I don't mean to propagate bias. I don't really have my own opinion, I was repeating something I heard from insiders in the US PhD process. They no doubt have so

I don't mean to propagate bias. I don't really have my own opinion, I was repeating something I heard from insiders in the US PhD process. They no doubt have some home team bias. But how well the PhD helps you get jobs is something that's potentially measurable and testable.