INFORMS Career FAQ: Question 1
Q. Should you consider a career in operations research/management science?
A. There are lots of factors to consider when choosing your life's work.
- You want a career where you can earn a comfortable living. One that not only offers attractive possibilities now, but opportunities to grow and advance in the future.
- You want a job that interests and excites you. One that provides the kind of variety and challenge that makes you eager to get up in the morning.
- And if you've really thought about it, you probably also want something else: A chance to feel good about what you're doing and make a real difference in people's lives. Because ultimately, there's nothing more satisfying than leaving the world a little better than you found it.
- Operations research/management science is a field that lets you accomplish all these goals. And it's a discipline that can be applied in virtually every area of business and government - from health care, transportation, and city planning to manufacturing, finance, marketing, and the entertainment industry.
- Right now, thousands of operations researchers across the country and around the world are working on problems that affect us all. Everything from shortening the time it takes to cash a paycheck at your local bank to assuring an adequate AIDS-free blood supply in our nation's hospitals.
- Our work is stimulating and rewarding. Our field is solidly established and expanding rapidly. And we welcome this opportunity to share some background information on it with you...and help you decide if it's the right career for you.