It is even a little bit more complex than that, as in the French system a 5 year degree from an "Ecole d'Ingénieur" (which was officially described as "at least equivalent to a Masters Degree" in my visa application to the US) is often valued more than a PhD, depending on the school you got it from. And unless you want to work as a researcher, there is really no incentive to go for a PhD once you get a "Diplôme d'Ingénieur".

Unless you want to work abroad of course, as I found out after a week in my first job, in Germany, when everybody in a meeting introduced themselves as "Doctor ..." while I was "Her mirod". I guess I could have used "Dipl. Ing. mirod", but that would have sounded funny ;--)

In reply to Re^3: Resolution Time is Nigh, 2005 redux by mirod
in thread Resolution Time is Nigh, 2005 redux by grinder

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