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Also, in STEM fields.

• hedora 9y ago
  There’s definitely a glut in mathematics and science PhD’s. Universities keep cutting tenure track positions and cranking out more students per professor. It doesn’t hit technology and engineering as badly, since there is a steady supply of industry jobs. Some people make the jump from science and mathematics to industry, but it is harder.
  • s0rce 9y ago
    I think it doesn't seem as bad in tech/engineering due to the availability of industry jobs, at least you aren't unemployed. But in my opinion as a science/engineering PhD grad many of these positions don't require PhD they could just train undergrad engineers and be fine. The companies are taking advantage of the glut of PhD grads to get cheaply trained highly educated labor without incurring the cost to train them themselves.