Hi HN,
I'm 23 years old, living in Belgium, and about to graduate with a master's degree in electrical engineering. It's a difficult time with lots of choices to make, and I'm not sure which path to take next. Some considerations:
- I feel like I'm too young to leave the student life and its freedoms completely behind.
- I'm ambitious and have good grades, but don't want to pursue a PhD.
- A year of travelling would be great, but my mother would get a heart attack when I tell her. And I guess it will make me look lazy on my resume.
- My ultimate day-dream is to launch a start-up and work and live on-campus for the next five years. Alas, it's not Stanford here.
- More realistically, a job in consulting would maybe be a good idea as a start. It would keep my options open. But should I look into management consulting or technology consulting? I think the latter will be a better fit with my studies and personality, but it's not as prestigious or ambitious as the first. Any advice here?
Oh, the choices! Thanks for your advice.
Bert
I'm 23 years old, living in Belgium, and about to graduate with a master's degree in electrical engineering. It's a difficult time with lots of choices to make, and I'm not sure which path to take next. Some considerations:
- I feel like I'm too young to leave the student life and its freedoms completely behind.
- I'm ambitious and have good grades, but don't want to pursue a PhD.
- A year of travelling would be great, but my mother would get a heart attack when I tell her. And I guess it will make me look lazy on my resume.
- My ultimate day-dream is to launch a start-up and work and live on-campus for the next five years. Alas, it's not Stanford here.
- More realistically, a job in consulting would maybe be a good idea as a start. It would keep my options open. But should I look into management consulting or technology consulting? I think the latter will be a better fit with my studies and personality, but it's not as prestigious or ambitious as the first. Any advice here?
Oh, the choices! Thanks for your advice.
Bert