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发信人: yu (大灰狼), 信区: AdvancedEdu
标  题: 在美国的就业机会(转贴)
发信站: BBS 水木清华站 (Sat Apr 19 09:51:50 1997)

发信人: Lucky_Bird@bbs.ustc.edu.cn (幸运鸟), 信区: goabroad
标  题: 七系的哥们在美国的就业机会(欢迎讨论)
发信站: 中国科大BBS站 (Fri Apr  4 21:27:38 1997)
转信站: sjtubbs!sjtunews!ustcnews!ustcbbs

The following message is the email my buddy sent to me.  Your comments
are very appreciated.

信件提要：Your chance to get a job here.

Hi, buddy,

I think it is all right to post my message on BBS since I believe it is
very important especially for guys in Hefei to know the real situation
whenever possible.

From what you told me, I can see some good news. You said most of the
students admitted are in geophysics. Geophysics is something that can
play a role in both petroleum and environmental geology. My guess is that
petroleum is likely to be the major driving force. It might be a good
reminder for those who will be in geophysics, that you want to somehow do
something related to the oil industry, such as seimic interpretation. I
know Lang Zhongming (897) is working in such a firm in Houston. Several
other graduates from the 7th dept are working fro Exxon or Amoco, both of
which are large oil companies. Once you are here in the US, I think it is
very important for you to find out from other students in the dept wether
you really want to get a Ph.D  instead of MS. I know it sounds terrible,
but if you can't find a job, you are in deep trouble. It is my
understanding that MS graduates are better off than Ph.Ds as far as
finding a job.

On the environmental side, two fields are available. One is hydrogeology,
the other is environmental geochemistry. You don't want a Ph.D unless you
are some big hydro schools such as Univ. of Arizona, U. of Nevada, Reno., or
Univ. of Waterloo in Canada. It is much easier to find a job with a MS.
But then you will find yourself in a situation where you work hard but
don't get much. To be a professor is nice, but first of all it is very
difficult to find a position now. There are some sayings that the
situation will get much better four or five years later when many old
professors will be retiring. This is actually true for other disciplines
in geology. For those of you who want to take this route, be prepared to
work hard on your research, which is very much quantitative these days,
no matter if you are working on hydro or geochem.

The following are some personal notes about living in the US. I think you
should tell you that it is rough. By that I mean you are not in the best
situation as a foreigner in a immigrant country that is more hostile to
immigrants. You will be turned down in many cases because of the simple fact
that you are not an American. I personally have decided to come back to China
later, but I have also decided to get into the meat of the US society
before  I do that. Then you need to find a job, or a decent job. What you
need to do then, is to be DAMN good at someting that the US deperately
needs. There are many such things in computers because the computer
industry in growing so fast that not enough Americans are available for
it. Constantly look out outside your major and see what are hot and also
something you can handle pretty well.

I will say living in the US is even more challenging than living in China
these days. You got to be strong, both mentally and physically(I mean
healthy). You want to keep your ears and eyes contantly open so that you
will not lost in your school work. Making as many good friends as you
can, set up your network from Day one. You can help them and they will
help you later.

Have a good day.
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