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> There might be a cost issue. Employers will see the PhD as raising salary expectations without adding value. It could be true in some fields (biotech and lif
by hocuspocus 10y ago
> There might be a cost issue. Employers will see the PhD as raising salary expectations without adding value.
It could be true in some fields (biotech and life sciences, pharma/chemistry, "real" engineering, ...) but in math/CS?
Most companies hire PhD grads at one job grade/level above entry-level, i.e. it's typically not worth much more than a ~2 years head start salary-wise. If a candidate has spent 4/5 years gaining experience in the specific skill set you're hiring for, that's a bargain.
- posterboy 10y agoPhds might be relatively rare and so advantaged. But maybe not enough to warrant a second Phd if the first one is unrelated to the specific positions. I would add that to the GP otherwise.