Just considering. To tell you the truth, I'm tired of making no money. It is a trade off, something I chose. But when it's done, I don't want to continue making minimum wage. With minimum wage, you aren't getting a house in here. Or an apartment. You can't even get a decent loan. I still live from pay cheque to pay cheque, sometimes not making my ends meet. I'm mostly happy, but my financial situation does bother me.
I was thinking of trying to become a professor in here, but I'm not sure if I want to do academia in this country after I graduate. I might go and have my own business, but we'll see. Or I might try to hook up with a consultancy company, but they're not really doign that great in here in the security field that I'm at (it's mostly in-house, equalling sucks). I'm in the field of IT security, and more spesifically security management. I do all management and I am an expert on issues such as security policies (creating, developing, assessing existing ones, compliance, etc.), budgeting, strategy and all that comes with the management field. Beyond what one might call a consult would do, much more sophisticated (as in much more common sense). Background in software engineering (bachelors) and masters in information systems. My grades are good/excellent.
I have work experience in few big companies, as well as supervisor experience. I have publications, and will have more soon. I will get my licentiate out next year and year after that, I'll have my PhD the latest. At that moment, I'm hoping to have at least 2 top journal publications and few top conference tickets.
The trick is, what then? I might be interested in becoming an associate professor for a Uni in the US. But all in all, I'd' like to make some money. What should I do? I am fed up with minimum wage. FED. UP.
I was thinking of trying to become a professor in here, but I'm not sure if I want to do academia in this country after I graduate. I might go and have my own business, but we'll see. Or I might try to hook up with a consultancy company, but they're not really doign that great in here in the security field that I'm at (it's mostly in-house, equalling sucks). I'm in the field of IT security, and more spesifically security management. I do all management and I am an expert on issues such as security policies (creating, developing, assessing existing ones, compliance, etc.), budgeting, strategy and all that comes with the management field. Beyond what one might call a consult would do, much more sophisticated (as in much more common sense). Background in software engineering (bachelors) and masters in information systems. My grades are good/excellent.
I have work experience in few big companies, as well as supervisor experience. I have publications, and will have more soon. I will get my licentiate out next year and year after that, I'll have my PhD the latest. At that moment, I'm hoping to have at least 2 top journal publications and few top conference tickets.
The trick is, what then? I might be interested in becoming an associate professor for a Uni in the US. But all in all, I'd' like to make some money. What should I do? I am fed up with minimum wage. FED. UP.
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