Career Advice

[flamy]

Are you in Syracuse!?

I used to be :--D It snows a shytload there. Choose your seasons carefully. edit: ur from canada lol. so ignore my warning :P

[flamy]

I did my undergrade in electronics and grad in computer engineering with emphasis on bioinformatics. Have few papers in my name, although not as first author. But then realize I did not like programming and neither did I like 9 to 5 thing, that was surely not for me. I left usa and hoped to work with dad on his business. I did not even like that either LOL, started my web development company and soon found out I loved internet marketing. I have become very good internet marketer and have helped some business make money on internet. I don't think I wasted 6 and half year though. Although I don't use a thing from my degree.

wow fabulous man! I love people who don't settle and chase their true dreams =)

[Late Cut]

hey guys, have you heard of RIT -> Rochester Institute of Technology ? this program seems VERY interesting http://www.rit.edu/cla/psychology/engg.htm

Its a pretty good engineering school. One notch below Clarkson and RPI for engineering schools in the Northeast. As for your question, strive for excellence in everything you do, including your hobbies. I know several people who have moved away from their degrees and have excelled in their second careers based on their passions such as physical fitness, photography and writing.

[hari504504]

No "Yem B A" advises please!.. its now a norm for all Indian students to finish graduation and naturally go for an MBA (when they fail to get into good unis for obvious reasons , without taking the cue and giving up, they end-up pursuing it in some shanty barely accredited univeristy which doles out the degree which is not even worth the paper it is written on!) regardless of whether it suits them or not. Contrary to contemporary belief - not everyone can be a good 'manager'

[ravishingravi]

To those from US, I have a question, Is CFA of much value or use for jobs there in case one is planning to move there ?

[punjabi_khota]

No "Yem B A" advises please!.. its now a norm for all Indian students to finish graduation and naturally go for an MBA (when they fail to get into good unis for obvious reasons ' date=' without taking the cue and giving up, [b']they end-up pursuing it in some shanty barely accredited univeristy which doles out the degree which is not even worth the paper it is written on!) regardless of whether it suits them or not. Contrary to contemporary belief - not everyone can be a good 'manager'

It is the same case with engineering degree. I barely know anyone in my neighborhood who doesn't have a engineering degree...:hysterical:

[flamy]

It is the same case with engineering degree. I barely know anyone in my neighborhood who doesn't have a engineering degree...:hysterical:

showoff :finger:

[punjabi_khota]

showoff :finger:

Its true :dontknow: The guy that tutored me for entrance exams , now has his own engineering college...:hahaha: He still tutors, and those who don't too well in entrance are guaranteed a seat in his college..:WTF:

[vipin]

Biomechanics is an up and coming field, with lots of research going on, and lots of money for researchers interested in it. For example, here's a sample biomechanics research institute : http://www.cib.vt.edu/ A typical day if you work in the field would be a combination of following: 1). Developing/tweaking system/math models of parts of human body 2). Writing code for simulating the said models 3). Designing experiments for obtaining data to research into injuries, sports performance, fatigue etc etc 4). Doing said experiments with subjects, on treadmills or other equipment

I am doing a project on Biomechanics but just about started out. Would you like to help me out :hatsoff:

[vipin]

To those from US' date=' I have a question, Is CFA of much value or use for jobs there in case one is planning to move there ?[/quote'] Wanted to ask the same question .. though from a general perspective rather than a US centric one. I bloddy hate yankees :winky: I am most probably going to IIM Ahmedabad this year and think a CFA will be a useful addition to the profile.

[flamy]

Its true :dontknow: The guy that tutored me for entrance exams , now has his own engineering college...:hahaha: He still tutors, and those who don't too well in entrance are guaranteed a seat in his college..:WTF:

ya but still u dont have to keep telling everyone ur from IIT :hitler:

[punjabi_khota]

ya but still u dont have to keep telling everyone ur from IIT :hitler:

:hmmm:

[Zelig]

I frigging h4te IITians :whack: If Hitler lets me use his gas chamber for a day, I wud put all the IITians + Don S into it :hitler: any Jew here apart from Desi paaji :nervous:

[ravishingravi]

No "Yem B A" advises please!.. its now a norm for all Indian students to finish graduation and naturally go for an MBA (when they fail to get into good unis for obvious reasons ' date=' without taking the cue and giving up, they end-up pursuing it in some shanty barely accredited univeristy which doles out the degree which is not even worth the paper it is written on!) regardless of whether it suits them or not. [b']Contrary to contemporary belief - not everyone can be a good 'manager'

That is true. Also, MBA is rarely an indicator of quality of manager one is irrespective of Univ. they have done it from. In my view, Indian systems have absolutely destroyed the concept. I can say that about most degrees really. Now MBA is more of a stamp of approval than any attestation of one's leadership or business management skills.

[Late Cut]

To those from US' date=' I have a question, Is CFA of much value or use for jobs there in case one is planning to move there ?[/quote'] Definitely in finance; though it's value comes in after you have passed all three levels, and you need to have the relevant experience too.