Revisions to Having a job in data-mining without a PhD

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occurred Aug 8, 2013 at 22:45

Changed "Phd degree" to Phd, which is the colloquial form. Also some further copy editing.

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edited May 4, 2012 at 13:06

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Disclaimer: I have a Ph.D. degree, and I work in machine learning. Having said that, I think other than becoming an academic, you don't need a Ph.D. degree to work in any field. Getting a Ph.D. degree helps you develop certain research skills, but

You don't need those research skills for most jobs.
You can acquire those skills without getting a Ph.D. degree.

Martin Wolf, the chief economic correspondent for the Financial Times, doesn't have a Ph.D. degree (he has a Master's degree), but his word carries a lot more weight than most Ph.D. graduates. I think to succeed in any field (including machine learning), you'llyou have to know how to learn and think thorough stuff on your own. A Ph.D. degree will help you practice those skills, but it's not an end to itself. Anyone who isn't willing to interview you just because you don't have a Ph.D. degree, is probably not worth working for anyway.

Disclaimer: I have a Ph.D. degree, and I work in machine learning. Having said that, I think other than becoming an academic, you don't need a Ph.D. degree to work in any field. Getting a Ph.D. degree helps you develop certain research skills, but

You don't need those research skills for most jobs.
You can acquire those skills without getting a Ph.D. degree.

Martin Wolf, the chief economic correspondent for the Financial Times, doesn't have a Ph.D. degree (he has a Master's degree), but his word carries a lot more weight than most Ph.D. graduates. I think to succeed in any field (including machine learning), you'll have to know how to learn and think thorough stuff on your own. A Ph.D. degree will help you practice those skills, but it's not an end to itself. Anyone who isn't willing to interview you just because you don't have a Ph.D. degree, is probably not worth working for anyway.

Disclaimer: I have a Ph.D. and work in machine learning. Having said that, I think other than becoming an academic, you don't need a Ph.D. to work in any field. Getting a Ph.D. helps you develop certain research skills, but

You don't need those research skills for most jobs.
You can acquire those skills without getting a Ph.D. degree.

Martin Wolf, the chief economic correspondent for the Financial Times, doesn't have a Ph.D. (he has a Master's degree), but his word carries a lot more weight than most Ph.D. graduates. I think to succeed in any field (including machine learning), you have to know how to learn and think thorough stuff on your own. A Ph.D. will help you practice those skills, but it's not an end to itself. Anyone who isn't willing to interview you just because you don't have a Ph.D., is probably not worth working for anyway.

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edited May 4, 2012 at 13:03

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Disclaimer: I have a Ph.D. degree, and I work in machine learning. Having said that, I think other than becoming an academic, you don't need a Ph.D. degree to work in any field. Getting a Ph.D. degree helps you develop certain research skills, but

You don't need those research skills for most jobs.
You can acquire those skills without getting a Ph.D. degree.

Martin Wolf, the chief economic correspondent for the Financial Times, doesn't have a Ph.D. degree (he has a Master's degree), but his word carries a lot more weight than most Ph.D. graduates. I think to succeed in any field (including machine learning), youyou'll have to know how to learn and think thorough stuff on your own. A Ph.D. degree will help you practice those skills, but it's not an end to itself. Anyone who isn't willing to interview you just because you don't have a Ph.D. degree, is probably not worth working for anyway.

Disclaimer: I have a Ph.D. and work in machine learning. Having said that, I think other than becoming an academic, you don't need a Ph.D. to work in any field. Getting a Ph.D. helps you develop certain research skills, but

You don't need those research skills for most jobs.
You can acquire those skills without getting a Ph.D.

Martin Wolf, the chief economic correspondent for the Financial Times, doesn't have a Ph.D. (he has a Master's degree), but his word carries a lot more weight than most Ph.D. graduates. I think to succeed in any field (including machine learning), you have to know how to learn and think thorough stuff on your own. A Ph.D. will help you practice those skills, but it's not an end to itself. Anyone who isn't willing to interview you just because you don't have a Ph.D., is probably not worth working for anyway.

Disclaimer: I have a Ph.D. degree, and I work in machine learning. Having said that, I think other than becoming an academic, you don't need a Ph.D. degree to work in any field. Getting a Ph.D. degree helps you develop certain research skills, but

You don't need those research skills for most jobs.
You can acquire those skills without getting a Ph.D. degree.

Martin Wolf, the chief economic correspondent for the Financial Times, doesn't have a Ph.D. degree (he has a Master's degree), but his word carries a lot more weight than most Ph.D. graduates. I think to succeed in any field (including machine learning), you'll have to know how to learn and think thorough stuff on your own. A Ph.D. degree will help you practice those skills, but it's not an end to itself. Anyone who isn't willing to interview you just because you don't have a Ph.D. degree, is probably not worth working for anyway.

"Phd" had been changed to "Phd degree", which is not colloquial English. Reverted back to "Phd". Also reverted some other edits, since the original form was more conforming with standard colloquial American English.

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edited May 4, 2012 at 10:03

user765195

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Disclaimer: I have a Ph.D. degree, and I work in machine learning. Having said that, I think other than becoming an academic, you don't need a Ph.D. degree to work in any field. Getting a Ph.D. degree helps you develop certain research skills, but

You don't need those research skills for most jobs.
You can acquire those skills without getting a Ph.D. degree.

Martin Wolf, the chief economic correspondent for the Financial Times, doesn't have a Ph.D. degree (he has a Master's degree), but his word carries a lot more weight than most Ph.D. graduates. I think to succeed in any field (including machine learning), you'llyou have to know how to learn and think thorough stuff on your own. A Ph.D. degree will help you practice those skills, but it's not an end to itself. Anyone who isn't willing to interview you just because you don't have a Ph.D. degree, is probably not worth working for anyway.

Disclaimer: I have a Ph.D. degree, and I work in machine learning. Having said that, I think other than becoming an academic, you don't need a Ph.D. degree to work in any field. Getting a Ph.D. degree helps you develop certain research skills, but

You don't need those research skills for most jobs.
You can acquire those skills without getting a Ph.D. degree.

Martin Wolf, the chief economic correspondent for the Financial Times, doesn't have a Ph.D. degree (he has a Master's degree), but his word carries a lot more weight than most Ph.D. graduates. I think to succeed in any field (including machine learning), you'll have to know how to learn and think thorough stuff on your own. A Ph.D. degree will help you practice those skills, but it's not an end to itself. Anyone who isn't willing to interview you just because you don't have a Ph.D. degree, is probably not worth working for anyway.

Disclaimer: I have a Ph.D. and work in machine learning. Having said that, I think other than becoming an academic, you don't need a Ph.D. to work in any field. Getting a Ph.D. helps you develop certain research skills, but

You don't need those research skills for most jobs.
You can acquire those skills without getting a Ph.D.

Martin Wolf, the chief economic correspondent for the Financial Times, doesn't have a Ph.D. (he has a Master's degree), but his word carries a lot more weight than most Ph.D. graduates. I think to succeed in any field (including machine learning), you have to know how to learn and think thorough stuff on your own. A Ph.D. will help you practice those skills, but it's not an end to itself. Anyone who isn't willing to interview you just because you don't have a Ph.D., is probably not worth working for anyway.