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Hi, I'm stuck. I think I am a fairly employable individual (or soon to be, once I graduate), but I have no idea what I want to do or what is even an option for me.
I am going to graduate with my master's in an integrated master's course next year. It is an MPhys in Physics with Philosophy at the University of Lincoln (above average but fairly standard UK university, but it has an exceptional school of maths and physics and runs a high-tier philosophy programme too). I am at the top of my class and expect to graduate with a first.
1. As a result of my studies, I have very good English skills (better than most native speakers), good math and physics skills, and I'm quite computationally literate with a small amount of programming experience.
2. I'm very good generally at problem solving (whether that's philosophy- or math-based or philosophy-based).
3. I was a course representative for most of my 4 years at my university and spent a lot of time working with the staff and other students to improve my course, and I was a school ambassador, which meant being one of the students on open days who interacts with prospective students and offer-holders in order to convince them to enrol at my university; being a course rep was voluntary, and the ambassadorship was a paid role. I was extremely committed to and enthusiastic about both.
4. I also did an academic project at my university in which I was given a research grant of £1000 to spend 6 weeks across my summer working on a project that delved into the intersection of physics and philosophy and eventually had my report published in my university e-journal, as well as presenting a poster at a conference.
5. I have some work experience at a paragliding school where I helped run training sessions and sometimes gave instruction; at a hospice where I volunteered for a year and a half working alongside nurses to provide palliative care to patients; and I did a 6-month stint as a contact tracer during the pandemic where I spent most of my days on the phone with people who might have COVID, providing medical instruction on how to self-isolate, do tests, and get help.
6. I'm talented at writing and am fairly knowledgeable across a range of fields (psychology, philosophy, math, physics), and I know a little in terms of politics, history, geography, art, and literature.\
7. I have good social skills (I have a lot of friends, and I am active in the philosophy society).
8. I am also reasonably well travelled and have visited a number of countries on my own accord, and I am reasonably well-read and have gone through a lot of classic literature.
What jobs would you recommend someone like me for once they graduate? I could see myself entering the physics industry, but I'm not really sure what that means or what jobs are available to be honest.
I could also see myself becoming an academic, but the prospect of living near poverty (which is often the case amongst academics) is intimidating to me.
I am also extremely tempted to move abroad for work. I do not like it in England; I honestly feel like this country has been left for the dogs.
I am going to graduate with my master's in an integrated master's course next year. It is an MPhys in Physics with Philosophy at the University of Lincoln (above average but fairly standard UK university, but it has an exceptional school of maths and physics and runs a high-tier philosophy programme too). I am at the top of my class and expect to graduate with a first.
1. As a result of my studies, I have very good English skills (better than most native speakers), good math and physics skills, and I'm quite computationally literate with a small amount of programming experience.
2. I'm very good generally at problem solving (whether that's philosophy- or math-based or philosophy-based).
3. I was a course representative for most of my 4 years at my university and spent a lot of time working with the staff and other students to improve my course, and I was a school ambassador, which meant being one of the students on open days who interacts with prospective students and offer-holders in order to convince them to enrol at my university; being a course rep was voluntary, and the ambassadorship was a paid role. I was extremely committed to and enthusiastic about both.
4. I also did an academic project at my university in which I was given a research grant of £1000 to spend 6 weeks across my summer working on a project that delved into the intersection of physics and philosophy and eventually had my report published in my university e-journal, as well as presenting a poster at a conference.
5. I have some work experience at a paragliding school where I helped run training sessions and sometimes gave instruction; at a hospice where I volunteered for a year and a half working alongside nurses to provide palliative care to patients; and I did a 6-month stint as a contact tracer during the pandemic where I spent most of my days on the phone with people who might have COVID, providing medical instruction on how to self-isolate, do tests, and get help.
6. I'm talented at writing and am fairly knowledgeable across a range of fields (psychology, philosophy, math, physics), and I know a little in terms of politics, history, geography, art, and literature.\
7. I have good social skills (I have a lot of friends, and I am active in the philosophy society).
8. I am also reasonably well travelled and have visited a number of countries on my own accord, and I am reasonably well-read and have gone through a lot of classic literature.
What jobs would you recommend someone like me for once they graduate? I could see myself entering the physics industry, but I'm not really sure what that means or what jobs are available to be honest.
I could also see myself becoming an academic, but the prospect of living near poverty (which is often the case amongst academics) is intimidating to me.
I am also extremely tempted to move abroad for work. I do not like it in England; I honestly feel like this country has been left for the dogs.
