>>11831801>My only question is where do you see yourself after completing a PhD? I did an internship last year and my supervisor asked me if I wanted to work fulltime once i graduate (he asked me last week, there is no official offer or paperwork yet). I liked the company, ill probably still apply to few other places, just in case. Overall, my primary goal is to find a big company with a good work environment (ie no fuckin startups etc.) to work for that is based in a nice city (sanfran, san diego, new york, boston, seattle)
>My understanding is that many people who enroll into university will only go onto graduate with a degree or masters degree, then step out into the job market.That is certainly the correct path for most people. I had an extraordinarily lucky phd. I hear many horror stories that involve vicious advisors, phd's that take 6-7 years. If all goes as planned, i will have completed my ms+phd in 5 years total.
>>11832050>So my question to you essentially is that its a given when a PhD holder is stacked against an MS or BS holder straight out of uni, PhD is a clear winner; but is whats the value of hiring a PhD EE vs MS EE where the MS holder has spent the time actually working in industry.PhD vs MS+4 years of xp... My instinct is that MS is probably a more desirable candidate. However, when I did my internship, quite literally all of my colleagues had a PhD. I have a cousin with and EE phd as well, and his department also exclusively hires ee/phys phd's (cousin is in semiconductors, i'm in electromagnetics)
>>11831528>so if you do a phd and apply to a company, as opposed to an academic position, your phd tells them "this person probably has +10 iq compared to an ms student" and nothing more.I want to make a correction to this. It also shows an employer that the person had the work ethic to be able to go through the phd process. It indicates the person is hardworking, if nothing else. Tougher to spend 4 years doing phd vs 4 years in industry
