[Kapitan]

Sounds like you have thought this through.

I have thought it through but the key thing is I am still thinking it through, the real problem I have is that I take months and months to make a decision because I weigh up everything before parting with money.

Getting a PhD because you just wanna get one is probably the best reason.

Best of luck with your decision. It will be a long and arduous path, but one that you can be proud of completing.

Yes id agree this is for me as a person to prove to myself, I am very willing to take a long path and to be honest I should have done this about 6-8 years ago not only that I should have also paid more attention at school and not left when I was 15.

Thanks for wishing me luck I am still a little way to go before I make a final decision yet as I still have about 3 options to whittle down.

My comment about the promotion/hiring boards was geared at you finding out what these boards are truly looking for when they make their promotion or hiring decisions. Not every industry has such boards, yours may not.

I don't think my industry has these boards and to be honest very few universities offer courses in logistics and supply chain, it is a specialist subject I guess but one that affects every person on earth.

The point was that if you are considering getting a PhD to get promoted, first find out if getting a PhD will actually help you get promoted. The same with wanting to get a PhD to get hired to another position.

To be honest most jobs in my field don't require a PHD in fact many don't even require more than a level 3 qualification, however there have been some jobs posted lately specifically in the shipping industry asking for PHD level education.

Serious advice: If you know of any PhDs in your industry, seek them out and talk to them

This is noted, and this is something I have to say I am finding hard because there's not many about its like hens teeth, I have tracked down one guy who is a professor at the University of British Columbia and have asked him his advice so that's a positive but I would like to speak to more for sure.

Each industry is different as are PhD programs. You don't want to get "a" PhD, you want to get "the" PhD that will help you the most.

Indeed this is why I am taking my sweet time making the decision and figuring out which one will help the most, I have to say I probably will be deliberating this for a fair while yet.

Thanks for the advice Platapus it really has been the most helpful I have come across to date I really do appreciate you sharing this with me and I appreciate you taking the time to help me.