Hi fellow Mustachians,
I feel the need to drop in for some life advice. I graduate in December, and am currently on a job hunt. My degree will be a Master's in Computer Science (a complete turnaround from my undergrad in Biology), I've focused all of my energy on learning machine learning and data mining techniques/languages, and I've placed in a worldwide competition for the stuff, despite just learning to code last summer. I truly enjoy the field. I've gone to a couple job fairs in town (Indianapolis), but most companies are looking for software engineers. I have an interview tomorrow for one of those types of positions.
My main problem: the types of jobs I'm looking for seem to all be out of town. And since I can't move out of town until March (out of my control) and I'd like to get started working as soon as possible, the software-type jobs here seem attractive. I'm also afraid of the double whammy of both missing a chance to be employed and simply never finding a job doing what I love because it's harder to secure a job out of town. Finally, I would like to leave to meet like-minded people elsewhere, but my financial situation is better here than it would be anywhere else.
Any advice would be appreciated. I'm pretty sure the decision I make here will alter my entire life trajectory. Of note is that I can live job-free for about a year at this point in my current situation without dipping into investments or going into debt.