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Originally Posted by amorak
A little charisma and the ability to show the value you can add goes a long, long way.
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Completely agree.
Your degree is just a foot in the door, it's what you do once inside that defines where your job takes you. Many Geologists are currently unemployed due to the downturn, many of them are higher up the academic ladder than me but don't understand or cannot convey what it is that makes a geologist valuable to a mining company. I am well above the average salary for my position in general and much higher than the average for level of experience.