This room of the Student Union Career Center provides information about the profession of Operations Research and the Management Sciences. It caters not only to those who are studying in the field and trying to make career decisions, but also to those who know very little about Operations Research and the Management Sciences (e.g., high school students and college undergraduates). This room has the following major parts: 

• About Operations Research and the Management Sciences
• Choosing a Career
• Choosing a School
• Presentations from the INFORMS Doctoral Colloquia
• Submitting/Modifying A Link

From the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook 
Efficiently running a complex organization or operation such as a large manufacturing plant, an airline, or a military deployment requires the precise coordination of materials, machines, and people. Operations research analysts help organizations coordinate and operate in the most efficient manner by applying scientific methods and mathematical principles to organizational problems. Managers can then evaluate alternatives and choose the course of action that best meets the organizational goals. More... 

From the Canadian Operational Research Society
Operational Research (O.R.) helps to improve operations in business and governments through the use of scientific methods and the development of specialized techniques.

From the Operational Research Society of the U.K
Operational Research (OR for short) looks at an organization's operations - the functions it exists to perform. The objective of Operational Researchers is to work with clients to find practical and pragmatic solutions to operational or strategic problems, often working within tight timing constraints. More...

Operations Research Analysts - Overview

Question 1: Should you consider a career in operations research/management science?
Question 2: What exactly is operations research/management science?
Question 3: What kinds of problems do operations researchers work on?
Question 4: How do operations researchers arrive at solutions?
Question 5: How big is the demand for operations researchers?
Question 6: Who hires operations researchers?
Question 7: What's the career outlook for operations researchers?
Question 8: What kinds of opportunities for advancement are there?
Question 9: What sorts of skills do operations researchers need?
Question 10: Where can you get the preparation you need?
Question 11: How can students interested in operations research find out more?
Question 12: What's it like to work in operations research?

Careers in Statistics, examples of careers for statisticians.

AACSB's Newsline Articles about Business Schools, focusing on Doctoral Programs; particularly recommended: 

• Number of Business Doctorates Awarded 1995-2000
• Salary Survey for Ph.D.'s

Projected Job Growth of OR Analysts (U.S. Department of Labor)

Career profiles in the mathematical sciences (MAA Online)

Career Profiles in OR/MS (INFORMS)

AboutWork Resource Center
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Peterson's Guide 
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1995 Doctoral Colloquium (Chaired by Yasemin Aksoy)
Click here for the Full Agenda and Presentations, which include topics outside career planning. 

Presenter	Affiliation	Title	Files
Gary McDonald	General Motors Research	Current Issues in OR/MS Career Paths in Industry	HTML
James McFarland	Tulane	Current Issues in OR/MS Career Paths in Business Schools
Marion Sobol	Southern Methodist Univ	Interviewing Strategies and Campus Visit	HTML
Evangelos Triantaphyllou	Louisiana State Univ	Academic Networking	HTML
Reha Uzsoy	Purdue	Current Issues in OR/MS Career Paths in Engineering Schools	HTML
Ward Edwards	Wise Decisions, Inc.	Managing Your Research Career	HTML

 

1994 Doctoral Colloquium (Chaired by Isak Duenyas) 
Click here for the Full Agenda and Presentations, which include topics outside career planning. 

Presenter	Affiliation	Title	Files
Susan Albin	Rutgers	Experiences in Industry and Academia	Winword6.0  Rich Text Format  HTML
Bob Bordley	General Motors	Working as a Researcher in Industry	HTML
Peter Cherry	Vector Research	OR Opportunities in Consulting
Collette Coullard	Northwestern Univ	Establishing An Academic Career in OR	HTML
Karen Donohue	UPenn (Wharton School)	Experiences of a Junior Faculty Member	HTML
Thomas Magnanti	MIT	Why I Am An Operations Researcher	HTML
Steve Pollock	Univ of Michigan	Operations Research--What Happened to Operations?

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