Hello All!

[Anndra]

I'm Andrew, from not so sunny Scotland. I have been lurking around the forum for about a month and have manage to find answer to all of my questions.


I finished university last summer and have been temping and trying to find a proper job ever since. I have a rather odd degree; seems to put people off. I wish I had thought about applying for cadetships back in January.


Anyhow, I have spent the last week filling out and sending off applications to those recruiting for January or accepting spec applications.


Now begins the waiting.... I found the MAIB website last night?plenty of new reading material!

[Bulman]

Welcome mate! so whats this odd degree ?

[Anndra]

I enrolled to do Oriental Studies but my degree certificate says Philology.

I have had to add a little blurb to my CV because most people seem incapable of Googling it.

[mak]

I think you may have trumped me in unrelated degree stakes! Where'd you study?

[YoungMariner]

Holding a degree at least shows that you have the ability to study at an advanced level and complete an advanced course.

[Anndra]

London.

Mak what is yours?

A friend of my Dad's who suggested the MN had done civil engineering before doing his apprenticeship. Anybody else got an unrelated degree?

[size4riggerboots]

I did two years of a textile art degree!

I recognise that avatar..... Hello fellow twitterer!

[Randomist]

Welcome! Glad you're finding the site useful

[penfold]

I enrolled to do Oriental Studies but my degree certificate says Philology.

I have had to add a little blurb to my CV because most people seem incapable of Googling it.

Nil illegitimi carborundum est. Carpe Deim. Also pertinent when considering a MN career; Caveat Emptor.

I have a degree in engineering but have used little of it; does that count as unrelated?

[mak]

My degree is in philosophy, but that included a year of philosophy of maths so is slightly more related. Still not convinced numbers exist.

[KirstyAmanda]

i did one year of social sciences, and one year of computer games software development at uni. then i realised i hated being stuck in a lecture hall for 6 hours a day, watching someone tell us how to do our work, instead of actually doing it ourselves.

[Clanky]

If you can speak Tagalog then you are off to a flying start at sea!

Welcome to the forum.