This Insider Guide will give everything from the lowdown on the product development cycle (it can take more than a decade after development and testing to take a new drug to market) to the opportunities (everything from sales and marketing to engineering and science) to profiles of more than 15 of the biggest pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the world. It will provide you with a glossary of common industry terms provide specific tips about how you land a job. And it will provide you with a background to the industry that will help you sound like you're an old pro.
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Considering a potential income of $70,000 per annum, an investment of $70 now is well worthwhile. This stuff really is a must have. -- Columbia MBA
In short, I think your books gives candidates an invaluable insight into the interview process, what is going to happen, and what is expected of them and what they need to know. I believe it's paramount to have a competitive edge over "the rest" of the applicants. I commend you on your work! -- University of Milan MBA
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Gary Alpert and Steve Pollock are the founders of WetFeet.com, a San Francisco-based research and Internet publishing firm that produces the leading series of Insider's Guides for job seekers. The WetFeet Insider Guide series is used by top caliber job seekers worldwide to prepare for their interviews with leading management consulting, financial services, consumer products and high technology firms. Alpert and Pollock have recently been recognized by the New York Times, Forbes, Business Week and Fortune Magazine as founders of one of the most influential information resources for top-tier job seekers. Alpert and Pollock are 1993 MBA graduates of Stanford Business School.
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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Inadequate for,
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This review is from: Careers in Biotech and Pharmaceuticals : The Wetfeet.com Insider Guide (Wetfoot.Com Insider Guide) (Spiral-bound)
For $30 I expected a whole lot more. The majority of information is superficial and provides very little useful information for a person that is in the process of getting into this industry. I found the book to be more appropriate for those considering a career in the biotech industry. The industry breakdown section gives a very general overview of the different types of companies. There are a few pages of tables that I found useful particularly the number of jobs industry-wide categorized by employment function. There are 15 pages of company profiles that offer very general information. Looking up the stock symbol on Yahoo would give a much more in depth view of the company (of course that's free). The description of jobs was very brief weighing heavily on those jobs requiring business degrees. I very much liked the section that profiled real people in industry. I was very interested in reading the profile of a Ph.D scientist, but guess what there was no profile for this. There was some useful information on interview tips. Overall I'd say that the information contained within this book is minimally useful and definately not worth $30. In particular, the useful information for a Ph.D. is woefully lacking. On the positive side, as I review the Wet Feet website, I see a lot of useful information there. Since this company is relatively young, hopefully future versions will be more comprehensive.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great intro to the industry,
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This review is from: Careers in Biotech and Pharmaceuticals : The Wetfeet.com Insider Guide (Wetfoot.Com Insider Guide) (Spiral-bound)
This is an excellent intro to the biotech and pharmaceutical industry--especially if you want to figure out how the industry stacks up, what kinds of opportunities there are, and how to go about finding a job with a firm. I worked at a dot com and decided that I wanted to try something new--biotech seems to be one of the few industries that's still growing today. This guide has helped me identify and pursue a number of opportunities at some very interesting companies. Like other wetfeet publications, it's also a great read.
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