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Finding a Job in the Science Industry

Amarendra asked:

Whether you have just graduated from school or have decided to make a career move, finding science jobs in the UK is dependent on finding a job to suit your skills, pay grade and experience. Finding science jobs are not easy as they are not posted in the local newspaper, nor will you be likely to find a sign in a laboratory window asking for an employee. However, there are a few tricks to use for finding that perfect science related job.

The CV

Whether you are looking at biology jobs or chemistry jobs the key to getting the attention of any employer is a well-written and well-organized CV. Experience and education are the primary focus of all science recruitment activities. Therefore it is imperative to discuss these facets of your CV in more detail than other sections of the Curriculum Vitae.

Finding Job Listings

Now that you have prepared your CV and are ready to search for job listings they questions arises as where to being. This is especially true for those with very segmented science experience. For example, where does one look to find biomedical science jobs or forensic science jobs? The trick is to find an online job recruiter that specializes in the science industry.

What to Look For in an Online Recruiter

There are many online job recruiters, even for the science industry. The key to finding the best site is to look at the services they offer. A good recruiter will not only let you post your CV to their web site but will offer educational links, tips on interviewing, reviews of companies looking to hire, and a means to contact the company with any recruitment questions. A good example of such a company is scienceprospects.com at http://www.scienceprospects.com/ This company offers a place to post your CV, an area devoted to category specific employers such as pharmaceutical jobs, and plenty of tips and hints to promote yourself to potential employers.

Careers Nigeria for Nigeria Graduate Jobs-Attracting Employers for Interview

Careers Nigeria asked:

 Many young people troop about looking for jobs but very few eventually get hired. Many employers are looking for young smart people to work for them, however, a handful of our young people are interviewed and hired. So why are they not getting jobs? Why are the employers not hiring freely?

 

Most times I conduct my interviews as an employer right in front of the office door. ?When did you live school? Did you complete senior school? Are you computer literate? Are you Internet literate? Do you have an active email address? Do you have your CV with you? When the answer to the last three questions are no, I thank the visitor and release him/her. Even when I am looking for a cleaner I pose the same questions. As an employer, I have decided that my cleaners would be computer literate.

 

So what should the youth (young school leavers) do to attract employers? They should do these five things. They would be surprised about the kind of response they would get.

 

Acquire relevant computer skills today

Not every computer skill is relevant for basic office operations, though all skills are useful, not all would give you audience in most small offices. Such computer skill as programming, web designing, and computer maintenance are useful but no one looking for simple office job should start with them. If you are looking for a simple office job start with such computer skills as ms word, ms excel, and ms access database and internet operations. You must start with the basics and later build up your skill portfolio. Employers want people who can do basic office operations. If you are already working but not computer literate enroll in a part time computer program and upgrade your skills. Use your lunch time to learn something new and useful. I have seen many young men and women work in shops for years without becoming computer literate. If you must move up in our society today you must strain yourself. Use your time well; learn how to use computers.

 

 

Find out what Employers Want

Ask friends and relatives who are working what their day to day work involves, ask them what their employers expect from them and find out what skills are mostly required. Find out if they are having any setbacks because of what they can not do for their employers. Inquire from your relatives and friends who were recently hired what they were asked in their interviews. Find out from them what they did to get an interview. If you get these information and act on it, you would be in a better position to make yourself attractive to prospective employers. In addition, you would be surprised to know that most of your friends who were hired have almost all the aforementioned skills.

 

In summary, it is my conviction that every young person who has just completed senior school or has been at home for quiet some time without job, must not loose hope or despair. Rather what they should concern themselves with is what they should do to attract employers. This attraction of employers goes beyond good looks. You must be ready to acquire skills, skills that would set you apart from others when your CVs are considered by employers. Remember, serious organizations would look at your VC before inviting you for an interview. Your CV is what they see, not your looks. So enrich your CV with above mentioned relevant skills and employers would be compelled to invite you for a chat. Learn something today; spend money on your brain, not on your brawn.

 

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