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What Should My Title Be for Amazon Mechanical Turk?
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Did ClickMinded SEO Certification Help Land a Digital Marketing Job?
  • TheMacNerd
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Prepare for Your Instacart Interview Tomorrow: Tips and Requirements
  • TheMacNerd
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Job Skills Google AdWords/Digital Marketing Certification
  • TheMacNerd
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Physics Do Plumbers Need to Understand Thermodynamics?
  • alex77
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Balancing Multiple Jobs: Navigating Employer Expectations
  • TheMacNerd
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Job Skills Bricklayers/brickmason apprenticeship
  • TheMacNerd
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Engineering PhD in Mechanical Engineering, CC teaching?
  • davidwinth
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Engineering Is a Career in Civil Engineering Conducive to Research Opportunities?
  • person123
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Physics Is a job in physics possible? I have a bachelor's degree in geology
  • Amira bn
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Physics What’s the Imperial College QFFF MsC like?
  • LTS
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Have you suffered for delay in submission of research paper?
  • Wrichik Basu
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Chem Eng student, scored 990 on GRE Physics
  • messlesskess
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Other Advice on Next Steps - What to Do in Predicament
  • StatGuy2000
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Engineering Switching from Nuclear Engineering to Physics
  • Jjo5
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Will I Pass My Road Test on My Second Attempt?
  • TheMacNerd
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Physics Can I Become an Optician/Optometrist Without Extensive Knowledge on Lasers and Optics?
  • wolly
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Engineering Astrophysics going on to Aerospace Engineering
  • kuolemaloki
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Job Skills Is a Graduate Degree the Next Step for My Career?
  • DomBaz
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Math Career Advice regarding computational science
  • Sethi
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Physics Career outlook for a 38 y/o starting physics undergrad?
  • Mathyouforgot
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Physics Getting into theoretical Physics after multiple setbacks
  • Alex Petrosyan
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Engineering Would I be crazy to quit my Summer Engineering Internship?
  • BrandonEE
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Other Fields worth pursuing -- 2018 update
  • StatGuy2000
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Engineering Associate Engineer degree -- how is it viewed around the world
  • avivkazaz1
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Math I'm starting to reconsider trying to become an actuary
  • Eclair_de_XII
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Physics Interested & Need Advice: Medical Physics
  • TJh
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Other Too early to panic about having no plan post-graduation?
  • Eclair_de_XII
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Engineering Should I major in Computer Science, Physics, or Aerospace Engineering?
  • unknown_9
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Physics Looking For Research Experience in the future
  • Leonfeynman
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Math Maximizing Employability with a Master's Degree After 30
  • Pi Pie
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Career Choice: In between two opinions
  • Zaya Bell
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Job Skills Job Market for different EE fields
  • Telex1234
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Physics Specialization in PhD: Balancing Theory and Experiment for Postdoc Applications?
  • DeathbyGreen
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Physics How to do independent research in Physics?
  • Mayur Sinha
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Other Who are the right people to connect with?
  • EngWiPy
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Engineering Is Pursuing a BSCS After a BSEE and MEngEE Worth It?
  • YoshiMoshi
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Physics What to do as a Student to Help your career
  • jamalkoiyess
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Other Passion for Physics and Education: PhD Options
  • e.chaniotakis
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Physics Are Baccalaureate Honors worth pursuing in my situation?
  • TJGilb
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Engineering Course Choice: Robotics, ML, Adaptive Signal Processing
  • Qurks
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Physics Is a Misdemeanor a Barrier to Pursuing a Career in Physics?
  • AlexanderDrax
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Other What Should I choose for my career, as my aim in life?
  • M. M. Fahad Joy
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Engineering Tips for a research assistant internship
  • madhisoka
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Physics What are the potential career options for a Nuclear Theorist?
  • Swapnil Das
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Chemistry 35yo combustion chemistry PhD, free time and still no plan
  • gpsimms
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Engineering Can I still be a software engineer?
