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I wonder if there is a filtering effect here where people who have relatively better soft skills and technical knowledge move into industry, and what we are see

by dv_dt 3y ago

I wonder if there is a filtering effect here where people who have relatively better soft skills and technical knowledge move into industry, and what we are seeing in academic circles is biased to what the industry declined.

ke88y 3y ago
> better soft skills This is starting to happen in CS -- the level of technical competence remains fairly high, but the faculty ranks are swelling with "doesn't play well with others" types. Most of our PhD interns with serious ego/soft skill issues don't get return offers and end up in faculty positions as a result.