Experimental high energy physics experience is not only handy for Higgs-hunting!

When I started as a research educator and a group leader at a general-education undergraduate program at UMD in 2018, I realized that I could effectively utilize my experimental high energy physics background in my role. This was not only because of the kind of projects (computational and data analysis) that we performed in the course, but also of all the baseline knowledge, competencies, and hard and soft skills I had acquired through apprenticeship, hands-on experiential learning, project management and product delivery in a team, and conducting communication and outreach, as part of my upbringing as a high energy physicist. My current administrative role at Sigma Pi Sigma at SPS, AIP gives me further chance to employ my transferable skills. With this talk, I hope to convince you that physics education and research heavily influence one’s career readiness. They prepare you for life!