Having done a relocation with my wife's company, you see how the HR department really works. And if you think it's important with day to day, it's doubly so with a relocation.
And based on what has happened with respect to your offer, I would seriously question the integrity of the HR departement.
Keep in mind, you will have to deal with HR at some point. Be it for promotions, pay raises, or even unhappiness with you desk location. Additionally, should you have more serious issues like not enjoying your assignment or your boss turns out to be a jerk, you will be completely dependent upon their HR department for handling these issues.
It sounds like you will be dealing with a less than diligent (and possibly unscrupulous) HR. To some extent, HR is a reflection of the upper level management. So you should not expect much different from upper level management.
I find that the code generators/visual dev environments never create truly maintainable code that adheres to good coding conventions/standards when working with a reasonably complex user interface design.
My approach is to use the GUI designers to quickly prototype the UI and for fast proof of concept. Once I am pretty close to the requirements, it is time to refactor to good coding standards.
With regard to Java, the only approach that I have seen that is flexible and maintainable is to provide the correct getters/setters for Introspection (e.g. a JavaBean) so that your GUI Widget can be manipulated by a Visual designer for future use in other UI's and for maintenance.
Unfortunately, the users who see the computer as a box (finance, accounting, and marketing) seem to be the ones who run the companies/corporations and are the ones that ship the tech jobs overseas to increase their MIP bonus.
They seem to be the ones with the advantage.
Buy your kid a book on Excel and groom them for your early retirement.
With Judge Alito's confirmation, the Supreme court will certainly back the right of the Federal Government to request Google's data. You should expect to see a number of such cases resurface once Alito is confirmed.
I doubt it is a coincidence that the Bush administration is bringing this up again.
Funny thing... I do not hear any complaints from Microsoft and their search engine... Do you think the feds forgot to ask Bill for his data?
With a bachelor or MS in math, you can go into actuarial sciences or software development. If you are looking at software development, you should consider getting a certification in whatever arena you are interested in. This will indicate to employers that you are serious and have some relevant background.
With an MS, there is such a glut of PhD's, it is very difficult to get a job teaching at any College or University. Again, I know this from personal experience and the many fellow Math graduate students (both MS and PhD) that I know.
Your best bet with an MS is essentially the same as a bachelors.Though you could pursue an applied graduate degree, e.g. MS in CS, an MBA, ect. Then you have demonstrated technical expertise along with more practical knowledge.
With a PhD... You can pursue high caliber jobs, but the supply/demand curve is so skewed get ready for teaching at a 2 year college. Then there are the previous options for listed for an MS.
For applying math in a somewhat direct manner, have your wife try actuarial science.
Having done software engineering in the "real world" for almost a decade, I have never really used anything from my math background. The only aspect I have applied is the experience of writing papers to writing clear software design documents.
If your wife want's to pursue an M.S. in stats, there are many more jobs in stats that really do use the course work in stats. And they pay better, too.
I have heard this before. When I was working on a math PhD in the 90's they said the same thing. But then, it was Wall Street calling.
Know math... Yes... But as a platform to an applied field where you will stand tall with a strong math background.
Otherwise, get ready for low pay unless you graduated from MIT, NYU , or Cal Tech in a program designed specifically for the "latest" applied math craze. I watched graduates from a top 10 Applied Math Program grovel for 1 year post-docs. Many went into Comp Sci AFTER receiving their PhD because they did not want to enjoy the bountiful $35K they would get as a post-doc.
By the time a place like Business Week has an article on this, the top math programs located nearby the trend (Read that Boston, NY or Silicon Valley) already have a specialized sub-degree for the trend.
Also, be aware that PhD's tend to prefer hiring students from their adviser or their academic friends. Also a limiting factor for getting a job offer as these high end applied research jobs.
Yep, stick with your applied field and a strong math background.
Slashdot Mirror
While this might not seem important or it might sound silly, graduate courses in set theory, topology, and real analysis address The Axiom of Choice:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axiom_of_choice
If you do not assume that axiom of choice (act of faith), much of the mathematical basis on which science is stands could not be proven.
