You all raise valid points. I agree that if they assign a low value to a PhD they shouldn’t disclose that information. That said, people with PhDs also had the opportunity to show that they can do independent research well, and if you care about people having years of independent research under their belt, then you would expect to hire mostly PhDs.
Still, it doesn’t have to be a PhD, but orgs could say that they expect the most competitive applicants to… “have shown the ability to do independent research (>1 year)” or “successfully manage a team (>6 months)” or whatever.
Whatever markers you’re actually looking for (not the ones that merely correlate with them): I’d love to know more!
You all raise valid points. I agree that if they assign a low value to a PhD they shouldn’t disclose that information. That said, people with PhDs also had the opportunity to show that they can do independent research well, and if you care about people having years of independent research under their belt, then you would expect to hire mostly PhDs.
Still, it doesn’t have to be a PhD, but orgs could say that they expect the most competitive applicants to… “have shown the ability to do independent research (>1 year)” or “successfully manage a team (>6 months)” or whatever.
Whatever markers you’re actually looking for (not the ones that merely correlate with them): I’d love to know more!