 Job suggestions, kinda looking for one |
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| Job suggestions, kinda looking for one |
 Jan 17 2008, 04:13 PM
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 Eric The Sexy Group: Moderators Posts: 831 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 30  |
I've been considering putting grad school on hold (maybe permanently) and getting a job. Since most of you have jobs, I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for companies who'd hire someone with a BS in math and some programming experience (primarily matlab).
Location isn't an issue. Any realistic help would be appreciated. |
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Jan 17 2008, 04:25 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 531 Joined: 26-June 06 From: San Marcos and San Antonio Member No.: 221 |
I know of an architecture company based out of San Antonio that is owned by a Tech grad that is always looking for fresh Tech grads. If not that, then a General Contracting company. The pay is decent.
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Jan 17 2008, 04:38 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
Applied Research Labs at UT. http://www.arlut.utexas.edu
It's where I work and I love it. This post has been edited by Spectatrix: Jan 17 2008, 05:18 PM -------------------- |
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Jan 17 2008, 04:50 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
Teaching? My friend's mom is a teacher for a school district down here and according to her, good Math & Science teachers are few and far between and tend to get nice signing bonuses and pretty good starting salaries.
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Jan 17 2008, 04:58 PM
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CHEE CHEE Group: Members Posts: 5,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: trapped in the hoezone layer Member No.: 39 |
people say you need a teaching certificate to teach now but thats mostly untrue. there are tons of programs out there that allow you to work and teach on your own for a year getting a regular salary and after your first year you are awarded a teaching certificate without paying for anything! ( i believe that last part is true but if it isnt it surely is cheaper than an extra year/2 years in college)
plus being a math teacher you do get a signing bonus in a lot of school districts and will probably be able to have some choice in where you go (if you want to avoid working the difficult school systems) other than teaching and maybe research the only other thing i can think of is social services. -------------------- Little monkeys making money
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Jan 17 2008, 05:33 PM
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Fool Group: Members Posts: 2,127 Joined: 23-February 06 From: LBB Member No.: 56 |
Teaching...just don't teach junior high. I probably needed a shrink before I started last August, but now I probably need heavy doses of medication and whatever else they can offer so that I don't end up in prison.
Cathryn's right, too. You can get it completely paid for by organizations like Teach For America and such. If you can, wait a couple years so TAKS can be phased out and you can actually teach the maths the students are taking rather than maths they learned way back in 8th grade and kinda forgot due to non-use. -------------------- Spam? Isn't that something poor people eat?
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Jan 17 2008, 06:21 PM
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 Group: Admin Posts: 3,402 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 17 2008, 04:50 PM)  Teaching? My friend's mom is a teacher for a school district down here and according to her, good Math & Science teachers are few and far between and tend to get nice signing bonuses and pretty good starting salaries. Yep. My girlfriend is a math teacher at Stratford and she said the schools are desperate for more teachers. If you are willing to put in the hours and like kids then it is a definite job with good healthcare (my gf pays $2 month for amazing coverage). -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 17 2008, 09:17 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 180 Joined: 23-February 06 From: San Francisco, CA Member No.: 37 |
If location truly isn't an issue and you'd like to see what investment management would be like, PM me and I can give you more info. No finance background necessary, and more people at the firm are from out of state than are local (For instance, I have a degree in chemistry and I applied while I was still finishing up at Penn. My 3 teammates hail from OH, KY, and WA.) Lots of people in their 20s, so it's a bit more collegiate than the traditional corporate gig.
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