NukeWorker Forum
Career Path => Outages => Topic started by: Brownstown on Dec 28, 2008, 10:54
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Hey all,
I just graduated college with my Bachelor's degree in Communications. A buddy of mine who has been working at a Nuclear Power Plant for a few years now (don't know what he does) recommended that I interview for a temporary position during the outage that is coming up in early February. Since I cannot find a job yet, I was more than happy to do so. I interview in a couple weeks but I just have some questions that some of you veterans could maybe help me with.
My first question is: How hard is it to get hired as a contractor? What I am hoping to do, pending that I like the job, is to get a position traveling around the United States doing outages. I know there is good money in this and I have always wanted to travel. Living out of a suitcase doesn't bother me at this point in my life.
Second question: Does my college degree help me in getting a full time position? I was told that the fact that I am a "college kid" sometimes turns off employers because they tend to not like to do physical labor, which I assure you isn't the case for me.
Like I said, I haven't even interviewed for the temporary position yet, so this all may be a moot point. Just hoping to get some feedback from you guys. Appreciate the time.
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what is the job you will be interviewing for ?
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I dont know exactly what the job title is. All I know is I will be working the outage as a laborer of sorts at the Perry Nuclear Plant in Perry, Ohio.
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I dont know exactly what the job title is. All I know is I will be working the outage as a laborer of sorts at the Perry Nuclear Plant in Perry, Ohio.
As a way to grab some quick cash & have some fun (outages are fun...if you like that kind of thing...and I do...), being a laborer would be great.
Unfortunately, it has NO relation to your degree...and I've seen too many people get lured into the industry by the money & never get back out. Seems a shame to throw away 4 years of college, so I vote against you taking the Perry job... Go validate the degree while it's fresh...you can always come be a laborer later...