Speaker: Michael Dorff

Title: BIG jobs in math

Abstract: CareerCast.com, a job search website, ranks the top jobs each year. One occupation is almost always in the top 5 and some years is the #1 job -- that occupation is mathematician! Unfortunately, many students and people don't know this. They think that the main (or only) career option for someone who studies mathematics is teaching. While teaching is a great career, there are hundreds of companies in business, industry, and government (BIG) hiring math majors. To get hired by one of these companies, students need to do more than just major in math. In this talk, we will talk about some of the exciting things mathematicians in BIG are doing in their careers, and we will reveal the four things that recruiters say every math student should do to get a job.