November 3rd, 2011, 1:05 pm
QuoteOriginally posted by: spv205for quant roles PhD in finance is not as well regarded as Maths/Physics Phds.Covariant are you sure its so easy to get into these Oil and Gas roles with a physics phd- I assumed most other industries really are looking for people whose degree reflects the industry (ie engineers /biochemists etc as appropriate) rather than people who are "good at maths" as is done for quant finance jobs.'Easy' - I have no idea. Nothing seems easy in the present market. But I know those jobs at least exist, and I am told they like physics PhDs.Other option is to graduate with a masters' at the end of this year, work for a few years and then do an MBA. I have the academic pedigree to have a chance of going to a top university. What do you guys think of that? Really I am finding it hard to get excited about the range of jobs available to me as a first grad. The MBA roles seem similarly boring frankly, but at least my boredom will be better remunerated.QuoteOriginally posted by: DevonFangsDisagree. During my masters thesis I wrote one paper (on my work, not someone's else) and presented it at a conference. And I'm not the only one I know who did so, so call it "do physics" or whatever you like. I'm annoyed by this snobbish academic behavior.My masters' thesis is also expected to result in a paper presenting original research, which is why I don't feel like I'm doing fake physics even now, let alone at PhD level.
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Covariant on November 2nd, 2011, 11:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.