Timeline for Can I use my powers for good?
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| Jun 7, 2015 at 6:17 | comment | added | Chan-Ho Suh | @Jase the "they" in your quote is described as "most people" in the previous sentence. I am very familiar with the phenomenon you describe. It's possible for a math PhD to hit a homerun and get a very lucrative job on Wall St, but it depends on a variety of factors, some of which has to do with the hiring climate -- a very volatile factor. I'd say on the whole the reluctance to hire PhDs for entry-level is valid, except for certain parts of Wall St. Even then, the opportunities for non-stars is somewhat limited (depends significantly on certain bulge-brackets hiring a lot or not). | |
| Jan 25, 2014 at 14:02 | comment | added | durum | Also is worth mentioning that those "level entry" jobs can be really terrible jobs. It's important before taking the decision talk with sector workers, know the average times of advances in the chosen career path and be sure that worths the effort. | |
| May 24, 2013 at 14:10 | comment | added | Jase | "And they aren't open to hiring PhDs for entry level jobs (you are "overqualified")." Do you have any evidence to back this claim? A maths PhD I know got 4 job offers in entry-level finance, probably the in the top 5% in terms of success. | |
| Jan 16, 2013 at 11:26 | comment | added | Albert Altarovici | I agree with the overall insights mentioned here. Connections are supremely important! | |
| Oct 25, 2011 at 2:52 | comment | added | Flounderer | Thank you for giving a more downbeat answer. I have been looking for a job for quite a while (while doing teaching jobs, but with one eye on leaving academia) and I agree that some of the other answers are way too idealistic. | |
| Oct 25, 2011 at 0:02 | history | edited | leslie townes | CC BY-SA 3.0 | added 5 characters in body |
| S Oct 24, 2011 at 23:55 | history | answered | leslie townes | CC BY-SA 3.0 | |
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