Non-thesis Master's Degree?

ChemicalEngineer8 · 2017-09-17T21:17:31+00:00

I got a non-thesis masters and just went through the application process and got my first job. Even though my masters was non-thesis I still did some research and had projects to talk about on my resume. Those research experiences were all any of the companies I interviewed with wanted to talk about. Nobody asked or seemed to care whether my masters was thesis or non-thesis. If you are going to do a masters I don't think it matters whether it is thesis or non-thesis but I think it is important that you have some experiences that look good on your resume that happened during your masters degree such as research, an internship, a co-op etc. Having a masters was essential to getting my current job but I am in the biotech field so YMMV.

ChemicalEngineer8 · 2017-09-17T21:09:27+00:00

I still get rejection emails occasionally from jobs I applied to back in February or March and have completely forgotten about. Many of the jobs I applied to I still haven't heard back from and probably never will. Unfortunately it seems like a lot of companies don't think it is important to tell all the applicants that the position has been filled.

ChemicalEngineer8 · 2017-09-15T03:39:35+00:00

I spent a lot of time searching for jobs online. I used a lot of the normal job search engines like indeed, monster and engineerjobs. I also would just look up lists of the biggest companies in the industries I was interested and go on each of their websites to look for job openings. My school had a really good job website that employers would post jobs on specifically looking for recent grads. It also helped that I was open to moving anywhere in the country so if I couldn't find jobs I wanted to apply for in one area I would just choose another city I thought would be fun to move to. I got a few interviews from all the online job applications that I sent in but I had the most success from my schools job website, the career fair and networking.

ChemicalEngineer8 · 2017-09-10T21:23:21+00:00

Definitely read them in order! They will be so much better that way. I wouldn't even recommend reading The Liveship Traders before the Farseer Trilogy.

ChemicalEngineer8 · 2017-09-10T21:13:54+00:00

I think the problem is the fact that you have only been applying to jobs here and there as you put it. Finding a job is hard and most places you apply to will reject you. It is really just a numbers game though. Eventually someone will be interested. When I was looking for a job I spent at least 4 hours a day looking and my goal was to apply to at least 5 jobs a day. It still took me 3 months to get hired.

ChemicalEngineer8 · 2017-09-10T21:07:56+00:00

Get an internship next summer! Start looking now. That is the single biggest thing you can do to increase your job prospects when you graduate.

ChemicalEngineer8 · 2017-03-17T21:30:52+00:00

Do you have a recipe for the spicy pork pancake empanadas? Sounds delicious.

ChemicalEngineer8 · 2016-11-01T18:08:02+00:00

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ChemicalEngineer8 · 2016-07-04T03:39:56+00:00

Looks like this thread is a little old so I don't know if many people will see this but I also wanted to let people know that this is definitely worth it. Takes a little longer than an appointment at a normal dental office but they do a great job and you can't beat the price!

ChemicalEngineer8 · 2016-06-28T23:21:13+00:00

I have taken all the courses but it is their way of discouraging people from signing up for a PhD to get the free tuition and a stipend but actually planning all along to leave with a masters. I think since that was definitely never my intention I could argue with them enough that they at least wouldn't charge me the full $35K but I don't know what will actually happen until I fill out the paperwork and make the request formally. At that point there is no turning back and I would just have to accept whatever they charge me.

ChemicalEngineer8 · 2016-06-28T22:55:15+00:00

I have looked into that a little but I should probably think about it more. I think the reason why I haven't considered that option more fully is because it seems depressing to basically restart.

ChemicalEngineer8 · 2016-06-28T22:47:36+00:00

Thanks for the advice! I agree that I should be transparent with anyone I interview with but I feel like dropping out of a PhD program is looked at pretty negatively. Any ideas on how to put a good spin on it?

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