Where Will They Go?

kp13 said:
As a deckie, lets be honest...

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but they are getting 3 credits for it.
 
tankercaptain said:
You weren't one of the five that took it on their own?
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Of the 5 guys that took it over spring break with Kongsberg in Houston, only one was hired by a company that specializes in DP operations (Candies). Three are going MSC and the last one is waiting to hear from other boat companies. It seems that after 4 years of pushing the fact that they REALLY WANTED a DP cert, their hiring departments were motivated by other factors. These are 5 guys with good grades, impressive resumes, and three of whom have their QMEDs as well (another thing that was supposedly sought after). Kinda makes you wonder.
 
wac2013 said:
Of the 5 guys that took it over spring break with Kongsberg in Houston, only one was hired by a company that specializes in DP operations (Candies). Three are going MSC and the last one is waiting to hear from other boat companies. It seems that after 4 years of pushing the fact that they REALLY WANTED a DP cert, their hiring departments were motivated by other factors. These are 5 guys with good grades, impressive resumes, and three of whom have their QMEDs as well (another thing that was supposedly sought after). Kinda makes you wonder.
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Like all of life it's all about timing. If they were willing to wait until after graduation they would have a Jr DPO job. Some of it is knocking on doors, the other is just beating the bushes. Or of course hit up some the alumni!
The one thing is if they had taken the Kongsberg class as underclassmen and then did 30 days during their second sea year on a drillship, they would have had their Jr DPO cert and easily easily gotten a job.

Oh, tankerman PIC DL will always get you a job! I'm just disappointed that King Point did away with the Tankerman PIC LG class.

I'll finish this post off with I've had cadets who I helped get sailing jobs, I have cadets who I tried to help get sailing jobs and the like the saying goes you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. Some cadets really wanted the contacts I had to get them a job, the others thought they knew better and wondered why they couldn't find a job.

Oh, one last thing. Most HR people don't care that you have a QMED endorsement. It's pretty meaningless to them, all they care about is that you have your thirds and that you are able to go to work when they need you.
 
Jumping in a little late here and all my info if from a single source.

Transocean interviewed 12, 6 Deck and 6 Engineers, and took 4 total. Crowley Marine couldn't fill up all their interview slots. MSC took everyone who applied.

Not sure what other parents heard from their mids, but I wasn't impressed from what I heard of the job fairs, it sounded like pretty poor turnout. I'm not sure if it is due to the economy, MARAD or the current administration at the school, e.g. what did they do to invite/encourage companies to attend (?).

Most of the companies in attendance were inland or coastal.
 
nadofr8dog said:
Jumping in a little late here and all my info if from a single source.

Transocean interviewed 12, 6 Deck and 6 Engineers, and took 4 total. Crowley Marine couldn't fill up all their interview slots. MSC took everyone who applied.

Not sure what other parents heard from their mids, but I wasn't impressed from what I heard of the job fairs, it sounded like pretty poor turnout. I'm not sure if it is due to the economy, MARAD or the current administration at the school, e.g. what did they do to invite/encourage companies to attend (?).

Most of the companies in attendance were inland or coastal.
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Crowley couldn't fill up there slots? Too bad. That said, I believe that they had the same problem back when I was there. I know that I didn't interview with anyone, since I planned (and did) sail out of the hall for a bit. I did end up at Crowley, and while we can all ***** about our various employers, ex and otherwise, I can say that I got a whole lot of experience that was usefull in my career. They are willing to give young folks all of the responsibility they can stand.
 
Based on Academy estimates, 49 of the Class of 2013 graduates will serve as officers in active military duty and 141 will serve as officers in the reserves while sailing on U.S. flag vessels; 82 on deep sea vessels, 37 on-off supply vessels and 19 on inland waterway and towing vessels; two on international flag vessels with the remaining graduates now making their final decisions.
 
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