We should better educate people entering (or considering) PhD programs about their likely job prospects after graduation.<p>There have been a lot of articles (example [2]) written about the terrible situation that graduating PhD students are put in, where they&#x27;ll likely be stuck in a postdoc for 10+ years with no chance of advancement.<p>It&#x27;s insane that 1&#x2F;3 are graduating without a job in hand. Either we limit the number of PhDs we generate or we increase the available number of (academic?) positions [1].<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;research.wisc.edu&#x2F;biomedworkforce&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;sites&#x2F;11&#x2F;2015&#x2F;03&#x2F;Larson-et-al-2014.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;research.wisc.edu&#x2F;biomedworkforce&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads...</a>
[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;business&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2013&#x2F;02&#x2F;the-phd-bust-americas-awful-market-for-young-scientists-in-7-charts&#x2F;273339&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theatlantic.com&#x2F;business&#x2F;archive&#x2F;2013&#x2F;02&#x2F;the-phd-...</a>