OT: Postgraduate studies

[Antony Gelberg]

(I hope this isn't so off-topic as to cause offence.)

I'm an computer scientist and oleh chadash , just finished ulpan bet
plus.  15 years experience in the field, 1.5 years in Israel, was CTO
of a startup last year, this year I've been mostly studying Hebrew.

So now it's time to polish off my CV and further my career.  I've been
browsing the main Israeli high-tech websites today, as an example I
was just looking at the IBM Research Labs - very interesting indeed.
However most positions seem to require an MSc.  There is a definite
cultural difference between here and the UK in terms of second degrees
- I don't have one.  I'm 34 and don't want to hang about forever, but
at the same time I might consider postgraduate studies if they were
really useful career-wise.  Naturally, it's also too late in the year
to apply for the upcoming academic year...

I'd be interested to hear any thoughts from the list on whether it
would be a Good Idea to consider an MSc at this point, or whether I
should settle for a role where "just" a BSc is required, and see if I
can work with future employer to study whilst I work...

Antony