-: I think most people in my field have a chemistry degree.
So that would probably be where to start.
I don't really know if you wanna focus on microbiology,
there's some people in microbiology and stuff,
but definitely focus on chemistry.
Definitely get the experience from doing internships
as much as possible, I think that's easily the best way
to get your hands on experience that you need.
The experience would be something that I look at.
I'm actually the recruiter for Ball State
for our company and so things that we tend to look at
are, you know obviously your grade point average.
How well you're doing in school,
what classes you've taken,
and what kind of work experience or
kind of internships that you participated in,
to see if those would be aligned to what we need
in our field.
And so, I think mistake that a lot of young people make
is that they don't get into internships early enough
'cause they don't think they need to
or nobody's told them that they should.
But if I could go back, I woulda got in
as early as possible,
just to get some more experience.
It's what looks the best on your resume.
If coming out of school most kids
end up having to start off with a contract role
with the company.
That's just a way for the company to see
if you know what you're doing without liability issues.
A lot of the times if you do a really good job,
they'll be able to hire you on
depending on what your contract role is.
It's not the only way but it's usually the easiest way
to get a position.
It's also making those connections
and networking with people
are probably the best way to get a full time position.
When recruiters, such as myself
or anybody else come to your university,
and they're just wanting to talk to you about stuff,
whether it be an internship or whatnot.
Definitely make it an effort to get to introduce yourself.
Stay in contact, let them know that you're interested.
And try to see what kind of experience that you need
in order to grow so that you can
make yourself the best candidate for when you're done.