A Master's Degree Isn't the Job Guarantee It Used to Be
34 points by JumpCrisscross
by laughing_man
1 subcomments
As always, it's kind of silly to talk about masters degrees as a group. There are stark differences in marketability between degrees.
by austin-cheney
1 subcomments
My learning about attaining corporate software employment, and I know there are numerous exceptions, is:
* Make yourself as replaceable as possible.
* Plan B, enter management and be good at managing people.
by anukin
2 subcomments
I see masters in technological related fields as a way to get a job in USA for many non us candidates. It’s a good thing that this gamification of the system is meeting its demise. I for one have not found many masters students talented than the undergrads at software tasks. PhDs are another matter though.
by rvz
2 subcomments
It never was.
The lies we continue to keep telling the next generation.
by 9rx
0 subcomment
The article gets cut off with some bizarre ad that takes over the rest of the screen, but from what is visible it states that the unemployment rate for the given cohort has rarely been higher, indicating that it has been higher, which doesn't suggest any fundamental shift, just the usual business cycle.
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