-: There's alotta challenges going on right now
in the industry, in the nuclear world.
There's always gonna be a demand for it.
And then I would encourage students
to diversify their experience,
always have a Plan B, C and D, just in case,
and try the best you can to be where you want
and hopefully you could use your experiences
to pivot yourself
for the position you want.
Engineering, computation,
lookin' at data and how we could tell a story
behind that data.
It's more than just numbers on paper
but there is a story behind it of what these datas say.
And like socially understanding human behavior
could answer some of these questions.
Why are things happening this way?
Why are people moving out from here to there?
It's more than just headlines.
Scratch beneath the surface.
You know, go through the details of what's goin' on.
And there's lots to discover.
You know, and one important thing is just
don't operate in a vacuum.
You know, don't just be a nerd
behind a computer crunching numbers.
You know, diversify experience, take other courses,
see how people behave, decision-making is made.
And try to explain why things are the way they are.
It's not just lookin' at, you know,
monthly reports that are released by these agancies.
Numbers of why thing are happening.
There's something beneath the surface.
There's a story behind everything.
And the data is out there.
The information is out here.
You just have to find it.
It may be 10 layers deep,
but you just have to fish your way through it,
and there's a great story to be told.
I want to know what distinguishes you from others.
Have you written papers, have you written articles?
What have you done for communication skills?
What have you done on teamwork?
Because, essentially, it's like hiring a lawyer.
I use that analogy a lot.
Lawyers are a dime a dozen.
But when you get in trouble,
and you're paying money to hire a lawyer,
who are you gonna hire?
How do you pick and choose?
You never got into legal trouble or concerns.
A lot of times, it's by word of mouth.
You get a referral from somebody who knows somebody
with somebody in like a fine.
Are you gonna bet your money on that?
Usually that's the case in a lot of these.
So make a direct connection.
Put a face to the name.
Reach out to people on LinkedIn, on Facebook, alumni.
And those opportunities have helped me.