A couple of months ago, I put this post on social media asking for people in wildlife biology, ecology, or zoology careers to help me out with some research:
and I was shocked by the response! I got so many people who were interested in helping me out. Thank you to all of you that participated!
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I did this research for my own internal knowledge – so I could learn how I could better help you. In this podcast, I cover the most frequently stated answer to the main question in my survey: “What is the problem you are struggling with most in regard to this career? “
I interviewed 88 people of all different career levels, although most were graduates with a bachelor’s degree or in college, but the greatest response was “getting a job.” Specifically a permanent job.
This answer ended up being a little complex, so I took a whole podcast episode to delve into the different nuances of it to understand why it has been such a struggle for people to get a job even after having a degree.
At the end of the episode, I go over some tips for you can self-evaluate if you are having the same problem. Whether you are brand new to the field or out there looking for a job, you will learn a lot from this episode.
Specifically I go over:
- Innate biases in the data (so you don’t freak out too much)
- The different reasons people think are causing them to struggle in the job market
- Factors affecting the job market
- Specific experiences and feelings from people I interviewed (so you don’t feel alone)
- What you can do to stand out in a “sea of applications”
- and MORE!
Resources Your Biggest Struggle in Wildlife Careers Part 1
My youtube on feeling stuck (need to upload)
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