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As a PhD who tried to get a job outside my field of expertise I'm glad you mentioned your reluctance to hire them, as it was certainly a vibe I got. For any pe
by craigyk 13y ago
As a PhD who tried to get a job outside my field of expertise I'm glad you mentioned your reluctance to hire them, as it was certainly a vibe I got. For any people hiring potential PhDs out there, I'd like to clarify (and generalize) our pros and cons. We probably don't really expect to be paid much more, unless the job is one that we are uniquely suited too. We more than make up for our lack of experience by being extremely self-motivated and self-starting. Odds are good that we have above average speaking and communication experience. Our biggest drawback is that we may take a while to become "team players". This includes a capacity for being overly critical and tendency to overthink things.
- shas3 13y agoThere are jobs out there which justifiably require a PhD qualification, e.g. industry research labs, defense research labs, national research labs. I think new PhDs should try hard to seek these jobs rather than typical developer-type jobs that would not necessarily benefit from the skills one gained while working towards their dissertation. This is a difficult mandate to follow, but I think a useful one from a career-satisfaction perspective. Edit: See 'meat-space' vs. 'net-space' comment below. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7373273 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7373273