Leveraging a biochem degree - need some guidance on getting a finance/sales job
07-31-2016, 09:47 PM
Some background stats:
--->I have a 2.6 GPA right now in biochem w/ a minor in Chemical Engineering at a top 5 global program for both biochem and ChemE (also a notoriously difficult school)
(might be switching to this ChemE later this month, depends on my meeting with the dean)
--->I'm an upcoming senior (need to do five years, so I have an extra summer for an internship)
I really don't want to be stuck in research, and I don't want to gun for a professional degree...ideally, I'd get a job in finance but I have no clue where to start.
My GPA is shit for finance so I most likely won't be able to make moves straight afterwards.
I've considered starting in pharmaceutical sales and then getting an MBA then going to finance but I heard to kill it in pharma sales you need a pussy...so i might be better off leveraging this degree in a different role to get into business.
Also what are my options for sales outside of pharma? most preferably male-dominated? Sales Engineering seems interesting but that depends on whether my dean allows me to switch into ChemE.
I really want to be in either finance or sales, I have one year to leverage my resume to reflect this...I just need to know which route is my best bet. I feel like above all, I should focus on repairing my GPA, then taking up internships for both sales/finance.
EDIT: Really any plausible route that I can leverage with this degree would be ideal.. I just want a transitory job where I can work/save/climb for 10-20 years before working up the capital to quit and start a local import/export business.
--->I have a 2.6 GPA right now in biochem w/ a minor in Chemical Engineering at a top 5 global program for both biochem and ChemE (also a notoriously difficult school)
(might be switching to this ChemE later this month, depends on my meeting with the dean)
--->I'm an upcoming senior (need to do five years, so I have an extra summer for an internship)
I really don't want to be stuck in research, and I don't want to gun for a professional degree...ideally, I'd get a job in finance but I have no clue where to start.
My GPA is shit for finance so I most likely won't be able to make moves straight afterwards.
I've considered starting in pharmaceutical sales and then getting an MBA then going to finance but I heard to kill it in pharma sales you need a pussy...so i might be better off leveraging this degree in a different role to get into business.
Also what are my options for sales outside of pharma? most preferably male-dominated? Sales Engineering seems interesting but that depends on whether my dean allows me to switch into ChemE.
I really want to be in either finance or sales, I have one year to leverage my resume to reflect this...I just need to know which route is my best bet. I feel like above all, I should focus on repairing my GPA, then taking up internships for both sales/finance.
EDIT: Really any plausible route that I can leverage with this degree would be ideal.. I just want a transitory job where I can work/save/climb for 10-20 years before working up the capital to quit and start a local import/export business.