Transcript A personal perspective on career mobility

A personal perspective on
career mobility
Sam Butterworth
Lecturer in Medicinal Chemistry
2005-2008
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2013
Why change?
Mobile careers - Are they now the norm? Certainly for
Pharma R&D in the UK.
People often define limits on career changes that don't really
exist (but are generally perceived to be true) - the right
person in the right place at the right time can break these
'rules'.
Some changes might not be chosen, but good stuff can come
from unexpected sources.
Being proactive is likely to be the only way to have any
control over what happens to you - networking being part of
this. Requires a change in your relationship with employers?