Are you trying to figure out how to apply your skills as a Mathematician? Do you have a math degree and are not sure what to do next? Not sure if you want to keep doing proofs the rest of your life, become an actuary, or a math teacher?
Then what are you good at?
If you have made it to at least the 3rd or 4th year of an undergraduate Mathematics program one of your top 3 answers is surely: Solving Problems. Right?
Well, where in the real world can you solve problems as a career? The answer is everywhere. Of course there are the 9 to 5ers and operational staff whose jobs are to push the pencil and do routine work. But seriously, the world goes round and round because we are continually solving new and more complex problems.
If you are some form of capitalist and have at least an inkling of figuring out how to make money doing this then you may be wondering where do the premium problem solvers work? There are of course the James Bond type positions one would see in a Hollywood movie - who knows how to land those jobs, probably networking at its best. And then there are the droves of consultants. You'll have to pick the angle you'd prefer: working with organizations to only set strategies, working with groups to execute a plan and show tangible results, coming in after the last consultant left to fix things, or the premiere firms that do all of the above.
Just figure out how to employ your skills with solving problems...at least explore Consulting. Good Luck!
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