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Math or Electrical Engineering
What kinds of careers are out there for Math grads?
Any kind you want. Being smart matters 100000x more than your major.
Computer-science majors graduate into a world of fewer opportunities
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#12General question -- what should the career-oriented student who is not obsessed with CS and programming consider studying instead of or in addition to CS?
It has to be finance. Finance + CS or Finance + Math just opens up both Wall St and Tech as well as consulting to the individual.
But otherwise, trades. It is a serious path to money and ultimately starting your own business.
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What kinds of careers are out there for Math grads?
Any kind you want. Being smart matters 100000x more than your major.
I have a math degree and this has absolutely not been my experience. Nobody gives a shit about a math degree, so I went and got a masters in computer vision (CS + Stats). I’ve been sending out resumes this whole last semester and have heard basically nothing.
Now I’m trying to leverage my previous 13 years of experience in aviation, but yeah, I’m not super optimistic. I applied at a robotics company attempting to automate an airplane that I flew professionally and they didn’t want me for a safety position where I would literally be working on how to use the robot.
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
What kinds of careers are out there for Math grads?
Any kind you want. Being smart matters 100000x more than your major.
I disagree. Maybe if you went to a top five school and are good at networking. Otherwise most careers will still require that you show specialization (domain specific knowledge, certifications, etc).
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#15https://archive.is/fZn6b
Still paywalled :c
Your wish is my command...bzt bzt....
Re: Computer-science majors graduate into a world of fewer opportunities
#16https://archive.is/fZn6b
“Continue reading your article with a WSJ subscription” It’s not circumventing the paywall.
Of course not...that would be illegal...
Re: Computer-science majors graduate into a world of fewer opportunities
#17I graduated in 2022 into the final era of zero interest rate job markets. And then got laid off/fired twice in two years. The only thing that keeps me competitive in the job market is that I specialized so heavily so early (got a cert in unmanned vehicles then started writing spacecraft software). Kids who just learn the general fullstack curriculum (and don't do personal projects) are going to find the market very difficult for the foreseeable future.
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#18Re: Computer-science majors graduate into a world of fewer opportunities
#19I graduated in 2022 into the final era of zero interest rate job markets. And then got laid off/fired twice in two years. The only thing that keeps me competitive in the job market is that I specialized so heavily so early (got a cert in unmanned vehicles then started writing spacecraft software). Kids who just learn the general fullstack curriculum (and don't do personal projects) are going to find the market very d…
I've been in software development professionally since I was 20. I'm 42 now and feel like I have no specialties. I've done many projects for all kinds of things, but never the things that truly interest me. I'm jealous of you writing software for spacecrafts and now I'm thinking maybe I should get some certs...
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#20It'd be great to see some comparisons to other fields/industries versus just looking at computer science in a vacuum.
It's quite possible there has been a slow down in tech hiring from the mid 2010's with multiple offers and signing bonuses/RSUs but relatively I suspect its still easier to find positions than in other fields. There have been mass layoffs in many other industries. I can't imagine hiring is as robust across the board as it was during ZIRP.