> a PhD has no bearing whatsoever on your capacity to do solid research Having worked in research at a few major tech companies now, when hiring research staff

> a PhD has no bearing whatsoever on your capacity to do solid research Having worked in research at a few major tech companies now, when hiring research staff I’ve found they typical want someone in a strong position in the research community, typically evidenced by a strong publication record in the field they are recruiting in. While this can certainly be done without a PhD, I find it to be a bit rare. Our current research group is around 10 people (in a ~2K person company), 9 have PhDs.