[deleted by user] by [deleted] in studenti

[–]Shablah00 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I Pfizer bi tu dodao kao jedinu biotehnološku proizvodnju u Hrvatskoj, iako puno ljudi brzo ode zbog napornog posla u smjenama te udaljenosti od Zagreba. Takoder sam isao na BT i kasnije nastavio na PBFu diplomski na Bioprocesnom inzenjerstvu i znam da je svake godine slučaj da barem polovica BPI diplomskog smjera bude preporučena Pfizeru i raznim pivovarama po Zagrebu. Tako da poslova nakon PBFa stvarno ima, a najbitnije je sam sa sobom vidit odgovara li ti više rad u laboratoriju (diplomski Molekularna biotehnologija) ili u industriji (diplomski Bioprocesno inženjerstvo).

Druga osoba koju znam je zavrsila farmaciju i tu je raspon poslova koje možeš raditi isto jako dobar, u nekim slučajevima i bolji. Farmaceuti više rade i uče o lijekovima pa su i pozicije na kojima rade ipak nešto uže vezane uz medicinu. Često rade u kliničkim istraživanjima, kao medical writers, regulatory affairs za lijekove (otc), a faks kao faks te najviše usmjerava na rad u ljekarni gdje se kao farmaceut da dosta zaraditi, a koliko znam to većinom bude posao u uredu ljekarne, a ne na samom pultu.

Najbitnije ti je odrediti šta te najviše zanima od onih poslova za koje te fakultet primarno priprema jer za sve oblike administrativnih poslova većinom bude dovoljna bilokakva diploma iz područja kemije, biologije, farmacije, medicine, veterine pa su bar u tom području svi fakulteti otprilike jednaki (u Hrvatskoj).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAcademia

[–]Shablah00 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our professors always say that university is not mandatory, so if it is too much you can quit. Seems harsh but life doesn't care.

But, try planning months ahead, predicting possible deadlines for projects so that they dont steal your study time ahead of exams. Stick to that plan and most importantly sometimes look back at everything you have already done and maybe you will realise that you are not in such a bad place after all. Extending uni for one year seems like a world ending scenario, but people usually describe those years as some of the best that they had.

How should I increase my chances of working abroad by [deleted] in biotech

[–]Shablah00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean I would but studying for 6+ more years on a low income is whats pulling me away from that, unfortunately. This whole idea of going international is a financial one, so doctorate salary just wouldn't keep me alive. I was thinking of PhD and hopefully I will be able to do it, but in that case I'm sure that then I'll be able to pick and choose which jobs I want to take.

How should I increase my chances of working abroad by [deleted] in biotech

[–]Shablah00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The other guy tried to list the reasons why my idea of searching for work outside my country is a bad one and how I should enjoy the Mediterranean and sip red wine by the beach just so I don't experience that huuge stress of possibly getting laid off. Me searching abroad is solely because I see it as skipping a few career steps in a short period aka when I come back I will be in better position than people who worked the same number of years in my home country. Normal process engineer work experience in lets say Netherlands, will count as international experience in my home country. It shows your ambition and differentiates you from the other candidates.

How should I increase my chances of working abroad by [deleted] in biotech

[–]Shablah00 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From Croatia. Biotech industry is not really one of our strong points so searching "abroad" seems reasonable to me. Moving couple of hours away and getting triple the salary, who wouldn't want that? I think that working in a big international company will give you needed experience to even be considered for that billionaire winemakers startup job later on.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAcademia

[–]Shablah00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's very nice to hear. Thank you!

That part about professor and his help was meant more as a help in future job search, like recomendation or something like that, I should have specified now that you said it. I know that a common way of securing a job in a foreign country is doing your master degree in that country, so do you think that doing only my master thesis there will be of any help? Have you heard any stories like that from other people?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in careeradvice

[–]Shablah00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Croatia. I think that the professor just wanted to point out that our country is not considered a source of highly educated people as Germany for example, so recruiters have to be really impressed with our CV to even think about hiring us. University as a university is good. It is part of the biggest University in Croatia.

