I know a few people who chose to further studies and work at the same time. Not easy, some end up slightly crazy, poor than their peers and suffer from chronic stress. Given the chance, I'd follow in their foot steps the moment I save enough funds.

To put it simply :

Corporate world appreciates their ROI in you. Your Phd and gold standard journal would mean very little if you do not bring value to the company.

Academia world appreciates you if you contribute suitable scientific research and publish journals.

Both very different paths in life, so it depends on your SMART goal settings and how your choice fits into your short/medium/long term goals, take your time to think it over, write it down if you must, do a cost benefit analysis and ROI on each path, do it two times if you may, then pick your choice between Good Job/Further studies.

Btw guys, TS started this thread in 2011. He probably completed his Phd by now lah. Haha

Good job Seanwc101 ! Getting started is the hardest, and once you start your path and methods will work itself out. And now you are fast approaching completion. Commendable indeed, cheers !

This post has been edited by mkdreamervl: Aug 25 2015, 11:41 AM