As a woman who graduated less than a year ago, how should I plan my career?

With the financial crisis going on, don’t overthink it – it’s great to have a job! Let’s not draw any conclusions yet. I graduated a year earlier than you; I think it’s more important to build up experience at the moment! As for career planning, I might not be able to help you! Hehe..... I don’t have enough experience, so I don’t have a say!

It depends on your own interests. Laboratory work is inherently boring, and you also have to work shifts, which can lead to early aging! If you have time, learn more information and figure out your interests and direction so that you can make plans.

Actually, I really like chemistry; I’m quite interested in doing analysis and conducting experiments.

Career planning is often nothing but a pretty lie for graduates. I’ve heard a lot about it and thought it would help me find my direction, but it turned out to be useless. Now I realize that one must first get a job in order to truly understand what career planning means. I recommend this approach: by getting a good job, one stops feeling lost, and can then fill in the gaps as needed. There’s no need to know exactly what one will do in the future; work and life are the best teachers! One’s career plan is essentially one’s dream plan. First, learn and acquire the necessary skills. Second, take action to realize one’s dreams. Third, do some good deeds – this will purify your soul and bring you happiness. Fourth, enjoy the fruits of your efforts; in this way, your life will be fulfilling

Find someone to convert it into a process. My major is the same as yours. There isn’t much future in doing analysis in our field. In companies, the salary for doing analysis is also relatively low.

It’s not very suitable for girls to work in the chemical industry; they are generally only fit for doing laboratory work. After graduating, they are already around 24 or 25 years old, and in a couple of years it will be time for them to get married and have children. The work in the chemical industry involves harmful substances such as toxic gases, which is not conducive to raising the next generation. Laboratory work is somewhat better, but the salaries aren’t very high. So it is suggested that you consider switching to work in the chemical sales field; this way, you can put what you’ve learned to use, it won’t affect your plans for the future, and the compensation in this area is also quite good :)

Career planning is nothing but an excuse. Follow one’s original dreams, go along the path laid out by fate, and leave one’s own footprint: victory:

It seems you are a very motivated girl; therefore, I suggest that you change jobs. However, before doing so, there are two things you must do: first, study hard for entrance exams in order to pursue a master’s degree, and strive to get into a reputable university – as a good university degree is a key to landing a good job； Second, it is to understand the development of the industry – the most popular and promising areas within the chemical industry represent the fields in which you can make progress.

Indeed, for girls, if they don’t change careers and don’t work in chemical sales, the best option is to pursue a graduate degree at a prestigious university. The main issue is that it’s hard to get into undergraduate programs at design institutes these days.

It depends on what direction you want to focus your efforts on :P If you don’t want to work in the chemical industry anymore, then it’s fine to change careers. If you still want to work in this field, I’d recommend switching to a role related to process engineering. Personally, I think there aren’t many prospects for those who work in testing and analysis... If you end up working in shift work, you should learn more about the production processes, especially the procedures for starting up and shutting down operations, as well as the basic principles of these processes. Don’t worry about not having a mentor to guide you; the desire for a mentor is actually a kind of psychological barrier. In society, you have to rely on yourself :P You need to learn how to study on your own. I’m also a woman who graduated less than a year ago, so let’s encourage each other :P

There’s not much future in being a lab technician; I changed careers to work in that field. Not many people say that working in laboratory testing has a promising future, so it’s better to work in process engineering or something similar, or to pursue further studies and work in a design institute. There really isn’t much potential in laboratory testing. Since you’ve studied chemical process engineering, I suggest you change careers. And even if you have a mentor, that’s not very realistic either; even with a mentor, they won’t teach you that much. Don’t have too many illusions – you’ll have to figure things out on your own~~~~

Actually, my ambitions aren’t that high; I just want to earn over 10,000 yuan per month after the age of 40 and to be in a moderate position in society. Right now I’m very confused and don’t know what direction to take... I hope everyone can give me some valuable advice!!

I just graduated as well, but I’m a guy. I think everyone feels lost when they first start out; I’ve been searching for my own path too. In my opinion, if you like doing laboratory work, then pursue a graduate degree – it will at least make the job more comfortable for you

Your major is Chemical Engineering and Technology; in a factory, you would generally be assigned to work on process-related tasks. It’s possible that since you’re a woman, you were sent to the laboratory instead! Get on well in the laboratory, become a team leader so as to not have to work shifts, then move on to the company’s analysis center and become a minor supervisor – that’s probably about it! In chemical companies, there are still relatively few women! Furthermore, with postgraduate studies, you will value your opportunity even more to study chemical engineering knowledge purposefully, so as to work in a design firm and engage in design work! But youth will quietly pass away; it’s because we’re so competitive! ! Let’s encourage each other! !

