I'm currently doing a PhD in electrical engineering. I've just finished my first year, and I'm starting to realize that the work I'm putting in to research projects isn't being appreciated monetarily. In other words, I feel like my time is worth more.
I like to think of myself as a decent programmer, but I'm not well versed in software security (more of a hardware person). I've also never had a full-time job as I jumped straight from my BS to a PhD.
I'm considering taking some security-related courses next year and getting my MS. I have two options after that: 1) look for summer internships in the field of software security and see if I like it, or 2) look for full-time positions and withdraw from the program temporarily to test out the waters. The issue with 1) is that there are less intern positions available, at least based on what I've seen.
Am I approaching this correctly, or is there something else I could do? Any advice is appreciated!
I like to think of myself as a decent programmer, but I'm not well versed in software security (more of a hardware person). I've also never had a full-time job as I jumped straight from my BS to a PhD.
I'm considering taking some security-related courses next year and getting my MS. I have two options after that: 1) look for summer internships in the field of software security and see if I like it, or 2) look for full-time positions and withdraw from the program temporarily to test out the waters. The issue with 1) is that there are less intern positions available, at least based on what I've seen.
Am I approaching this correctly, or is there something else I could do? Any advice is appreciated!