[ddj] Computational linguistics careers?

[Square One Dr Peter Troxler (KvK 24480536)]

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On 23 Oct 2012, at 17:44 , M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 4:09 AM, Lilly Schwarz
> <lillyschwarzathome at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Esteemed listers,
>> 
>> 
>> I have a student who has shown some promise in computational linguistics but
>> is hesitant about the field. She seems very anti-military, and as a
>> statistician, I'm having a tough time thinking of non-intel career paths she
>> might choose. I'd love to hear your ideas.
>> 
>> As much as I'd like to say that CAR is a huge growth area, I'd prefer to
>> have something a bit less uncertain to give her as a backup. I assume I only
>> have one strong chance to pitch this path before she discards the idea, so I
>> want to get it right.
>> 
>> Any suggestions? Thanks!
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> Lilly
> 
> My recommendation is: network, network, network! Both of you should
> talk to the hundreds of people who are doing computational linguistics
> for a living in places like Google, Twitter, Facebook, Microsoft, IBM,
> the health care industry. etc. Search / social media is the biggest
> industry user of computational linguistics right now, but health care
> is coming on strong. Both of you should be on Twitter and LinkedIn.
> There are probably a dozen LinkedIn groups on various phases of
> computational linguistics. Bottom line: meet as many people as
> possible who are getting paid (and handsomely, I might add) to do
> computational linguistics. It's most decidedly *not* just "the
> military-industrial complex" and computer-assisted reporting.
>> 
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