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| S13 |
so the situation is i'm currrently in school for the technical training for 4th year automotives and will be journeymen shortly after i'm finished.
so the issue is, i'm only 22 and part of me wants to go back to school to take another program so i can have something to fall back on if the automotive thing doesn't work out. but part of me feels that i've already put 4yrs into tthis already and now its at least another 2 years of schooling for something else. then what? continue with automotives or start a new career with what ever i decide to take?
just looking for some input and some insight. need to decided and try to get into something before its too late in the year to register. which i think it might be already but still worth a try.
Thanks guys and girls. |
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| dtjohnst |
Business type stuff compliments everything. You won't be "throwing away" anything since technical expertise is rare and valued in management. Whether you go with Business Management and try to get on as a service manager or something or take more financial oriented business courses and look at stuff like sales manager your automotive stuff will be useful to you still.
Unless you want something completely new, in which case I don't think it matters. |
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| TrevorK |
NAIT is in the process of trying to create degrees for people like you, whereby you only need to take a couple years worth of classes to get an actually degree (Bachelor of Technology).
I'm not sure where Automotives is one of the applicable classes (I zoned out after finding out my course wasn't accepted).
I would enjoy your career as a journeyman right now. Use the experiences you get through it to shape whether you want to pursue further education or not. Further, while you are in the field you may meet people in positions you want to be in, and you'll be able to discuss what they've done/gone through to get there. |
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| ChromeDragon |
| There won't be any shortage of automotive work in the next decade, so I would recommend working and saving up some money before going back to school again. You could even look into evening and weekend classes. |
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| Prudz_lude |
I would strongly recommend it. Alot of the techs at all the dealerships i worked at (3 capital dodge jeep, Sun toyota, Infiniti) alot of people were seeking advancement but not many had the educational background to move as far up as others.
At infiniti the nissan sales manager was the sales manager at 26 years old becasue he did what you have done so far. became a journeyman but then did two years of business/accounting and thats what landed him that position. He now is making a really good salary. thats the same with the general sales manager. The difference is they started as top sellers (sales people) but also had a bit of business and accounting background to help them land the jobs.
I've talked to all of them in depth about how they got to where they are in the last year and a half since high school. Since i have been out of school i have been researching and sort of interviewing as many people as i can in different careers i thought would interest me and i found alot of them i would be making a complete mistake. I'm going to school in january because i finally know what i want to do.
I would advise you talk to a few of the people you see as being where you want to be in the future and ask them how they got there. I can tell you one thing for sure. If you work in a dealership and become a general service manager, general sales manager, business manager, finance manager, or the acutal general manager of the place your going to be rolling in money. Most of them make 6 figure salaries. how do i know this? I have asked and been to there monstrousity of houses
So my final word of advice is to do two more years at nait in those business/accounting, work your ass off for good grades in them, interview others, and start your career. I know if you do all this you should have a great career. Good luck |
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| Jord@n |
| I'd recommend working for a bit if you're just finishing up something at school now. If you have trouble finding a job or don't enjoy it then go back to school. |
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| S13 |
thanks for the advice guys.
i've been thinking it over and talking with some friends and i think i've decided to keep working for awhile and see where things take me.
i don't think i would be a good desk job person tho, i'm more of a hands on person and dealership work is kinda getting boring as its not much you really have to do, changing oil and checking brakes..etc.. i guess i'll have to find a job where i'm actually building something, like engines, suspension. stuff thats not just inspections.
i like doing what i do, but i just want to find something in the automotive world i'd like to do more. |
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| Prudz_lude |
| this is why i suggested going back to school. you can use that extra bit of education to open up a successful private shop. i'm not saying you have to, but i know it would still be extremely helpful for book keeping, marketing, etc. Ohh well hopefully everything works out for you good luck :) |
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| S13 |
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Originally posted by Prudz_lude
this is why i suggested going back to school. you can use that extra bit of education to open up a successful private shop. i'm not saying you have to, but i know it would still be extremely helpful for book keeping, marketing, etc. Ohh well hopefully everything works out for you good luck :)
yeah thats what i was thinking of too, but i'm still considering it just probably feel things out since i'm just finishing up my journeymen, get a bit more experience in the trade first and see where it takes me. |
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| JustinL |
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Originally posted by ChromeDragon
You could even look into evening and weekend classes.
Good advice ^
I'm working on a masters degree part time as both a hobby and in hopes that some day it will help my career. Evening classes are hard work if you are working full time, but at least you don't have to sacrifice income. |
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