Getting a biotech internship is hard. It can be easy to become dejected rejection after rejection and unlike other fields *cough* CS, biotech is pretty bare when it comes to internship application resources. On top of that, existing resources are pretty generic so I thought I’d share a few tips I have learned through experimentation and had wished someone had told me earlier.
1. Cater your resume for a scientist, not for a recruiter
This is not a general rule but most times in biotech, the primary lead of hiring interns is the scientist who will be potentially mentoring you as opposed to a recruiter or hiring manager. This means while you should be mindful that a recruiter is the initial person who looks at your resume, it is the scientist who should be catering to.