Re: [Sci.nanotech] How do I get my foot in the door in this industry?
- From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:18:29 -0000
waves4space@xxxxxxxxx writes:
I'm in my mid 20's, I have a law degree and a business undergraduate
degree, and I'd like to get involved in the biotech industry. I have
no clue where to begin, or if it's even possible to get a business job
without more experience or an MBA. Nanotechnology is especially
interesting to me.
Is this even possible? I understand some science, but I don't have a
hard science degree. I'd be willing to work internships, work for
free, probably willing to move... anything, really. I could bring
people coffee...
I just have no idea where to begin...
The place to start is by having a background in the field. You can
pretend to yourself that you're getting by without a background, but
the technologists you work with will regard you as a menace and not a
help if you don't know the first thing about what they do.
Go back to school and take organic chemistry and molecular biology,
along with (if possible) corresponding lab classes. This will take you
about a year. You can probably take those classes while working a day
or so a week, but it is unlikely you can manage more given that you're
going from a standing start.
It will be tempting to treat the classes the way the other students do
-- that is, to try to get by with the minimum needed preparation to
pass tests. Do not fall to this temptation. Instead, work your rear
end off. Read and re-read the text. Read other texts. Take a lively
interest in the material.
At the end of a year, you will at least have a vague understanding of
the basic underlying science. From there, you may be able to take
additional classes or (especially if you got top grades) you might
even be able to convince people that you're smart enough and motivated
enough that you're worth hiring for low level positions and that
you'll learn more on your own.
Perry
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