Ble_PE
I need a beer.
Just to clarify, this is still all hypothetical at this point. I'm still employed at the same place and haven't been given the pink slip yet, so I'm just asking a few questions to see what opinions ya'll have.
As some of you know, I've been without work to do at work for pretty much 4 months now and needless to say, I'm getting a little antsy. We are still waiting to hear if we've been selected for a large project and should hear something by the end of the month, but regardless of the outcome, I've become a bit jaded toward my current employer. So this has led me to looking at any available opportunities that are out there right now. As it stands now, I have two leads.
The first is with a company here in town that I know the VP of Engineering for the Southeast who basically told me to call him if things get worse or if I need a change of pace. I feel like I would have a job here as long as they have the work to justify it.
The second lead is based on a cold call from a recruiter who saw my Linkedin profile (I guess they really do work!). He informed me of a position with a company in Florida that seems very interesting based on the job description and then he forwarded my resume to his contact with that company to see if he would like to perform a phone interview. I spoke with the recruiter last Friday and he is still waiting to hear back from the company, so this might not happen, but I'm still including it.
The one big thing with both of these leads that gives me pause is that they are both in specialized fields. The first job would be a transmission civil structural engineer performing the design for transmission line towers, etc. The second job is with a precast company performing the job of PE for designs of precast bridges and also as plant engineer for the precast plant.
I'm unsure if taking a job in a specialized industry such as one of these would hurt me this early in my career (I've been working 5 years). Can anyone with experience working in a specialized field let me know some pros and cons of your work? I'm just wondering if I should try to build a wider knowledge base now, and then a few years down the road possibly look into a specialized field, or if I should just go ahead and take the plunge.
I know this is all my decision anyway, but I was curious what some of you thought. I've learned a lot from the folks here on this board and ya'll always have good advice to give, so let me have it!
Thanks for reading all of this, it turned out to be longer than I thought. :thumbs:
As some of you know, I've been without work to do at work for pretty much 4 months now and needless to say, I'm getting a little antsy. We are still waiting to hear if we've been selected for a large project and should hear something by the end of the month, but regardless of the outcome, I've become a bit jaded toward my current employer. So this has led me to looking at any available opportunities that are out there right now. As it stands now, I have two leads.
The first is with a company here in town that I know the VP of Engineering for the Southeast who basically told me to call him if things get worse or if I need a change of pace. I feel like I would have a job here as long as they have the work to justify it.
The second lead is based on a cold call from a recruiter who saw my Linkedin profile (I guess they really do work!). He informed me of a position with a company in Florida that seems very interesting based on the job description and then he forwarded my resume to his contact with that company to see if he would like to perform a phone interview. I spoke with the recruiter last Friday and he is still waiting to hear back from the company, so this might not happen, but I'm still including it.
The one big thing with both of these leads that gives me pause is that they are both in specialized fields. The first job would be a transmission civil structural engineer performing the design for transmission line towers, etc. The second job is with a precast company performing the job of PE for designs of precast bridges and also as plant engineer for the precast plant.
I'm unsure if taking a job in a specialized industry such as one of these would hurt me this early in my career (I've been working 5 years). Can anyone with experience working in a specialized field let me know some pros and cons of your work? I'm just wondering if I should try to build a wider knowledge base now, and then a few years down the road possibly look into a specialized field, or if I should just go ahead and take the plunge.
I know this is all my decision anyway, but I was curious what some of you thought. I've learned a lot from the folks here on this board and ya'll always have good advice to give, so let me have it!
Thanks for reading all of this, it turned out to be longer than I thought. :thumbs:
