[phillypham]

This is surprising to hear. I have a similar background, albeit my GPA was not quite as good and I terminated by mathematics education with a master's. I work with lots of PhDs that have transitioned from other STEM fields.

Are you good at math competitions? Competitive programming is basically the same thing. This is how I transitioned in the field. If you can do these, interviews will be a breeze.

[Bourget]

I suppose I'm good at them though I never enjoyed that kind of competetiveness. To me, math is a social activity.

I like to think that I could get through interviews quite easily too; if applications start with a cognitive test I invariably make it through. My applications tend to die at the HR layer (which is usually the first stage) so I haven't actually made it to a real-life interview.