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So im currently a cs+ maths major at a meh university in the US and am an international student. I am going to switch my major from Cs to smth else but keep maths since i really like maths. My options are accounting econ or finance. I wanna do smth that fits my interest of problem solving and maths and have the security of landing a job once im done (im an international student so it might be difficult). I have a few weeks to make my decision but am unsure on what to do or who to ask for advise. Does anyone know what i can do

edit: i meant after freshman year my brain is all stressed so i apologise for the mess

I'm currently applying for my undergrad, the subjects I took for A level were math, cs, physics and chem. I'm best at math, and I like physics. Naturally I was thinking engineering would be the choice for me.

Recently tho, lots of people have been recomending I do medicine, saying that its the most stable and high paying in comparison to engineering thats apparently experiencing a decline in the job market and layoffs.

I'm genuinely in a crisis rn trying to choose between the two, I dont hate biology, infact I watch medical content from time to time for fun but it was my worst science during school( not that I was doing bad or anything just the one that didnt come to me as easily as the others). I want stability and good pay but at the same time i dont want to risk wasting my time pursuing a career that im gonna hate. Technically, even tho both take time theyre similar, in med max 8 years and i start residency where im earning and for engineering 4 years bachelors plus 3 years masters cause ur getting no were with a bachelors nowadays.

IF UR A DOCTOR THAT WENT INTO IT FOR THE MONEY OR AN ENGINEER YOUR OPINIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED

24 F on F-1 OPT. I know I should not lose hope and I won’t. But it’s so frustrating. I have a bachelors degree in accounting and auditing and a masters degree in finance. I also have about a year of experience in risk advisory working at big 4 at my home country and full 10-month internal audit internship experience at a fortune 500 in US. I’m targeting internal audit roles that require 0-5 years of experience. But only get rejections, barely get the HR phone screen, and when I do, it doesn’t go forward with the reasons either they don’t want people who doesn’t have a citizenship/GC or they want more experienced/more specialised experience. I’ve been preparing for my CIA part-1 exam and planning to take the exam this month, in hope that helps a bit. I’m really tired of not understanding what to do. The roles that I think i can absolutely nail are internship for which i get auto filtered since i’m not in school anymore. The entry level (0-2/3) years of experience roles are also rejecting me god knows why (am i under qualified/overqualified).

I also tried a different angle where I target Financial Analyst/FP&A full-time roles and internships, because I’m interested in that as well and because I saw some of my fellow finance graduates with 0 experience land financial and senior financial analyst roles, but I’m getting no luck there as well.

I have tailored my resumes to the jobs i apply, nothing is working. I sometimes even say no to the sponsorship question, just to test whether i’ll get an hr phone screen, and sometimes i do, but nothing goes forward. The only reason/feedback i get is “they have found other candidates that better align with the role” when i know i am very well perfectly aligned with the JD for some roles that I applied, the exact work i have done.

And I do not wish to spend the a huge amount on the consultancies who random stuff your resume with keywords and apply and apply, and when you get a job, they take a huge percentage of your first years salary. And still don’t promise you a job.

I would like any suggestions if you guys have.

I have 7 years experience as a BSA. working as a senior level jack of all trades/plug every hole, extremely technical position from concept to finished workflow etc. Lots of ai exposure, Ive owned product builds professionally and self hosted software that I’ve built at an enterprise level (database set up, row level security, onboarding wizards), the whole 9. I’m good at what I do, and opposite of how this is coming across, I truly am humble about it, I’m just lost for words right now and kind of pissed off.

day one: recruiter tells me the band is 110-120k, incentives, etc. on call number 1.

i interview with the hiring manager, then a panel, then:

company flew me to another state for a final round. put me up, wined and dined me whatever. did the interview with the directors and a vp of the initiative.

i get home and they offer me:

110k base, 8% annual incentive target, 10k relocation sign on.

i counter:

125k base, 10% incentive target, 15k relo, and a title change to “senior” level. and I say why and I also say my priorities are base pay and title tho… so I am closable with some work in my target areas.

they respond:

110k base, 8% incentive, no title change, but add 5k to relo… so 15k now.

i call her this time and speak to the recruiter and i say thank you, i appreciate the increase in relo, yada yada, when we first spoke you said the range was 110-120 and with my direct experience in this specific thing you guys need, and my response about my priority being focused on the base, i was surprised to not see the movement there. i understand the title change and incentive are company level based and that’s fine, but if we could align somewhere in the middle on 115.

she said “if we move it to 115 would you move forward today” I said “yes I’d be happy to sign on today”.

she called me back 30 minutes later and said they were going with another candidate and ended the call. my jaw was on the floor.

Attended two rounds of interviews, and the vibes were great. Honestly thought there was a good chance I would land the role because I think I gave pretty good answers to all the technical questions they asked (I’m in the tech sector).

