I'm gonna have the 3rd master in CS soon. I already have two in EE and CE(computer engineering). I'm a bit of confused about what I can do with three masters for my future career now. I'm already 32 yrs old, and have been in academic field for about 10 yrs. Currently I'm doing a career transition, from academic field to industry. I bet many ppl experience such transition as well. So should I focus on positions of R&D department in companies? The thing is, I don't have many publications, only some reviewers titles.
Any suggestions are welcome.

3/10/2013 1:54:17 PM

3/10/2013 2:24:16 PM

You should probably get a job

3/10/2013 2:35:27 PM

What do you want to do?

Try to get yourself there. Don't go to industry just because you think it's the thing to do. And if you do go to industry, apply for jobs that are interesting to you.

I have a hunch that you've gotten three MS's because you don't know what you want to do. Now it's time to man up and make some choices. I was in the same boat as you (more or less) 3.5 years ago. Count yourself lucky that at least the job market is in a decent place right now compared to 2009.

3/10/2013 5:10:05 PM

One thing you shouldn't do with three Master's degrees is cross-post the same question to multiple boards.

3/10/2013 9:16:33 PM

Get used to the term Over qualified. Only a fucking retard would get 3 masters with no work experience.

3/10/2013 9:34:13 PM

I have a month of internship in undergrad.

3/10/2013 9:36:21 PM

this guy is a troll and probably an alias. please don't take him seriously.

3/10/2013 10:44:18 PM

i'm trying to enter the R&D department of a company
something like this http://research.google.com/index.html

it would be a nightmare for me to get 3 masters but few experiences

[Edited on March 10, 2013 at 11:48 PM. Reason : add another note]

3/10/2013 11:33:23 PM

gotta get a PhD and some postdocs under your belt for a primo position like that

3/10/2013 11:50:17 PM

Quote :

"Currently I'm doing a career transition, from academic field to industry."

You mean you are going from being a student to a worker? That's not a "career transition", as being a student is not a career, even if you do it for 10+ years. Or do you really mean what that sentence means, which is that you are moving from an academic field (teacher, lecturer, lab instructor, etc) to industry?

Why did you get the 3 master's degrees if you don't know what to do with them? I don't know, how about something completely crazy and unrelated to your degrees, like applying for jobs at Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Microsoft, IBM, Apple, Adobe, Oracle, Cisco, etc. ???!!!

3/11/2013 3:30:09 AM

I was a teaching assistant and research assistant for many yrs at school already.
Those companies are not unrelated with my major. My major is CS.

3/11/2013 9:17:19 AM

Not nearly as much as you could do with 4

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

3/11/2013 11:51:08 AM

Oh, my God, 4.

3/11/2013 5:35:34 PM

I still have a course paper to finish. If there's nobody hiring me, i still need to get it done. It prevents me from developing my career now. The course is Introduction to cognitive science. not very useful either.

3/11/2013 5:58:29 PM

What kind of educational plan were you on that led you to get three master's degrees? I can't think of a single reason to get three master's degrees as opposed to getting a PhD. The only thing I can't think of is that you are incapable of doing original independent research.

3/11/2013 6:04:40 PM

I was pursuing a PHD degree b4. I got a master in China, and a master here in 08. Then I was in PHD program for 2 yrs. 1. 5 yrs ago, I quit my Phd b/c I found out I didn't like research and academic job. But to keep my student status, I need to stay in master program again.

3/11/2013 6:15:46 PM

I changed to CS area since 09. After getting this master, I can find a software engineer position and have a decent salary.

3/11/2013 8:44:24 PM

R&D without a PhD + postdoc work is going to be difficult as a starting position. Doable, but difficult, and would recommend you broaden your perspective for getting your first job.

If you are still a student, go to the Career Center. They will be able to assist better than TWW will. [/thread]

3/11/2013 9:51:31 PM

I do know phd is not very useful and i don't want to be a faculty so i quit. I have seen so many ppl suffer with phd, the so-called permanent head damage.

3/11/2013 9:59:46 PM

It typically leads to developing a roar.

3/11/2013 10:28:47 PM

That's true.

3/11/2013 10:29:53 PM

you could learn how to drug and do your wife in the butt

3/13/2013 7:19:56 PM

^ 3 masters for all that?...damn.

3/14/2013 1:48:30 AM

Quote :

"I was a teaching assistant and research assistant for many yrs at school already."

Uh yeah, that does not mean you were in an "academic field". As I said, you are transitioning from STUDENT to WORKER, not doing a "career transition" from "academic field to industry". You are not doing a "career transition", you are STARTING YOUR CAREER.

Quote :

"Those companies are not unrelated with my major. My major is CS."

Yeah, that was the point, subtly conveyed by the several question and exclamation marks and smiley. So, apply to those companies, what are you waiting for?

3/14/2013 2:44:11 PM

You are right. I need to apply these companies more aggressively.

3/14/2013 3:34:48 PM

Get into the medical industry and start designing medical equipment... bank $ALASKA

[Edited on March 15, 2013 at 11:32 PM. Reason : .]

3/15/2013 11:31:45 PM

I don't get why people get more than 1 masters degree. You can have 2 masters or 50 masters it is not going to increase your level of education and make you qualified for more jobs. Should have spent that time getting a PHD

3/16/2013 10:31:45 AM

I quit from PHD.

3/16/2013 11:00:34 AM

you should quit from tww

3/17/2013 7:54:42 AM

You should really go back to undergrad and get a few bachelor degrees to add onto those masters degrees. I would say get at least six of those before you even think about entering the workforce.

3/19/2013 9:17:55 AM

if you are gonna get several master's degrees, at least get different kinds of master's rather than all MSs.

how about

MS
MBA
MPhil

"i have an MS, an MBA, and an MPhil" is sure to impress potential wives a lot more than saying "i have three MS degrees"

3/25/2013 5:04:47 PM

I have decided to drop out. I'm working now and gaining experiences.

3/25/2013 5:17:32 PM

drop out? you mean drop out of the 3rd one?

OR DECIDED NOT TO PURSUE 4TH ONE???

3/25/2013 8:12:07 PM

3rd

3/25/2013 9:29:37 PM

so how much is pizza hut payin

3/26/2013 1:46:23 AM

I'm gonna start my own biz soon.

3/26/2013 9:05:43 AM

I feel like this thread might turn into gold.

3/26/2013 9:21:52 AM

Sure, it will.

3/26/2013 9:38:48 AM

Not sure if it has been said, but with 3 masters, I figured you could go out and get a job.

3/26/2013 10:51:45 AM

I already got a job.

3/26/2013 10:57:56 AM

What do you do?

3/26/2013 3:44:15 PM

Sale software for a company in MA to local restaurants.

3/26/2013 4:10:42 PM

3 masters land you in saleman? POS stuff?

[Edited on March 26, 2013 at 6:06 PM. Reason : s]

3/26/2013 6:06:27 PM

This is just a temporary job. In the future I'll start my own biz.

3/26/2013 6:29:07 PM

if you go back to the motherland you can get into the bulletproof hosting biz

and also prolly blocked from TWW

win-win if ya ask me

3/27/2013 1:00:08 AM

No. TWW is accessible from mainland china.

3/29/2013 10:35:25 PM

Oh really? How did u know?

3/29/2013 10:40:07 PM

Quote :

"I'm gonna have the 3rd master in CS soon. I already have two in EE and CE(computer engineering)."

^and you're asking this question?

No wonder you're a god damn salesman. The Pizza Hut comment is going to be painfully true in the near future.

3/29/2013 11:20:31 PM

What r u talking about?

3/29/2013 11:28:02 PM