Math and your career

Math and Your CareerPi Mu Epsilon Induction Ceremony... Job Market – Where is your opportunity? Don’t limit yourself to traditional job markets  Apply for positions even if Mathematic

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

– 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

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

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

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

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

Questions?