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A comment on Ask HN: Lost My Software Engineering Job, Now What?.

Re:Ask HN: Lost My Software Engineering Job, Now What? by foobarbaz33 on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @09:20AM (#39979160)
> Get my Master's?

No, not worth it. A bachelor's in comp sci can be a handy credential. But anything past that has diminishing returns.

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Re:Ask HN: Lost My Software Engineering Job, Now What? by toast0 on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @08:47PM (#39985838)
A US based Masters is very helpful for immigration, if the OP is interested in working for US companies in the US.

A Masters in comp sci/eng may make sense for someone with an unrelated Bachelors. Otherwise, I agree. There are some employers who prefer candidates with PhD and grudgingly accept Masters, and really grudgingly accept Bachelors... But based on my experience with colleagues with PhD, I really don't want to work there (I've got a BS CE).

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