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One thing to note here is that India has massive credential over demand. An international hotel can require Master’s degrees in English for its front desk staff
by anbop 7y ago
One thing to note here is that India has massive credential over demand. An international hotel can require Master’s degrees in English for its front desk staff. So it doesn’t matter that these PhDs can’t do original research because 99% of them won’t be.
- noobermin 7y agoAs usual then it seems they are trying to solve the wrong problem. By "as usual" I mean it's like a lot of problems in society, we try to fix the symptoms instead of the illness.
- booleandilemma 7y agoSo pretty much where the US is headed then? (I’ve met a technical support person with a master’s degree in CS)
- malshe 7y agoI met an Uber driver who was doing his PhD in CS and specifically in machine learning!
- slashcom 7y agoThat should tell you how grad students are paid.
- rxhernandez 7y agoAs a counter-anecdote, I've met a bunch of highly paid software engineers in the Bay area with no degree.
- valarauko 7y agoIsn't the demand due to an overabundance of highly qualified applicants in the job market? Employers see no harm in asking for preposterous qualifications, and there are enough desperate people looking for jobs.