On June 3rd, 2005,165438+1October 65438, American Time magazine selected the most influential invention of the year: South Korean cloned dog Snuppy. As in previous years, the latest achievements in the field of biological sciences always seem to attract the attention of the world, and those who have achieved these achievements are also regarded as winners, which attracts more and more students to enroll in biological sciences-they don't know in advance how difficult it is to engage in professions related to their major four years after graduation.
Professional counterparts are too difficult.
Of the 44 biological science graduates in a class of Hebei University in 2002, only 2 were able to engage in professional-related counterpart work, 30 took postgraduate entrance examinations, and the rest 12 were transferred to sales or teaching respectively.
The most suitable and suitable industry is biotechnology, but the current glory of biotechnology is mainly reflected in the cutting-edge level, and the talents needed are also "cutting-edge". You can check the job advertisements published by well-known domestic biological enterprises, most of which require master's or doctoral degrees. They don't even publish job information through public channels at all, but go directly to headhunters.
Unlike the IT industry, it will take some time for the biotechnology industry to be industrialized. Moreover, the biotechnology industry in China lags far behind foreign countries, which is not enough to attract many graduates.
Pharmaceutical, brewing, food, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, environmental protection, gardening and other industries also correspond to biological sciences, but each related post basically has a corresponding major. When we compete for the same position with other people's own department students, it is difficult to take advantage.
Therefore, for students who originally thought that "2 1 century is the century of biology" and chose to study biological science, after four years of college life, the employment situation they faced was not optimistic. The choice before us: if you don't want to give up your major, then take the postgraduate entrance examination or study abroad. If you want to finish your studies early, you can only be prepared to change careers on the premise of striving for biotechnology research and development positions.
Analysis of employment direction
Do counterpart research and development
Undergraduate students want to do research and development after graduation, and it is quite difficult to find a job because they have to face the competition from many graduate students. But this does not mean that there is no chance of winning. We can plan our job search direction in advance, and the more specific the better. For example, you are optimistic about the position of an industry or even an enterprise, and then you make career planning according to the direction you have determined. Of course, first of all, we should understand all aspects of the industry and enterprises (development trend, supply and demand of talents in the industry, whether there are introductions from relatives and friends, career paths, etc.). ).
In order to facilitate students' employment, biological science majors in some schools are also classified as microorganisms, animals or plants.
For those who study microbiology, they can target some biopharmaceutical and vaccine companies. At present, there are many pharmaceutical companies affiliated with foreign capital and hospitals, and there are many companies that make vaccines. Don't try. Although you don't specialize in biopharmaceuticals, you have basic knowledge. If it is not enough, you can go to school while working. It should be noted that during the interview, you should be fully prepared for the company's background, products and professional knowledge, and be mentally prepared: you will be challenged by biopharmaceutical graduates.
For the study of animals, it can be aimed at some animal husbandry and veterinary stations, farms and related units. Of course, you will also be challenged by graduates majoring in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine.
For those who study plants, we can focus on some plants, parks, nurseries, horticultural fields, seedling companies and so on. Of course, you will also be impacted by horticulture, plant protection and other majors.
Since there are inherent disadvantages, we can only rely on our "stupid birds fly first" from freshman year to make an internship plan, and strive to accumulate relevant experience in our favorite industry every holiday-the appraisal of internship experience and internship report, which is very helpful for your future employment.
Salary level: the salary of newly recruited employees in foreign-funded enterprises is generally 4,000 yuan/month (there are differences between regions and enterprises), and the treatment provided by private enterprises and state-owned enterprises is roughly 2,000 yuan/month, or even lower.
Postgraduate entrance examination
Career counselors generally advise clients not to give up their professional background easily when making plans for them. Similarly, our graduates majoring in biological sciences should try their best to keep their professional background.
Talents needed by the industry, or talents who can "get ahead" in the field of biotechnology, must have strong scientific research ability, which is a quality that students do not have in their four-year undergraduate career. Therefore, postgraduate entrance examination has become the choice of most people in our major, and when graduate students graduate, taking one exam or going abroad has also become the choice of most biology graduate students.
We must be careful in the choice of majors and tutors. Before applying for a graduate student with a tutor in a certain direction, you can know the talent demand in this direction in advance. It would be best if you could contact your tutor's disciples and ask them about their employment.
Salary level: the employment pressure of graduates is still relatively high, but it has a certain relationship with the project direction. Students whose subjects are highly related to the application of life science and whose research results are remarkable will find employment much easier than other students.
Biology teacher
Everyone can be equal to junior high school and senior high school in some places. Because of the college entrance examination reform, biology plays an important role in the "3 X" model. Whether in junior high school or senior high school, biology is regarded as a main subject like physics and chemistry, which leads to high requirements for biology teachers. As an undergraduate, it is relatively easy to find a job as long as you have good expression skills and professional foundation.
There are also general universities, and each department (college) will set aside a certain number of places to stay in school. You can try it.
Go ...
School is a last resort for many students, but it is a place where you can use your professional knowledge. More importantly, at school, you have more free time and a stable income, and you can continue to work hard for postgraduate entrance examination or study abroad.
Salary level: Different regions and schools have different treatment. The annual income of teachers in key middle schools in developed areas can reach 60,000, while that of ordinary schools in underdeveloped areas can be as low as 20,000. However, ordinary schools can provide various insurances and dormitories for staff.
Suggestions for textual research training: obtain Putonghua grade certificate and teacher qualification certificate.
Sales, management
The reason why sales and management positions are recommended is because the entry threshold is relatively low, and the general unit has no professional requirements for this, as long as you have the communication skills, patience and perseverance that a salesperson should have. More importantly, compared with other occupations, sales has a broad room for growth.
We still have some disadvantages in applying for sales jobs compared with our counterparts in marketing and other majors. However, when recruiting salespeople, they pay more attention to the basic quality of doing business than academic qualifications-articulate, familiar with the market and various sales processes, and experienced people are preferred. In this way, you can fully pay attention to some knowledge about market research, planning (including planning report writing) and sales skills during your college years, enter the professional environment in advance, and understand the industry trends (through). In addition, trying to get relevant internship opportunities can help you accumulate sales experience, such as getting them through relatives and friends, participating in product promotion activities of some companies on campus, and directly doing part-time sales.
We also have the opportunity to choose not to give up the sales of products with professional background such as biological agents, and employers prefer graduates majoring in biotechnology.