DD has just finished her 1st year of uni studying BSc Chemistry with Management. She’s opted for the placement year option so will start applying for placements next year, but has no idea what job she wants. She knows she doesn’t want to work in a lab or do anything research related, and would rather work in a finance/managerial position at a pharma/science company.
Her father and in-laws are not happy about this, telling her that she “should’ve done a finance degree then”, but I disagree, as I have a friend who did biochemistry who now has a director position at a big pharma company and wouldn’t have gotten there without his scientific background.
So my question really is… is there anyone here with a pure science degree doing something completely non-science related? Would love to hear some 😊
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Alternative careers with a pure STEM degree?
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crazycatmum42069 · 04/07/2024 06:48
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missshilling · 04/07/2024 22:02
Going into finance is pretty normal for graduates in my STEM field (not chemistry). Banks and financial institutions come looking.
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