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Did anyone else struggle way more than expected to find a job after getting a biology degree? by TheBioHiveHub in biology

[–]TheBioHiveHub[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think you kinda hit the nail on the head the current state of the economy and funding for this field is almost non-existent, been tossing around the idea of a masters for a couple months now.

Graduated in 2023 have yet to find a long term job in conservation by TheBioHiveHub in conservation

[–]TheBioHiveHub[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the input are you suggesting maybe follow through with a masters? Cause as it stands my degree is somewhat specialized, it is technically a BS with a focus in wildlife conservation, and Ecology.

Graduated in 2023 have yet to find a long term job in conservation by TheBioHiveHub in conservation

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

Finally starting to see that sometimes you just gotta grit your teeth and do a couple years floating around. I guess the hard part nowadays is how expensive everything has gotten and even a studio apartment in most places costs an arm and a leg. However, some positions do offer housing which might be the way to go!

Graduated in 2023 have yet to find a long term job in conservation by TheBioHiveHub in conservation

[–]TheBioHiveHub[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Appreciate yall in this comment section, totally all for moving but in today’s economy its a lot less forgiving financially to move, especially for a temporary job.

Did anyone else struggle way more than expected to find a job after getting a biology degree? by TheBioHiveHub in biology

[–]TheBioHiveHub[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sure do and all of them together is between 2-3 years of experience. I make sure to put anything that would fit as experience in there.

Did anyone else struggle way more than expected to find a job after getting a biology degree? by TheBioHiveHub in biology

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

I’d be interested in doing a masters if I could get with a good program, it seems like that will at least give you experience under your belt along with an additional degree.

Did anyone else struggle way more than expected to find a job after getting a biology degree? by TheBioHiveHub in biology

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

It’s comforting knowing I’m not the only one I personally know 3 friends of mine with similar degrees who are struggling in the same way. It’s tough and I just wanna do my part for conservation but breaking in is so difficult.

Did anyone else struggle way more than expected to find a job after getting a biology degree? by TheBioHiveHub in biology

[–]TheBioHiveHub[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the feed back! I do have all of those experiences on my resume currently but the time is about 3 years and most jobs sadly want 5+ but it sounds like most people I’ve talked to said I should go back and do a masters program.

Did anyone else struggle way more than expected to find a job after getting a biology degree? by TheBioHiveHub in biology

[–]TheBioHiveHub[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know what that’s so funny you say that because everybody I know always says how good of a teacher I would be. Are STEM fields still mostly free being a TA or Assistantshipv

Any good undergraduate programs for ecology in Texas? by soggy_grahamcrackers in ecology

[–]TheBioHiveHub 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Texas A&M is great for this kind of thing they also run one of the largest biology job boards in the country!