iTzBockes wrote

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Ethwin wrote I am 16 and I have no clue on what I want to do as a career when I grow up. I know that I am still pretty young and I don't have to worry about it as much at this age, but I would still like to know a direction that I might be interested in going.

I am into computers and video games, I don't think I have what it takes to be a game creator because I don't really have a lot of creativity and I don't think I will be able to come up with an idea for a game. But yeah, I like video games, computers, and technology in general.

If I could get some ideas on jobs that I might like then it would help if you were to tell me so I can look in to them. Thanks!

I believe I was in your same position. I am currently planning on going to Full Sail University down in Florida. There I will spend 33 months getting a masters in game design and a bachelors in software development(yes, 33 months for both degrees, I know its awesome). You don't need any background in programming at all. All colleges that teach this stuff directly treat you as if you have no experience in the field. I myself am still not sure where I want to go but the 2 degrees leave a big opening for me. The game design master will make me stand out if I want to do something with games. The bachelors in software dev will open a lot of doors in many companies such as Microsoft and Apple and Google. Well I hope I helped you out with your decisions good luck!

You sir, will be making bank while making Call of Duty ;)

Haha thanks, most jobs that I could get with these degrees all start with 6 figure salaries. I'm looking forward to it!

That's awesome man, happy for you Try to get hired with a popular game company... Their offices are fun as hell lol

I know! I job shadowed over at Zynga in Seattle and the offices there are basically built like a house other than bedrooms. They have arcades and ping pong and many other fun game!

This is one of the reasons why I want to get into HTML... Or Java.. But either or, I want to work for a good company. I've seen the FaceBook offices and they have sleeping places for naps and stuff lol and all these gaming companies have fun houses as their workplace

Pretty much! But while I was there I got to make some levels for one of their games. It was pretty cool, although it was only drag and drop it was for one of their facebook games!

That's awesome man, how'd you get to intern or get to go see their job atmosphere? Seems fun!

You could go into IT or graphical design

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iTzBockes wrote

Ethwin wrote I am 16 and I have no clue on what I want to do as a career when I grow up. I know that I am still pretty young and I don't have to worry about it as much at this age, but I would still like to know a direction that I might be interested in going.

I am into computers and video games, I don't think I have what it takes to be a game creator because I don't really have a lot of creativity and I don't think I will be able to come up with an idea for a game. But yeah, I like video games, computers, and technology in general.

If I could get some ideas on jobs that I might like then it would help if you were to tell me so I can look in to them. Thanks!

I believe I was in your same position. I am currently planning on going to Full Sail University down in Florida. There I will spend 33 months getting a masters in game design and a bachelors in software development(yes, 33 months for both degrees, I know its awesome). You don't need any background in programming at all. All colleges that teach this stuff directly treat you as if you have no experience in the field. I myself am still not sure where I want to go but the 2 degrees leave a big opening for me. The game design master will make me stand out if I want to do something with games. The bachelors in software dev will open a lot of doors in many companies such as Microsoft and Apple and Google. Well I hope I helped you out with your decisions good luck!

You sir, will be making bank while making Call of Duty ;)

Haha thanks, most jobs that I could get with these degrees all start with 6 figure salaries. I'm looking forward to it!

Those 6 figure jobs wont higher people right out of school just look up some top company and all required 2-8 years of this " years of game systems design experience on one or more shipped multiplayer games with competitive, social and progression systems."

You are correct about this. You are missing one factor though. The schooling will count as 2.5 years right there. Full sail doesnt have a set grad date either, they graduate every month so that they dont flood the market. An edge this school in particular that most others dont is degree auditing. Employers love this when their employees have it. It means you can go back to the school and relearn the new languages and techniques that are always changing and coming out for free. I'm not sure about others but I already have experience in the field from various computer science classes at school. I already have 2 years under my belt and should have a 3rd before I go to the college. After college I'll have 5 of the 8 years you have listed.

If a job says it requires 2 years of experience, school doesn't count. Of you apply and put your college or university as your experience they will laugh and throw out your application.

When I was looking for my first IB job, they all required at least a year of experience. They mean internships or real work, no one cares about the classes. The classes are nothing like the actual job.

Publix from where I live is what most 16 year olds have as a job. All you really do is bag groceries till you get trusted by the manager to move you up to cashier but thats just where I live.

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Bashful wrote It depends on what you want,
stable and average pay
or
high paying and unstable

I work for an HVAC company, and I'll be making at least 40k a year in a few years, without having prior experience (I'm at 24,000 right now).

