Career advice Definition and 217 Threads

I want to get into the aerospace field but my background right now doesn't really apply. I went to a military academy out of high school and majored in mechanical engineering. I've worked as a student engineer on a ship (mostly the job involved standing engine room watch, managing a divisional...

I graduated with my BS in Physics last May (2010). Since then I've just been working my barely-pays-the-bills security guard job while trying to figure out what to do with my life. I haven't had any physics classes since Spring 2008 (almost 3 years now...) because of transferring to 3...

Hey guys, So I'm about to finish my master in Particle and Astro Particle Physics this June, and as most people seem to be, I'm confused whether to continue in research or switch over to industry. So here's the thing, I am probably going to switch over to industry anyway if I do a Ph.D. cause...

I am currently a graduate student, have a MS in physics, and have passed my comprehensive exams. Most of my credits are done -- I only have my dissertation credits to do. So far all my work has been in experimental physics, in the region of plasma physics. I have recently realized that I...

Well, I logged on here to ask my own career question, but I think I might be able to help a lot of you, especially those early-college and high school students considering engineering. I am a 31 year old mechanical engineer. I graduated with a BSME from a Big State U in flyover country in...

Hi, I am currently an undergrad in physics/astronomy in my senior year. I am interested in doing work of a theoretical (or semi-theoretical) nature in the future. My reasoning for this is that it seems it does not require a lot of resources other than access to data and I think I would enjoy it...

http://www.forbes.com/2008/12/09/mike-rowe-jobs-lead-careers-employment08-cx_mr_1209rowe.html?feed=rss_news This might be something to keep in mind. With the economy tanking hard and competition stiff already, not all of us are going to get into to grad school and even fewer will become...

To make things short, I would like to teach college level physics as my future career choice. I am currently a junior at my local university starting their upper-level physics courses, spring semester 2009, therefore, I am still unaware as to what I am getting into. However, I did make A's on...

Hello, I am new to Physics forum, and i have found that this site offers great advice to those who need it, I am sixteen and have just started A level physics, I am really enjoying it, and i wish to possibly take this to Uni as a undergraduate for further study at Bacholer, masters and maybe...

Help: Career Advice needed! Hi guys I am from India I did my 3year - Bachelors in Computer Science (ended April 2007) from University of Pune I have been working since... But my desire remains to study theoretical physics and do a PhD in it... Right now I am planning to change my...

Hello. Maybe this sort of question has been answered before so excuse my laziness. At the moment I'm doing my 2nd year in aerospace engineering and my grades won't go much higher than 14. Still, I'd like to get your opinion about my odds if I follow a theoretical physics career or if that's...

I have graduated with an electrical engineering degree last May, and have been on the job hunt since then. Right now I have three job offers, all of which expire on Monday, and I do not know which one is the best job for my career. One of the jobs is as a software engineer, and although it...

I am not really hardworking or talented enough for PhD level chemistry (bad as that may sound but unless you are in the top 2% of the public in both talent and work ethic you'll have a hard time), and I know that finding a job in industry is much harder with a PhD than a MS or BS. I don't need...

Sorry if this post appears twice; I couldn't figure out if it actually posted the first time. I'd really like some career advice about medical physics. I've just finished an M.S. (with thesis) in accelerator physics, my research was about radiation and superconducting magnets. I'm very...

I am currently on towards my undergraduate degree in Physics, with a minor in Computer Science. Besides physics and math, I enjoy working with computers, programming, and using CAS's such as Maple and Matlab. I am planning to work towards a master's degree in applied science but a PhD in...

Ok, here's my situation. Most of the people on here seem like they are pretty straight shooters, but perhaps there is someone out there can give me some advice. I finished my bachelors in CS in 2001, but after graduation was unable to find employment despite having internships. So I took up a...

I'm currently enlisted in the military and I have signed up for the Navy's nuclear school. I've heard that it has challenging coursework and the demands are high, which is why I was initially attracted to obtaining that job rating. Sometime down the road, I'm going to have to make a choice about...