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Now, everyone wants to do all that cool stuff, but do YOU have what it takes to become a microbiologist?

Traits

Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions?

Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.

Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules

Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense

Education

- a bachelor's degree program in microbiology

- students interested in conducting high-level research projects or taking on more complicated work may need a Master of Science or Ph.D. in Microbiology or a subfield like bacteriology

Skills

Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made

Apply today & become a Microbiologist!