I can second this. Exact same policy for our data science program's recruitment pipeline; a PhD is a hard requirement and Insight was the only program we noted when reviewing applications. Still, it would be a toss-up between the PhD/Insight candidate versus someone 6 years their junior with 2-3 years of "real world" data science under their belt in the private sector.
> Exact same policy for our data science programs recruitment pipeline; a PhD is a hard requirement
> Still, it would be a toss-up between the PhD/Insight candidate versus someone 6 years their junior with 2-3 years of "real world" data science under their belt in the private sector.
Aren't these contradicting each other? It sounds like you don't even consider the latter candidates. Or do you mean from your prior experience?
