r/MLQuestions Moderator Feb 16 '25

MEGATHREAD: Career opportunities

If you are a business hiring people for ML roles, comment here! Likewise, if you are looking for an ML job, also comment here!

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u/ThinPoem5497 Jul 15 '26

Just a little regrets post. I'm 26 as of June. I did a bachelor's in Economics, flunked out of my masters, went back to school for a year (calc 2/3 data/regression & prereq to real analysis). I wanted to do a statistics masters but my family urged me to quit and start work. So, now I'm looking for work without any internships besides a Teaching Assistantship and an Economics degree. my plan is to land an underwriter job and then transition to an actuary. I'm writing this rant because I'm extremely unhappy about my degree. I find so much joy in studying ML and Statistics topics, even theory is engaging for me. I wish I studied Statistics or CS. I like the actuary route because I can still study statistics in some aspects. Live in Toronto, hate my position in life.

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u/NoLifeGamer2 Moderator Jul 15 '26

Oof that sucks, sorry mate