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The career path in crystallography is hardly straightforward. A scientist can end up moving many times over the course of their career. You know – back breaking, couch up 3 flights of stairs, garage bag full of clothes moving.

There are three main areas that are usually considered when looking for a position:  government,  academics or industry. A transition between academics to industry maybe the least understood since much of what is done in industry is not made public.

Peter comments:

…I would be extremely grateful if you could start a thread on people’s experience in moving from academia to industry. I am interested in doing this once I’ve finished my post-doc… It would be great to hear stories from people that have made the transition without prior industrial experience.

How does one best prepare for this type of transitions? Have you made the transition from academics to industry? Could you share some words of wisdom? Thanks.