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Urgent ! Help A Friend!! Career Decision Confusion by engrJAAB: 10:18am On Oct 26, 2018
My friend is very excited but confused right now. He is a high flyer and intelligent guy. He needs to make a decision between scholarships, admission and jobs.
He is a young man with a simple family (a wife & kid). He has a BSc and MSc in the engineering field. He is very open to working in the academia or industry.

See the breakdown of choices below. Pls advice him sincerely like a friend/brother. I will also read through and give him my opinion too.

1. Secured a Fed govt scholarship for PhD study in germany (Due 2019). Currently still seeking admission/approval from supervisors.

2. Already received 2 admission offers from Univ in Australia but no scholarship. Currently applying for an Australian govt scholarship. (Due 2019)

3. Received a job offer from a multinational oil servicing company (Salary like 450k). To reply before October 2018 ending.

He has a moral constraint in taking the Job offer if he intends to leave in maybe 6 months for his studies. Should he forget about PhD and take the offer to grow and be a top professional or leave the job and focus on his studies.

I am sure you see his confusion now. Abeeggiii make una help am oooo.

PUSH TO FRONT PAGE PLSSSSS
Re: Urgent ! Help A Friend!! Career Decision Confusion by Newboss(m): 12:24pm On Oct 26, 2018
Certificate doesn't grow career, industry work experience does angry I would choose a 35 year old with BSc and 10 years industry experience over a 35 year old with PhD and 4 years industry work experience angry

He doesn't even have any admission yet angry

Let him take up the job first angry He can do PhD later angry There's always scholarship for PhD prospectives angry(

Lalasticlala

Seun

Mynd44

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Re: Urgent ! Help A Friend!! Career Decision Confusion by engrJAAB: 3:18pm On Oct 26, 2018
Newboss:
Certificate doesn't grow career, industry work experience does angry I would choose a 35 year old with BSc and 10 years industry experience over a 35 year old with PhD and 4 years industry work experience angry

He doesn't even have any admission yet angry

Let him take up the job first angry He can do PhD later angry There's always scholarship for PhD prospectives angry(

Lalasticlala

Seun

Mynd44

Thanks for the response. So you advice he should go for experience NOW, then other degrees later.

PL S HELP MOVE TO FRONTPAGE Lalasticlala

Seun

Mynd44

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