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Is A Job Right For You?
Above is a short video in a pushboat engine room. The noise is actually much louder,
so much so that one needs ear plugs or muffs to prevent hearing loss. There’s also the
vibration and heat generated by those large CATs. For experienced job hunters, you
already know what it’s like.
But for new applicants who’ve never worked on a vessel before, there could be a
tendency to think only in terms of job titles and hourly rates. It’s important to remember
that the actual jobs that go with some of those titles involve working in some very
physically demanding places. This is not meant to scare anyone. Some of these very
jobs have been the start of rewarding careers filled with promotions, tuition for college,
reimbursement for license courses, health insurance and other good benefits.
However, we do want people to be well-informed in their career decisions.
Good luck!
Above is a short video in a pushboat engine room. The noise is actually much louder,
so much so that one needs ear plugs or muffs to prevent hearing loss. There’s also the
vibration and heat generated by those large CATs. For experienced job hunters, you
already know what it’s like.
But for new applicants who’ve never worked on a vessel before, there could be a
tendency to think only in terms of job titles and hourly rates. It’s important to remember
that the actual jobs that go with some of those titles involve working in some very
physically demanding places. This is not meant to scare anyone. Some of these very
jobs have been the start of rewarding careers filled with promotions, tuition for college,
reimbursement for license courses, health insurance and other good benefits.
However, we do want people to be well-informed in their career decisions.
Good luck!
Is a Job Right for You?
There was a recent campaign of commercials being used by one of the job search
sites, monster.com or careerbuilder.com. It shows people thrown into jobs for which
they are not well-suited. For instance, there’s an emergency medical worker who is
queezy about dealing with blood at the scene of an accident.
There was a recent campaign of commercials being used by one of the job search
sites, monster.com or careerbuilder.com. It shows people thrown into jobs for which
they are not well-suited. For instance, there’s an emergency medical worker who is
queezy about dealing with blood at the scene of an accident.
There’s an iron worker who clings to a steel beam because he’s afraid of heights.
Although meant to be humorous, the message is a good one. Is this job for you?
Although meant to be humorous, the message is a good one. Is this job for you?
We’ve already said it, but we feel it’s important enough to mention again. Some of
the jobs on tugs and barges can be very demanding. They can involve work in
confined spaces. They can involve working in atmospheres wafting with solvent or
petroleum vapors. They can involve work in hot and noisy places.
the jobs on tugs and barges can be very demanding. They can involve work in
confined spaces. They can involve working in atmospheres wafting with solvent or
petroleum vapors. They can involve work in hot and noisy places.