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hyemae t1_j0qrhsr wrote

Reply to comment by ShowMeDaData in Finding a job vs Master's Degree by Chinalover33

Usually they gain experience through summer internships. Most of them will do 2-3 summers of internships to get an return offer at the last year of their school.

I did the path you have described. Gained experience and take Master later. It actually put me at a disadvantage as most of the roles that I want to move into requires a Master or MBA. Experience is important but it screens me out right from the start when master is a preferred requirement.

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ShowMeDaData t1_j0rbtjy wrote

When I say get some experience I mean like 2-3 years, and then head school. What kind of roles were you interested in that required a Master's or MBA?

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hyemae t1_j0rh748 wrote

Most PM roles in Google needs Masters from the JD. And I couldn’t pass the screening stage without the Master despite having 10 years of experience. I only started to get call back after I had my Master.

However, my partner who is newly graduated with Master’s without experience, got the call back and went through interview right after graduation with Google.

So I think it’s important to have the paper qualification based on my own experiences.

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ShowMeDaData t1_j0rjhwo wrote

I was at Amazon for 5+ years, advanced degrees were nice to have but experience was a sufficient replacement, for technical roles at least.

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