if you have PhD you (probably) worked really, really, really hard, were able to focus on a single problem for years, can communicate, analyze and so forth Corr

if you have PhD you (probably) worked really, really, really hard, were able to focus on a single problem for years, can communicate, analyze and so forth Correction: if you have multiple publications in top conferences as the first author. Most phds don’t have that. Part of my job is to hire ML researchers. 90% of phds who apply are quite pathetic as far as their publication record.