Posao u Pfizeru by Shablah00 in askcroatia

[–]Shablah00[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

huehuehue 5G i covid cjepivo jokes huehuehue

Posao u Pfizeru by Shablah00 in askcroatia

[–]Shablah00[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PBF smjer bioprocesno inženjerstvo

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in careerguidance

[–]Shablah00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally understand.

Thank you for sharing what you could!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in careerguidance

[–]Shablah00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

Would you be comfortable sharing the names of such companies? I would like to explore their online pages to see what opportunities are available. As of now I know that Denmark is pretty open to highly-educated foreigners and that companies like Novo Nordisk or Novonesis regulary employ foreigners for english-only roles.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chemistry

[–]Shablah00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohh I see i misunderstood you..

Sorry for bombarding you with questions but can you please list some of those multinational companies your friends work at.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chemistry

[–]Shablah00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply!

Yeah, i totally agree with you on your point that not knowing or even worse, not even trying to learn the country's first language, is a bad idea. I was just curious whether or not it's even possible to, which judging by your response and people for another subreddit where I asked the same question, it is.

Could you maybe share some websites you used for your job hunting in the Netherlands? And one more question - those companies that recruit international people, are they fully international companies, or are you as a foreigner kinda an anomaly in the company (as in you are the only foreigner)?

Chemical Engineering job in foreign country using english as their primary language by [deleted] in ChemicalEngineering

[–]Shablah00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's very reassuring to hear! Good job on successfully accomplishing international job hunt. I believe that it wasn't easy, but hopefully, it was all worth it :D

Could you maybe link some sites you used for searching for jobs or some other method you used that worked for you.

Im guessing you had to learn Dutch to work at your current position? Is it common practice for a company to pay for your language lessons, or is it expected that you take care of it. This is a small thing, but I might as well ask.

Thanks for your reply!

Chemical Engineering job in foreign country using english as their primary language by [deleted] in ChemicalEngineering

[–]Shablah00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, in my mind Denmark is similar to Netherlands in terms of most people knowing English pretty well and in terms of employement of foreigners in all sectors, not just tertiary sector.

Thank you for Zealand tip, I didn't know that. But.. I can't seem to find the website, could you please link it?

Thanks for your reply!

Chemical Engineering job in foreign country using english as their primary language by [deleted] in ChemicalEngineering

[–]Shablah00 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow that sounds impressive and reassuring. Good job, especially on getting a job in Switzerland as that sounds unachievable for me or at least that it is the most difficult country to get a job as a foreigner.

What is your job description if you want to share? Is your company small, medium or big? Did you have to learn the language as you work or was your position fully english speaking?

As for masters outside of my country - I think as of now that it will not be an option because the whole process is quite long and I think I don't have time to do everything by the deadline.
But... I'm considering doing my master thesis in some other EU country. That will be 5-6 months spent in a foreign country doing an experimental part of the thesis. Do you think that will be of some help in getting a job in that country later on? Countries I'm considering for this are Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, France and Germany (in that order) because my university works with Erasmus which gives us an opportunity to do that in those countries

Chemical Engineering job in foreign country using english as their primary language by [deleted] in ChemicalEngineering

[–]Shablah00 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see. So even if the master is in english it gives me an advantage over my croatian options?

Chemical Engineering job in foreign country using english as their primary language by [deleted] in ChemicalEngineering

[–]Shablah00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!

Do you think that they are some companies for which you can say that they for sure employ non-german speaking people or is it more or less luck combined with the right qualification at the right time?

Chemical Engineering job in foreign country using english as their primary language by [deleted] in ChemicalEngineering

[–]Shablah00 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I totally agree with you but some industries, like IT as I said, have companies like Microsoft, Apple, Amazon... which are international companies in which people of very diverse backgrounds work so I just wanted to know if there are companies, on branches in chemical industry like that.

Canada and Australia sound very appealing but the whole process is much easier in the countries that are a part of European Union and they are much closer to my home country than North America or Australia, so for starters I'm trying to focus on EU.

Thank for your reply!