Nervous about advising junior lab colleagues who want to switch sectors? Don’t be, say scientists who have made the move.
), only 26% of this group said their programme had prepared them ‘very well’ for a satisfying career.Laboratory leaders are uniquely positioned to help their graduate students to learn about non-academic career opportunities and gain experiences outside of the laboratory to make them competitive for these jobs. Four scientists share advice about what principal investigators can do to support students who are interested in non-academic careers.
I teach graduate students and postdocs about how to enter the non-academic job market. I also give talks on negotiating compensation and how women can manage difficult workplace interactions outside academia. I had never considered starting my own company before, but my business partner Colin Luk was the catalyst. We were in the same PhD programme and sat next to each other for four years. He had opened a cafe and bar in Hong Kong before pursuing his PhD, so he had a lot of experience in the food and beverage industry. Colin had the experience and mindset to look at the work I was doing from a non-academic perspective.
That was the first time I worked on something where I had to care about not just the science, but also what the clients wanted. It gave me practice in thinking about project goals and outcomes, and it helped me to work out what I liked and didn’t like. It’s hard to find out what career you might want to pursue if you’ve never tried it.
Some of my students were hesitant about pursuing academic careers, so I made sure that they knew what they were getting into. I told them how few academic jobs are available, instead of just focusing on the romantic aspects of doing research. I’ve had several difficult conversations with students about their future prospects in academia . Often, they’re grateful we had those sincere talks because it helped them to pursue the right career paths.
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