A Master's Degree Isn't the Job Guarantee It Used to Be

austin-cheney

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.

rvz

It never was. The lies we continue to keep telling the next generation.

9rx

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.

anukin

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.

laughing_man

As always, it's kind of silly to talk about masters degrees as a group. There are stark differences in marketability between degrees.