real talk, just too much unlucky stories from some OG's lately who I know have been involved in some world class research work, who are frustrated by the current statuesque.

biikeys:


This is not a black and white thing. When it comes to Engineering at least, I've seen a piece of both sides.
There are a few factors that determine your job prospects...like your advisor himself who can link you up with the industry before you even graduate-and have you even go intern with them. Basically, you move in seamlessly that way. Closely tied to it is how industry-ready your research work is. Your school is another-some schools and faculty have good relationships with certain companies and that's it.

The other thing you need to understand is that most MS graduates don't even apply and get jobs that have a master's degree as a pre-requisite. So, having a PhD does not mean you have to apply for a job with that as a pre-req. You can apply for R & D related spots at companies or even research labs for a start, and then you work your way up.

Once you open up your options, you have more choices.

definitely, it's not just 1's and 2's you must have put in a lot of efforts.

TWoods:


Far easier than most. If you're good, you can self petition in the EB1A category. If you're very productive (i.e. good quality papers in high impact factor journals with good number of citations), you can easily apply in the EB1B category. Both should not take more than a year. If you're just below those, you can petition in EB2-NIW... all three categories do not require the PERM stage.

You are far better positioned with a phd than anything else.

Frankly, if you're a very good phd, you should not be talking to a recruiter... companies should be talking directly to you. I never went through a recruiter... i applied direct and got offers right after my first interviews. Easy.

you are a research "plug" you work at a research facility, probably 1% of the total graduands of post-graduate studies get that gig. PhD students stand better chances at a non-profit institution where these big corporations can bankroll tons of research work. it might be more pronounced in a particular industry, I know a professor who got a war chest from NASA, she just had her student locked up in a lab in the Rockies mountain for a year. P.h.D. is great if you looking to do research and academia at some point in your career. your profile would definitely get you tenure-ship at some university in the future, bros no lie you are considering it

TWoods:


This is speculation at best. I have a phd and have always worked in industry - 6 years. All my colleagues are phds. Infact in my field, it is rare to find companies hiring anyone with anything less than a phd. The rare masters holder must have at least 5-7 years experience before he/she would even be considered at all. On the other hand, phds can apply right from school.

I think it all depends on a lot of factors. You say that 49% of faculty in the US are foreign born... that might simply be an artifact of the green card process. Its easier to get an H1B (you avoid the lottery) by working in a non-profit institution. If you're Indian or Chinese, your best bet after a phd is to stay back in school and apply for the EB1B category after 3-5 years rather than joining industry and spending 15 years on a green card line.

Many companies hire phds. I work for an oil company and at our research facility here in the Northeast... >80% of over 700 employees have a phd - most of them direct from phd programs (the vast majority are chemists, chemical engineers, petroleum engineers). The pharmaceutical industry is also a big source of phds.

femi321:
Thank God you said debatable, thats means its not a fact but a claim/propositions/assertions.So you based your judgement on the fact that US have more foreign-born faculties? Okay. So that we don't derail this thread.lets end it here. BTW 11 classes? are you an undergraduate or Ph.d student?

a masters student, if there are more foreign-born getting employed through Academia that pushes the fact it's a haven for PhD students looking to be employed. I have gotten advice from most of the faculty members I have had the opportunity to interact with, the least of whom have 15 to 20 years in the industry before joining the academia, to find a job before thinking of PhD if I have HIGH hopes of working in the industry at some point. *11 classes taking compulsory classes in engineering so as to graduate as a geological engineering, first degree was basic geology.

femi321:
I strongly disagree with this. so all the numerous Africans,indians and chineses doing P.hd in the US wont get job in the industry? I know alot of Ph.d guys that finished from my school and are working for Duke Energy, I even know a guy that finished with P.hd from Uni of Arkansas and he works with Shell. Its what you make of it and don't limit yourself, nothing is luck..Some people have worked hard and they deserve what they got..you might call it grace of God though

that's the share luck I keep saying, they tell you "you are over qualified" , most of those companies you mentioned, their CEOs have 3 to 4 masters degrees from prestigious or even none, people like Rexx Tillerson have been in the industry for more than 40 years. people like Col. Lawrence A. Anyanwu with bachelor’s degree in finance in Nigeria and a master’s degree in engineering technology here in the states is in the position to be a distinguished Nigerian-born soldier still serving in the Army.

JUST SET A TARGET FOR YOURSELF, THE MOMENT YOU SET FOOT IN THE US, PhD OR MASTERS OR DIPLOMA OR WHAT NOT, PUT IN WORK AND GRACE OF GOD WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE REST

femi321:
I strongly disagree with this. so all the numerous Africans, indians and Chinese doing P.hd in the US wont get job in the industry? I know alot of Ph.d guys that finished from my school and are working for Duke Energy, I even know a guy that finished with P.hd from Uni of Arkansas and he works with Shell. Its what you make of it and don't limit yourself, nothing is luck..Some people have worked hard and they deserve what they got..you might call it grace of God though

duke energy and shell?! bros I say it again, it's a debatable fact but you become UNATTRACTIVE the moment you decide to continue with PhD with a hope of getting a job in the industry. About 49% of faculty in US institution of higher learning are foreign-born(a 2001 study) , so you have more chances of working in an institution of higher learning than getting a job in the industry.

they work in Universities across the country, its the easiest way to get employed if you are a PhD student.