  • KamenRiderTorbjorn
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Job Skills Need help getting back into a helpdesk position
  • TheMacNerd
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Other Obligated to Tell Employer of Grad School Plans?
  • kyphysics
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Engineering After Graduation: Work or Masters?
  • CivilSigma
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Engineering What is the role of an electrical engineer in electric design?
  • Vijayent
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Engineering Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering - GPA
  • YoshiMoshi
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Job Skills Interview soon at local phone company this week
  • TheMacNerd
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Physics Job resources for academic positions in nano-optics and applied electrodynamics
  • vsv86
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Physics Medical physicist thinking of moving to US
  • ToeIre
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Engineering What jobs are available for mechanical engineering freshers?
  • Vijayent
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Physics Learning to do science without being told what to do
  • svletana
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Other Gap Year Physics Research for an International Student?
  • ycao
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Other Industry Jobs for a Planetary Scientist
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Future fields of employment that will grow rapidly
  • theb2
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Job Selection Criteria: Money versus Happiness
  • Suyash Singh
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Postdoctoral Work Stress and the Human Cost
  • Choppy
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Can Theoretical Physics PhDs Thrive in Industry Jobs?
  • Scott92
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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?
  • rahaverhma
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Engineering Physics Degree - Interested in Engineering
  • Who Am I
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I want to start an Aerospace Company
  • TheOriginalOP
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Physics Do University Rankings Impact Silicon Quantum Computing PhD Career Prospects?
  • vancouver_water
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What am I supposed to do during office hours?
  • ProfuselyQuarky
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Physics About to Graduate with a Double Major in Physics and Math
  • Abscissas
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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
  • dizinko
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Engineering Short term training in Europe/Asia for electrical engineers
  • bineyame
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What are the most in-demand/employable physics subfields?
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Physics Internships for High School Students
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Engineering Have B.S. in Engineering, can I get M.S. in Psychology?
  • Poison Ivy
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Other What STEM Opportunities Are Available for High School Students?
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Physics Unsure of my future in physics
  • Biscuit
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Engineering Does an astrophysicist (PhD or post-doc) need computer engineering?
  • ScienceGuy42
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Engineering Is Physics Really a Tougher Career Choice Than Engineering or Finance?
  • beamthegreat
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Physics Out in the Real World, nobody seems to care
  • Jake PhD
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Other At almost 39 am i to old to study BSc Physics
  • riz1977
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Job Skills Data Analyst at startup for first job?
  • Slusho
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Where Can Freshers Find MBA, Digital Marketing, and Web Development Internships?
  • mohd nazim
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Engineering Nuclear Engineering Jobs that Require a lot of Travel
  • questionmenow
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Job Skills Is age 40 too old to enter the AI/Machine Learning field
  • FallenApple
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Physics Is a Physics PhD Worth It? Considering Career Prospects and Personal Fulfillment
  • zachx
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Job Skills Data Scientist Phone interview at Apple
  • FallenApple
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Physics Advice for the people who cannot study physics
  • quantknight
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Engineering Mechanical engineer to aerospace engineer?
  • Neven
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Physics Astronomer and Astrophysicist Employment
  • Sullivan Stockwell
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Physics Is There a Connection Between Physics and Machine Learning?
  • Gean Martins
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Job Skills Which Fields Are Open to Self-Educated Candidates for HR Managers?
  • TheMacNerd
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Physics Academic papers of supervisor, PhD interview, reading other papers
  • binbagsss
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Engineering Technician getting an Engineering degree -- Will my work experience transfer?
  • tensor0910
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Math Preparing for a job in finance/risk management
  • SchroedingersLion
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Job Skills The most important factors to land a job
  • EngWiPy
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Job Skills Managing 2 Jobs: Balancing Fast Food and IT Positions
  • TheMacNerd
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Job Skills Can self-study/teaching count as credentials?
  • Cibo Matto
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