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Cyp450

Member Since 16 Jun 2012
Offline Last Active Aug 23 2012 03:07 PM
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In Topic: Any biotech workers here? How do you get an entry level job with a BS in BMB?

25 June 2012 - 09:26 PM

View Posttfitzwater, on 21 June 2012 - 06:15 AM, said:

Listed details look good.  Check careers section of biospace.com for more advice.

I looked at Biospace, but all the articles I can find tend to be catered to older people with years of experience and industry connections to reference them; couldn't find anything for new grads without experience or references (outside of retail).

Would you suggest putting something like "will relocate at no cost to you" on my cover letter? Or to offer to work for way below the average wage? The average biology technician salary is about $19 an hour; would it be a good idea to offer to work for something like $13 or $14 an hour to make myself more "affordable" for them?

In Topic: Any biotech workers here? How do you get an entry level job with a BS in BMB?

25 June 2012 - 09:22 PM

View Posthobglobin, on 19 June 2012 - 07:37 AM, said:

View PostCyp450, on 18 June 2012 - 05:03 PM, said:

View Posthobglobin, on 18 June 2012 - 09:42 AM, said:

Can you ask for internships or "placements", i.e. an on-the-job training without payment?

How would I inquire about that though? When I look for jobs on Indeed or Simply Hired, they don't list internships or placements. I've looked for them on actual corporate websites but they don't seem to list them.

There are (at least here) some employment websites where you can search for them but I guess usually an unsolicited application is good for this too as it's not a "real" position. Or go to biotech trade fairs and ask the people; at many of these fairs there are special events or places just for aspirants to come in contact with companies.

Are you talking about those events that cost hundreds of dollars per person to attend? Posted Image

In Topic: Any biotech workers here? How do you get an entry level job with a BS in BMB?

22 June 2012 - 09:43 AM

View Posttfitzwater, on 18 June 2012 - 10:11 AM, said:

Experience as an intern or tech in the lab of one of your professors is a plus, but not usually required.  The positive side of this is that it would presumably take less time to train you.

I couldn't get an internship in college, but if I wanted to volunteer my services to a university (either in their biochem labs or if they have a hospital) who would I have to talk to about that? When you apply for a job, you usually have to go through the organization's Human Resources department.

If I wanted to volunteer, would I have to contact these universities' HR departments or their individual professors? Or perhaps their Biochem/Mol Bio department chairmen?

How about for non-profit research institutes?

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