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		jkubicek 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of ... I haven't been on the job market as a new PhD in (my god) nearly 20 years now, but at the time I was looking for work, having a PhD on my resume was the only reason I was able to snag interviews at Apple/Google/McKinsey/Bain/Twitter/etc. I never did anything related to my actual degree, but it certainly opened doors for me.

epolanski 4 months ago [–]

Times have changed, also, it might be related to the field.

Natural sciences such as biology or chemistry are different from physics or maths or engineering fields.

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