<p>FWIW, some other SE sites find the business side of their interest to be worthy of discussion.  E.g., read the thread at <a href="https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/614/questions-about-the-business-of-photography-on-or-off-topic">https://photo.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/614/questions-about-the-business-of-photography-on-or-off-topic</a> .</p>
<p>Personally, I'm happy with similar questions on CV, provided we can keep out the  headhunters and other riffraff who would abuse this opportunity.  (I have nothing against headhunters except when they violate community norms when conducting their business.)  Note, too, that all such questions would be subject to the usual SE rubric: if they are localized in time or space, they're off-topic.  So &quot;who's hiring in my city&quot; and &quot;what do people charge&quot; questions would not get a warm welcome, I believe.  But I suspect questions along the line of</p>
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<p>&quot;how does one get started as a consulting statistician/data miner/quantitative analyst,&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;how do you estimate the time needed to perform a study,&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;is there a code of ethics for professional statisticians,&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;what kinds of continuing education activities do statisticians engage in and which ones are really worthwhile&quot;</p>
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<p>could find a broad audience.</p>
<p>If the voting, replies, and comments in this thread give us a clear sense of what people want, it will be a simple matter to modify the FAQ accordingly, one way or the other.  Thanks for bringing up the issue.</p>
