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Everyone I've talked to in the industry views people with a Masters much less favorably than people with a Bachelors or PhD. And from experience I can say ther
by throwaway0255 8y ago
Everyone I've talked to in the industry views people with a Masters much less favorably than people with a Bachelors or PhD.
And from experience I can say there is a shockingly high number of people with Masters in Comp Sci churning through the hiring pool who can't write a single line of code or even valid HTML.
I don't know why this is, but I think a Masters is getting a negative reputation to the point that you might consider not listing it on your resume at all in certain cases.
- godelmachine 8y agoThat's really shocking for me to know that a Master's degree is frowned upon these days. However, since its one of my life's dream to get a MS in CS from US, I will do it.
- SamReidHughes 8y agoGetting an MS is a sign that the candidate wasn't particularly good before getting one, because of the various reasons people get an MS. And it's not like they became a better developer as a result of getting one.
- godelmachine 8y agoThis is crazy! Is this notion prevalent everywhere in US? Shouldn't it be otherwise, like the student is hardworking and is persistent enough to get a Masters?
- SamReidHughes 8y agoThe way to determine this is by measuring actual performance. With more information, like why or how they got an MS, the probability distribution changes. My impression is, there's a set of dimwits from a dimwit part of the industry that decide they should get a Master's in order to better their career. As opposed to, say, getting one right after school because you didn't want to enter the real world, or because a 5-year MS seemed like a good idea, or being brainwashed in general about the value of formal schooling.
- godelmachine 8y agoYou sound right in so many ways. >> Getting right after school. Isn’t getting some real work exp before joining Masters a good thing? >> 5 year MS Never heard of such a thing. Is there one?
- SamReidHughes 8y agoA 5 year MS is where you get both a BS and MS in 5 years. So basically you graduate a year late.
- godelmachine 8y agoThanks. Isn’t getting some real work exp before joining Masters a good thing? Would like to hear your opinion on this, please.
- SamReidHughes 8y agoDon't ask me! I never got a Master's, and if I did get one, it wouldn't be in CS. In general I think work experience would inform your course selection or the decision to get an MS in the first place. That's pretty much the main way it would affect it.