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Fork in the road redux: Leave a stable job, for an unstable job?
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Did your parents pressure you to pursue a certain career?
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Physics What Jobs Do Physicists Have in the Defence Industry?
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Is the Job Market Getting *WORSE* for PhDs?
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Advice for a high school student moving on to uni next year
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Engineering Electrical or Mechanical Engineering?
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Dropping out of college to pursue career
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Quantitative Analyst physics job
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Interviewed for Top Electronics Co. - Is the Position Mine?
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Engineering Power Engineering: A Rising Career for EE Majors
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When Can You Comfortably Retire?
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How many have you worked in a finance world?
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PhD in Cryptography: Private Sector Career Advice
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Physics Physics field with most academic jobs
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Being a film producer/playwriter etc
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MSc Physics: Struggling With Difficult Project
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What Was Your Biggest Academic Fear?
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Math Computer science or computer science with mathematics?
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Leaving the Job and Starting a New Chapter
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RF manufactring companies in Australia
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Paid, year long undergraduate internship opportunites in accelerator science
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Failed to graduate but landed a full time job
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A prof. says Don't be a scientist.
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Engineering Can a physics major get hired as a software engineer?
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Exploring Post-Graduation Career Options in Theoretical Physics and Pure Math
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What job opportunities are available for someone with a PhD in solar physics?
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Which Majors Best Prepare for Writing Scientific Software?
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Physics What Are the General Fields and Sub-fields in Theoretical Physics?
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Engineering After school options for an Engineer
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Physics Do I have the wrong physics mindset?
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Becoming a Teacher: Specialist or Two Majors?
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Can Employer Own Rights to Your Ideas? | EMPLOYER
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Job Skills What to create to show at an interview?
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Does a college degree result in a job?
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A scientist in an aerospace company
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Grad School or Career? Advice for Undegrad Physics Major
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Math Should I continue in physics or go to applied mathematics?
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Career Advice Needed (Aerospace)
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Engineering What's the most represented group in the world wide engineering group?
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Should I Ask for Paid Vacation When Starting a New Job?
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Engineering Can physicists (applied physics or engineering physics) work in robotics field?
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Want to do research in Computer Science and robotics
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Engineering Which Has More Job Opportunities: Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering?
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Career of someone with PhD in microfluidics
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Engineering Career transition back into engineering - advice needed
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Is the bachelor's important when one has a master's degree?
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Planning to work in the Semiconductor Industry
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Solving energy and food problems as a career
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Engineering How will having a master's degree in engineering change your career path ?
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Physics Unsustainable Wealth: The Rise of Finance Capital and its Impact on Society
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Physics Question about Medical Physics in Canada
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Physics Physics with Astrophysics or Just Physics (BSc)
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Engineering Antenna/RF Engineering | Questions & Answers
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Math Co-ops/Internships for Mathematics Undergraduates
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Which path should i follow and is a minor worth it?
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Engineering Mechanical or Electrical Engineering?
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Guys, is there hope for college students like me?
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Adjunct faculty while a phd student?
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Engineering Employability of nuclear engineering PhD
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Physics What Are My Career Options After Earning a BS in Physics?
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I need your suggestions please
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Initiate Research and development center
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Engineering Mechicanical Engineering Recomended Courses
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Engineering What are gradschool options for Mechanical Engineering?
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Month of Summer left: What can I do to make myself more employable
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Leaving college for a job/start-up
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Engineering Mechanical Engineering vs Civil
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Physics Is Emigration the Answer for U.S. Physics Students Facing Research Funding Cuts?
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Physics Should Physicists Diversify Their Skill Sets Beyond Traditional Boundaries?
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Working with People: Advice on Dealing with Obvious Questions
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Career Help for PCM Students in Class 10th
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Engineering How stable is Aerospace Engineering? What about Mechanical Engineering?
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Today, a coworker got me. I had left my screen unlocked. He took a
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Mtech in Astronomy after Btech in IT?
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Biology Navigating the Path to Cryobiology: Advice for College Students
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Math Mathematics PhD for job in academia and string theory research?
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Math Should I get a B.S. degree in math?
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Physics Choosing a Major & Minor for Theoretical Physics Research
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Physics Career options for people with a B.S. in physics and educational physics?
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A help/guide to aeronautic career.
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Nuclear R&D Careers: Where to Look for Jobs
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Engineering Nuclear Engineering PhD to Medical Physics Residency (questions)
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Engineering Is Aerospace Engineering a good major to pursue?
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Physics Should I Be Enjoying My Physics Internship?
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Who Should Be Responsible for College Tuition?
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Physics Job Prospects for Honours Physics Student, Potential Grad School
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When should one move out and live on his or her own?
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Engineering Is Environmental Engineering the Perfect Career Choice?
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Engineering Does engineering always require designing ?
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Masters in communication or CISCO
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Intellectual property from PhD to industry
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Math Do mathematicians struggle to get a job?
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Just accepted my first real job
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Undergrad Questions: Physics & CS Double Major
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Engineering Biomedical Engineering graduate school
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Which Has the Most Importance Today: Electronics, Nuclear, or Particle Physics?
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Physics What does an applied mathematician/physicist do in a bank/insurer?
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Engineering M.D. getting engineering degree
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How did you decide on your career?
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Physics Finding a job with a B.S. in Physics?
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