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Graduated with a master's in physics, having trouble finding a job
10-05-2023, 07:58 PM
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Just keep grinding and applying, the first job is always the hardest. Idk how your field is, but it took me ages to find my first job and God knows how many applications, hundreds for sure. Don't get let yourself get discouraged and don't take the rejections personally.
10-05-2023, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted By DTRrex⏩
Do not waste money on these chitty bootcamps. Learn to code on your own. There are TONS of free courses in Youtube and other sites. Some videos are 13 hours long.1) Get into data science / data analytics. You may have start small doing analyst grunt work for a while, but if you're sharp and hard working you can climb the ladder quickly.
2)Go to one of those coding bootcamps
3) Go back to school for 2 years and get a degree in engineering. You probably have a lot of the requisite classes covered and being an engineer with a masters in physics might help land you something decent
4) Apply to fed and defense contractor work
Good luck starting anywhere at $80k with no real work application experience though.
Best wishes man.
2)Go to one of those coding bootcamps
3) Go back to school for 2 years and get a degree in engineering. You probably have a lot of the requisite classes covered and being an engineer with a masters in physics might help land you something decent
4) Apply to fed and defense contractor work
Good luck starting anywhere at $80k with no real work application experience though.
Best wishes man.
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Originally Posted By ArtCore22⏩
See, there is something wrong with you. No employer cares about this. A cam whore is telling you to be a "data scientist" which in itself is laughable, but you are probably going on interviews telling employers this in fields where you wont be doing this. Like I said, I worked for 2 physicists, one who worked at CERN and the other a hedge fund manager. Finance is filled with people like this but they have the ability to take that skillset to solve problems in finance, investments, etc. The job markets are filled with people from ********, etc who have been laid off who have the experience and know how to hit the ground running who have similar, better, or more applicable educations. You need to figure out how to present your background where you don't seem to have job experience in these fields.Besides the usual things like mathematics, I have software skills, mostly Python, shell, and bash, that I used to write code. I can create and relax atomic and molecular systems, tinker with different parameters depending on what the system is doing, etc.
Or you can "create and relax atomic and molecular systems" at a university or wherever they do this.
Regardless, good luck the job market is not a great place to be for someone who is a new grad.
10-05-2023, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted By DTRrex⏩
Learned way more about coding through searching GitHub and just playing around for free than i did any of the coding boot camps they have available (which you can find on GitHub, btw)1) Get into data science / data analytics. You may have start small doing analyst grunt work for a while, but if you're sharp and hard working you can climb the ladder quickly.
2) Go to one of those coding bootcamps
3) Go back to school for 2 years and get a degree in engineering. You probably have a lot of the requisite classes covered and being an engineer with a masters in physics might help land you something decent
4) Apply to fed and defense contractor work
Good luck starting anywhere at $80k with no real work application experience though.
Best wishes man.
2) Go to one of those coding bootcamps
3) Go back to school for 2 years and get a degree in engineering. You probably have a lot of the requisite classes covered and being an engineer with a masters in physics might help land you something decent
4) Apply to fed and defense contractor work
Good luck starting anywhere at $80k with no real work application experience though.
Best wishes man.
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10-05-2023, 08:06 PM
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OP needs to learn to weld.
10-05-2023, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted By skier!⏩
Actually, I'm not getting any interviews, so I don't have the opportunity to tell employers my useless skill set.See, there is something wrong with you. No employer cares about this. A cam whore is telling you to be a "data scientist" which in itself is laughable, but you are probably going on interviews telling employers this in fields where you wont be doing this. Like I said, I worked for 2 physicists, one who worked at CERN and the other a hedge fund manager. Finance is filled with people like this but they have the ability to take that skillset to solve problems in finance, investments, etc. The job markets are filled with people from ********, etc who have been laid off who have the experience and know how to hit the ground running who have similar, better, or more applicable educations. You need to figure out how to present your background where you don't seem to have job experience in these fields.
Or you can "create and relax atomic and molecular systems" at a university or wherever they do this.
Regardless, good luck the job market is not a great place to be for someone who is a new grad.
Or you can "create and relax atomic and molecular systems" at a university or wherever they do this.
Regardless, good luck the job market is not a great place to be for someone who is a new grad.
My background is that I've worked on difficult problems and made progress or completed them.
10-05-2023, 09:19 PM
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10-06-2023, 05:16 AM
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damn mirin degree OP
but yeah chit's rough man, keep trying for those data science type jobs and you'll get one eventually, you can look into quantative analyst type jobs too, if you already got Python skills you can easily hit the ground running
if after a while you're still not having any luck just straight up applying maybe try and get in touch with some recruiters, sometimes they can be a nice shortcut into at least getting interviews at companies
anyway with your degree you'll be absolutely fine so don't stress it too much
but yeah chit's rough man, keep trying for those data science type jobs and you'll get one eventually, you can look into quantative analyst type jobs too, if you already got Python skills you can easily hit the ground running
if after a while you're still not having any luck just straight up applying maybe try and get in touch with some recruiters, sometimes they can be a nice shortcut into at least getting interviews at companies
anyway with your degree you'll be absolutely fine so don't stress it too much
10-06-2023, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted By tehgosu⏩
Thanks, mang. That's a good call; I've been thinking about trying out a recruiter.damn mirin degree OP
but yeah chit's rough man, keep trying for those data science type jobs and you'll get one eventually, you can look into quantative analyst type jobs too, if you already got Python skills you can easily hit the ground running
if after a while you're still not having any luck just straight up applying maybe try and get in touch with some recruiters, sometimes they can be a nice shortcut into at least getting interviews at companies
anyway with your degree you'll be absolutely fine so don't stress it too much
but yeah chit's rough man, keep trying for those data science type jobs and you'll get one eventually, you can look into quantative analyst type jobs too, if you already got Python skills you can easily hit the ground running
if after a while you're still not having any luck just straight up applying maybe try and get in touch with some recruiters, sometimes they can be a nice shortcut into at least getting interviews at companies
anyway with your degree you'll be absolutely fine so don't stress it too much
10-06-2023, 11:25 AM
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10-06-2023, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted By MasterMorality⏩
jfl. Bro, have you seen what the STEM job market is like? Especially in rural areas. It'll flay you alive, gentle miscer.There is something off. You should be able to find a job very easy. You are leaving something out.
