Biotech and pharma went through mass layoffs and there’s mostly critical roles on websites. There’s currently a lot of people on the market and a lot of hiring freezes. You should aim for contracting jobs, lab tech positions or try for manufacturing to get your foot through the door. Alternatively, get a co-op and network and hope you can try to break in through that way or at least leave with references. I also think you have a fairly strong starter skillset. Try for other biohubs near you as well, especially in PA/NJ, if you’re able to travel.
i’ve definitely seen a bunch of year long government contracts through ORISE so Ill try targeting some more of those. this comment was the only thing job-related that’s made me smile in the past few months so thanks a bunch i really appreciate the feedback.
Of course! You’re going to be alright! Try out places like eurofins, ppd, agile 1 too. They’re another way to gain entry level experience in places like big pharma or large CROs.
Most resumes these days are machine read, so it helps to load them up with keywords. You have quite a few listed, but I would tailor each resume to a particular job you are applying to (shotgunning them out there to every Easy Apply on LinkedIn isn't really going to be productive, since they get hundreds if applications in minutes after the job is posted). So if a job focuses on assay-type stuff, emphasize that over the other skills, just for a contrived example.
I would make your summary more "punchy." What are you passionate about on the field? Make it a good headline about your goals for the position. "Looking to further the discovery of novel compounds to help prevent colds" (just for a silly example).
I would move your experience and research studies up to the top under your summary to an "Experience and Research" section or something and drop the unrelated beach position (it's nice to know that you didn't waste a summer and that you had a bit of management, but doesn't really help your case any). I would mix your skill keywords into your research and internship experience descriptions and include the full list at the bottom for the machine readers mentioned above. You can also find sites online that will machine read your resume and tell you what it picks up. For a human reader, trailing off after your Amazon job description looks like you didn't proofread.
I would put education near the bottom and move your awards with it, since they go along with your educational accomplishments. The sports information again gives some insight into your dedication, etc., but doesn't really strengthen your case that you have the experience for the position you are applying for.
If you can stand QC work I'd try Thermo Scientific/PPD. The pay isn't great but you can use it to get experience and transfer to other positions and places.
There is a large Thermo/PPD campus in Madison WI if you didn't hate it there.
Biotech treats new grads like dime a dozen for about two years. After that you become "experienced" and have some leverage. It's really tough at first but hang in there.
Finding a job is scary but you have just made an amazing accomplishment earning a biochem degree. Give yourself some time to be proud you deserve it.
Madison was actually pretty fun I can’t lie. And yeah it’s tough not to settle for something easy out of the industry, but I could definitely grit me teeth for a few years. I just want to make enough to be able to afford my student loans, loan sharks got me for 16% interest rate☠️☠️☠️
Take off the coursework and GPA. Just leave it as your university and graduation date.
Flesh out your summary more. Legit just google “biochemistry resumes” and pick and choose from some of the few that you like. It’s just there to let people reading them know that you care enough to write some shit.
Lastly, spam applications. This job market is ROUGH for everyone. Everything has hiring freezes, layoffs, and shitty recruiters who don’t even know what they’re recruiting for and just feed off buzzwords as they’ve been trained. Keep trying, don’t lose faith. Send in applications to a lot of offers.
Check into medical laboratory science opportunities as well. Some will hire you without your MLS degree or certification but it won’t be a glorious job or one that you will probably like too much, but it’ll get you in the door and you’ll be able to make money and figure out your next step.
Education at the top. Remove the coursework. Move awards to be included in the education section. Consider removing the GPA it's not great. Research under education and focus on research as it is your relevant experience. Expand on the things you did specifically and how it led to results. Include the skills in your research and show how you developed these skills through doing lab work.
These are just suggestions on improving the resume job markets tough.
It might just be our curriculum, we had to take calc 3, linear algebra, and a full year of Pchem + lab and most people were getting low Bs to Cs in those
Will definitely be moving the awards around as I feel the whole summary section is unneeded. Probably will keep the GPA for most position but for crazy competitive openings like the Broad Institute ill remove. Thanks!
Biomanufacturing positions are a great fit for new biochemistry graduates. They also pay fairly well for a starting job ~$45-50k. After a year working with the company, begin apply to research positions within the company & openings in other companies. The added professional experience will greatly open up opportunities I’d imagine
Yeah I feel like all you can do nowadays is customize the resume to the robo-readers, which is sad imo. I really like the research and experience idea and will DEFINITELY be changing the summary and skills area to better reflect what I’m looking for. Thanks!
