Timeline for Careers advice for Ph.D.s without current postdocs or university jobs
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| Jul 20, 2010 at 20:49 | comment | added | Rachid Atmai | I think it would be harder for a mathematician to get actuarial work in Europe. Mathematicians will have a harder time getting hired for this type of work in "continental" Europe because of the priority given to Business School/Ecole de Commerce graduates which already have a strong background in undergraduate math/probability which they acquired in classes prepa etc.Sometimes the requirement of being a graduate from an "Ecole de Commerce" is mandatory (this does not actually apply to the U.K, I think the situation in the U.K might be closer to the situation in the U.S) | |
| Jul 20, 2010 at 17:53 | comment | added | Deane Yang | The suggestion of an actuarial career is a good one. | |
| Jul 20, 2010 at 16:28 | comment | added | engelbrekt | One way to begin a career outside academia in the USA is to take actuarial exams. The first couple of exams don't require much more than a background in undergraduate mathematics and statistics. Then they get more specialized and harder. It used to be said that with five under your belt, you could get a job in an insurance company, but I am not sure whether that holds any longer. Actuaries historically had very safe and fairly well paid jobs. People need insurance in good times and bad. How one gets into actuarial work in continental Europe or the UK I don't know. | |
| Jul 20, 2010 at 14:49 | comment | added | Deane Yang | Yes, I mean "more than a few". Thanks for asking for clarification. I should avoid obscure idioms like this. | |
| Jul 20, 2010 at 12:01 | comment | added | Michael Lugo | By "not a few" you mean "more than a few", right? (I'm saying this because this idiom gave me trouble and English is my native language.) | |
| Jul 20, 2010 at 4:50 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki by Kim Morrison | ||
| Jul 20, 2010 at 4:34 | history | answered | Deane Yang | CC BY-SA 2.5 |