Why we think you deserve to be a mod? posted (1 month, 3 weeks) ago
Nyx wrote a thoughtful post last night titled: Why do you think you deserve to be a mod? so I thou…
The Future of Help posted (1 month, 4 weeks) ago
Times suggested I put up a post announcing my intentions, and as an easy way to keep track of commo…
[quote Cookie Dough!]…I presume, being a Chem Masters graduate that you’re pretty good with number-crunching/ Excel? If you are, then have you considered Performance Analyst positions in the big asset management companies? I started out in this field, but then moved to Investment Consulting, which also pays well but requires some pretty in-depth investment knowledge, CFA exams, etc……Cookie Xx[/quote]Cookie has a good point, in fact I didn’t even think of a business type position ( you’ll have to forgive my own bias).For fun, if you have the time you might want to read up on Jack Welch, who got his phd in chemical engineering, started off in GE’s plastics division and eventually worked his way up to ceo.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Welch - written 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Not really. Don’t get caught up on the degree / experience requirements. If an employer likes you they’ll look right past it — don’t be shy about applying for things with steep requirements — let them weed you out — don’t weed yourself out for them (within reason, don’t apply for senior positions obviously) - written 2 weeks, 6 days ago