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Advanced degrees and non-academic work

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From: Russell Turpin
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 18:30
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Some companies view higher education quite favorably.  At SES,
our technical writer holds a Ph.D. in linguistics, and our
manager of client services is finishing (we hope) his Ph.D. in
philosophy.  I suspect that they are both paid more than is the
average junior faculty member in their fields.  In the hiring
process, we considered their education a positive aspect of their
background. 

The other hand, of course, is that they are not using much of what
they have learned.  But the about-to-be philosophy Ph.D. must see
some benefit to his studies outside of his career, because he has
advanced far enough professionally that this degree will make
little difference in that regard.

Russell
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Date: 11 Jan 1993 12:30:10 -0600
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