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Job Skills Resume Question: Listing your job title
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Engineering Electrical Engineering and Med School
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Civil/Electrical Engg: Difference Between Traditional & Specializations?
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Discover the Truth About Career Happiness: Insights from Mike Rowe | Forbes
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Field-related jobs for undergraduates
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Environmental Job: Physics Career Options for Seniors
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Despite having done it quite a few times before, I always get a funny
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Physics Physicist (master degree) working in a large city's hospital?
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Engineering Help with choosing path after bachelor's degree in engineering
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Career Prospects In Biotechnology
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Mining or Petroleum Engineering: Deciding a Career Path
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Physics Careers in Physics: Advice for an Aspiring Physicist
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Which Engineering Field Should I Choose: Electrical or Computer Engineering?
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Math Trying to complete a minor in math
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Math Pure Mathematicians in defense industry
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Engineering Can a Physics Major Transition to Astronautical Engineering in Grad School?
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Best ways/sites to search for teaching job
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How many people are happy with their jobs\life
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Physics Industrial grad degrees with a physics bs
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Job Skills Ways to make my resume more attractive
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Math Bad economy and funding in science and maths?
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Job Skills How should I state honors research work on my resume?
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Grades & Career: Can a "B" Student Be a Professional Scientist?
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Engineering Industrial Engineer vs. Actuary (AND: should I be in engineering?)
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Difference between a post doc and a doc?
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Grades or Internship Experience?
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Job Skills Working with International Teams: Resume Bullet Advice
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Physics Physicist: Academic career or Science (Non-Academic)?
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Career in the US navy as a nuclear science technician
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Post-docs: is it worth the gamble?
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Nuclear Power Research: What Degree Path is Best?
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Dealing with Demanding Employers: A Programmer's Perspective
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How Do Economics, Finance, and Business Careers Differ?
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Differences in majors in regards to graduate application.
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PS Comments & Suggestions: From Grade School to Graduate Study in Mathematics
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Which is the best; Pure Science or Applied Science?
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Physics Starting Salaries for Physicists/Astronomers
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Physics What kinda salaries can experimental physicists expect?
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Physics Mechanical enginering + astrophysics, what are the prospects?
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How much of an impact does your lower division grades have on jobs?
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What kind of knowledge do independent inventors have?
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Should I Pursue a PhD in Physics or Settle for a Master's in Mathematics?
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Engineering Most fun Engineering Discipline?
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Job Skills Have an internship interview this Thursday
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RE: physics and Aeronautical science/aerospace
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Math A day in the life of a research mathematician
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Getting Back into Physics: Help for 17-Year-Olds
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How much of what you know gets used?
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Physics Can astrophysicists get a job at NatGeo?
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Engineering Can I Graduate in Astrophysics with Undergrad in Mech Eng?
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Math High impact on society, reality tested, and heavy use of logic and symbolic math
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Career-wise, does it help to join IEEE?
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Deciding Between Physics & Engineering: What to Do?
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What Should I Study in College Given My Diverse Interests?
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Why is it wrong to consider money when choosing a major?
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Late Bloomer in STEM: Overcoming Age Disadvantages
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Math Math or physics: which of that shoul I pursue?
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Advice on Enjoying & Doing Well in Chemistry for A-Level Student
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Help me brainstorm ideas regarding what I want to do with my life
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What is the difference between personal statement and statement of purpose
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Math A plan/frame work to be a mathematician
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Salary of an Accelerator Operator Starting Out
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What Factors Do Employers Consider When Hiring Candidates?
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What Major Should an Electrical Engineering Student Switch To?
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Physics Qualities of a Successful Physicist: Beyond Technical Skills
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Math Would it be worth it to get a dual Associates in Math and Computer Science?
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Post-Job-Acceptance E-mail / Bad Economy
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A list of US companies that suits my career interests?
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Which Finance Path to Choose: Stockmarket Trading or Derivatives?
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Physics Top Universities in UK for Quantum Computation
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Engineering A career in Aerospace Control Systems with an Engineering Physics degree?
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Become an Astronaut: UG & PG Subjects & US Citizenship Steps
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Defense Industry - BSEE - Guidance Needed
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Engineering Engineering in Undergrad and Physics in Grad school
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How will the recession affect coop?
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What Are My Best Options Moving to Austin After Graduating in Physics?
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Physics What Career Opportunities Are Available in Medical Physics?
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Physics Future Outlook for Aging Physics Professors and Job Prospects for PhDs
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Math How Do Applied Mathematicians Differ from Scientists in Their Approach?
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Physics Career Guidence Needed: Physics and Business
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I want to make a college major/career change, what are my options?
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Physics Condensed matter physicist advice ?
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Starting Out as a Cosmologist - Get Help Here!
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What is Considered Normal for a Postdoc in Spain?
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Physics Combined physics/professional degree programs?
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Physics A day in the life of a theoretical physicist
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Internships in US for Int'l Students '09
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Questions of an Engineering Student: Overwhelmed & Seeking Guidance
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Engineering Nuclear Engineering Program: Advantages vs. Public Universities
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Biotechnology - research or management?
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Physics No Career with Physics: Is it True?
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Summer Internships for Physics | UK & Europe
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What Does a Career in Naval Bathymetry Involve?
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Getting a Job After Earning a BS in EE: Which Path to Take?
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Physics Undergraduate in Physics (need advice)
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Can I Pursue a Masters in Physics with a BSc in Electrical Engineering?
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Physics Secondary Physics Teacher / More coursework?
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Job Skills Any ME out there willing to do a quick interview?
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Math Math B.S. - no prior work experience
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