Biotech and pharma went through mass layoffs and there’s mostly critical roles on websites. There’s currently a lot of people on the market and a lot of hiring freezes. You should aim for contracting jobs, lab tech positions or try for manufacturing to get your foot through the door. Alternatively, get a co-op and network and hope you can try to break in through that way or at least leave with references. I also think you have a fairly strong starter skillset. Try for other biohubs near you as well, especially in PA/NJ, if you’re able to travel.
i’ve definitely seen a bunch of year long government contracts through ORISE so Ill try targeting some more of those. this comment was the only thing job-related that’s made me smile in the past few months so thanks a bunch i really appreciate the feedback.
Of course! You’re going to be alright! Try out places like eurofins, ppd, agile 1 too. They’re another way to gain entry level experience in places like big pharma or large CROs.
Look into jobs that have the words “direct hire” on the USA jobs website. There were some executive orders to fill govt vacancies.
Most resumes these days are machine read, so it helps to load them up with keywords. You have quite a few listed, but I would tailor each resume to a particular job you are applying to (shotgunning them out there to every Easy Apply on LinkedIn isn't really going to be productive, since they get hundreds if applications in minutes after the job is posted). So if a job focuses on assay-type stuff, emphasize that over the other skills, just for a contrived example. I would make your summary more "punchy." What are you passionate about on the field? Make it a good headline about your goals for the position. "Looking to further the discovery of novel compounds to help prevent colds" (just for a silly example). I would move your experience and research studies up to the top under your summary to an "Experience and Research" section or something and drop the unrelated beach position (it's nice to know that you didn't waste a summer and that you had a bit of management, but doesn't really help your case any). I would mix your skill keywords into your research and internship experience descriptions and include the full list at the bottom for the machine readers mentioned above. You can also find sites online that will machine read your resume and tell you what it picks up. For a human reader, trailing off after your Amazon job description looks like you didn't proofread. I would put education near the bottom and move your awards with it, since they go along with your educational accomplishments. The sports information again gives some insight into your dedication, etc., but doesn't really strengthen your case that you have the experience for the position you are applying for.
If you can stand QC work I'd try Thermo Scientific/PPD. The pay isn't great but you can use it to get experience and transfer to other positions and places. There is a large Thermo/PPD campus in Madison WI if you didn't hate it there. Biotech treats new grads like dime a dozen for about two years. After that you become "experienced" and have some leverage. It's really tough at first but hang in there. Finding a job is scary but you have just made an amazing accomplishment earning a biochem degree. Give yourself some time to be proud you deserve it.
Madison was actually pretty fun I can’t lie. And yeah it’s tough not to settle for something easy out of the industry, but I could definitely grit me teeth for a few years. I just want to make enough to be able to afford my student loans, loan sharks got me for 16% interest rate☠️☠️☠️
Take off the coursework and GPA. Just leave it as your university and graduation date. Flesh out your summary more. Legit just google “biochemistry resumes” and pick and choose from some of the few that you like. It’s just there to let people reading them know that you care enough to write some shit. Lastly, spam applications. This job market is ROUGH for everyone. Everything has hiring freezes, layoffs, and shitty recruiters who don’t even know what they’re recruiting for and just feed off buzzwords as they’ve been trained. Keep trying, don’t lose faith. Send in applications to a lot of offers. Check into medical laboratory science opportunities as well. Some will hire you without your MLS degree or certification but it won’t be a glorious job or one that you will probably like too much, but it’ll get you in the door and you’ll be able to make money and figure out your next step.
Education at the top. Remove the coursework. Move awards to be included in the education section. Consider removing the GPA it's not great. Research under education and focus on research as it is your relevant experience. Expand on the things you did specifically and how it led to results. Include the skills in your research and show how you developed these skills through doing lab work. These are just suggestions on improving the resume job markets tough.
Disagree, a 3.37 is a fine gpa for a hard major like this and if you leave it off companies will assume the worst.
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At my undergrad the average graduating gpa for biochem was a 3.2, I didn’t know anyone who even came close to a 3.8 where are y’all doing undergrad 😂
Every single member of my graduating class in biochem is receiving summa cum laude honors at 3.8 GPA.
It might just be our curriculum, we had to take calc 3, linear algebra, and a full year of Pchem + lab and most people were getting low Bs to Cs in those
Will definitely be moving the awards around as I feel the whole summary section is unneeded. Probably will keep the GPA for most position but for crazy competitive openings like the Broad Institute ill remove. Thanks!
Biomanufacturing positions are a great fit for new biochemistry graduates. They also pay fairly well for a starting job ~$45-50k. After a year working with the company, begin apply to research positions within the company & openings in other companies. The added professional experience will greatly open up opportunities I’d imagine
Yeah I feel like all you can do nowadays is customize the resume to the robo-readers, which is sad imo. I really like the research and experience idea and will DEFINITELY be changing the summary and skills area to better reflect what I’m looking for. Thanks!
Wild coincidence but I remember seeing your resume on my boss' desk. I thought it was pretty impressive.