What are the job opportunities one can expect for courses such as .Pharm and industrial pharmacy?

D. Ashok Kumar

Mumbai

The field of industrial pharmacy has diversified a great deal and offers a wide range of career options both in large, innovative pharmaceutical companies and smaller support organisations.

With a degree in industrial pharmacy you should be able to gain employment in industry/hospital pre-registration.

Such jobs depend upon the nature of an individual company's business and would typically be in pharmaceutical development functions, such as formulation design, commercial or clinical trial manufacture and supply.

Many pharmacists use their industrial knowledge and experience to move to secondary level jobs away from pharmaceutical development, eg, regulatory affairs, clinical research, commercial manufacturing/quality assurance or medical sales, marketing or information.

What are the job opportunities open for M.Sc (Botany) graduates?

Anuradha Ramachandran

Madurai

Botanists find employment with private and public sectors, with universities as lecturers and/ researchers, in museums, as technicians, in national and provincial park boards, and as environmental consultants, in agriculture. Many botanists take to teaching as well.

I completed my B.E (E.C.E) and want to do my MBA in UK. I want to know about the value of MBA in engineering management and its scope in India.

Shankar

Hyderabad

A career in production and operations management would be ideal for you. Engineering management enjoys a high rating when it comes to recruitment parameters, particularly in the manufacturing sectors involving `heavy engineering' - automotives (e.g. - Toyota Kirloskar), industrial engineering (BHEL), consumer appliances (Videocon) and telecom (VSNL). Most of the above mentioned companies also undertake campus recruitment for engineering graduates with an MBA.

I'm in my final year Mass Communications. I'm interested in specialising in corporate communications/PR. I would like to know its scope in India and the eligibility criteria, apart from educational qualifications.

Meenakshi

Chennai

A relevant graduate degree is essential to qualify for a career in corporate communication. Areas of work include public relations, technical writing, journalism, sales and marketing, administration and internal communications management, teaching, business communications, career services including individual counselling and job search techniques, career development workshops, resume development, and assistance with interviewing skills.

When somebody asks you about your strengths and weakness, what sort of qualities should be listed and how do you state your weaknesses?

Vignesh

Chennai

To arrive at a plausible list of weaknesses, assess your abilities and circumstances into account and list a few weaknesses or limitations. Before an interview, review the requirements of the job against this list and identify a shortcomings that you feel comfortable discussing. You could also discuss a shortcoming that you're working to overcome. Then again, you could discuss a weakness that is also a strength. ("I am very determined to complete whatever I start and sometimes I can be stubborn. But I'm aware of the fine line between the two and take care not to cross it.")

First, describe your strengths and, in particular, those that you believe will assist you in the position of job X. Then proceed to identify weaknesses that you are working on to improve.

I have finished B.Sc (Com Sc) and have taken M.B.A. (Systems). Since, I'm new to this field (M.B.A), I want to know the kind of jobs I can work towards securing.

Senthil kumar

Chennai

MBA in information systems offers favorable employment prospects. As employers continue to seek computer specialists who can combine strong technical skills with good interpersonal and business skills, graduates with non-computer science engineering degrees, but who have taken courses in computer programming, systems analysis, and other information technology areas, continue to find jobs in the field of IT.