PhD or Job? // Pros and Cons // Grad Life Choices // Life After Uni

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The age old question of PhD or job, most grads do face this question and so did I. Is it time to let go of student life and to embark onto the job market? Or nah? Either way the problem is, is that there's no right or wrong answer to this question, because it depends on so many factors. Wether it is your subject, the offers, or our future plans, there seems not to be a one size fits all answer.

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I'm 25 years old and I'm originally from Amsterdam, I currently live in London. At the University of Oxford, I read for the Mst in Modern Languages. I've graduated from the University of Amsterdam where I studied the BA in French Literature and Culture. Would I recommend the University of Amsterdam - No - Would I recommend the University of Oxford - Yes, 100%.

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[MohamedMego]

Good video!
i am 28 years and have just finished my Masters and now struggling to decide on either doing my Phd abroad or just find job and do my phd in my country . But my country isn't that good in salary at and leaving it is what everyone wishes to do!!!. so now i am between 2 choices! try going abroad and do my phd as the gateway and try settling on another country or just phd ant worth it and better to find career and try using it as gateway to work abroad.

[kkhalifah]

One of the key problems here where I live is that PhD students find it hard to find a job upon graduation when their full-time study leaves them with zero or little professional work experience in their field, unless they go after teaching positions or go into technical fields such as R&D. My solution was to develop a full-time career as a professional in my field while doing my graduate and postgraduate studies part-time in my field of work. I like the idea of being able to apply my postgraduate education at work to make me a better dept director, otherwise I wouldn't have bothered going beyond the undergraduate level in the first place. While that takes care of the tuition fees, the challenge is being able to split the time for both commitments. The biggest plus is that I feel that both graduate and postgraduate school are more enjoyable and make more sense when they have a meaningful, symbiotic relationship with your real-world industry experience.

This notion that PhD holders should not work for someone else is as nonsensical as it is arrogant. It's an insult to all the professors in academia. A PhD and entrepreneurship are two different things altogether - one does not require the other.

[vansf]

You can create employment for yourself with the gained knowledge
It's become an obsolete idea or even a malpractice, working for a company or someone else other than yourself

[digbijoychoudhury]

The term " Dr" for Ph.D should be replaced by a suitable substitute. The before a name of a scholar is misunderstood by laymen as physian.

[MeTravel]

With the current Job situation, doing a PhD and saying you have achieved a Doctorate Degree in a particular field is definitely worth it. 😅

What do you say?

[Idgaf-]

Hello. You work at McDonald's Matīsa iela right? I didn't know you spoke such good english.
I'm Alexey, we both work at the same McDonald's. I work usually in the night shift. 😊

[lucasoni]

So are you doing a phd or job? I'm doing modern languages...2nd year of BA englush and Spanish. Distance uni. Going well...definitely going for a masters. Not sure on a phd yet.

[joulibrown]

I have a different question. Did you work while completing your PhD? If yes, how did you manage a work, life n school balance? Were you able to qualify for grants n scholarships to cover your tuition? Thanks Jouli