Anyone got a Zoology degree?

[Ben W]

well i did have beans before, maybe that was it???

[bothrops]

Originally Posted by Ben W

What are you suggesting here???

I'm merely pointing out that itis unlikely that you having a degree in zoology counted against you when applying for a lecturing position?.....unless it was a position for a lecturer in plumbing!?



Cheers

Andy

[bothrops]

Originally Posted by Ben W

well i did have beans before, maybe that was it???

..now that explains it!

[Ben W]

Well i was the worst interview i have ever sat in, right down to the snidy 'oh i suppose we had better see your qualifications since you are sitting there clutching them.'

Their comment was that with the qualifications i had would mean i would want more money, and i was more qualified than them.

Im glad i didnt get it looking back
And i should have dropped one when i left

[rachel132002]

Not quite the same but i'm in my final year of a Bsc. Hons. Animal Management so hopefully i'll get something good once i leave but we shall see eh?!

Bsc. Allows you to do almost anything though.

[zirliz]

I've got one and a diploma in Animal Behaviour and welfare but have no idea what to do now, any advice would be great,

[bothrops]

Originally Posted by Ben W

Well i was the worst interview i have ever sat in, right down to the snidy 'oh i suppose we had better see your qualifications since you are sitting there clutching them.'

Their comment was that with the qualifications i had would mean i would want more money, and i was more qualified than them.

Im glad i didnt get it looking back
And i should have dropped one when i left

Sounds like you are way better off without the position! - so in a way the degree did you a favour and therefore was still a good thing to have - put it back on the CV!

Fancy pming me the college (so I can cross it off my list if I ever look to move!)

Cheers

Andy

[Lucky Eddie]

I got a 2.2 from London in 1976.

I'm now a Packaging design Manager having spent 32 years with the same company.

I put my obsession for animals into my hobbies.

At least I got to go to Kenya on safari this year...my childhood dream.

I knew more than the poor guide!

If only the country had been more stable 30 years ago..........I'd be living there now.

[GlasgowGecko]

I actually think a better question to ask is: Who doesn't have a Zoology degree. Honestly the number of people appling for, and getting degrees in Zoology is going through the roof right now, which makes progression even more difficult.

My advice for anyone wanting to go on into a more research focus position is to avoid zoology, and move more towards molecular biology or genetics (in one of its various forms). This way you will be able to answer questions that zoologists, with a very generic background, cannot.

Andy

[zirliz]

I'm having trouble getting experience due to lack of experience what sort of a system is we have I'd really like to work with ornamental fish but have no ideas