What is Job: Definition and 886 Discussions

A job, employment, work or occupation, is a person's role in society. More specifically, a job is an activity, often regular and often performed in exchange for payment ("for a living"). Many people have multiple jobs (e.g., parent, homemaker, and employee). A person can begin a job by becoming an employee, volunteering, starting a business, or becoming a parent. The duration of a job may range from temporary (e.g., hourly odd jobs) to a lifetime (e.g., judges).
An activity that requires a person's mental or physical effort is work (as in "a day's work"). If a person is trained for a certain type of job, they may have a profession. Typically, a job would be a subset of someone's career. The two may differ in that one usually retires from their career, versus resignation or termination from a job.

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  1. K

    Engineering Getting Bored of my Engineering job

    My apologies if the question is in the wrong forum or section. Anyway, I'm a mechanical engineer with 2 years of work experience and have just recently moved to a new company. And just like in my previous job, fatigue seems to be kicking in. The job is basically a mountain of documentation...
  2. Evo

    Hiring managers say lying about your degree could cost you your job

    Before you send in that resume, you should read this. continued... https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/hiring-mangers-share-no-1-165600928.html
  3. S

    Other How an ethnic-sounding name may affect the job hunt

    Hi everyone. I know that an earlier thread about whether hiring managers are biased has been closed, but there is an interesting article from a major Canadian newspaper (dating back 7 years ago, but I believe still relevant in both Canada and the US) about how people with ethnic-sounding names...
  4. Amira bn

    Physics Is a job in physics possible? I have a bachelor's degree in geology

    Hello, I have a bachalor in geology, (3 years in university - USTHB ALGERIA - GEOLOGY -mineral resources) I want to get a job or an online job in physics/astrophysics/astronomy, how is that possible? will getting online certifications help? what are the things that i can do that will help me be...
  5. T

    Job Skills Struggling to Keep a Job: My Experience with Frequent Employment Changes

    Hi, As the title explains I'm currently having trouble holding a job. So here's where this started: I was working at my local community college as a federal work study/student employee. I got into a political debate with some rabid liberals on facebook, they called for my head to get me fired...
  6. W

    Physics Can I Become an Optician/Optometrist Without Extensive Knowledge on Lasers and Optics?

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  7. B

    How hard is it to get a job in astrophysics?

    im trying to become an award winning physicist (I know, I am ready for the grind, I am 15 and ready to start) how hard is it to first get a job in this area right out of college after a phd? any way to make 70-80k and go up to make 6-figure salaries in research for the government or in a lab...
  8. T

    Job Skills Job Market for different EE fields

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  9. E

    Engineering Still Struggling finding a data science job

    Hello, After more than 18 months of applying for jobs in my field (Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering/Wireless Communication) and in others (e.g., Data Science), in my country of origin, the country of graduation and residency (Canada), and other countries, I still haven't been called for any...
  10. vsv86

    Physics Job resources for academic positions in nano-optics and applied electrodynamics

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  11. AryaKimiaghalam

    Physics Physics job prospects in Canada

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  12. Suyash Singh

    Job Selection Criteria: Money versus Happiness

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  13. S

    Job Skills Data Analyst at startup for first job?

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  14. T

    Java Self taught programmers - how did you get your first dev job

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  15. SchroedingersLion

    Math Preparing for a job in finance/risk management

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  16. T

    Job Skills (Job searching) How would I answer this question on a job application?

    Hi, Here's my question on how to answer this question on online or paper job boards:"Why do I plan on leaving this company?"? The thing is, in my case I'm not planning on leaving/resigning/quitting my current job position. I'm planning on getting dual strings of income/multiple incomes. My...
  17. E

    Job Skills The most important factors to land a job

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  18. F

    Physics Which is the job of a physicist in a nuclear central?

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  19. S

    Other Intelligent hands-on job with a physics degree

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  20. P

    Physics Finance Job Market for Astronomy Ph.D.?

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  21. Greg Bernhardt

    Describe your job as a haiku or limerick - contest

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  22. Greg Bernhardt

    What was/is your job while at university?

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  23. ATY

    Physics I need your help for an job interview in astrophysics

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  24. Grands

    Physics What kind of jobs can a physicist do outside of academia and research?

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  25. L

    Physics Job prospects for a Physics BS

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  26. Aaron M

    Engineering Recent BSc in Physics graduate, worried about my new job

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  27. A

    Physics What exactly of the odds of getting a job doing....

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  28. Gjmdp

    Physics What job is better Theoretical Physics or AI?

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  29. X

    Engineering Aerospace Engineering job roles?

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  30. ramzerimar

    Engineering Job experience or pursue a Master (Computer Vision)?

