5 Myths about Getting a Lab Job at BYU
I got a job working in a university laboratory my first semester at BYU. I've worked in a lab every semester since then. I've been able to present posters at four conferences in Seattle, Ogden, Denver, and Walden. By graduation, I should have one paper published, one submitted, and two in manuscript form. My experiences taught me a love for troubleshooting, put me in the path of awesome mentors, got me a job at Stanford, and paid me a good chunk of moo-la. And I don't think I'm special. I think anyone can have great experiences working in a scientific laboratory. But a lot of students don't. Maybe they don't know that a lab job gives super flexible hours with decent pay and leads to awesome publications and letters of recommendation. Maybe they don't know how to go about getting a job. But mostly, I think, they are held back by a few common misconceptions about the difficulty of getting a lab work. Here are 5 of the most common misconceptions I've see...
