Public servant, absolutely a good starting place, however largerly due to the application process it’s riddled with nepotism and a lot of “not what you know, but who you know”.
Arborist - yes, but expect to get absolutely flogged for the first few years. You’ll not need to do any sort of fitness/health stuff in your own time, work will take care of that. Learn to climb early, get in school early so you can be ready for the next step when your body gives out. Learn about ecology, learn about climate change. Learn about tree risk assessments, get a good spiel for convincing people that tree risk is incredibly low. Plant trees.
Depends what they were seeking to do with the rest of their career. I like my gourmet food manufacturing gig. It pays the bills, it’s a great team and the work takes up its alloted time only. If you were looking to gain the kind of experience which would put you in a good place to start your own business, or go work for a much bigger manufacturer that offers more in terms of promotions etc, then it’s potentially useful. It wasn’t my purpose though; I just wanted a job that didn’t take too much time away from my family, was local to where I live and was in an industry I care about. It had the advantage of being lockdown and recession proof, and a reliable source of work.
If someone asked, is the industry you work in one that you’d recommend they could start their career in?
Worked in several different industries. The answer would be absolutely on most of them.
Public servant, absolutely a good starting place, however largerly due to the application process it’s riddled with nepotism and a lot of “not what you know, but who you know”.
I’m a legal support worker. It’s a tough question. I think there are many better options but you can find some great jobs in this field.
Arborist - yes, but expect to get absolutely flogged for the first few years. You’ll not need to do any sort of fitness/health stuff in your own time, work will take care of that. Learn to climb early, get in school early so you can be ready for the next step when your body gives out. Learn about ecology, learn about climate change. Learn about tree risk assessments, get a good spiel for convincing people that tree risk is incredibly low. Plant trees.
Depends what they were seeking to do with the rest of their career. I like my gourmet food manufacturing gig. It pays the bills, it’s a great team and the work takes up its alloted time only. If you were looking to gain the kind of experience which would put you in a good place to start your own business, or go work for a much bigger manufacturer that offers more in terms of promotions etc, then it’s potentially useful. It wasn’t my purpose though; I just wanted a job that didn’t take too much time away from my family, was local to where I live and was in an industry I care about. It had the advantage of being lockdown and recession proof, and a reliable source of work.