OT: Postgraduate studies

[Antony Gelberg]

How I bill myself is a whole other can of worms, and has been for
years.  I don't have a snappy title.

I merely have a CS BSc, so technically I'm not a "computer scientist".
 I've spent the last 15 years involved in software development, mainly
bespoke, and acquired good PM, business, and sysadmin(!) skills along
the way.  So I don't see myself as "just" a software engineer, I'm
broader than that, and PM / BI / SA roles suit as well.

Whether this is a Good Thing in the eyes of people who read CVs is
unknown, as I have consulted for the last ten years - this is the
first time in that period that I'm actually looking around in the
market, considering offers etc.

Antony


2011/7/27 Jonathan Ben Avraham <yba at tkos.co.il>:
> Hi Antony,
> If you are a "computer scientist" then you better get an MSc, if not a PhD
> quick.
>
> If you were a "software engineer" then I'd say why bother.
>
> If you are a code hacker who writes 5,000 lines a week, then don't bother
> telling anyone you even have a degree - if they find out, just say you
> forgot.
>
> It depends on how you want to bill yourself.
>
> Now as for employers, most want you to work overtime for a few years and
> then they are more generous about letting you study part-time.
>
> Regards,
>
>  - yba
>
>
>
> On Wed, 27 Jul 2011, Antony Gelberg wrote:
>
>> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:53:41 +0300
>> From: Antony Gelberg <antony.gelberg at gmail.com>
>> To: Linux-IL <linux-il at cs.huji.ac.il>
>> Subject: OT: Postgraduate studies
>>
>> (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
>>
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