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Old 28-02-2013, 12:38 AM
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Sadly speaking....life sci ...
from personal exp, wif life sci deg, u r basically doomed. sry to burst ur bubble. if u r not prepared to go into teaching, sales or research, den u can expect urself to be jobless for many months. life sci first class deg can end up in sci centre customer service job. u can imagine how bad your discipline is....

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from personal exp, wif life sci deg, u r basically doomed. sry to burst ur bubble. if u r not prepared to go into teaching, sales or research, den u can expect urself to be jobless for many months. life sci first class deg can end up in sci centre customer service job. u can imagine how bad your discipline is....
Yea. That's hard truth. I think my best bet is govt sector now. Have some friends who joined govt sector.

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Yea. That's hard truth. I think my best bet is govt sector now. Have some friends who joined govt sector.
gov sector not easy either. coz dun have much sci related jobs as well unless moh, astar or ava only. tts abt it. if u willing to take on any gen deg positions, be prepared to tough it out against much more candidates from other disciplines. your class of honours counts a lot in this case

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gov sector not easy either. coz dun have much sci related jobs as well unless moh, astar or ava only. tts abt it. if u willing to take on any gen deg positions, be prepared to tough it out against much more candidates from other disciplines. your class of honours counts a lot in this case
Yup. I'm just hoping for the best. I have no intention of applying to astar nor ava. I think I'm not the only one being trapped in this unpopular discipline...many more as along as those doing general sciences i.e. biochem..biology...are facing similar problem. I could only try to think positively now.
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Yup. I'm just hoping for the best. I have no intention of applying to astar nor ava. I think I'm not the only one being trapped in this unpopular discipline...many more as along as those doing general sciences i.e. biochem..biology...are facing similar problem. I could only try to think positively now.
Ever thought of joining the medtech industry? There are several niches there that are blossoming in their own rights. The real research that they do however, isn't exactly based here in Singapore. Another sad truth.
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Ever thought of joining the medtech industry? There are several niches there that are blossoming in their own rights. The real research that they do however, isn't exactly based here in Singapore. Another sad truth.
Nope. Personally dun wanna be involved in research anymore...if I have the choice
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Nope. Personally dun wanna be involved in research anymore...if I have the choice
Why did u choose lfe sci in the first place lol? I mean it has been a dwindling industry ever since Phillip Yeo said in 2007 that graduates are only qualified to wash test tubes. If u had applied for this course in the 03-06 era, i could still understand lol. Were you passionate in sci in the first place? Coz many of my cohort mates end up in the unenviable position of doing sales after they graduated from life sci...
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Why did u choose lfe sci in the first place lol? I mean it has been a dwindling industry ever since Phillip Yeo said in 2007 that graduates are only qualified to wash test tubes. If u had applied for this course in the 03-06 era, i could still understand lol. Were you passionate in sci in the first place? Coz many of my cohort mates end up in the unenviable position of doing sales after they graduated from life sci...
Yea. I notice that but I have my reasons to choose life sci that time and my brother who took was also in the sci stream managed to secure a job...it wasn't that difficult to do something else with a sci deg then....Dun wanna look back ...what is more impt is now and move forward.
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Ever thought of joining the medtech industry? There are several niches there that are blossoming in their own rights. The real research that they do however, isn't exactly based here in Singapore. Another sad truth.
The medtech industry do not usually take in life science undergrads as well. Have been applying to some of these companies.

R&D will require a Phd and more often R&D are not done in Singapore. As for production wise, they usually take in bioengineering/chemical engineering undergrads who have knowledge of biological/pharmaceutical and engineering principles.

Most of my friends went to astar/Biopolis/NUS/NTU as a research officer after completing their life science degree.
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The medtech industry do not usually take in life science undergrads as well. Have been applying to some of these companies.

R&D will require a Phd and more often R&D are not done in Singapore. As for production wise, they usually take in bioengineering/chemical engineering undergrads who have knowledge of biological/pharmaceutical and engineering principles.

Most of my friends went to astar/Biopolis/NUS/NTU as a research officer after completing their life science degree.
Yea. I second that. I'm waiting to see how many graduates can these research institutes absorb with so many life sci graduates each year.
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