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Engineering Need to interview a Civil Engineer
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R&D Job Without PhD: Is it Possible?
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Problems with entering the academia
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Engineering Prospect of Water Resources Engineering in USA
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Have you experienced a company buyout before?
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Pre-Grad Electrical Engineering: Is It Possible?
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Good suggestions to protect your personal identity
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Is computer science right for me?
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Physics What Careers Can You Pursue with a Physics Degree?
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Particle or Structure Physics: Which Career Path is Best for You?
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Moving Across the Country(Concerns about degree)
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Patent Infringement and Manufacturing
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Engineering Petroleum Engineering: Future, Admissions & More
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Engineering Chemical engineering not as popular as other 3 big engineering branches?
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Engineering Internships/Co-ops for Elec. Engineering - Necessary?
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How can I still have vacations without an academic job?
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Physics Theoretical Physics: Job Prospects
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What should I ask for salary wise?
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Physics Do physics majors work for defense contractors?
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What are the main thing I have to take in high school to be a
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Is it possible to balance research and family?
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Job Skills How Should I Prepare for an Accelerator Operator Interview?
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When people graduate from college & go to get a job
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What are some tips for choosing a career in engineering?
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Self-Employment: Pros & Cons for a Student Worker
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Writing a letter asking for possible assignment
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Math Math Majoring: Job Options & Research Feasibility
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Career in NASA for International students
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Choosing the Best Mechanical Engineering Modules for Your Career
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Job Skills Writing a Resume: Tips for Undergraduates Looking for Vacation Work
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PhD-is it really needed for tech company start up or getting R&D job?
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Advantages of being a professor at a top school?
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Physics Teaching positions for non-US physicists
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Campus Job or Internship: Which Is Better for an Electrical Engineering Student?
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Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering for NASA?
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Engineering Shifting from Electronics and Communication Engineering to Theoretical Physics
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What are the career possibilities at NASA for a PhD/MD?
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Last Work Term before Graduation
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Math What Career Opportunities Exist in Applied and Industrial Math?
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Physics Physics master program at Stony Brooks.
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Engineering What comes after materials engineering PhD for international student?
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How Can I Successfully Sell My Own Electrical Circuit Design?
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Physics Is Nanotechnology the Future of Physics Careers?
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Take job offer for position you don't like?
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Engineering Senior in Engineering Physics: Job search advice
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High GPA, no experience, nearing graduation - feeling unhirable
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Job Skills I have an interview for an internship - what to bring?
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Engineering Do doctors make a lot more money than engineers?
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Planning to graduate from college early? (And the crap of getting rejected)
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Did I Fail? My College Rejection Story.
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Engineering Queen's engineering physics graduates' job prospects
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Getting a job in a different region
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Working environment. This is important.
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Should I get a astro/aero grad degree from Stanford?
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Engineering Does a Mechanical Engineer Need an MS or PhD to Earn $80,000+?
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What are the Career Options for an Electrical Engineering Major?
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Want to get into computer science Ph.D
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PhD Student Seeking Advice on CV Education Section
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Engineering Chemical Engineering vs. Electrical Engineering
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What to choose for my master degree?
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Masters or phd to work at natioanl lab or industry?
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Physics Where do experimental particle physicists work?
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Is Surgery Becoming Obsolete in the Age of Biotechnology and Machines?
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Math What Careers Are Available with a B. Math?
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Will ADHD diagnosis effect future job prospects?
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Worry about my carrer after college
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Tips to Ace Your Next Job Interview
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Engineering Can one get a job in engineering with a bachelor's degree (Say B.S. Electrical eng)
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Engineering Similarities between engineers and physicists
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Are Scientists Becoming Less Hands on
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Engineering Civil Engineering is hazardous to your job prospects
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Engineering Careers that combine marketing and engineering/computer science
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Mechanical Eng. with no experience
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Physics Computer Science Career with Physics - Aaron
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Finding a Job in Physics Without Academics
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Math Pure Math Bachelors Career Options
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Physics Mandarin - Beneficial for a future Physicist/Mathematician
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Physics Career options with a MS in physics
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Skipping grades to go to university?
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Engineering Career Question of engineer in aviation industry
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What Non-Traditional Medical Career Options Can Doctors Explore?
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How Can a Recent Graduate Break Into the DSP Industry?
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Math Computational mathematics/computational physics and the video game industry
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I'm trying to look further down these paths
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Living and working in a foreign country
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Engineering So what kind of engineering is related to mobile telecommunication
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Confused, stuck, and need opinions.
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They say that lower-end CS/engineering jobs are moving to China/India
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Engineering What does an engineer's job really entail?
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Off beat question about grad school
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I need your help with alot of this
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Engineering Confused on which engineering to take
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Investigating TriOS College: Is it a Good Place to Work?
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Relationships in an academic career - the 'when' question
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Help with university choosing foreign student
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Engineering Engineering Application: Contractual/Freelance Work
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Physics Careers in Physics: Jobs & Opportunities
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Physics Careers for Physics Degree | Job Options for Physics Majors
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Math Is a Master's in Applied Math the Key to Advancing as a Physicist?
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Engineering Physics vs Engineering: Which is Right for Me? - Squid
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