Here's a nice open question for you Asylumites. Have any of you ever switched careers? Not like "I went from Accounting to HR in the same company," but more of a "I quit working Wall Street and became a zoologist."
The job market is sucking for me right now, and while I graduated with a BS in Management, with no experience I'm simply not finding any jobs. One service is thriving in my area, however: nursing. I have recently been considering nursing programs at nearby universities. However, it's a complete shift; my last "advanced" science class was chemistry back in 11th grade. Unless you want to count "Geology 101" as advanced in college. There is very little overlap, obviously. And I don't know too much about the field except that it's in demand and competitive (one of the reasons demand is so high is apparently a lack of professors for the nursing programs). Well, I know the basics of nursing from TV, movies, and real life when I or my family/friends have gone to hospitals.
Obviously it's a huge change, but my degree has gotten me nowhere in the past 6 months, so a change could be just the thing I need. My dad's side of the family has been in nursing for years (my aunt and grandmother were both nurses), so I may ask them for more advice, but in general... anyone ever up and changed their life's track? How'd it go?
Edit: I have no worries about getting through a college courseload, even if it is in science. I may not graduate magna *** laude like I did with business, but I have no problems with academics at all, so it isn't a big concern for me.
Edited, Nov 17th 2008 3:04pm by LockeColeMA