Biotechnology is a
research-oriented field of science so undergraduate degree holders graduate
like B.Sc. Biotechnology and B. Tech in Biotechnology faces lots of problems
than postgraduate degree holders for searching jobs in their relevant field,
which is in Biotechnology or related areas like pharmaceutical, food, distillery, and beverage industry.
We will discuss here some
important ways by using you will get a Biotechnologist job very easily in your
field of interest.
1. Make a Good Resume
A resume is wholesome of the
person’s qualification and it makes a good or bad impression on a company's
human resource manager on the basis he will call you for an interview. So an
up-to-date and good resume that will show your qualifications and skills is the
first requirement,
Your resume must include the
relevant qualifications with a good blend of your personal skills that would
help you to make a good impact on the recruiter. Your resume must be free from
grammatical mistakes and other formatting problems.
You should take the help of your
friends or another senior who already doing jobs in any Biotechnology company.
You must design your resume according to which type of Biotechnologist job you
want to do.
For example, if you want to apply
for a microbiologist job in the quality control department of a company, then
you must give details on what microbiological testing techniques and testing
skills are you learn and have hands-on practical knowledge. If you have any
workshop or certificate course on it then it would increase your chances to
select.
A cover letter is necessary for
describing you in brief and how you will be a suitable candidate for the
applied job.
2. Apply at Selected Companies
Since you are want to get a job
in your field of interest type Biotechnology company so don’t apply to those
companies that are not relevant for you because it will losses your energy and time which is very important at that time. So you must select or make a list of
the best suitable types of Biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies for you
and apply only to those companies.
If you're looking for a
Bioinformatics job, then applying for those companies that working in the
formulation and production field is useless. You have to select that companies deal in the Bioinformatics field such as DNA, RNA sequencing companies, IT
companies that develop Biotechnology software, etc.
On the basis of your applying job
profile, you must design your resume and focus on training and certificates
which are suitable for your job.
3. Use Your Social and Professional Network
If in your network either family,
relatives or friends or seniors belong directly and indirectly in your desire
type of Biotechnology company network, then you must use their links and jack
for getting the job in that company.
You must be constantly kept in
touch with that person who can provide your job in your company. If you are
unable to find such a person you use your social networking sites links such as
LinkedIn Facebook, WhatsaApps groups, etc.
Today on social networking sites
lots of information shared on the daily basis. You have to join these groups and
sites that provide Biotechnology job alerts and notifications.
4. Use References in Your Resume
Mentioning the references of a particular person who already works in the company or organization in which you
want to apply increases your chance of selection because the company relies
more on his employee reference than the unknown fresher. So for increasing your
chance of selection, you must use references in your resume.
5. Prepared for the Interview
If you got an interview call for
a job then it is the final stage and after successfully clear it, your chances
are increased to get a job. So always take it seriously and ready for all common
types of interview questions and try to prepare the job, post, and company-
type-specific questions.
Always be ready for the interview
because it may be possible you may not get sufficient time for the preparation
of the interview. You must brief a study about the company and company products
before going to the interview.
If you have any known person in
that type of company you may take help from that what types of questions will
be asked in the interview. If you have a call letter for a medical coder job
profile then you should know about it in brief that what medical coders do
and what is their job profile.
6. Online Job Sites
Now day’s lots of online job
sites are available which provide daily information about where and in which
industry or company have job vacancies. They daily send an email to you about the job vacancies
if you registered on their sites.
You should make your online
profile, resume on these job sites, and regularly update it. You must select
the custom job alerts on these sites for Biotechnology jobs. When you got a
notification for a job alert then you have to just apply online on that
websites.
Today lots of Biotechnology
specific job websites also available on the internet that will provide you
specifically Biotechnology related jobs only. Important job sites are listed
below that provide you with job notifications and job-related services.
- Naukri.com
- MonsterIndia.com
- HotJobs.com
- TimesJob.com
- Shine.com
- Freshersworld.com
- Clickjobs.com
- CareerBuilder.com
7. Make Your Specialization Very Specific
During the undergraduate or
postgraduate study, you must learn those specific techniques and skills which
are useful for your future jobs prospects for example if you want to do a job in the research you must learn those techniques which are used in research and if you
want to go quality control then you learn techniques which are used in quality
testing.
For example, if you want to do a job
as Molecular Biotechnologist then you should learn molecular biology techniques
like DNA, RNA extraction, PCR, Gel electrophoresis, northern, western and
eastern blotting, etc.
8. Accept Relevant Temporary Jobs
There are lots of jobs in the
Biotechnology field but if you are looking for a desired type of job and try for
best with no jobs in hands, then we will suggest you, you should accept
temporary jobs until unless you did not get your desired job.
It is always a better job
searching with one job in hand no matter it is temporary or small at least you
have a job and provide you financial support. If the gap period increases after
passing year of your final exam then you have to give an answer in the interview
why you did not get any job to date after completing your final degree.
If you want to do a job in R&D
sector and you have a job offer for production department then you can choose
production job for a short time till you did not get R&D department job in your the desired field of interest.
9. Learn Techniques and Skills
If you did not get a job in your desired field of interest of Biotechnology then you must increase your skill
and learn techniques that are needed by that sector industries.
There are lots of institutes that
provide you short-term tools and techniques training which are commonly used in
industries or companies. Biotechnology finishing training institutes provide
specific techniques and courses that are commonly used in companies.
If you look for a pharmaceutical
company jobs then you should know GMP, cGMP, regulatory authorities like Food
and Drug Administration (FDA), International Standards Organization (ISO), etc.
10. Believe in God
Always believe in your God
because everyone gets a job according to their qualification. If you think you
give lots of interviews and not get a job then we can say to you that God has a
better job opportunity for you. You will definitely get a good job in your
field of interest in Biotechnology.
The above mention points must be
kept in your mind you must get a job in your near future.
