tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418832886264403210.post2471102922784622807..comments2020-09-25T16:59:34.025-07:00Comments on Ptyxis Ecology - Our Botany Blog: Ecology careersJohn and Clare O'Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15937860286128513950noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418832886264403210.post-35224049688976408912008-07-27T06:19:00.000-07:002008-07-27T06:19:00.000-07:00I agree with the last comment - you need to check ...I agree with the last comment - you need to check out what a job is really like! But my thoughts were deliberately positive tips on how to enhance your CV and get your first job in ecology. Any career has draw backs, like the amount of travelling, but as someone who has career-changed to become an ecologist, leaving a high salary and secure career with pension, I love my job and wouldn't swap it for any other for the world! I still can't believe I actually get paid to do it - no matter how low the salary - it is a priviledge to be able to (just!) earn my living doing something I love. I used to botanise as a hobby and getting to do it more than the odd snatched weekend here and there was a dream! That's a key point : you need to be truely passionate about working as an ecologist; interviewers can pick up on this and you can't fake it!<BR/>ClareJohn and Clare O'Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15937860286128513950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4418832886264403210.post-1748892284892176212008-07-27T05:26:00.000-07:002008-07-27T05:26:00.000-07:00As someone who has recently retrained and gained w...As someone who has recently retrained and gained work in Ecology, I feel I must add a few things. Anyone hoping to work in Ecology must expect: a low salary; lots of time away from home; and certainly at the start of a career, almost no control over when and where you will be sent to work; and a lot of report writing.<BR/><BR/>Of course you will spend a lot of time in the countryside, which is fantastic, but this is only part of the picture and I think anyone hoping to pursue a career in Ecology should dig around and get a good handle on what this part of the environmental sector is actually like on a week-to-week basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com