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Job Skills How to get into the semiconductor industry
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Engineering Questions about applying for positions while I'm still an Undergraduate
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Maximizing Earnings as an Online Tutor
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Engineering How beneficial is a minor in Electrical Engineering?
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Career in "Reactor Physics and Core Design"
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Physics Is Lack of Publications a Barrier for Landing a Post-Doc or Industry Job?
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Physics How is it to work in numerical relativity?
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Engineering Getting Bored of my Engineering job
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Physics Jobs for a physicist in Bangladesh?
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Engineering Mech Eng vs Physics (Material Science)
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Other Searching for jobs in the USA, should I quit?
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Hiring managers say lying about your degree could cost you your job
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Engineering Engineering: Can a Physics Grad Make the Jump?
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Engineering Do electrical engineers actually use Circuit Analysis skills?
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Other Navigating a Short PhD in Experimental Particle Physics
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Other Just got Phy+Math Degree, Waiting for Grad School, what to do
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Math I don't think I can become an actuary
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Engineering Biomedical Engineering: Biohacking
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Job Skills Joining organizations in college to increase networking
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Aerospace and Physics double major? or Aerospace masters?
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Physics Which Physics Subfield Offers the Best Job Prospects in Canada?
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Engineering Mechanical vs. Civil engineering
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Job Skills Alternative new methods regaining former type of employment?
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Physics Starting my PhD in cosmology -- question about my career prospects
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Job Skills Career advice for a nuclear postdoc?
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Physics What can I do with a degree(s) in astrophysics?
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Other Finding A Career Path After Graduating with Math & Physics Degrees
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Other How an ethnic-sounding name may affect the job hunt
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Engineering Almost done with bachelor of nuclear engineering, now what ?
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Physics Should I graduate one semester early?
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Engineering Can't decide between Electrical Engineering and Physics
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Physics Can Physics Lead to a Successful Career and Astronaut Dreams?
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Physics Post Doc vs Quant with the Goal of Becoming a Assistant Prof
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Other Are employers fair/biased in the hiring process?
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Job Skills Struggling to Keep a Job: My Experience with Frequent Employment Changes
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Physics How do theoretical physicists work?
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Job Skills Google AdWords/Digital Marketing Certification
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Physics Do Plumbers Need to Understand Thermodynamics?
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Job Skills Bricklayers/brickmason apprenticeship
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Engineering PhD in Mechanical Engineering, CC teaching?
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Engineering Is a Career in Civil Engineering Conducive to Research Opportunities?
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Physics Is a job in physics possible? I have a bachelor's degree in geology
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Physics What’s the Imperial College QFFF MsC like?
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Chem Eng student, scored 990 on GRE Physics
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Other Advice on Next Steps - What to Do in Predicament
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Engineering Switching from Nuclear Engineering to Physics
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Physics Can I Become an Optician/Optometrist Without Extensive Knowledge on Lasers and Optics?
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Engineering Astrophysics going on to Aerospace Engineering
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Job Skills Is a Graduate Degree the Next Step for My Career?
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Math Career Advice regarding computational science
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Physics Career outlook for a 38 y/o starting physics undergrad?
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Physics Getting into theoretical Physics after multiple setbacks
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Engineering Would I be crazy to quit my Summer Engineering Internship?
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Other Fields worth pursuing -- 2018 update
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Engineering Associate Engineer degree -- how is it viewed around the world
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Math I'm starting to reconsider trying to become an actuary
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Physics Interested & Need Advice: Medical Physics
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Other Too early to panic about having no plan post-graduation?
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Engineering Should I major in Computer Science, Physics, or Aerospace Engineering?
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Physics Looking For Research Experience in the future
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Math Maximizing Employability with a Master's Degree After 30
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Career Choice: In between two opinions
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Job Skills Job Market for different EE fields
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Physics Specialization in PhD: Balancing Theory and Experiment for Postdoc Applications?
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Physics How to do independent research in Physics?
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Other Who are the right people to connect with?
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Engineering Is Pursuing a BSCS After a BSEE and MEngEE Worth It?
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Physics What to do as a Student to Help your career
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Other Passion for Physics and Education: PhD Options
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Physics Are Baccalaureate Honors worth pursuing in my situation?
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Engineering Course Choice: Robotics, ML, Adaptive Signal Processing
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Physics Is a Misdemeanor a Barrier to Pursuing a Career in Physics?
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Other What Should I choose for my career, as my aim in life?
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Engineering Tips for a research assistant internship
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Physics What are the potential career options for a Nuclear Theorist?
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Chemistry 35yo combustion chemistry PhD, free time and still no plan
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Engineering Can I still be a software engineer?
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Job Skills Need help getting back into a helpdesk position
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Other Obligated to Tell Employer of Grad School Plans?
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Engineering After Graduation: Work or Masters?
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Engineering What is the role of an electrical engineer in electric design?
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Engineering Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering - GPA
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Job Skills Interview soon at local phone company this week
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Physics Job resources for academic positions in nano-optics and applied electrodynamics
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Physics Medical physicist thinking of moving to US
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Engineering What jobs are available for mechanical engineering freshers?
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Physics Learning to do science without being told what to do
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Other Gap Year Physics Research for an International Student?
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Other Industry Jobs for a Planetary Scientist
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Job Selection Criteria: Money versus Happiness
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Can Theoretical Physics PhDs Thrive in Industry Jobs?
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Engineering Is it possible to go back to biomedical engineering after teaching?
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Physics Is a career in string theory worth pursuing without experimental proof?
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Engineering Physics Degree - Interested in Engineering
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I want to start an Aerospace Company
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Physics Do University Rankings Impact Silicon Quantum Computing PhD Career Prospects?
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Physics About to Graduate with a Double Major in Physics and Math
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Engineering From Mechatronics To Electronics
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Engineering What Are the Options for Nuclear Engineers in Stagnant Markets?
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Other Should I finish my physics master's degree to pursue my career in IT
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