• Question: WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE AND DID YOU GET THE JOB?

    Asked by owusupemagbi to Hitesh, Hywel, Mae, Nik, Tiffany on 18 Jun 2012. This question was also asked by curryboombastic, frizzomonkey2.
    • Photo: Nicola Ibberson

      Nicola Ibberson answered on 18 Jun 2012:

      When I was really young I wanted to be a ‘popstar’ (didn’t we all), then as I grew up I went from wanting to be a vet, to a beautician, to a doctor, to a forensic scientist to a Clinical Scientist! I guess I was just going through a process of narrowing down my interests, and learning about the different careers out there.

      And I ended up as a Clinical Scientist, so I guess it worked out in the end 🙂 I didn’t get the job straight away though – it’s massively competitive, so I had to work as a technologist in a genetics lab to gain experience first (being the person who does the hands-on testing in the lab).

    • Photo: Tiffany Taylor

      Tiffany Taylor answered on 19 Jun 2012:

      I wanted to be a vet originally, but I was too young to work at that age. My first taste of science was when I did my work experience at 15, and worked in some fish labs in my home town! My job was looking at the quality of the river we lived on. I really liked it, and I think that sent me on the path I’m on now – so yeah, I guess it did work out!

      But in my time I’ve also been a waitress, a bar maid, a post office lady, I’ve worked in a pharmacists, I’ve been a child minder and worked in loads of offices as an assistant. So I’ve been loads of other things along the way – but I was doing those jobs for the money, not for the love :).

    • Photo: Hitesh Dave

      Hitesh Dave answered on 20 Jun 2012:

      I wanted to be an army officer..I tried as well and got selected until the final interview stage where I got rejected…but it was my dream and during study I was best at science and science career was always my another option…and I am happy that I am part of this beautiful science world….

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