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I quit that job in fall 2013. I currently work full time at a battery plant right next to the town and part time as a designer for decking, patios, etc. I am trying to broaden my search but still feel like I’m having difficulty.

Absolutely right. No guarantees. Ever. When we graduated from college there were none then (1977) and there will never be any down the road. But if we show a demand for service/education/job opportunities, we can create a better opportunity to find jobs along the way. I think many people fail to realize that once we entered an international war…[Read more]

Recommending service of some kind to get help (like the G.I. bill) is an opening to further discussion. But that was not the general understanding of the “free to all” idea that people having trouble with what they already borrowed seemed to mean when they demonstrated for loan forgiveness. I might have missed it, but didn’t hear any offers to do…[Read more]

So many points have been missed that it’s hard to know where to start. For those who feel compelled to close our eyes to the global community and fall back to a protectionist mentality, we may as well surrender to ISIS.
For those who are ready to move on with life and provide all the progressive opportunities we can offer to our citizens, should…[Read more]

There’s no way just “taxing the rich more” would cover this. And since the lenient loan system has already fattened universities, proliferated faculties and led to crazy levels of building projects (at least around here), this proposal could have horrible effects. I’m thinking all the way to a situation where a junior college or 4-year degree has…[Read more]

Design / build is a good way to break in. Try Esterline Landscape in Lakeland, Florida.

Lyon Station, PA

There are three ways to go about it. One is to figure a way to get started where you are. Another is to try to get hired somewhere else and then move there. The third is to relocate where you think you’d like to live and do the best you can from there.
My preference in life is to be where I want to live over living somewhere that I don’t want to…[Read more]

Well, the forum has been rather quiet lately, perhaps this thread will generate a bit of discussion.  I admit I’ve not ran any costs or looked into the subject with any scrutiny, but here’s a few general observations:
1. I imagine there were discussions such as this when the idea of “free” K-12 was being discussed.  I don’t know how s…[Read more]

I must of misread your response. I am willing to be flexible for any type of work. It’s just a matter of finding the right employer who can take me in and get me started.

Your response above is exactly what I was alluding to.
“They were only interested in what they do” 
Well, they are not in business to do what you want to do. If you want to get your foot in the door at a CE or LS office you have to put the landscape design/architecture out of your head and think like a CE or LS. I assume that you are trained in A…[Read more]

Hi Andrew,
At the moment I can only market my skill sets because I’m not officially a licensed LA. With the experience that I had with offices around here, I already marketed myself as a landscape designer not a LA. They were only interested in what they do and if I had enough experience to do the work on my own without needed assistance. I’d love…[Read more]

Are you marketing yourself as a landscape architect to those firms or specifically how your skill sets fit their needs for simply drafting as-built plans or whatever else they need done? 
A cover letter letting them know how your skill sets are valuable to them and that you are unlikely to be a competitor in the future may help. Some LAs tend to…[Read more]

Thank you for your advice but I already tried local surveying and engineering jobs and didn’t have much luck. I’m just becoming more annoyed and exhausted about the whole situation.

Some of it is influenced by where the applicant is in their life.  In the big cities there is a lot to do (often for free): lectures, gallery openings, vendor parties, etc.  In NYC, it seems the younger folks all go out, and are less concerned with living in a smaller apt further out (you can still easily pay well under $1k/month in Manhattan f…[Read more]

2nd Andrew’s recommendation – I learned AutoCAD on the job in a city engineering department.  Alternatively maybe with a contractor (shop drawings).