I have scoured the internet and everyone seems to be saying different things. These range from
- "You will have no problem getting a job in quant/finance etc", to
- "You are in a hopeless situation and are completely unemployable"
Consider the following situation:
- I am at a PhD student at a mid-20s US institution studying pure math
- I have very limited programming skills
- I am an Australian national and want to live in Australia long term.
I am not overly optimistic about my future career prospects. Since I am near the beginning I thought I better think about this now rather than 5-6 years down the track.
Question: Is it likely that I'll be able to find a reasonably well-paid, stable job after graduation (even outside of academia)? Are there things I can do now to improve my chances (beyond "trying hard")? Would I be better off doing another masters in computer science or machine learning back in Australia instead of this PhD in pure math?
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