Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!orion!aden From: aden@orion.UUCP (Michael Aden) Newsgroups: comp.graphics Subject: Re: Careers in Computer Graphics Message-ID: <18551@orion.UUCP> Date: 28 Jun 89 23:11:33 GMT References: <14063@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> Reply-To: aden@Orion.UUCP (Michael Aden) Distribution: usa Organization: Versatec, Santa Clara, Ca. Lines: 52 In article spencer@eecs.umich.edu (Spencer W. Thomas) writes: >In article <14063@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> paulh@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Paul Haban) writes: > > Greetings Netland, > Being that I am in the position to plan out my undergraduate > academic career, I would like to modify my college planning to allow me > a position within the computer graphics community. > >Funny you should ask. Just today I received the February(!) 1989 >issue of Computer Graphics (the publication of ACM SIGGRAPH). It is a >special issue, devoted to "Careers in Computer Graphics". It includes >an essay about computer graphics and c.g. careers, a list of >categories of jobs, several "career profiles" (of real people), >information about colleges and universities, information about various >companies, and advice on job hunting. It may not be fair to pre-judge the CG article without first reading it, but I'd like to add my impression as a member of the computer graphics community. As a journal tied closely to academia (and a fine journal it is when it comes out), CG might place more of a premium on a Master's than others might. The best advice I could think of would be: 1 - get some graphics experience (classes are OK, but real experience is much better). 2 - target a few companies you think you'd like to work for and call them up to see what they look for in their preferred candidate. Different companies have different cultures: some prefer good solid experience while others prefer more schooling(I prefer the former). 3 - Some companies have summer student programs, which is an enormous win for both you and them, regardless of whether you get an advanced degree. I must admit that I see more and more candidates with master's degrees but green is green: I'll hire a BS+2 over an MS anyday (other things being equal). Good luck whatever you do, graphics is where its at! Michael Aden Versatec, Inc. Personal Unrelated Net Tirade: "You'd think a degree or two would teach you folks how to run a spell-checker (or use a dictionary)! (been a while since you saw that one, huh? :-) ____________________________________ {ames,pyramid,vsi1,uunet}!versatc!aden "All ramblings contained herein are sorely my own."