Ph.D Employment?

Dr. Nik asks: "As a recent Ph.D graduate in EE, I am curious to know where other Ph.Ds are employed. More specifically, I would be interested in knowing if you have moved into careers other than academic. Have you veered from the path? Are you still working in the field, or have you completely changed direction?" A couple of months ago, Slashdot was polled for PhDs in IT. How well do other areas of the workforce compare when it comes to hiring Doctorates?

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Re:heh

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VCs never "knock down your door to give you money."

You may be correct in this, but only in the literal sense. At the height of the dotcom bubble I was contacted by a VC who was interested in offering me "initial funding... of $5M to $15M". (I turned down the offer, since I was more interested in going to Oxford to do my D.Phil.)

Of course, I doubt that would happen now, but this example at least demonstrates that it's not impossible.