Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! Well, I haven't ever gone through the process myself, but listening to other people's experiences, getting a faculty position is quite challenging. You need to have a strong publication record, and travel to these universities to give talks on your work. Not only that, the university has to have a need for a faculty member that specializes in what you currently work on. So it's not just a matter of doing good work, but being a good match. I have known many people who were among the best in their field who didn't land the faculty position they wanted simply due to timing. So yes, applying to faculty positions can be quite difficult :)
Hi BonChon, I've been really happy to discover your channel and videos. Do you have any opinion on working for a national lab, and where that fits into the industry-academia axis?
Thanks for the helpful video! Recently I got an interview invitation from stanford ee! I'm quite nervous because I have to do interviews three times with three different professors.. Can you give any tips for me on preparing those interviews?
Congrats on the interview invitations! The interview process may have changed a bit since I've been there, but generally, I would recommend doing some quick reading on what these professors study just to get a basic understanding of their work and to allow for more questions. Obviously, you also want to be able to express why specifically you are interested in Stanford's EE program. Most importantly, relax and be yourself. Enjoy the experience of visiting the campus and meeting the profs and students, since you have worked hard for this. Congrats again :)
@@bonchonjonjon Thank you so much for your advice!! I really appreciate it:) Actually the interviews this year are virtual maybe because of the pandemic.. or maybe I'm an international applicant. But I'll do my best to follow your advice! Thanks again!!
Hey, its a hard question to answer in just a comment, since the EE field is rather large and it can depend on your interest. I have an old video you can check out on my channel on different EE subtopics. That could be a good place to start.
I think generally yes. PhD is basically a five (or more) year research program. If you have no interest in research in the future, a masters might be more suitable for most non-research industry positions.
@@bonchonjonjon thanks for answering. I’m thinking to apply this year and was in doubt about this difference. At least, here in Brazil, master and PhD don’t have any value to the industry 🥲. I didn’t know how it was in USA.
@@bonchonjonjon Do you think is it possible to have tuition waiver in Computer Science Master in Stanford? I know most PhD do not pay anything, but for master it isn’t so clear.
Most masters students pay for tuition by default. There might be scholarships, or TA positions available to help them pay as well but the student would have to apply for them.
I m in middle management age and I m trying to change my career … I m thinking of doing PhD and many professors told me to think again and again… I m in paradox …cos I got many rejections too
Super informative! As a PhD candidate who decided to go the industry, I totally agree with your points.
Glad you enjoyed it :)
Thanks. Great insight!
Glad this was useful!
Great vid Jon, as usual :))
I only missed your opinion on how complicated is to get a good faculty position!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! Well, I haven't ever gone through the process myself, but listening to other people's experiences, getting a faculty position is quite challenging. You need to have a strong publication record, and travel to these universities to give talks on your work. Not only that, the university has to have a need for a faculty member that specializes in what you currently work on. So it's not just a matter of doing good work, but being a good match. I have known many people who were among the best in their field who didn't land the faculty position they wanted simply due to timing. So yes, applying to faculty positions can be quite difficult :)
Hi BonChon, I've been really happy to discover your channel and videos. Do you have any opinion on working for a national lab, and where that fits into the industry-academia axis?
Thanks. This was helpful.
Thanks for the helpful video! Recently I got an interview invitation from stanford ee! I'm quite nervous because I have to do interviews three times with three different professors.. Can you give any tips for me on preparing those interviews?
Congrats on the interview invitations! The interview process may have changed a bit since I've been there, but generally, I would recommend doing some quick reading on what these professors study just to get a basic understanding of their work and to allow for more questions. Obviously, you also want to be able to express why specifically you are interested in Stanford's EE program. Most importantly, relax and be yourself. Enjoy the experience of visiting the campus and meeting the profs and students, since you have worked hard for this. Congrats again :)
@@bonchonjonjon Thank you so much for your advice!! I really appreciate it:) Actually the interviews this year are virtual maybe because of the pandemic.. or maybe I'm an international applicant. But I'll do my best to follow your advice! Thanks again!!
@@GANADARA_dara Ah ok. All the same. Enjoy your (e)visit!
Great insight! Off topic but what ee classes do you recommend to take at Berkeley to pursue a career as an electrical engineer?
Hey, its a hard question to answer in just a comment, since the EE field is rather large and it can depend on your interest. I have an old video you can check out on my channel on different EE subtopics. That could be a good place to start.
For people who wants to go to industry - and do not want to work with research - is it better doing a master than a PhD?
I think generally yes. PhD is basically a five (or more) year research program. If you have no interest in research in the future, a masters might be more suitable for most non-research industry positions.
@@bonchonjonjon thanks for answering. I’m thinking to apply this year and was in doubt about this difference.
At least, here in Brazil, master and PhD don’t have any value to the industry 🥲. I didn’t know how it was in USA.
@@bonchonjonjon Do you think is it possible to have tuition waiver in Computer Science Master in Stanford? I know most PhD do not pay anything, but for master it isn’t so clear.
Most masters students pay for tuition by default. There might be scholarships, or TA positions available to help them pay as well but the student would have to apply for them.
I m in middle management age and I m trying to change my career … I m thinking of doing PhD and many professors told me to think again and again… I m in paradox …cos I got many rejections too
Did u drop out?
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