[OC] My post PhD job search adventure into biomedical industry. Ended up landing an amazing position in cell therapy (CAR-T) field in a mid-sized company. Was a fun rollercoaster getting there!badchad65 t1_irtswxt wrote
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I thought getting a job in 46 applications was pretty good tbh. The tough part about applying for PhD level positions is that that minimum requirement is a PhD. So every applicant has one.
I finished mine about 15 years ago. It was just before pretty much everything went online so job sites weren't hugely popular. Nonetheless, I put my CV on monster.com hoping for job prospects. I think it was only about a day until I got an email with something like "join our team!" in the subject line. I enthusiastically opened the email, dreaming of how high the pay would be with my fancy new PhD.
It was an offer from McDonald's letting my know I could be a manager. Now, there's nothing wrong with McDonald's, I had just hoped for more with an advanced degree.
TheWorldEndsWithCake t1_irvhgpn wrote
When I was in grad school, LinkedIn recommended a similarly prestigious position to me and one of my colleagues:
Walmart greeter. For research engineers, both with experience. We roasted each other pretty thoroughly that day.
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