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Depending on your field a masters degree in anything is seen equivalent to every other masters degree. And on the other side of the spectrum, they're not consid
by eugenekolo 6y ago
Depending on your field a masters degree in anything is seen equivalent to every other masters degree. And on the other side of the spectrum, they're not considered useful by many employers/jobs.
- j0hnml 6y agoWhile the mere presence of MS on a resume may not mean much to employers, I almost think it’s more important to weigh its usefulness against your current skill set. For instance, I work in tech but majored in something other than CS, and so I sometimes feel “weak” when I need to write more formal code. I’m going back to get my masters in CS so I can learn some of the foundational aspects that I unfortunately missed out on. I’m not as much concerned with fluffing my resume as I am filling the CS gaps I currently have. Now if I did major in CS, I’m not sure I would still pursue a masters. But I didn’t, so there’s certainly value there for me.
- 2snakes 6y agoThis has been brought up before on HN: https://teachyourselfcs.com https://teachyourselfcs.com You don't get initiated by the teachers, you get initiated by doing the practice problems so you can develop schema for what strategy works.
- j0hnml 6y agoThat looks fantastic, thank you passing this along.