/sci/ - Science & Math

Imagine not knowing his to sell your portfolio and having more than 200 people ignore you.

>>11978598
Anon it's not that, my portfolio is great. My father is an entrepreneur and he helped me get everything right. Literally no one wants my skill set.

>>11978587
>>11978601
alright... are you tailoring your resume and cover letter to every position? does your resume have any dumb typos or mistakes? did you put inappropriate shit on there like stuff from high school? did you address your cover letter "to whom it may concern"? (you shouldn't do this). Is it too many pages long? is your resume in a format that the HR's auto-screening program can read?

>>11978587
>private sector won't have me, because I don't even think I can do anything to make someone money
you can't, really, because the entire economy is a hoax. your mathematical thinking probably gave you some intuition on that, which is why it looks so bleak. whereas most people obliviously think they're adding value. i suggest spending a few weeks adding some financial mathematics buzzwords to your resume and applying for quant roles, or just become a reclusive NEET like everyone else here

>>11978616
Anon, I can tell you're really worried. A word of advice, don't make the same mistakes as me. I've literally spent weeks and weeks on my resumes making each one perfect before I send them in.
Change your major. I wish I could have. I might have to go back to school a retrain. Or work for my dad's business, which I haven't wanted to do.

>sci tells me to
hey, you can't pin this on us. that's not nice

Did you actually enjoy studying pure math? If you just wanted a job you should have done something else. You only major in pure math if you are willing to sacrifice everything in exchange to be able to think about what you love everyday.

>>11978587
>schools won't have me, I think because I'm a straight white male

Change your name to Leroy, Treyvon or some other popular black name. Wear 'black face' for any interview and you in. LOL

Education != good job. $40K > $0. It's impressive that you have a math Ph.D. You are one of a few thousand people in the world that can do something like that. However, it's stupid to think that you should automatically land a high paying job just because you can school better than most people. Also, you would be surprised by how quickly work experience multiplies itself. You may start at $40K but if you network well and do a good job you can either move up at a different firm or gain promotions at where you start. Also some pro-advice: don't brag or mention you Ph.D once you start working. People will find out and be more impressed than if you let other people know you are smart and they are dumb. Industry is about the exact opposite of academia so there is a whole new set of rules to learn. Good luck.

>>11978587
Math and physics are shit majors unless you're pre-med. Should have gone with EE.

>>11978626
nice troll thread

>>11978587
>>11978601
>>11978626
This is a troll thread. Probably a seething CS nigger mad quants wake more than him. This is a larp and should be saged.

>>11978616
>did you address your cover letter "to whom it may concern"? (you shouldn't do this)

What alternative do you suggest when sending applications to faceless/namless hiring departments?

>>11978587
>/sci told you to do math
Fucking idiot, don't you have any counselors who can guide you on a career path? Your problem is that you don't know what you want, and that's pretty pathetic even after you got a PhD.