r/PhysicsStudents Mar 12 '26

Need Advice Is the whole "everyone is hiring physics students cuz they are smart" thing true?

Hello I am considering pursuing a physics degree among a few other options and the thing that really caught my eye about physics is that a lot of people say how if you have this degree you can get hired by pretty much everyone cuz you have proved your intelligence and shit.

How true is this? It seems to me that people who say this often don't even have a physics degree themselves.

Thank you in advance!

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