Re: OT: Postgraduate studies

2011-07-28 Thread Antony Gelberg
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

Re: OT: Postgraduate studies

2011-07-28 Thread Jonathan Ben Avraham
Hi Antony, You don't need another degree to earn a reasonable salary in this country with the skills you already apparently have. If you want a position in research, or a titled position such as "CTO" then you will need another degree or two. - yba On Thu, 28 Jul 2011, Antony Gelberg wro

Re: OT: Postgraduate studies

2011-07-28 Thread Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda
2011/7/27 Oleg Goldshmidt > > > On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Antony Gelberg > wrote: > >> (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

Re: OT: Postgraduate studies

2011-07-28 Thread Elazar Leibovich
2011/7/28 Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda > > In addition, it is usually frowned upon by both employers and academy. > Quoting my conversation with the head of applied math department in TAU: - Is it possible to learn here during full time job? - Most of our students here are studying while working. So

Re: OT: Postgraduate studies

2011-07-28 Thread Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Elazar Leibovich wrote: > 2011/7/28 Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda > >> >> In addition, it is usually frowned upon by both employers and academy. >> > > Quoting my conversation with the head of applied math department in TAU: > > - Is it possible to learn here during full

Re: OT: Postgraduate studies

2011-07-28 Thread sammy ominsky
On 28/07/2011, at 07:25, Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda wrote: > Studying while working is a bad idea usually (if you can afford not to). The > context switches are a waste of time. A big one. The exception is that a > student with no experience has a hard time finding a job. But since you have > already w

OT: Postgraduate studies

2011-07-28 Thread Tom Balazs
Gvahim is a great resource for all new immigrants, especially those with a technical background or advanced degrees. https://gvahim.org.il/ Maybe they can give you some appropriate guidance. Haaretz article "New high-tech initiative in Israel seeks to combine business with Zionism" http://english.