This is a bad job market. When potential employers blow me off, should I set them straight (read details)?
You said it yourself: It's a bad job market. I'm 47 years old, with 25 years solid experience in my field, and I'm even getting the runaround about positions that should be entry level. It's frustrating, time-consuming, and humiliating. I've never seen anything like this in my life. However,WE can't quit. I've been through cycles like this before, and it takes time, but it DOES get better. Honestlly, these guys are probably swamped, and they can't possibly give a personal reply to everybody. Just keep casting a wider net, it's sure to catch something sooner or later.
I have a toddler. How should she prepare herself for the job market 15 years from now in the world of AI? Should I teach her Python as soon as she is willing to learn?
It’s hard to say what the job market will be like in 15–20+ years. But with that kind of potential for change, I’d suspect odds are good that she’ll know better than you how to navigate that economy, especially for an entry-level worker. Maybe there will be a ton of programming jobs, or maybe there will actually be very few, and those that there are will mainly require extensive backgrounds in mathematics or formal logic.Rather than teaching her Python (or any particular programming language) I’d recommend making sure that she is broadly grounded in STEM, and is thoroughly supported and encouraged (but not pressured) to explore STEM fields, if they appeal to her. Python might be part of that, but it’s a detail, not the big picture. (I’ll also suggest Processing: a language specifically designed to teach programming, and which makes it easy to develop a lot of cool visual/multimedia stuff.)Also bear in mind that, whatever happens in the next 15 years, I’d wager that there will still probably be a lot of subtle (and some not-so-subtle) gender discrimination in STEM, especially in software… So, if you care about helping her get into those fields, I’d start paying attention to that dynamic right now and doing whatever you can to improve things before she gets there. (Of course, given your question, it sounds like you may already be doing exactly that.)But, mainly, I’d suggest encouraging strong reasoning skills, skepticism, a background in a broad range of subjects, a love of learning, people skills, and a general sense of empowerment. Make sure that she’s comfortable asking questions (including hard questions), entertaining strange and novel ideas, and recognizing BS (including her own) for what it is. The more intellectually versatile, self-aware, and self-assured she is, the better she’ll be able to adapt to, and succeed in, an economy that we’re still struggling to imagine.
How is the Radiography job market now.. projected Future?
You should not have a problem finding work once you pass the boards. You say you live in Florida, I would recommend working for one of the portable xray companies out there. I work for one in the DC area and the pay is above average and you get a company car. The job is doing xrays in nursing homes and private homes or wherever a patient cant get to you. They pay into the 60k range. gc