Trades are a really good route, because some trades are always needed.

If you don't mind not having a life outside of work, truck driving is amazing.

If you get paid 50 cents per mile, you could easily average 400$ a day.

Lastly, doing a broad degree is college is an awesome way because you can qualify for pretty much anything in the field. Or even business degrees to become management in retail.

I won't lie and sugarcoat it, but college isn't always for everyone and I know tons of people who never found any work having to do with their degree. It's hard with the economy, and then your student loans impact you.

If you do do anything with gaming/software, try to refrain from specializing. I was going to do AI Programming (6 year program at least), and it'd cost me 50k a year for schooling. However, starting salaries are around 170,000. But the market is really low for those professions, so you could make 170,000 but be out of a job for months on end when you get laid off.

I would recommend researching fields, because software is easy. I'm doing it self-taught right now, and they will teach you everything. It's straight forward and you have goals to reach. You really don't need to be creative if you're doing something specific.

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Also, a lot of higher paying jobs require prior experience. So try to attend a college that will put you on the work force.

Without this, you need to find an internship or a low paying job. Most internships are unpaid.

Your advice wasn't the best imo. Yeah trades can be good as I have a friend whose father makes great money for being a plumber... Truck driving is good money but have fun with a terrible back at age 40.. Teaching yourself to code isn't going to get you 80k a year. Even if you're better than a guy WITH a college degree, he'll still get the job because he went to college. You may be 10x better, but no degree is no job nowadays.

It's realistic.
Trades are awesome, for one fact. They are always needed. Air Conditioning and heating, electricity, plumbers, constuction etc. will always be needed.

Truck driving is SOMETIMES good money, but it's time consuming. The back thing doesn't always apply because most truck drivers actually don't do really any lifting, they aren't required. But it all depends on what you deliver.

I know it won't get me 80k a year, but I'm simply stating it's easy to learn it. That was the whole point, I'm sorry if that point was missed.

Regardless, the no degree is no job point is false as of now. The only place this applies is higher paying jobs, at an immediate standpoint. If I wanted to, I could start as an intern somewhere and bust my a*s and make my way to 200k a year. It'll take longer and if a degree is required, most jobs will pay for you to do schooling.

Trust me, I did my research. If you want sources I'll gladly find them.

A big well known company won't hire without a degree nowadays. For the truck driver job, I didn't mean lifting, I meant sitting for 10 hours straight. GG your back

-Dylan_ wrote A big well known company won't hire without a degree nowadays. For the truck driver job, I didn't mean lifting, I meant sitting for 10 hours straight. GG your back

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I never said they would. But plenty of places will, and will train you for the job.

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Companies that reimburse you alone, these are big companies.

Some PAY for all of your schooling.

You don't sit for 10 hours straight. Between weigh station, truck stops, eating, etc. you have plenty of time to move.

My friend is doing game design in UNI for a few years.

While I on the other hand am stuggiling to find anything even though I have good qualifications and live in London where all the jobs are supposed to be

Dont aim for 1 job role, you'll only be let down.

Bashful wrote

-Dylan_ wrote A big well known company won't hire without a degree nowadays. For the truck driver job, I didn't mean lifting, I meant sitting for 10 hours straight. GG your back

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I never said they would. But plenty of places will, and will train you for the job.

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Companies that reimburse you alone, these are big companies.

Some PAY for all of your schooling.

You don't sit for 10 hours straight. Between weigh station, truck stops, eating, etc. you have plenty of time to move.

At&t should be on the list. I know someone who is the only employee in their office without a college degree. It is now impossible to get a job there making 60k+ without a degree.

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Bashful wrote

-Dylan_ wrote A big well known company won't hire without a degree nowadays. For the truck driver job, I didn't mean lifting, I meant sitting for 10 hours straight. GG your back

:facepalm:
I never said they would. But plenty of places will, and will train you for the job.

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Companies that reimburse you alone, these are big companies.

Some PAY for all of your schooling.

You don't sit for 10 hours straight. Between weigh station, truck stops, eating, etc. you have plenty of time to move.

At&t should be on the list. I know someone who is the only employee in their office without a college degree. It is now impossible to get a job there making 60k+ without a degree.

That's your friend. Its quite frequent that jobs pay for interns or lower workers to get a degree to move up.

Brown printing and st Luke's hospital is definitely one.