I have seen that my employers bid on contracts using a Ph.D., but the real work is done by the people with experience and certifications. On Feb 1, 2011 6:14 PM, "Adrian Crenshaw" <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, I was speaking with someone today from a different field today that > has a masters. I alluded to the fact that I'm loosing interest in the > "Security Informatics" masters program I'm in because of lack of perceived > applicability, time taken that I could use learning other things, and it > seems like there is a huge disconnect between academia vs. what I see in the > industry (through my admittedly limited experience listening to podcast, > reading forums/mailing list, going to conferences, etc). His take was that > I'd be competing with people in the future, and the masters degree could > likely be the deciding factor. Do you think that is really true? Or do you > think employers will start to see academia as it has become to be a largely > wasteful exercise vs. getting your name out there and learning/getting > experience on your own? When I hear about people going into great debt to > get something that amounts to a union card in many cases (a degree), it kind > of makes be hope the whole system can be reformed. For what I've seen in the > industry, it seems to mater more what people know you for than any degree > you have. Am I wrong? Anyone got a different way to look at it? > > Adrian
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