How I bill myself is a whole other can of worms, and has been for years. I don't have a snappy title.
I merely have a CS BSc, so technically I'm not a "computer scientist". I've spent the last 15 years involved in software development, mainly bespoke, and acquired good PM, business, and sysadmin(!) skills along the way. So I don't see myself as "just" a software engineer, I'm broader than that, and PM / BI / SA roles suit as well. Whether this is a Good Thing in the eyes of people who read CVs is unknown, as I have consulted for the last ten years - this is the first time in that period that I'm actually looking around in the market, considering offers etc. Antony 2011/7/27 Jonathan Ben Avraham <y...@tkos.co.il>: > Hi Antony, > If you are a "computer scientist" then you better get an MSc, if not a PhD > quick. > > If you were a "software engineer" then I'd say why bother. > > If you are a code hacker who writes 5,000 lines a week, then don't bother > telling anyone you even have a degree - if they find out, just say you > forgot. > > It depends on how you want to bill yourself. > > Now as for employers, most want you to work overtime for a few years and > then they are more generous about letting you study part-time. > > Regards, > > - yba > > > > On Wed, 27 Jul 2011, Antony Gelberg wrote: > >> Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:53:41 +0300 >> From: Antony Gelberg <antony.gelb...@gmail.com> >> To: Linux-IL <linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il> >> Subject: OT: Postgraduate studies >> >> (I hope this isn't so off-topic as to cause offence.) >> >> I'm an computer scientist and oleh chadash , just finished ulpan bet >> plus. 15 years experience in the field, 1.5 years in Israel, was CTO >> of a startup last year, this year I've been mostly studying Hebrew. >> >> So now it's time to polish off my CV and further my career. I've been >> browsing the main Israeli high-tech websites today, as an example I >> was just looking at the IBM Research Labs - very interesting indeed. >> However most positions seem to require an MSc. There is a definite >> cultural difference between here and the UK in terms of second degrees >> - I don't have one. I'm 34 and don't want to hang about forever, but >> at the same time I might consider postgraduate studies if they were >> really useful career-wise. Naturally, it's also too late in the year >> to apply for the upcoming academic year... >> >> I'd be interested to hear any thoughts from the list on whether it >> would be a Good Idea to consider an MSc at this point, or whether I >> should settle for a role where "just" a BSc is required, and see if I >> can work with future employer to study whilst I work... >> >> Antony >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-il mailing list >> Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il >> http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >> > > -- > EE 77 7F 30 4A 64 2E C5 83 5F E7 49 A6 82 29 BA ~. .~ Tk Open Systems > =}------------------------------------------------ooO--U--Ooo------------{= > - y...@tkos.co.il - tel: +972.2.679.5364, http://www.tkos.co.il - > _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
