Life as a Doctoral Student? Some find the balanced lifestyle and some are struggling. At the end of the day, you will get the ratio of those with the similar experience to those without (e.g. 1 = 50/50). Making a wise decision is essential to career planning. Therefore, what is your threshold to clear or confirm your doubt?

Based on your findings, Why do graduates nowadays prefer to continue study?

We call this group of people "anti-visionary"... these people tend to go down the rabbit trails.

Does this [statistics] have something to with "Culture"?

This post has been edited by Critical_Fallacy: Oct 9 2013, 10:10 PM

One of the limitations with this reasoning is that it does not explain Why do so few sales people get rich?

In fact, WintersuN's argument seemed to rely too heavily on time comparison. It also seems that WintersuN's understanding of the postgraduate study is questionable. Like LoveMeNot, postgraduate study can be the foundation to a great career. WintersuN's interpretation of "Study master or PhD no future" tends to overlook the fact that postgraduate studies can help one's career in lots of ways, such as specialising in the field of study, increasing your salary, gaining access to industry and forging invaluable contacts, etc.

Thanks for sharing your painful experience and now I know. It's true that postgraduate studies may not be for everyone. And it's probably quite difficult for some salespeople who hold Master/PhD and DO NOT excel in their career to envision the many benefits of postgraduate study, as well as to open doors of marketing opportunity to new or related fields of career.

Good luck!

It's true that having a PhD doesn't necessarily make one the best candidate in a job interview. But your statement does not explain why would a PhD holder compete in Diploma/Bachelor-qualified sales jobs?

Do you consider a Technical Director with a PhD and an Engineering Manager with MSc not part of the Corporate Management?

In large and high-value construction projects, we prefer a project manager with PMP qualification. Half of them that I encountered have postgraduate degrees.

Yes, Ma'am!

Perhaps you think that you don't need a MSc or PhD to climb the corporate ladder?

This post has been edited by Critical_Fallacy: Oct 11 2013, 03:44 PM

Since Post #16 if you recall. Even if you generalize ALL kinds of job, the existing accounts fail to resolve the contradiction between PhD-qualified jobs and Bachelor-qualified jobs. Any idea?

It's a good thing to hear about the usefulness of MSc in getting a promotion in management. Which division of management are you currently in?

So... What kind of PhD are you considering?

The most interesting finding is that it'd become an instant best seller when you decide to write a book on "How to be successful without a degree."

I've already come up with a good book title!

PhD Boss, BSc Boss: What the PhD Teach Their Workers About Success--That the Bachelors and the Masters Do Not!

Most adults probably understand that the book title is for comic relief; a parody of Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not! Do you mean Robert Kiyosaki has attitude problem too?

I'm not both and I don't know, but since you claimed that, have you found that so-called “attitude problem” with ALL Masters & PhD people in your life in every possible circumstance? Mind you, LoveMeNot has a Master's degree. By your claim, if everyone had that belief, then would it be sensible to say these Masters & PhD people would never willing to continue learning at the postgraduate level in the first place?

So when you shared that honestly to us in earlier post but now ranting on attitude problem, would it be fair to say that your “attitude theory” made you against yourself? My advice: Don't let your mind wander. It's way too small to be outside by itself.