Abstract
Students graduating from Computer Science (CS) and Information Systems (IS) departments face the question whether to go into the industry or whether to continue at university with postgraduate studies. The IT industry is currently experiencing a severe skill shortage, and recruitment agencies and recruitment websites are advertising posts for more than \(10'000\) IT job vacancies in South Africa. Academics, at the same time, encourage capable graduates to continue with their studies at university. This paper focuses on CS and IS graduates and postgraduates’ (alumni) perceptions and their surveyed opinions regarding the decision to work in industry or complete post-graduate studies. Our advice, on the basis of our survey, could assist academic CS/IS departments in providing better guidance to students completing their B.Sc. studies from the perspective of graduates who already work in the IT industry.
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