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Math and Your Career

Math and Your Career. Pi Mu Epsilon Induction Ceremony. Job Market – Where is your opportunity?. Don’t limit yourself to traditional job markets Apply for positions even if Mathematics isn’t one of the preferred/required degrees

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Math and Your Career

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  1. Math and Your Career Pi Mu Epsilon Induction Ceremony

  2. Job Market – Where is your opportunity? • Don’t limit yourself to traditional job markets • Apply for positions even if Mathematics isn’t one of the preferred/required degrees • A lot of times your degree will still qualify you or they will be willing to look at your resume if you set yourself apart from others

  3. Opportunity - Continued • Business world is opening up to math and science • Business Intelligence/Analytics is exploding! • Need to show you are qualified to compete in the business world • Demonstrate how you can contribute • Gain experience through business classes and internships

  4. How to Distinguish Yourself • Resume • NO ERRORS! • Be creative and get the most out of your 1 page • Explain how math will be beneficial to employer by highlighting skills it has taught you rather than classes you have taken • Analytical • Problem-Solving • Objective

  5. Distinguishing - Continued • Cater to your strengths – the skills learned from degree • Diversify – the more programming languages or software you have experience with the better • Research to see what is most popular with employers • Communication Skills • Absolute must!  • You will not be hired without them • Your skills and knowledge can’t help anyone if you can’t explain it in laymen’s terms

  6. My Personal Career Path • School: Math to Business to Math • Internship: Supply Chain/Purchasing dept for 2 years • Full-time: • SQL Reporting role for 6 months after graduation • Business Analytics Advisor • Strategic Marketing Opportunities • Leadership Goals

  7. Questions?

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