Why can't you find a job with a Stanford computer science Ph.D? (2013)

Re:Why can't you find a job with a Stanford computer science... by matthewbauer on Tuesday July 15, 2014 @01:58AM (#8035002)

Would you recommend pursuing a PhD for someone looking down path? I understand that you're saying it doesn't hurt to have a PhD, but can you say that it helps in finding and maintaining a job?

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Re:Why can't you find a job with a Stanford computer science... by endtime on Tuesday July 15, 2014 @02:17PM (#8038072)

Everything below is my own personal opinion and doesn't represent Google, etc.

Hard to say, since I don't have one. It probably helps if you want to join a researchy team at Google, but if you just want to be a SWE then I doubt it makes much difference (though I can't speak for HR of course). In terms of maintaining a job, that's all about what you do at the job...once you're in, your degree probably doesn't matter at all.

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