<<<<Somebody had to say it. Well done.
Would you rather have "the City" stuffed with economy and business graduates
who wouldn't know an atom from their elbow?>>>
Precisely - how exactly do we define a 'lost' science and technology
graduate? Do we consider anyone who doesn't follow the standard Degree / PhD
/ Research career path as 'lost'? And we're happy to accept a broader
definition, then how directly do you need to be applying your STEM training
to be considered to be using your qualifications 'properly'?
I would have thought that scientifically literate people working across a
wide range of sectors would be a good thing, but often all we hear is
hand-wringing. (Not that I'm implying this is what the original poster was
doing).
By way of analogy: a few years ago I remember hearing that the most common
undergraduate degree held by CEOs in the UK was History. But I don't
remember these people being referred to as 'lost' historians.
Yours,
Regan Forrest
(one of those pesky 'lost' souls who turned their back on a research career)
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