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AI job offer vs. Master's degree: A graduate's career dilemma

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A recent graduate from a top CS program is seeking advice on a career decision between accepting a job offer as an AI Product Engineer or pursuing a master's degree. The job offer is with a tax software company aiming to integrate AI, but it's not aligned with the graduate's long-term goal of working at a frontier AI lab or a technical role at an AI startup. The graduate is concerned about the difficulty of the recruiting season and the potential for only working at the company for six months if they defer their master's. AI

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AI job offer vs. Master's degree: A graduate's career dilemma

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  1. r/MachineLearning TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/jollyjove ·

    Should I accept job offer or do my master's? [D]

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I graduated with my bachelor's in a top 3 CS program and have had a rough recruiting season. I received a full time offer as AI Product Engineer at a tax software company, where they are trying to become more AI native. It's essentially a PM + AI…

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