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  31. S

    Other What to do in your job search if you've been fired

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  32. saybrook1

    Physics Research Job Interview Presentation Advice

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  33. W

    Engineering Bachelor of Engineering -- Importance of Grades

    Hi, I am a 3rd year on my B.Eng Chemical Engineering in the UK. I would like to know if possible, if big employer companies,worldwide, look just at the final degree mark, or at all marks from the transcript? What about for smaller companies? Thank you, William
  34. S

    Job Skills Prospective jobs after masters in EE

    I have a BSc degree in Physics and MSc degree in electrical and electronic engineering. Both of these universities which I attended are located in Turkey and I am planning to relocate to work in an R&D setting. While getting my undergraduate degree I took a lot of courses on theoretical physics...
  35. V

    Engineering Job security for Power Engineers

    Hello, I am going to start school soon for E.E with an emphasis in Power Systems Engineering, I live in NYC and am 21 y.o. I've been reading forum responses across the web from unemployed engineers (Unhealthy habit I know), people don't specify what they specialize in hence the query. I am...
  36. rfranceschetti

    Engineering Job market for engineer physicists

    Hi all, Could you guys tell me how's the job market* for engineer physicists and engineer scientists? These majors seem very nice in terms of the range of the coursework, seeing many different parts of physics and chemistry. However, I'm quite skeptic about their career prospects. I see...
  37. R

    Engineering Thinking about my future job prospects in Nuclear Engineering (not a US citizen)

    I've mentioned my admission to MS Nuclear Engineering in the University of Florida earlier. Thing is I am a foreigner. What with all the security most countries have surrounding nuclear technology, would I be limiting myself in the number of parties I can work with? I am aware I have other...
  38. Ahmed Hassan

    Afraid of not having a physics job :(

    Hello everyone ! I am 18 years old boy who want to study physics major but I am afraid of not having a job into physics , I want to be a researcher /scientist , I am totally passionate about the physics and I have a very good mathematical skills , What is your advice for me .
  39. D

    Job Advice Question: Physics PhD

    So I have a PhD in physics specializing in experimental soft matter physics/optics, and I have been unsuccessfully trying to get a job now for 9 months. I've been applying to engineering positions all of which I was very experienced in, but I can't even get a single interview (not even with a...
  40. RickHeek

    Physics PhD in Biomedical Science and no job

    I would greatly appreciate advice! I have a PhD in Biomedical Science, and it has always been my dream to be a college instructor of some sort. In a year, I have not been able to find any full-time academic job even in unprestigious, non-research institutions. I am willing to do any additional...
  41. U

    Job Skills Which job can I do with a bachelor only?

    I have a bachelor in physics from the EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) but can't to continue for a master for certain reasons. How would you suggest to find a job with this bachelor only? I am interested in getting a job anywhere in a French, English or German speaking country.
  42. EEristavi

    Engineering Process Safety Engineer Job Description

    Hello everyone, I'm interested specifically what Process Safety Engineer's job is like. Like, what you must handle everyday at work, what knowledge is needed, do you find it interesting or not (and why) etc. Thank you for attention
  43. Q

    Other Job prospects in scientific computing

    Which sub field of scientific computing has better employ ability and job prospects? (within computational physics & computational biology). I meant both in industry and research oriented jobs where we would use the skills and knowledge relevant to the degree.
  44. Felix Gonzales

    Tattoos & Physics: Will Visible Ink Affect My Career?

    I couldn't find an appropriate area for this so I figured general was my best bet. My question, to be more specific than my header, is will visible tattoos affect me if I choose to pursue some type of research job in physics? I love tattoos and Physics but I don't want to ruin my chances of my...
  45. X

    Other Is a PhD in Biomedical Engineering the Best Path for My Career Goals?

    I'm specifically creating this topic out of concern for career prospects so I'm putting this under the career section. I'm at the stage where I have had my starting job for almost six months since leaving my graduate studies with a M.S in Biomedical Engineering where I'm performing a basic...
  46. VoloD

    Engineering Resume advice for Engineering/Physics Job Search

    Hello Everyone I have recently been working at a construction department for my state ( I live in the USA). I have learned so many things from this job, but I am looking for something more related to electronics, programming, or technical consulting. One of my points mentions creating...
  47. Felix Gonzales

    Schools What is best for me, applied physics or pure physics?

    I'm currently finishing up my second year in college and I'm expected to graduate on time (in two years) and I'm majoring in pure physics. I don't really fully understand the difference between applied physics and pure physics because anytime I look into it online there's 10 different answers...
  48. B

    Engineering Is "real" job anxiety normal (fresh graduate)?

    I am a fresh graduate on my way to get a permanent placement as a Design Engineer. I've been interning and working temporally before but this "real" job offer invites all sorts of ideas about settling down. I just can't see myself going there every day sitting by the pc just to wake up and...
  49. Connor

    Will I still be able to find a job as an engineer?

    I'm 21 years old and going to college for computer science. A year ago I got arrested and charged with a misdemeanor. To make a long story short when I went to court I was never convicted and the charge was dismissed and my record got expunged. I'm not looking to get a job at companies like...
  50. Sirsh

    Other How/where to explain grade discrepancy in job applications?

    Hi all, I have a problem. I switched my major nearly two years ago within Engineering, however my university only has one course code for our entire degree which enlists all majors within it. So my issue is that they list ALL of my classes in my academic transcript and weight them all a whole...
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