On 12 September 2005 of The Star. A letter title 'Scientists can't find proper jobs" stated that:
I have friends who have graduated with degrees in botany, plant pathology, entomology or environmental biology but most of them are working in fields that are not related to their studies.
On 22 September 2005. Another reader send in a letter "Help science grads obtain jobs related to qualifications" stating that:
I know of a friend's biotechnologist daughter who is applying for a nursing job. A Universiti Sains Malaysian science graduate is working as a clerk in my company.
I have seen so many job advertisement recruiting nutritionist by some of our cosmetic and network marketing company. Apparently there is a mismatch between demand and supply of our manpower in biotechnology industry.
People in the recruitment industry, head hunter and job employment agency. There is an opportunity occur here. I come across a lot of employment agency specialize in IT industry. But there is no one in biotechnology industry in Malaysia.
Meanwhile, an interesting article on The Edge on INDIA'S BIOTECH QUEEN . When job opportunity is not there. Venture out to become an enterpreneur. Who knows you might be Bill Gates in biotechnology industry.
I feel you must be passion on what you study. Research job required long period of time that never incur any income. Only people with passion oramateurr will continue with the research like what happen in the IT industry, like founder of Microsoft, Yahoo etc. Their initial research generate no income. Only passion will make them continue.
Thus, do not study biotechnology because there is a potential, but because you are passion on it .
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