While not that applicable to most high school text books, it is important none the less.
And based on what has happened with respect to your offer, I would seriously question the integrity of the HR departement.
Keep in mind, you will have to deal with HR at some point. Be it for promotions, pay raises, or even unhappiness with you desk location. Additionally, should you have more serious issues like not enjoying your assignment or your boss turns out to be a jerk, you will be completely dependent upon their HR department for handling these issues.
It sounds like you will be dealing with a less than diligent (and possibly unscrupulous) HR. To some extent, HR is a reflection of the upper level management. So you should not expect much different from upper level management.
Don't walk... RUN!!!
I find that the code generators/visual dev environments never create truly maintainable code that adheres to good coding conventions/standards when working with a reasonably complex user interface design.
My approach is to use the GUI designers to quickly prototype the UI and for fast proof of concept. Once I am pretty close to the requirements, it is time to refactor to good coding standards.
With regard to Java, the only approach that I have seen that is flexible and maintainable is to provide the correct getters/setters for Introspection (e.g. a JavaBean) so that your GUI Widget can be manipulated by a Visual designer for future use in other UI's and for maintenance.
Looks great! It will make Slashdot even more enjoyable!!!
Unfortunately, the users who see the computer as a box (finance, accounting, and marketing) seem to be the ones who run the companies/corporations and are the ones that ship the tech jobs overseas to increase their MIP bonus.
They seem to be the ones with the advantage.
Buy your kid a book on Excel and groom them for your early retirement.
No. They have been absolutely consistent from the perspective of market share.
Open up to China... Number of user's up... Good!
Protect user's information... That is, do not lose user's... Number of user's does not go down. Good!
More user's of google is ultimately good for their business.
With Judge Alito's confirmation, the Supreme court will certainly back the right of the Federal Government to request Google's data. You should expect to see a number of such cases resurface once Alito is confirmed.
I doubt it is a coincidence that the Bush administration is bringing this up again.
Funny thing... I do not hear any complaints from Microsoft and their search engine... Do you think the feds forgot to ask Bill for his data?
I would disagree
With a bachelor or MS in math, you can go into actuarial sciences or software development. If you are looking at software development, you should consider getting a certification in whatever arena you are interested in. This will indicate to employers that you are serious and have some relevant background.
With an MS, there is such a glut of PhD's, it is very difficult to get a job teaching at any College or University. Again, I know this from personal experience and the many fellow Math graduate students (both MS and PhD) that I know.
Your best bet with an MS is essentially the same as a bachelors.Though you could pursue an applied graduate degree, e.g. MS in CS, an MBA, ect. Then you have demonstrated technical expertise along with more practical knowledge.
With a PhD... You can pursue high caliber jobs, but the supply/demand curve is so skewed get ready for teaching at a 2 year college. Then there are the previous options for listed for an MS.
For applying math in a somewhat direct manner, have your wife try actuarial science.
Having done software engineering in the "real world" for almost a decade, I have never really used anything from my math background. The only aspect I have applied is the experience of writing papers to writing clear software design documents.
If your wife want's to pursue an M.S. in stats, there are many more jobs in stats that really do use the course work in stats. And they pay better, too.
I have heard this before. When I was working on a math PhD in the 90's they said the same thing. But then, it was Wall Street calling.
Know math... Yes... But as a platform to an applied field where you will stand tall with a strong math background.
Otherwise, get ready for low pay unless you graduated from MIT, NYU , or Cal Tech in a program designed specifically for the "latest" applied math craze. I watched graduates from a top 10 Applied Math Program grovel for 1 year post-docs. Many went into Comp Sci AFTER receiving their PhD because they did not want to enjoy the bountiful $35K they would get as a post-doc.
By the time a place like Business Week has an article on this, the top math programs located nearby the trend (Read that Boston, NY or Silicon Valley) already have a specialized sub-degree for the trend.
Also, be aware that PhD's tend to prefer hiring students from their adviser or their academic friends. Also a limiting factor for getting a job offer as these high end applied research jobs.
Yep, stick with your applied field and a strong math background.