I've been saying for six or seven years now (four
of those spent adnitcnujg post-degree) that I could and should be looking for work
outside of academia, but only after five rollercoaster years on the academic
market and coming * this close * to landing a tenure - track position can I happily and healthily say I quit.
Many current students have no funding, and newly minted PhDs find themselves competing for posts in a job
market which, both in
academia and
outside, has yet to recognise the value
of the qualification.