I'm interested in doing a PhD and I'm not concerned if it doesn't increase my salary - I'm totally happy if it just opens some doors to work in interesting fields.
However - I am quite concerned that it may decrease my salary or even make me border line unemployable. Right now I have a good number of years experience in software development under my belt. I can search for jobs on any given day and find hundreds or even thousands of opportunities that I would be able to make a credible application for. I'm quite concerned that once I have a PhD many of these people would look at my PhD and turn me down as overqualified.
I'm curious if anyone with strong software skills has any experience in what the effect of a PhD is on employability?
I did a PhD after working in the web/software world for a few years. I'm now back in software, and the PhD doesn't seem to have done my employability any long-term damage. But of course there’s an opportunity cost.
However - I am quite concerned that it may decrease my salary or even make me border line unemployable. Right now I have a good number of years experience in software development under my belt. I can search for jobs on any given day and find hundreds or even thousands of opportunities that I would be able to make a credible application for. I'm quite concerned that once I have a PhD many of these people would look at my PhD and turn me down as overqualified.
I'm curious if anyone with strong software skills has any experience in what the effect of a PhD is on employability?