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After what seems like forever I am about to graduate and I am to the point of looking for a job. I would like to do pond or lake management but will do anything related to the field. All you professionals out there that are going to be hiring someone this summer I would be glad to talk about any positions that you may have available. Thanks Oh, and this post is Bob Lusk approved 
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Chris Congratulations!!! I'm sure you will have no problem finding a job!!!
" EVERY DAY I'M AMAZED BY HOW MANY THINGS I DON'T KNOW AND HOW MUCH STUFF I DON'T UNDERSTAND"
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Hopefully you'll get something in the private sector. The state jobs are under fire right now.
Best of luck!
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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I am actually applying for an aquarium job at a local state park in the next few days.
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I am actually applying for an aquarium job at a local state park in the next few days. Go get em Chris! You will do OK. Just let us us know. I'll put you in my prayers for your job!
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Chris...Try Bass Pro...I'd bet more than a few good words could be dropped about you in April! 
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Chris, the new Cabelas is opening in Allen April 14th IIRC.
They will have the aquarium stuff.
Good luck!
N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds
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I am actually applying for an aquarium job at a local state park in the next few days. I'm just wondering why you'd have to find anything else when you've already got this glamorous job as a Pond Boss Forum Moderator! 
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I am actually applying for an aquarium job at a local state park in the next few days. I'm just wondering why you'd have to find anything else when you've already got this glamorous job as a Pond Boss Forum Moderator! As hard as it is to believe the pay is not that good.
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I am actually applying for an aquarium job at a local state park in the next few days. Oh well you've got to build a resume some how. I know you'll be successful at whatever you do. Best of luck.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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What pay - do you have a side deal that the rest of us don't ?
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He just has a higher standard of living than we do. I get along quite nicely on my PB salary/stipend.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa
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What pay - do you have a side deal that the rest of us don't ? He must have had a better agent, Eric!
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Cecil and I draw nice PB stipends when we test the moderation response times with some "questionable" posts! Eric, better stay on the ball here buddy...Sunil may be making that dreaded termination call....again
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I've never had to fire ewest because he never uses work as an excuse not to do things Pond Boss-related (unlike others here).
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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Good luck Chris! I decided to switch majors at the end of my junior year because of a concern I'd never find work in a wildlife and fisheries science field. Certainly a tough field to get a foothold in... Certainly some great contacts here on the forum though. I know the Virginia Dept of Game and Inland Fisheries isn't hiring biologists, but they are hiring conservation police officers. From having volunteered with them in the past, they often use their CPO's to assist the biologists in many ways. Maybe a good way to get a foot in the door to eventually getting a biologist job or you may enjoy the law enforcement side and decide to stay... http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/law-enforcement/recruiting/
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Good input CJ... My niece did pretty much the same thing, for the same reason as you, except she switched to Forensic Science. Her reasoning was, that there will always be criminals!
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I know the Virginia Dept of Game and Inland Fisheries isn't hiring biologists, but they are hiring conservation police officers. CJ are you considering this, or would it be too big a pay cut?
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I've never had to fire ewest because he never uses work as an excuse not to do things Pond Boss-related (unlike others here). I actually fired a guy once. It was kinda hard as his younger brother was one of my Best Toolmakers. He needed a job because the co. he worked for was on strike, and no benefits were available, and he had a family. Said OK, and paid him the same wage he was getting at the union shop. Bad mistake on my part.  Everything that got broken or destroyed, he caused. When he took out a 15ft wide x 12ft high Industrial overhead door with the Cat Fork Truck, that was about it! I laugh about it now, and have no ill will toward him, but it was not funny back then! I hope he is doing OK!
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I know the Virginia Dept of Game and Inland Fisheries isn't hiring biologists, but they are hiring conservation police officers. CJ are you considering this, or would it be too big a pay cut? I'm happy where I am. The VDGIF is a good agency though.
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Cecil and I draw nice PB stipends when we test the moderation response times with some "questionable" posts! Speak for yourself. I've been a good boy for a long time.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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How are you defining "long?"
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Aw heck, I take care of Cecil long before the real hardasses get out of bed.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa
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