What's John D. Cook's Career Transition Advice?

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John D. Cook, an applied mathematician, discusses his transition from academia to industry in an interview with Computational Imagination. He shares insights on his diverse career experiences and offers valuable tips on developing software skills. The interview is particularly relevant for individuals seeking career advice in mathematics and software development. Additionally, Cook recommends several blogs that provide further resources and knowledge in these areas.
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Computational Imagination has an interview up with John D. Cook. John is an applied mathematician who I have occasionally corresponded with, and in this interview he talks about his transition from academia to industry, the different careers he has had, and offers some tips on software development skills. Probably of interest to the folks who come here looking for career advice.
 
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Thoroughly enjoyed that. Read it to the end and took note of the blogs suggested.

Thanks for the link!
 

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For some background, I'm currently a 3rd year physics major with an astro specialization studying in Canada, and as undergraduates are want to do I'm regularly evaluating my career prospects down the road. I also plan on pursuing grad school when I've completed my degree. It might just be my anxiety acting up a little, but with a lot of the government funding drying up for public science research broadly in the US, the 'industry' everyone keeps talking about when questions like this are...
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