Hi,
I am a recent new graduate in Mechanical Engineering and wanted to get some of your opinions on traveling after completing an engineering degree. Would you recommend doing the travel thing or would you recommend getting some work experience behind me first? The reason why I ask is I have some buddies who are itching to go traveling and to be honest I share the same feeling. But they aren't engineers.
I recently accepted a full time position at an engineering firm because having been broke for the past 4-5 years I was itching to start making my own money and gaining experience towards my PEng. I still think that was probably the smartest thing to do, but I keep hearing all the "you won't be able to do it later", "this is the time you have the minimum responsibilities", "you shouldn't be in a rush to start work" kind of stuff, which I guess has some merit to it.
I wanted to ask other engineers what they thought because I think its a little different for engineer so dropping everything to go traveling could effect your competitivness in the job market when you are eventually looking for a job. I guess I should mention I dont have a whole lot of experience either-roughly 8 months as a summer intern.
Anyways, all opinions are welcome and I'd love to hear your thoughts on the subject. Thanks!
I am a recent new graduate in Mechanical Engineering and wanted to get some of your opinions on traveling after completing an engineering degree. Would you recommend doing the travel thing or would you recommend getting some work experience behind me first? The reason why I ask is I have some buddies who are itching to go traveling and to be honest I share the same feeling. But they aren't engineers.
I recently accepted a full time position at an engineering firm because having been broke for the past 4-5 years I was itching to start making my own money and gaining experience towards my PEng. I still think that was probably the smartest thing to do, but I keep hearing all the "you won't be able to do it later", "this is the time you have the minimum responsibilities", "you shouldn't be in a rush to start work" kind of stuff, which I guess has some merit to it.
I wanted to ask other engineers what they thought because I think its a little different for engineer so dropping everything to go traveling could effect your competitivness in the job market when you are eventually looking for a job. I guess I should mention I dont have a whole lot of experience either-roughly 8 months as a summer intern.
Anyways, all opinions are welcome and I'd love to hear your thoughts on the subject. Thanks!