10-06-2023, 12:15 PM
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MPhys checking in.
My first job after university was in finance lol (IB). They like brahs who are good with numbers, naturally.
I didn't like it and now I do something more related to physics which also pays well, but i consider myself pretty lucky to have landed that. If you just want a good job with good money look into the banking world and I doubt you would have to try too hard to get something srs. I worked with quite a few math/physics grads when I was in finance.
My first job after university was in finance lol (IB). They like brahs who are good with numbers, naturally.
I didn't like it and now I do something more related to physics which also pays well, but i consider myself pretty lucky to have landed that. If you just want a good job with good money look into the banking world and I doubt you would have to try too hard to get something srs. I worked with quite a few math/physics grads when I was in finance.
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10-06-2023, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted By skier!⏩
When did I tell him to become a data scientist?See, there is something wrong with you. No employer cares about this. A cam whore is telling you to be a "data scientist" which in itself is laughable, but you are probably going on interviews telling employers this in fields where you wont be doing this. Like I said, I worked for 2 physicists, one who worked at CERN and the other a hedge fund manager. Finance is filled with people like this but they have the ability to take that skillset to solve problems in finance, investments, etc. The job markets are filled with people from ********, etc who have been laid off who have the experience and know how to hit the ground running who have similar, better, or more applicable educations. You need to figure out how to present your background where you don't seem to have job experience in these fields.
Or you can "create and relax atomic and molecular systems" at a university or wherever they do this.
Regardless, good luck the job market is not a great place to be for someone who is a new grad.
Or you can "create and relax atomic and molecular systems" at a university or wherever they do this.
Regardless, good luck the job market is not a great place to be for someone who is a new grad.
I just said that's the field I'm in and that if I can get through the job postings with 1000+ applicants, he shouldn't have issues getting a position in a field he's looking at with changes to how he's approaching LinkedIn
Also, Data Science encapsulates financial researchers, you fukkin plum
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10-06-2023, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted By ZyraThornrise⏩
Data science, financial research... anything to do with number manipulation, data trends, stuff like that - it's all somewhat similar, as far as I know.When did I tell him to become a data scientist?
I just said that's the field I'm in and that if I can get through the job postings with 1000+ applicants, he shouldn't have issues getting a position in a field he's looking at with changes to how he's approaching LinkedIn
Also, Data Science encapsulates financial researchers, you fukkin plum
I just said that's the field I'm in and that if I can get through the job postings with 1000+ applicants, he shouldn't have issues getting a position in a field he's looking at with changes to how he's approaching LinkedIn
Also, Data Science encapsulates financial researchers, you fukkin plum
10-06-2023, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted By ArtCore22⏩
Imagine you're an employer and you hear someone tell you this. Why does this make you worth more $$ or more employable than any other person? This sounds completely useless. Emphasize your coding skills and thinking skills and analytical skills and prowess with complex subjects and mathematics on your resume and in interviews.I must come off badly on my resume hahaha. My experience is in computational physics. More specifically, using molecular dynamics simulations to study the behavior and structure of novel solvents.
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Go back and get a philosophy degree, then reflect on your situation. Make sure to take existentialism.
10-06-2023, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted By ralphlaurenbrah⏩
I mention what my main goal was, but I do mainly emphasize coding and mathetmatics, etc. on my resume. That's a good call.Imagine you're an employer and you hear someone tell you this. Why does this make you worth more $$ or more employable than any other person? This sounds completely useless. Emphasize your coding skills and thinking skills and analytical skills and prowess with complex subjects and mathematics on your resume and in interviews.
10-06-2023, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted By ArtCore22⏩
getting your first job is hard, these companies want people with experience. keep at it though, youl get a job and make that money.What's crappenin'. Like the title suggests, I recently graduated with an M.S. in physics with my research focus being molecular dynamics simulations. I have applied for a bunch of jobs and haven't gotten any interviews yet. Do you boyos have any suggestions? I've been applying for data scientist/analyst jobs, or anything related to the area. I'm using chatGPT to tailor my resume to each job description and also using it to help write cover letters for the jobs.
It's a little disheartening, and now I'm thinking I should try to start a small business doing something else.
It's a little disheartening, and now I'm thinking I should try to start a small business doing something else.
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Originally Posted By GreatOldOne⏩
I'm also into philosophy, so this speaks to me. Though a degree in philosophy would be less desirable than a physics degree.Go back and get a philosophy degree, then reflect on your situation. Make sure to take existentialism.
10-06-2023, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted By 4ea⏩
Thanks, man. Gotta have experience to get experience. Gotta have women to get women. Gotta have money to make money. Life's ironic.getting your first job is hard, these companies want people with experience. keep at it though, youl get a job and make that money.
10-06-2023, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted By ArtCore22⏩
I had a double major BA in phil and psychology and had a job right after school...having learned to program in psych and an honors project.I'm also into philosophy, so this speaks to me. Though a degree in philosophy would be less desirable than a physics degree.
I became a programmer/analyst and eventually software developer. The phil helps you more than you would think in terms of developing analytical and writing abilities.
My first job wasn't hard to get...but that was a different time. The internet was exploding.
Now, if I was just entering the market I would want to be looking into some branch of AI.
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