和长远的利益比起来, 博士后阶段的工资也可以不必太计较. 窃以为做博士后的关键是建立独立工作能力. 可以脱离了导师自己选新方向, 破题和完成突破, 独立开展一个研究项目, 展示研究成果. 这些比博士阶段多的就是独立性了. 如果具备了这些, 可以说学术和工业界都不会有问题. 其实工业界很需要有领导才能的博士, 而且经常被人挖来挖去, 空位子很多. 至于确定了研究方向以后具体执行的操作者, 从来就很多, 而且不会给办身份的. 所以可能和一个跟工业界比较近的老板会有帮助, 不仅是人脉, 而且真得学到工业界的思考方式. 另外一定要多参加会议和交流活动, 流缆工业界的杂志, 了解发展动向. 工业界所谓的development一般是学校里面学习不到的.

This is among the best choice. The position is limited but company will consider sponsership to you.

This is among the best choice. The position is limited but company will consider sponsership to you.


There are not so much need of LCMS for PhD as to my understanding. especially with a tough budget. When a company propose an offer, they have to put sponsership into consider for F1 holders. They need to sponser H1, green card application for the applicant later on after OPT finished. The offer means they have thought of it. During my age, the general salary gap between need or don't need sponsership has been over 10K as clearly stated by recruiters.

Not sure about the prospect in academic area. The gap for surviving is always limited for foreign student for sure. Everybody solved the problem by their own way. I guess the best thing you can do now is communicating with industry people as much as possible through conferences and free trainings. It is inexpensive to students at all. The connection is very important. This is a field worthy of being stuck on.