so heres the story- right out of high school i moved out, got into an electrical apprenticeship program and was working 40-80hr weeks doing commercial electric. it was alright, i didnt mind the work- tho the hours sucked(waking up at 4 am.. eh..) but it paid pretty good and had full health, dental, and a retirement plan. anyways, after doing that for a little over a year, and always being by far the youngest guy on the job site(18 at the time) and hearing from everyone that i should go to school, that i was throwing my life away when i could be getting a degree. anyways, alot of it made sense so i applied to a couple schools and got into a decent private university. and yup, hated it just as much as high school, only i was paying my prof's salary. by myself, with very little loans. racked almost 10gs in loans at the end of the semester and spent nearly 5gs of my savings. granted, i was having fun and unemployed, but i decided itd be cheaper to go to a community college for 2 yrs. made it 2 weeks and havent went back.
anyways, its been almost 2 year since i quit my electrical job and i cant exactly explain to potential employers how i've been supporting myself or what i've been doing since i quit going to school(mostly smoking, drinking and playing music). im trying to pull myself out of this hole i've dug and get back into electrical but i have no idea how to explain my employment gap. is my best option to re enroll in school and just say that i've been attending school, but havent earned a degree yet- but that im planning on dropping out once i get a full time job because i need the money? i've only had 2 jobs and only had an interview for 1 of them. i've had a few interviews in my search, but i feel like most over look my resume because i have such a huge employment gap.
i dont currently have health insurance any my wisdom teeth are starting to cause pain/crowding. what other trades/programs offer health/dental that i can get into with only a highschool diploma? im fairly mechanically inclined and dont mind a hard day. i realize college may be the best investment, but it just isnt for me.
anyways, its been almost 2 year since i quit my electrical job and i cant exactly explain to potential employers how i've been supporting myself or what i've been doing since i quit going to school(mostly smoking, drinking and playing music). im trying to pull myself out of this hole i've dug and get back into electrical but i have no idea how to explain my employment gap. is my best option to re enroll in school and just say that i've been attending school, but havent earned a degree yet- but that im planning on dropping out once i get a full time job because i need the money? i've only had 2 jobs and only had an interview for 1 of them. i've had a few interviews in my search, but i feel like most over look my resume because i have such a huge employment gap.
i dont currently have health insurance any my wisdom teeth are starting to cause pain/crowding. what other trades/programs offer health/dental that i can get into with only a highschool diploma? im fairly mechanically inclined and dont mind a hard day. i realize college may be the best investment, but it just isnt for me.
