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Employer Quotes
The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Engineering
They are talking about this topic: Experience & Credentials
The quotes below are about this issue:
Employers tend to prefer engineers who have worked in the industry before pursuing an advanced degree, and many companies will selectively reimburse employees to pursue more education.
| "We've got a significant presence in the mining industry, and it is pretty cyclical. And it has picked up, so of course we're looking for more mining hires. I think we have seen the potential where we're looking for maybe people with advanced degrees." | Metro |
| "We have quite a few people who have not taken the full suite of classes, but [non-MnSCU college] offers an MBA. We used to have an MBA [program] for our engineers. At least, we approved a lot of additional funding for education a couple of years ago. So, I know they're going on to [non-MnSCU college]. A couple of people are going back and getting MBAs. And there are a couple of project management organizations that offer some scheduling and project management." | Metro |