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That's what I'm facing right now with my bachelor's degree. The paper isn't enough, and neither are my prior job experiences. So I'm at a loss of what to do or where to go to provide some stability and get the ball rolling on jobs I could start a career on.
Did you network or do internships while in college?
I hate to tell you this but a college degree rarely gives you the true skill set for any job. It merely opens the door to your career. It is what you do with that open door that matters. The same with a Masters degree. It gets you in the door but it is up to you how you use it. Jay
Did you network or do internships while in college?
Unfortunately, no. So now I'm in the process of regretting it
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I hate to tell you this but a college degree rarely gives you the true skill set for any job. It merely opens the door to your career. It is what you do with that open door that matters. The same with a Masters degree. It gets you in the door but it is up to you how you use it. Jay
That's kind of what I'm hoping for with a Master's, is it to then leverage it. Because you're right, I really didn't during my undergrad :/
I hate to tell you this but a college degree rarely gives you the true skill set for any job. It merely opens the door to your career. It is what you do with that open door that matters. The same with a Masters degree. It gets you in the door but it is up to you how you use it. Jay
Heck, even a medical degree doesn't give you the skill set to become a doctor, knowledge and information, yes. That's why MD's spend 3-7 years doing a residency after graduating, to gain their skill set for their future profession.
That's kind of what I'm hoping for with a Master's, is it to then leverage it. Because you're right, I really didn't during my undergrad :/
Why can't you do that now with undergrad?
Saying you'll do better later with the master's is pointless
Part of a masters is what you bring going into it. More you bring, the more you get out of it. How do you know who to network with or what things to learn as a focus?
Saying you'll do better later with the master's is pointless
Part of a masters is what you bring going into it. More you bring, the more you get out of it. How do you know who to network with or what things to learn as a focus?
I mean if I could have, I would have earlier when I first realized what I did wrong. Post-graduation I wasn't able to get jobs because I lacked significant/relevant experience and did not network when I was in college. After graduation, I did what I could with what I had at the time and with what I knew best when I quickly realized I messed up. Which put me in a situation where I was struggling to even find a job TO leverage anything haha.
A master's opens up those doors back up in a way that not going back to school couldn't.. at least in my mind at this moment
I'm not seeing that door... how does a masters give you a competitive edge?
Reason being any jobs that requires a masters would also want people with experience in addition to the masters
You aren't competing against people without a masters degree to your "future" masters. You apply for jobs at the same competitive level as the degree is in. You won't be competitive with the masters against other master degree holders.
Or did you want to be the shift supervisor at Starbucks with a masters instead of the barista with a bachelors?
Statistics masters degrees will get you a job making 70-90k right out of college. Upper range is if you use your electives to take comp sci classes. Statisticians who can program will make six figures 2-3 years in. It will be mostly math and they will want calculus 1-3 and linear algebra.
Some masters degrees do teach skills...but they tend to be really hard skills. No easy non-technical masters degrees will open doors for you.
Statistics masters degrees will get you a job making 70-90k right out of college. Upper range is if you use your electives to take comp sci classes. Statisticians who can program will make six figures 2-3 years in. It will be mostly math and they will want calculus 1-3 and linear algebra.
Some masters degrees do teach skills...but they tend to be really hard skills. No easy non-technical masters degrees will open doors for you.
Wanted to say thanks to you for actually answering the question instead of debating semantics.
Post Bacc Comp Sci from Oregon State. You probably won't get into a good masters without the undergrad prerequisites so just do an accelerated second bachelors in the most in demand field. This program can be done online.
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