Where you planning on working after Ph.D.?

Jocksy

Any recent graduates or people nearing completion? What level of employment are you hoping for. Abroad? Whats the situation like in Ireland?

dudara

What's your PhD in, and what area are you thinking of working in afterwards?

Me, I left Physics/Electrical Engineering to go work as a management consultant for one of the Big 4.

irlrobins

I did a PhD in Computer Science. And just so happen to be a colleague of Dudara.

I think as a post grad your job opportunities are far better than just coming out with an undergrad degree. Many of the top companies seem to recruit pg's over ug. A side effect of "free" college is that more people have third level education. So therefore to stand out from the crowd you need fourth level.

But certainly your extra experience (presumably of project work and working in a team) and maturity are a plus in any application.

nesf

dudara wrote:

Me, I left Physics/Electrical Engineering to go work as a management consultant for one of the Big 4.

Ohh, that's two postgrads I know from that particular department to go work for one of the big 4. Though she only had a masters and went to google first and then onwards.

babytooth

management consultants..the one with a blue green c.scheme?..hmmm...

but do you not think that it's just the phd to look good on the business card, just being devils advocate having worked for one of the strategy m.con down in EC4. If ppl were to be honest, its just a relaible yardstick for measuring how ambitious an individual is, but it is quite blase and eliteist,

and not a case of sour grapes as i am a pg having down ppe from oxbridge...just honest/realist

dudara

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Jocksy

I'm doing a Ph.D. in physics and I was looking at a job in something completly different like finance. Are you working in London Dudara? Did both of you enter job your on graduate programs?

hunnymonster

If you don't use your phd directly in your job, what kind of pay would you expect? Straight back down to graduate level or is a phd recognised in any way?

irlrobins

Jocksy wrote:

I'm doing a Ph.D. in physics and I was looking at a job in something completly different like finance. Are you working in London Dudara? Did both of you enter job your on graduate programs?

Dublin based and I entered on the grad programme.

And my salary does take into account my PhD.

dudara

irlrobins wrote:

Dublin based and I entered on the grad programme.

And my salary does take into account my PhD.

Ditto for me.

Just because you're changing your area of expertise doesn't mean that your PhD suddenly becomes invalid. You've learned lots during the course of your studies, and you will find that useful, even though you might be learning a whole new area.

I recently heard irlrobins and myself described within the company as "experienced inexperienced hires". We know stuff and we don't know stuff.

nesf

dudara wrote:

We know stuff and we don't know stuff.

That's an excellent way of describing any graduate actually.

FlutterinBantam

I'm thinking of career opportunities in Oz/Nz .

BrayHead

Jocksy - from my experience there isn't a whole lot of work in the country (outside academia - postdocing, lecturing, SFI investigator) for physics PhD's to do physics never mind physics any way relevent to their thesis.

Have a look at Science Recruitment Ireland and see how often they look for physicists to do actual science!

I went abroad after my PhD, came back and am now off again due to the lack of opportunity for PhD tranined physicists to do physics in this country.