Job openings at pharmaceutical, chemical and engineering firms.
Employers in the United Kingdom's chemical and engineering sectors are seeking more graduates this year than last year, says a survey released on 30 June by High Fliers Research, a market-research firm in London. This could restore half the jobs cut in 2008 and 2009, according to the survey. Vacancies have increased by 24.1% at pharmaceutical and chemical employers, and 9.5% at engineering employers. Scientists may also want to consider applying for jobs in investment banking and accountancy, as these sectors are recruiting about 30% more graduates. Banks like to hire scientists, says High Fliers managing director Martin Birchall, “because they are good problem solvers.”
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Graduates wanted in UK. Nature 466, 401 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7304-401b
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7304-401b