I have taken 11 classes since I got to the states only 3 are Americans

this man's ingenuity...

LagosismyHome:


he/she who is looking for free money must put in the time and effort to be competitive .......... If you are really serious about a PhD with funding from at least a "good" school (good because you still have to think about job prospect and life after school) ...... , then why look for short cut (hence why you seeing some comments)

Job opportunities with a PhD? Hmmm unless he wants to become a Research "plug" for corporate companies, getting into the industry at entry level with a PhD is so unattractive to recruiters, na by serious luck

pcbo:

Ooh I thought you were in Dayton,Ohio

I wasn't persistent enough to get some form of support up there, Are a PHD student now?

hublot:


What school?
In Tennessee?

University of Missouri- Rolla

Imperiouxx you know the rest

hurray my school went way up if not for their stingy Governor who wants to cut funding to the institution

hublot:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6RHs-sBWHtYb0tKd0VLZF9mMXgyUWdqT0psb1EzMC1rd3U0/view

2017 list of Engineering ranking by US news

Some persons might need this ...

Courtesy : @Fredoricko

27 years, wow

if a private waste management firm change even 100 every week for each household in Lagos to pick up their trash and recycle it to either generate methane gas or agricultural compost, its still a billion naira venture, giving those "scavengers" Personal protective equipment (PPE), but when you tell a financier this Idea we would shoot you down with excuses....a certified billion naira venture with the right infrastructure

a Billion naira venture slept on(as i person who have reserched on waste management)...........

femi321:
Yeah sure, i should..i have registered though but i am still looking at my schedule. 75% certain i will be there

great, some OG's i met, told me to chill and form "international" when i get on site to register to pay less

femi321:
This place looks like a war zone, Everybody picking on one another. We all need to calm down, this is a faceless forum..you don't need to prove any point to anyone. Anywaz for anyone looking for scholarships, you can keep an eye on epsilonsigma scholarships website, the application for this semester has closed already but you should be able to apply for next semester around May, you can only apply if you have a GPA. They have scholarships worth $3000,$2000 etc. If you are in Engineering, NSBE scholarships is also a good one to keep and eye on.Its worth a try, you have nothing to lose and free money doesn't kill.International student can apply for both. And also keep an eye on your school's scholarship portal. We are actually eleigible to apply for some scholarships.
http://www.epsilonsigmaalpha.org/scholarships-and-grants/scholarships
http://www.nsbe.org/home.aspx

thanks would you be at the conference next month?!

omoluabiguy:


would have been more useful if you had posted this before the deadline.

maybe he's using cricket wireless network

hublot:


it's my no.1 ambitious school tho. thanks for the info ... I don't really get what you meant by "schools up there"

HIGH up there, highest state it's a pun for the state of Colorado altitude and premier in legalizing weed

SmartyPants:
NDA recruitment starts from 17 so he is not too young and there will be hundreds of other boys his age

tell them, alot of kids are recruited from high schools in the west so what's the biggie

how do you move from a place where you had to provide for the basic necessities of life without the system/government making policies to lighter those burden to this "heaven" we "temporarily" inhabit, I don't care if you come from the super rich neighbourhoods of Lekki or the brown roofs of Ibadan, it's an opportunity to become whatever you want to be. all this cat and mouse wouldn't help either one of Us.

FACT: less than 10% of students coming to the US use this avenue. ( my research )

TWoods:


Please speak with your ISO. You are not supposed to file your taxes with turbotax until you become a resident for tax purposes - 5 years of continuous stay in the US or your status changes to a PR. If you notice, you're supposed to use form 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ, NOT the regular 1040. Just because someone did it and got away with it does not give you cate blanche to do same. Many people get lucky and tax forms are not reviewed during change of status applications. If you're getting tax credits... that is technically fraud.

TWoods na true you talk, the person gets audited and is sent a receipt for overpaid returns with a deadline to pay back. it is a normal routine the IRS takes to cover the books. most guys know this but go ahead and file to get Education Credits even when they are NON-residents, but when the president has scammed this same IRS for 16 years you wonder

hublot:
How ambitious is University of Colorado Boulder Interdisciplinary Telecom Program for MSc? and how difficult is it to get a RA placement?

schools Up there tend to be a bit too competitive for reasons known to them, but an outstanding profile should be good enough for you. just get in touch with a professor in charge of that research program which most interdisciplinary program seems to be

slimmy2005:
Nna, I'm tired. Any goodies?

Odogwu

in other news Old Chicago pizza is amazing @ slimmy2005 the best i have had

kcnwaigbo:

The Vatican is richer than Nigeria

the wealth of the holy church is not quantifiable, Nigeria is richer, but also the catholic church is the biggest landlord in NEWYork

men bragging about women they slept with since 12 AD

BMW Bavaria motor works

okay

kaluxy007:
keep calm their dagger would soon be on your throat

I will wait for them calmly with an AR-15.

kaystick86:


When a state Governor gives out money to this herdsmen its not Inciting

When Herdsmen kill people and distroy homea and farm land in plateau, nassarawa, Benue, Southern Kaduna and no arrest was made, none of them was brought to book That's not inciting.

Nigerians wake up. Only God knows where next.

when your so called pastors advise you to pick up guns and kill herdsmen, you know its time to change church or something. SELF DEFENCE is different from his rhetoric

inciting violence