Comments on: Getting a Research Associate Position http://www.epigeneticsnews.com/getting-a-research-associate-position/ Discoveries and advances in the field of epigenetics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:50:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Eric http://www.epigeneticsnews.com/getting-a-research-associate-position/comment-page-1/#comment-9333 Eric Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:07:04 +0000 http://www.epigeneticsnews.com/?p=308#comment-9333 Every company I have ever worked (so ok it's only two, but I talk to a lot of friends... ;) ) would not hire a PhD for a non-PhD level position, unless they had the budget to upgrade the position to that level. HR would not allow it, as THEY are evaluated by how closely the specific person's experience matches the job requirements. There is a pay band for most positions, and that must map onto a person's years of experience. I've interviewed a couple of people for RA positions who "omitted" their PhD to get considered for the position....they are immediately shown the door. If you're talking about academia...that's a whole different ball of wax... Two offers out of 8 jobs isn't bad at all...really. Job hunting isn't easy.... Every company I have ever worked (so ok it’s only two, but I talk to a lot of friends… ;) ) would not hire a PhD for a non-PhD level position, unless they had the budget to upgrade the position to that level.

HR would not allow it, as THEY are evaluated by how closely the specific person’s experience matches the job requirements. There is a pay band for most positions, and that must map onto a person’s years of experience. I’ve interviewed a couple of people for RA positions who “omitted” their PhD to get considered for the position….they are immediately shown the door.

If you’re talking about academia…that’s a whole different ball of wax…

Two offers out of 8 jobs isn’t bad at all…really. Job hunting isn’t easy….

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