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whackin

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Hi All,
I am just about nearly finished a PhD in computer science based techniques for production scheduling. I have no idea how favourable the job market is to computer specialist with PhD's though I know other disciplines with PhD's have no difficulties getting jobs. Does anyone know how easy/hard it would be for me to get a job over the next few months.
Thanks in advance,
Whackin
 
best bet i think is your career guidance officer at college, or make a few phone calls to some recruitment companies.

Considering the specialist nature of your qual, would you consider oversea's
 
Cheers Drop-D. Hoping to stay in Ireland, though I'm sure something will come up. Will have to start looking after Christmas! Allergic!
 
IMO most companies look for experience when recruiting the right person, I have a Bacherlors and a Masters degree and really your degrees are just passports to get you to the interview stage pretty easily, after that its about you as a person and your experiences unless you are looking at a graduate level job. This is really true in technical roles or programming roles.

Is your PhD purely theoretical? What kind of companies do you think would need your skills?

 
my carling husband has a PhD and it took him a while to get the job, which is a temp contract through a recruitment agency and he is an organic chemist so please don't think "ker-ching" when you mention PhD. It does have to be mixed with experience. DH got an interview book and learned how to write his CV to list the areas of his PhD which could be applied to the work industry. It ain't easy but look you have a great qualification so be confident but don't think someone owes you a job because of it.
I would also volley through a few CV's to plants with production facilities - working in Corp America (in Cork) ain't too bad and there are always openings for the IT guru and projects coming on stream for theory guys like yourself to earn your stripes.
 
I think it depends on the area you want to work in. Are you wanting to work in your area of specialism i.e. production scheduling ? If so, then you you may be able to walk into a IT specialist job in that area, although I don't know what the market demand is for that.

If you are just looking to work in the IT industry generally then it will come down to the skill set / experience you have to offer and the sort of company you want to work for.

I started out in the technology dept of a bank on a graduate scheme, with a PhD, and had to work my way up just the same as everyone else - and rightly so! My area of specialism was not directly relevant to working on Banking software so I had to learn the ropes and it takes a while to come up to speed. Plus every company does things differently and inevitably experience is worth more than qualifications alone. The most valuable things I still carry around from my PhD days are the analysis & problem-solving skills that I picked up along the way. But if you can find a job that uses some/any of the technical stuff you've learned then you should be able to hit the ground running.
 
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