i wonder how many of those fresh graduates, i assume undergrad? has little to no experience are being hired, when i was searching most of them want 2-4+years of experience despite them saying they can “Accept less”.
i think biotech is similar.
i think the pool for graduates is dwindling in general trying to enter stem fields, because its so gatekept in biotech? i heard people with masters are having a tough time entering research in biotech too, alot of them seem to also play mind games with applicants, posting listings with no intention of hiring, at least one employer making up half of the listing in bio/research is known for doing this. we have CLS here in the west, apparently everyone wants to move here or go the only 9 schools with CLS programs(grad program), making it competitive asf, eventhough theres a shortage of them in the industry. and yes they are often skeleton crewed in these lab jobs too, more work on them while not loosening hiring methods of the shortage, more likely its the companies and hospitals trying to SAVE MONEY by cutting corners.
and theres cls techs too, plus all techs in research that are underrespresented. also the PHD pipeline is also has thier own enshittification too. some of them are so overworked and they left thier fields. people think faculty in academia is thier only stable career, but its quite competitive, as your CV will be reviewed by a PI of the department in a university. when i was still in a uni, the professor of the class had to waste a ton of time reviewing a ton of applicants.
i wonder how many of those fresh graduates, i assume undergrad? has little to no experience are being hired, when i was searching most of them want 2-4+years of experience despite them saying they can “Accept less”.
i think biotech is similar. i think the pool for graduates is dwindling in general trying to enter stem fields, because its so gatekept in biotech? i heard people with masters are having a tough time entering research in biotech too, alot of them seem to also play mind games with applicants, posting listings with no intention of hiring, at least one employer making up half of the listing in bio/research is known for doing this. we have CLS here in the west, apparently everyone wants to move here or go the only 9 schools with CLS programs(grad program), making it competitive asf, eventhough theres a shortage of them in the industry. and yes they are often skeleton crewed in these lab jobs too, more work on them while not loosening hiring methods of the shortage, more likely its the companies and hospitals trying to SAVE MONEY by cutting corners.
and theres cls techs too, plus all techs in research that are underrespresented. also the PHD pipeline is also has thier own enshittification too. some of them are so overworked and they left thier fields. people think faculty in academia is thier only stable career, but its quite competitive, as your CV will be reviewed by a PI of the department in a university. when i was still in a uni, the professor of the class had to waste a ton of time reviewing a ton of applicants.