I know of some head hunters that specialize in PE/banking. Networking is EXTREMELY important in the PE world because of the close knit nature of the PE players. PE is definitely an industry where you don't want to burn bridges.
Interesting, I'd really like to get into private equity, especially on an international scale.
My business is similar. I'm a recruiter. It's somewhat brainless, even though it takes a certain type of social intelligence and instinct, but it's all about people choosing to work with you rather than any specific skill. It's amazing how far it'll take you being an honest broker.
Work for the Department of the Navy doing overhaul and maintenance on the propulsion plants on the Nuclear Powered ships (air craft carriers and all submarines).
Days can be anything from easy and not that exciting, to busy and not bad at all, to stressful and needing concentration. Most days are pretty easy and stress free. Money is good as well. No college degree and I make more than a lot of people with them.
Parts i hate...its the government nothing runs smooth. Things change all the time. Can be forced to travel. Forced overtime. Forced to do things not comfortable with.
Still i get to do things not many people can say they have seen/done
Wow that is so cool.
Can you share if its true that government equipment in general are very poorly maintained? I heard a saying if a helicopter is not leaking oil you shouldnt get on it, because there is no oil at all!
I am a Cost Accountant for a company that makes pick and place handlers for the semiconductor industry. We sell to the biggest players in the market.
My job requires working with engineers, operations, sales, purchasing and upper management going all the way up to the CFO.
I'm kind of the go-to guy for a lot of the problems that come up daily.
I know of some head hunters that specialize in PE/banking. Networking is EXTREMELY important in the PE world because of the close knit nature of the PE players. PE is definitely an industry where you don't want to burn bridges.
Out of work hf analyst, cover Asian and US equities. No one is hiring. Life sucks.
Right now I mostly recruit engineers for early stage startups, my clients are mostly venture capital firms who need talent to launch their investments. The world definitely gets smaller in the startup community
But I love business, in terms of how people structure systems to make money (companies). It'd be really cool to pick winners and losers as some kind of PE analyst. Recruiting sucks for the most part, honestly.
I cant speak for all government equipment. Our nuclear powered ships are rather well maintained....the nuclear side especially. Some minor issues everytime they pull in but nothing that really effects anything. But they do break down from time to time which is when it gets stressful, and gets fixed asap.
The non nuclear side gets a lot less attention and it depends subs vs carriers. Subs are pretty dang clean and dont leak anything that ive noticed. Carriers are constantly filling and draining their bilges.
I see you are based in Seattle. Do you recruit for silicon valley startups?
I'm a patent attorney that specializes in patent prosecution, client counseling, IP monetization, and licensing.
Things I like: I learn something new everyday. Literally. The only thing I have ever done that has not ultimately lead to boredom. Pays the bills quite well too.
Things I don't like: Being in the service industry is a pain. You work when your clients need you to work, which is all the time. No ability to plan anything, much less take a vacation. Things are better when you go in-house, but there are still numerous challenges.
I assume nuclear power always stays on (like the warp drive in star trek). DO you ever turn it off? How do you maintain/refuel the nuclear power?
You are getting into things way above my job haha. The reactors are "on" in the sense they can be ramped up to full rather quickly. But they do turn them "off" to allow us to go inside and perform work. A running reactor would kill a human quickly. But with it "off" the levels are actually pretty low. Actually levels inside a carrier's rc (which are bigger) are less than those on a submarine (much smaller rc)
Doing work depends on what the work is. A lot can be done just by simple isolation. Turn this valve and drain the system and you can work on this pump/valve/component. For more serious repairs (replacing a valve or having to break into the valve) freeze seals are used which is a big ice plug in the pipe + isolation so nothing can get out of the open piping/component. Of course its a lot more complicated than that since you cant just say turn off one system without having to change other systems. But that portion is a bunch of smart people who know how everything works in a nuclear plant.
As for refueling...that again isnt something i know much about. But the jist of it is they take the reactor vessel head apart, pull out the spent rods, put new ones in, and put it back together. My yard does submarines but the east coast does subs and carriers. On a submarine the actual refueling portion takes 6 months. Thats when everything is setup and ready to go. An actual refuel takes about 18 months on a submarine.
How long a nuclear sub can run for between refuels?
LOL that is way too technical for me.
Thanks a lot for the info!