Career Magazine

"I cultured stem cells by day and audiences by night!"

To avoid the pitfall of focusing on one thing that is important to you in your new position and overlooking flaws that might have a large impact on you, create a list of important work-environment issues before you apply for your first job.

"My supervisor spotted an advert in
The EMBO Journal appealing for artistic biologists to send in their images for the front cover."

"There is a science and an art to winemaking," says Mark West. "The people that are successful are the ones who can use both."

Scientists who are considering a pronounced change of career should try to understand their reasons as much as they can.