Do any one agree that biotechnology graduate is really hard to find a good pay job in malaysia?

welcome all biotechnology graduate to leave a comment or anyone of you who have friends that is a biotechnology graduate but got a good job in malaysia to give opinion.

hi there,

i am a biotech grad (MSc). I agreed that r and d job that related to biotech is really hard to find. somemore, what biotechnology course give us is just a basic of almost every science subjects. Like me, i am not doing any majoring, but just biotechnology. Having sending a loy of application and no interview for me at all. The only one interview that i get is about molecular biology. the people end up sayting that because i am not majoring in molecular biology, therefore, he dont want to risk his company to hire a general science degree holder. I think i am having a wrong judement lasttime to believe the government effort to invest in biotechnology field. what the interview i got now is just insurance and also sales company. Didnt see any prospect in staying in biotech anymore.

Really regret that i didnt join a slimming company to become their trained nutritionist after i got my degree but i go into Msc. Now i want to find the same job, it's impossible. I have miss the golden chance.

Any biotech people out there who really involve themself in r and d or other fields, pls send respond to let other biotech grad to know what else industry they can be involved in ......i really run out of idea.


Advise to people who going to do a degree course, dont go into biotech but go into chemistry or pharmacy, cause these courses know formulation which really needed by food tech, drug, qc OR qa COMPANY.

hi, i want to go into bioinfo too, but they say i dont know java, perl........

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Added on May 20, 2010, 8:36 pmnot regret. cause i gt mine in oversea. i think i am lucky at least i experience different things b4. i actually working in UK before i decided to come back. I didn't realized that it is so hard to find a biotech in Malaysia, i thought after a few years, government should have set up many companies. but end up same things. Now still looking for ideal job. wondering is there any biotech grad face the same things like me.

(actually i enjoy doing the course very much).

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Yes, they say i didn't have any programming or operating skills. They say they prefer candidate that have those skills. I just thinking i need to learn those myself. how you learn them? need to register any course or can download the program myself and do self-learning?

to rach_: there is a month where i was in Singapore doing a visit to my sister. The company is in Singapore, but i am not so convenient to tell the name of the company so clearly here. There is also one company that is not main in Bioinfo, but doing other research in Selangor. I actually having an interview for other position, and thepeople say they also have vacancy in Bioinfo. But they say i lack of that skills.

I was busy depositing resume nowadays to any related company that i found on website. Hope that they suddenly have a vacancy offer to me, if i am lucky.


to minnymin: my friends all went into insurance, and sales.

of course i do check it. It can be a good opportunity to find the job in overseas. but, since the economic is not good at this moment, no country will open so much opportunity for foreigner. i would say may be the job opportunity is not as fast as people doing marketing, engineer or accounting. but, pls don't look down on people graduate from biotechnology cause they are a group of skills people who can be train in many sciences field. I have certain job offer too from vaccines,pattern,plant company, cancer. but just depend is it the field that i really want myself to be train. i am still looking for the field that i really want.

I agreed with what you say. It's really depend on what skills you gain during the project. but, what i have to say is that not all the biotech courses offered good final year projects for the student. depend on the grant and the university. but, i will still think that there is also a chance for fresh grad to get a job,provided that there are company who want to train you into that field. I would say these companies is hard to find. but just keep searching. Like what i said,even someone got the interview, doesn't mean that i got the offer. Unless,you really force by life, you have burden, than, you really have to grab up any job that offer to you.Most of the fresh grad,they simply enter any field, because they want moneys. But, i doesn't deny they are wrong, because those fields really can be earn alot compared to people who really want to be a scientist. i am still alright at the moment, and i cannot deny that i might follow their path if i really can't get what i want. JUst hope that i can be the lucky one to be chosen to train by company. The purpose i open this thread is to let Biotech student or fresh grad to be get prepared that what they will be facing after graduated. And hope that people who really lucky to got a job in science fields can give some advise,and experience for them as a guidelines.

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Eligible subject areas: plant pathology, biochemistry, plant biotechnology and horticulture.



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[COLOR=purple] Is this a good field to invest time on it? the interviewed people say the fund is only for two years with possibility to extend to third year. I dont think it can give a phd at the end but maybe a mphil plus RM1500 only per month.

any other people had come across with a better stipend and benefit for a RA or phd?what is the university?
really thirsty for a job but really cant find any. what i have to say is 'stupid biotech'...........................................[COLOR=purple]

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Added on July 23, 2010, 11:22 amwhich company you r working in? i am graduate from biotech too, looking for job. did your company have any vacancy?

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Added on July 23, 2010, 11:24 amso, what company you r working in? can i deposit resume to the company?been jobless for many months..............................................................

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still no news job r and d company, do anyone know what those management associate programme that given by bank? it's the environment same like insurance company? very stress and work until very late each day? thinking of joining those programme but very scare of relocation to overseas like indonesia and vietnam.

I work in Genting Palm Oil Research before i continue my study. Salary was 2.3k per month, they do offer internship too. good place for learn things, they might offer you to stay as permanent staff if your performance are really good.
Getting a car soon, hope i get job soon and more easily as no need to worry about no transport of reach that place.