Advice on Future Within the Field
Hello first time poster,
I’m a recent graduate with a bachelors in biology and I’m sure it’s not news to most that it’s tough out there to get into the field. I’ve been applying for jobs since February from trying to find work in federal positions, state level, city level, non profits, etc with no luck. Hell there would sometimes go weeks without a job posting in my state in wildlife.
It’s not like I have zero experience either I’ve had volunteer opportunities in forestry, a seasonal role as a bilingual naturalist assistant, conducted my own research project in using GIS to predict wildlife habitats, was a member of the American Fisheries Society. Everything. I tried my damn best to stand out compared to my other peers and yet still no luck! I’m debating on putting wildlife on a hold and look into a full time position elsewhere probably in the airport since that’s what I was doing before coming into college but I’m scared if I go outside of the field it’ll be hard to get back in, I’ve been told by my professors that it’s the worst possible time to get into the field because of the current administration with all the cuts and that I should wait it out until the next one comes in. So, should I wait it out and fallback into the airport field or do I risk being cut out from the field if I spend too much time outside of it?
My dream goal is to one day become a Wildlife Inspector and I spent 3 years of my life getting a degree in biology with a certificate in GIS it sucks that not even a month after graduation I’m starting to feel I wasted my time for nothing.