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Just out of interest, what Jobs or qualifications do you all have? Where do you work/what does your job involve?

Partly because im curious and partly because im thinking of changing my career path, looking for inspiration in other words!!

Rich

i have an a-level in geography and chemistry and im currently working as a trenee tech to get a light vehical mechanic qualification (basiccaly a fully qualified tech) so im a tech at peugeot basically :)

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-Rover 100 VVC #2 - track project

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degree in building surveying; member of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors; fellow of Faculty of Building

currently run my own business in partnership with my dad

composite laminator, i did a full apprenticeship in composite engineering.
A1 job, long hours, but pay is good, and fairly interesting.

This is FORD country, on a quiet day you can hear Vauxhalls rusting.

Race car technician/fabricator
Last course was a HND in Motorsport Engineering, ND Mechanical Engineering, C+G Level two Fabrication and Machining. Long hours, Not very well paid but i am going to Monaco on Thursday and am out of the country every other weekend this time of the year.

No qualifications. I'm a senior programmer at a big marketing company in the south of england..

aprentice mechanic, studying nvq3 light vehicle maintenance and repair.

looking to go into some sort of motorsport degree at uni in the near future and move on from there.

City & Guilds in welding & fabrication...& some crappy NVQs, was a product development engineer in the gas industry.

engineer......... 34 year .. WOW!...... that long!!!

What kind of engineer Steve? Apart from tweeking mini heads!

Edited by Jason G on 6th May, 2008.

Qualified pannel beater but enjoyd the painting side loads more so thats what i do now in the family buisness. Moneys not brilliant but can do side jobs with makes it worth while plus am fully comp insurance thru work to drive whatever i want?

Rick

just about to finish my BEng Mech engineering.

currently travel the world diagnosing and fixing gas turbines.

Just in Boston, MA as we speak coming back from a week working on an engine in the states at the university of new hampshire.

Pretty interesting, and if all else fails its a good party every night with the lads when away!!

Graphic / web designer for 10 years.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Ahh pretty interesting!

Ive got a BTEC National Dip. in mechanical and maufacturing engineering.

Im currently coming up to finishing (hopefully) an HND in motorsport engineering at Swansea Met. Uni but have been thoroughly disappointed with the course!! Severe lack of motorsport'ness - course organisation is a joke and no-one seems that fussed about teaching properly.

Really trying to figure out what to do from here, ive thought about back to college and a uni qualification in something else, or an apprenticeship, maybe just start working!!

Its rather cack now im 21 i feel like i should have a firm direction instead of fannying around!

Interesting to hear what all you lot do :)

There is a website for motorsport jobs kicking about. Might be worth alook. Time for 'google'!!!!!!!

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Hi,
C&G level 3 in auto electrics / engine management.
Gone self employed now installing A/C systems into unusual vehicles. Good pay work's ok too :)
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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Graduated doing electronic and electrical engineering, couldnt get a job in glasgow, so have ended up falling back on my hobby and now im basically a mechanic/diagnostic tech(EEE deg comes in handy ) in a garage that specialises in tuned jap crap. long hours and not amasing money. would still love to do soemthing a bi tmore in line wiht my degree, as i love electonics and programming, but unless i move to aberdeen or down south im out of luck.

i dotn wana be doing this forever tho. so at 25 i feel like im lost wiht no path to follow aswell.

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Denis O'Brien.

I have a few careers currently...

1. I work in the pharmaceutical industry doing Regulatory Affairs work. Basically, I work to get drugs approved for sale in countries around the globe.

2. I own a small auto detailing business that cleans Ferrari's and Lambo's.

3. I own a small online business that sells car care products.

I'm busy...

61 Austin Seven; building a 1275 'over the clutch' turbo, R5 T2'd, custom intercooled, megajolt electrified, canyon carver

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BEng in Electrical and Electronic engineering. Worked in the off shore industry for a few years developing automation systems. I am now working on 'secret' systems for the latest UK aircraft carriers. Pay is good, hours are short, win win.

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i'm an MD.

upside:

-I have the occasional ''heroic ER type" moment
-nurses

downside:

-it greatly interferes with anything which involves building stuff/ and come to think of it , outside life in general.
-pay (but only the first ten years or so)
-nurses

Edited by Sir Yun on 7th May, 2008.

That sir, is not rust, it is the progressive mass reduction system

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well were do i start.
first
deckhand on standby ships for gas rigs plus a bit of cormecial fishing

b-tec in nautical science plus edh, cpsc and fast rescue courses.

then decided to be a crash fire-fighter for the MOD at wattisham airfield now a leading fire-fighter.

but missed the sea so bought a boat and now have a freezer full of cod.

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

Computer Technician

C&G ICT Hardware and Software
NVQ2/3 in ICT Hard and Software
Microsoft Certified Technician

Edited by MikeRace on 7th May, 2008.

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