STEM Career Guidance Forum

Discuss topics on science and math professions. Topics include job descriptions, salary, requirements and responsibilities. Find advice when comparing two or more similar careers.

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Job Skills What to Do When Interviewer Asks Wrong Question?

  • joberr
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I am interested string theory

  • enthusiast101
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Engineering What Are the Career Prospects for Chemical Engineers?

  • danago
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Deciding Between Applied and Theoretical Physics - ToreHan, Istanbul

  • torehan
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Should I follow up job applications with a phone call?

  • rm446
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REU for students with refugee status

  • eminent_youtom
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Switch Fields After PhD: Strategies for Future Employment

  • handsomecat
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Job search: Two critical questions

  • Spirit
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Engineering Bachelors in Chemistry and Masters in Chemical Engineering

  • EasyTuner21
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Engineering Is Math a Barrier to Pursuing Engineering?

  • Lancelot59
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Engineering What can I do with Engineering Physics?

  • Gogsey
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Industries hiring for thin film technology expertise

  • appsci
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Phyiscs or mech eng better suited for energy study

  • koab1mjr
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Can a PhD Open Career Paths Beyond Physics?

  • LogosennHeudh
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Physics I'm having trouble finding a job (physics)

  • Ascent
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Careers at NASA/CERN for optics/photonics engineer?

  • Link
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Engineering Engineer: B.Sc Science Grad to M.Sc Industrial Automation

  • rastiya
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How do physicists research black holes and string theory?

  • ObHassell
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Engineering Engineering Consulting: All You Need to Know

  • WolfpackPride
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Can I Pursue a Career in Astronomy with a B.S. in Physics?

  • science_rules
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Engineering Lost Materials Engineer seeks Job

  • berty_g
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Engineering Aerospace vs. Mechanical Engineering Careers

  • bchandler
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Science Job: Which Degree Is Best for Employment?

  • MaxManus
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Is a Passion for Physics Enough to Pursue a Career in Astrophysics?

  • jonathon_paul
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Physics Advice on Choosing Between Medicine and Physics

  • azn888
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How does refinancing student loans work?

  • gravenewworld
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Physics Can a Physicist Bodybuild? Life, Money, and Beyond.

  • Rayman9102
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Engineering Best language to learn for a career in science/engineering?

  • egregious1
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Engineering What do optical engineers actually earn in practice?

  • ObHassell
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Physics What is it like working as a physics lecturer?

  • Mit-chan
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MD Firm Lifestyle: 60hr weeks or something else?

  • Mashes
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Job Skills Preparing for an Inclined Plane Teaching Job Interview

  • Gamma
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Physics Physics minor possibility questions

  • crazedskylark
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Only in highschool (PROGRAMMING)

  • jgg
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Improve my resumeHow can I showcase my technical skills on my resume?

  • david90
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Engineering What are the salary prospects for nuclear engineering graduates?

  • MikeHK
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Job Skills Can I specify my engineering intern title more on a resume?

  • fizzziks
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Engineering Electrical Engineering and Med School

  • th3plan
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How Can I Legally Remove an Unwanted Roommate?

  • TheStatutoryApe
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Civil/Electrical Engg: Difference Between Traditional & Specializations?

  • kamranonline
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How do intellectual property rights work in engineering and research jobs?

  • MissSilvy
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Mike Rowe on finding career satisfaction without grad school

  • Vid
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Field-related jobs for undergraduates

  • Tasell
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Environmental Job: Physics Career Options for Seniors

  • glennpagano44
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Despite having done it quite a few times before, I always get a funny

  • rsq_a
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Physics Physicist (master degree) working in a large city's hospital?

  • LennoxLewis
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Engineering PhD vs MS/MBA for aerospace and energy R&D roles

  • Xibalba
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Career Prospects In Biotechnology

  • weirdo
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Mining or Petroleum Engineering: Deciding a Career Path

  • suspenc3
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Physics What's involved in becoming a physics professor or researcher?

  • derek.basler
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College Housing Issues How do you deal with someone like this?

  • MissSilvy
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Math Trying to complete a minor in math

  • a.a
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Math Pure Mathematicians in defense industry

  • JG89
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Engineering Can a Physics Major Transition to Astronautical Engineering in Grad School?

  • FlufferNuterFSU
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Best ways/sites to search for teaching job

  • smallphi
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How many people are happy with their jobs\life

  • mikeknick04
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Physics Industrial grad degrees with a physics bs

  • marmot
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Job Skills Ways to make my resume more attractive

  • dontdisturbmycircles
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Math Bad economy and funding in science and maths?

  • tgt
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Job Skills How should I state honors research work on my resume?

  • Ian_Brooks
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Can a B student become a professional scientist?

  • quasar_4
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Engineering Industrial Engineer vs. Actuary (AND: should I be in engineering?)

  • Best of the Worst
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Difference between a post doc and a doc?

  • kurt.math
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Grades or Internship Experience?

  • fizzziks
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Job Skills Working with International Teams: Resume Bullet Advice

  • A2Core
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Physics Physicist: Academic career or Science (Non-Academic)?

  • mike115
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Career in the US navy as a nuclear science technician

  • pentazoid
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Finance or Neurons: Which Career Path Is Right for You?

  • avant-garde
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Should I pursue postdocs in theoretical physics or leave academia?

  • mjsd
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Nuclear Power Research: What Degree Path is Best?

  • EvanKH
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Can teens WORK for money nowadays?

  • drankin
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Employer contacts me at all hours without paying overtime

  • rootX
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How Do Economics, Finance, and Business Careers Differ?

  • avant-garde
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Differences in majors in regards to graduate application.

  • MarkMurphy
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Personal statement for graduate mathematics study

  • xunoname
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How do I get my book published?

  • The_Thinker
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My college has only roach-infested hole-in-the-wall houses for rent >

  • MissSilvy
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Which is the best; Pure Science or Applied Science?

  • aman.yash
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Physics Starting Salaries for Physicists/Astronomers

  • Ithryndil
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Physics What kinda salaries can experimental physicists expect?

  • fissicky
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Physics Mechanical enginering + astrophysics, what are the prospects?

  • cheesefondue
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Lost my ADA retaliation case against former employer

  • turbo
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How much of an impact does your lower division grades have on jobs?

  • sharkshockey
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What kind of knowledge do independent inventors have?

  • Hmoob
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Should I Pursue a PhD in Physics or Settle for a Master's in Mathematics?

  • vladittude0583
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Engineering Most fun Engineering Discipline?

  • CaptainADHD
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Job Skills Have an internship interview this Thursday

  • Shackleford
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RE: physics and Aeronautical science/aerospace

  • varun19
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Math A day in the life of a research mathematician

  • padraux3
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How can I study physics after low GCSE grades?

  • albertoVI
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How much of what you know gets used?

  • dimensionless
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Physics Can astrophysicists get a job at NatGeo?

  • cheesefondue
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Engineering Can I Graduate in Astrophysics with Undergrad in Mech Eng?

  • cheesefondue
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Does IEEE membership offer career benefits beyond publications?

  • A2Core
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Deciding Between Physics & Engineering: What to Do?

  • clope023
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What Should I Study in College Given My Diverse Interests?

  • doogerjr
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