What website do you use?

[Fdsa2495]

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Hey peeps,

I was wondering what website you guys use to find laboratory/biotech jobs. I'm in need of a job after graduating and before I apply to Med school for my gap year. I've tried Biospace, Indeed and Lab rats.

Are there any better websites? I have alot of experience with CRISPR, cloning, PCR, qPCR, tissue culture etc.

 

[TehTeddy]

You might also try contacting specific departments/labs, and asking about open positions or direction. Some time ago, my lab needed to find a replacement for me while I was away, and never posted on a website like Indeed. More doors might open for you this way.

It sounds like you already have lab experience- have you asked your PI if they know a lab that's hiring? Or even if they'd be willing to hire you, although I don't know how common that is.

 

[aldol16]

The first place you should check is your school's job listing board (website). Every school should have one where employers list their job offerings for graduates of your school. The second place is to look specifically for postings on the companies' individual websites. This is more time-intensive and if you're talking about an academic institution, then be aware that some of those listings might be just formal listings in which they already know how they want to hire but due to labor regulations, they have to list it publicly. So highest yielding would be online job board at your school.

 

[hubbsbubbs]

What I did was I went onto the job listing websites for the schools close to home. All major universities and research institutions have one, ex: UCSF, Berkeley, Stanford. You create one single application, and then just pick the jobs that match your interest and submit your app to all of them. It takes an hour to apply to 30 jobs or so in this fashion if you have a couple different cover letters prewritten. This method usually takes longer though, as they might not review your app right away after they receive it. It took me four months from sending in my app, to getting hired. 3 interviews in between: 15 minute phone screen, 30 minute phone interview, in person interview with a few different people.

Alternatively, you can go onto a schools website, look up all the faculty in a given department, like bio for example. And just email and bunch of the ones that look interesting to see if they have an open position. This method is a lot quicker. I'm doing that right now, and I got an interview a week after sending the email.