last job. I've had a grand total of 2 interviews since that time. My old company just had another round of layoffs last week. There is no place...