Thennn came the rejection after 2 weeks. I was devastated and I actually cried because I really wanted this role. (I’m ridiculous I know) Here is where it gets crazy - the HR calls me 2 weeks after the rejection and told me the hiring manager wants to offer me the role. We discussed salary expectations and he said I was asking for too much but that he would discuss with the hiring manager anyway. They eventually offered me even more than what I wanted (crazy right?!?!) and I was soooo happy but at the same time, I clearly know I was a backup candidate and something probably went wrong with their first choice.

Starting work soon and I’m so excited but being a backup is truly a little sad ain’t it.

I am a university student with very minimal skills as of now. Pursuing a degree in CS taught me that coding isn't for me now I want to go in some other direction like cloud or cyber if abybody can guide me are these good options and some realistic roadmap would be helpful

Im 24F, originally from Norway but now live in Austin Texas. I have worked in sales across different countries and I’ve worked in marketing here in the us. My work visa just expired so I’m going back to school and I’m only allowed to work part time my first year because of my visa. I really wanna get back into sales but I’m not sure if it’s possible to only do part time.

Any advice would be deeply appreciated!

For context, I have a Bachelor’s in Physics and Earth Sciences. I worked in a lab as a planetary research assistant for 2 years.

I have about 6 years of customer service experience — food & bev (4 years) and an online retail business (2 years).

I have no prior experience/knowledge in a medical setting

So im going to university next year and I genuinly have no idea what to do. For most of my education if focused on computer science but thats only because i was decent at it. Idk what I would enjoy idk how to find it.

Im just someone who loves to game and watch tv shows. How do i find a career i will enjoy without ever experiencing time within that career. I dont understand how people can genuinly say "oh do it if your passonate" brother. Idk if im passionate or not how do i find out.

I spent a long time trying to figure out which nurse practitioner specialties were worth pursuing and most of what you find online is either program marketing or generic salary comparisons that don't help you make an actual decision. For anyone doing the same research, these four places gave me genuinely useful information.

nursingcareeradvancement .com has advisors who help nurses sort through nurse practitioner specialties based on your clinical background and career goals. They walk you through which specialties fit your experience, which programs make sense for your situation and help with practical stuff like transfer credits and start dates. I talked to one of their advisors early in my research and it helped me stop comparing programs before I'd even figured out which specialty I actually wanted.

allnurses has threads where working NPs in different specialties talk about what the job is actually like day to day. The information is scattered and some of it is outdated but if you search by specialty name you can find honest takes from people who are in the role. Just check the dates because the market and program landscape changes.

r/nursing and r/nursepractitioner have threads where NPs and nurses considering NP share real experiences about choosing between nurse practitioner specialties. The signal to noise ratio is better than most places and people tend to be honest about what they wish they'd known before picking their track.

I also tried google career dreamer which is some free AI career exploration tool, it's very general and not nursing-specific at all but it made me think through transferable skills in a way I hadn't considered. Not useful for anything NP-specific but decent for big picture career thinking.

If you're researching nurse practitioner specialties just know the information is out there but scattered, you have to actively dig for it and cross reference across multiple sources.

Hey Everyone,
I’ve been trying to pick what degree I would like to pursue over the next couple of years and I just can’t seem to figure out what to do, I want a decent income, and work life balance. What are some degrees you would recommend?

I've been researching how AI is affecting jobs and noticed that some professions seem to be changing much faster than others.

My top 5 would probably be:

• Customer Support

• Content Writing

• Translation

• Data Entry

• Basic Research Roles

But I'm curious what people working in different industries are actually seeing.

Which profession do you think has changed the most because of ChatGPT and other AI tools?

I’m stuck between choosing Nursing and Accounting as my career choice.

I can see myself in both, but ultimately just want to be happy with a stable income.

hey, i am a student currently in college 2nd year.

i am financially struggling a lot.

needs a stable 20k per month.

i can do any sort of work, can learn any skills.

also i know copywriting, content writing and making of landing page.

i can share my linkedin to legitimate my work.

H1B users are killing job applications.

I was interviewing with a recruiter over sees and he told me that jobs get 1500 applicants. Which makes sense but he said mainly it's H1B workers spam applying and most of the time there's no sponsorship offered or they're not qualified. I get it it's out of desperation but it's so damn annoying.

Hi Everyone,

I’m currently a systems engineer. My bachelor’s was in Aerospace Engineering and I’m about to graduate with a masters of systems engineering. I graduated undergrad I. 2023 so I’ve only been in the workforce for about 3 years. I have a 7 month old at home.

I’m pretty sure I hate my job. Like I like my job, but I don’t love it. And I’m struggling with staring at screens all day. I went into engineering because I was good at math and everyone told me I’d be a good engineer, but I never really took the time to figure out what my passion was.

I could go back to school if I absolutely needed to but financially that’s not super feasible. What are some careers that I could explore? Or what are some ways I could explore careers? What are some lower screen fields or careers.

Do you have success with changing from engineering to another field, or did you struggle, especially if you were a parent?

Thank you!