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No. First, it would take you 5 years to get one. Second. The goal of a PhD is to learn the limit of scientific knowledge at a very specific narrow area, and t
by streetcat1 7y ago
No.
First, it would take you 5 years to get one.
Second. The goal of a PhD is to learn the limit of scientific knowledge at a very specific narrow area, and then make a novel contribution (which would be very limited, due to time constraint). Hence, it would not contribute to your general skill set.
Third. PhD research can be very frustrating and extremely risky since you are venturing to the unknown and at the same time, must produce constant results in order to get published.
So, overall, a Ph.D. mainly proves that you have the stamina and the capability to do risky intellectual work.
What I suggest is that you follow the market demand and go into the hyped area. Today I would recommend Kubernetes and microservices. Since the demand is far greater than the supply you should be able to get a job (at least as a consultant).