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Originally Posted by RRnold
Yeah another +1 for Matlab.
I guess I sort of lucky/got in early since I work in the software field at Qualcomm, which also deals primarily with Perl and Matlab scripting. I got my BSEE from a 3 yr trade school and found that majority of the people who work here was due to knowledge but more through networking. I've interned at SPAWAR and Solar Turbines, worked at HP and now Qualcomm. I have a couple of buddies who left to go work at Google and Apple and even extended their word of mouth since the test development is very similar.
Though this might sound weird, going for your MS in either a CS or EE major might not give you that much of an advantage.
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Qualcomm... do they do a 10% reduction of force every year? I'm wondering because I once worked for a comparably sized corporation (Cisco) that practices that. I'm hesitant to join a large corporation again... I figure fighting through the struggle that smaller companies face would be good for me before I try to come back.
You're right about the networking - helped me to some extent but raw knowledge, a polished resume, and people skills are also key to landing the job.
If you are fresh out of college with an MS, you may face tough competition against MS holders who will likely have years of industry experience. But in my job search during this recession, most tech companies want MSEE/MSCS holders. When I worked for Cisco, most of the new hires alongside me held an MS with only college internship experience and about 5% (including me) were BS holders.