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But you are not yet a PhD; you're a PhD candidate. You come of age by tackling and successfully completing your original research work...

@dp647. Unless you're really, really lucky, you will face the quandary of looking for a new job many, many times in your life. Sure...

You are correct that the jobs I'm looking at have no need for a PhD, and that there is a whole other basket of jobs where a physics PhD...

Before I retired, I was transitioning to managing our data warehouse. Even back then, things were moving away from coding. Now Data...

Indeed, the effect AI will have on what qualifications I have to bring to the table is the intimidating part for me. During my...

For the first question on the Student Progress Report, just give your best current guess. You cannot be held to it since it can change...

This may be a dumb question, but how would people here approach answering the "career plans" questions that I mentioned are present in...

Thank you for the information. I will look into the APS career mentoring program, as it sounds useful and relevant.

I appreciate everyone here taking time to write out such thoughtful responses. However, without sounding ungrateful, I do think the...

Just to let you know: I still plan to respond.

On the topic of qualification exams, I will be taking mine in about a month's time. Although, at my institution they are treated more as...

I thought I had laid it all out. But here's a more explicit listing. * Baseline qualifications: PhD physics (Note: This was not...

Yes, I should have been clearer and said I meant what hard skills she brought to the table. I understand that her soft skills in...

I looked into various teaching options at one point. Public schools are the most demanding in terms of formal requirements (such as...

Thank you for your detailed replies. Regarding this, do you know what pluses this AMO person brought to the table? I guess I still don't...