Bridging the gulf
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Invitrogen hired 1,000 life sciences PhDs worldwide, of which around 30% were fresh graduates and is expected to hire another 1,000 by the year-end of 2006. Since the new hires could not contribute significantly to the company, Invitrogen is offering management training and other business-oriented courses to train young scientists in the business of biotech industry so as to produce a long-term steady supply of biotech-ready scientists.
Publication Name: The Scientist
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0890-3670
Year: 2006
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Who knows you?
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The most successful networkers create a long-term plan for themselves, make target list of the people and companies they are targeting and constantly keep in touch with them through e-mail. The strategy is to make a position for themselves, while letting others know of what you do best and also knowing when to approach people and how to go about it.
Publication Name: The Scientist
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0890-3670
Year: 2006
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Industry postdocs make the grade
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Genentech has become the first company to make it into the top 15 Best Places to Work as a postdoc. The National Science foundation has revealed that nationwide about 9% postdocs are in industry position, while 80% are in academia and 11% are in government positions.
Publication Name: The Scientist
Subject: Biological sciences
ISSN: 0890-3670
Year: 2007
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