-: I got my master's degree in medicinal chemistry
and the reason why I got my master's is,
towards the end of my bachelors,
they actually opened up a new program.
If you started with your internship in the College
of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
add in academia, so within UT you could
potentially start working on your master's work
as an undergrad, and then you graduate
a semester early and then it's like a fast track
with your master's.
Some things that we look for is,
are you good at troubleshooting?
If you have a problem, what are you gonna do?
So be able to explain what you're going to do, and it's more
than, I'm gonna ask so and so over here.
Like actually have a plan, like if we have
an instrumentation error, don't ask somebody else,
always, you know, "I'm gonna look at the manual",
"I'm gonna read the manual".
It sounds ridiculous but that's really what
they want you to do.
That, be extremely flexible and adaptable.
I find that very important.
Never underestimate understanding how a business works.
My first position right out of college was my one
right before this one, so I've only had two right out
of college, but my first position they really wanted
you to know how you're affecting the business,
and when I was a student I was like, I will never need
to know that, I'm a scientist.
Who needs to know how business works?
That's for business people.
Unfortunately, you also need to know how
business works.
They want you to know what you're doing for their bottom
line and how you're affecting that.
So don't underestimate that.
That's my biggest advice 'cause that's my mistake.