I graduated in 2008 with a degree in Chemical Engineering and Technology; it’s quite suitable to pursue a master’s degree, as my field of study remains the same. I currently work as a lab technician in the laboratory of a small company that is somewhat semi-private rather than fully corporate; it’s convenient for getting by, but as far as career development is concerned, it’s hard to say. There are many disputes in laboratories; there are disputes everywhere. Say less and do more. Since I’m a new college student with no connections, my base salary is higher than theirs, so they exclude me a lot. It’s normal; I’m also new, and even though I have connections, they still exclude me. It’s like this: you have more money than them, and they’re not satisfied with that, so that’s why it happens. Study hard, and once your skills improve. Deliberately ask them a few questions they can’t answer, and then you provide the answers. Or you help them solve a few problems they can’t handle, and then they’ll know who really has the say – that’s how I established my authority. I didn’t have a mentor to guide me either; everyone thinks that it’s fine for me not to have a mentor right now. Anyway, everything that needs to be known is in the books; things related to ways of thinking aren’t in the books, and you can’t learn them from them either, so it doesn’t matter. Come to Haichuan more often, get some more materials, and study on your own more. It’s not good to owe favors to others. It takes just a few months before one starts working shifts. The pattern of these shifts is very monotonous, and there’s nothing really to learn from them. Well, yes, shifting hours is essentially a trick; the main advantage of it is that if you work at midnight, you can sleep, which means you have a little more time. It can be used to learn*. I’ve decided to create a career plan for myself and work hard according to it!!! You can pursue postgraduate studies. You know what to do now. Or work in a related industry, set aside some time every day to browse Haichuan, take a closer look, and then you’ll know what you lack; after that, gather some materials and start learning, learning more and more. Knowledge and skills are only truly reliable when they are in one’s own hands!! Good; I’ll use this as motivation for myself as well. This post was last edited by steinback on 2009-2-27 23:56]

I don’t know where you are from or what you do in the chemical industry; if your monthly salary is 10,000 yuan or more, then don’t expect much from such a company that doesn’t give its employees proper compensation. I’m a guy who graduated in 2008, and this is just a brief acquaintance

It’s a good idea, but if you’re being excluded, you should also think about the way you treat others. You’re probably the youngest in the laboratory; the others are likely middle-aged. It’s normal to encounter problems when no one is there to guide you. If it’s not someone from management who serves as your mentor, they probably won’t be able to teach you much. You still have to rely on yourself and work on experiments in the laboratory. If you stay there forever, there won’t be much future ahead for you. If you want to pursue a career in technology, you need to work in the workshops, on the production lines, at the grassroots level, before moving up to management positions. Working in the laboratory requires dedication – identifying problems in your experimental processes and solving them is what will serve as a foundation for your future development. A few classmates said that pursuing further studies through postgraduate exams is an option, but whether to do so depends on your own decisions. If you decide to try, you should apply last year. Keep it up! These are all ideas that came to mind since I started working last July; I’d appreciate any advice from those who are more experienced :handshake. I work in a small company within a state-owned enterprise (which can be considered large-scale), and production has been halted there; I’m just doing experiments in the laboratory. I should start driving around in March or April, and then go out to the workshop. This post was last edited by blusunny on 2009-2-27 at 23:10.]

It’s important to lay a solid foundation right after graduation; one needs to be practical

Being squeezed out isn’t necessarily a matter of how one handles things; one of my classmates became a technician after coming to us for two months. He’s a good person; all of us who came here feel that he’s also being pressured. Where there are interests, there is struggle.

Is there really no future in working in laboratory testing??? Here are a few directions I’ve thought of (my experience is limited, so please help me out). 1. Master laboratory testing while also understanding the production processes. 2. Become proficient in laboratory testing and at the same time learn knowledge related to management. 3. Learn a foreign language so as to work in a foreign company. 4. Engage in sales or procurement related to chemicals. 5. Pursue further studies, change my major, and work in a design institute; there are fields such as inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, metallurgy, etc....??? 6. I can’t think of anything else for now; please give me some advice!!! What should I do next? I don’t want to just go through life in a daze; I don’t want to regret not making the most of my time in 20 years!! Youth is very short-lived!!!