How have other MBB folks faired in their pharma job search?

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No offense but you seem both arrogant and out of touch to think you are so special that this terrible job market doesn’t apply to you (speaking as someone who did recently exit into pharma)

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Not trying to be arrogant, but I am out of touch which is why I’m asking what the reality is like - simply don’t know as I’m not currently super close to this space but thinking of pivoting

Quite possibly the worst time in decades to break into pharma from MBB

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Thanks Amgen, helpful explanation

Took me 2 years to get in

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