Profile
Samantha Cole
My CV
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Education:
University of the West of England 2006-9Wiltshire college 2004-6Hardenhuish School 1999-2004
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Qualifications:
Bsc Animal Science (2:1)A Level Biology, Sociology & Business
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Work History:
Wessex WaterOne Scientific
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Current Job:
Scientist
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I work in a laboratory which analyses drinking waters, sewage and trade effluents and soils for around 2.5million people across the Wessex water region. This includes physical properties such as pH, % solids or dry matter and chemical properties such as nutrient analysis, metals analysis and oxygen demand.
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My Typical Day:
Come in, analyse stuff, have lunch, analyse more stuff, go home.
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There isn’t really a typical day as I move between departments. Each section does tests on different types of samples so this gives a good variety in my week. Essentially you gather the samples, prepare them and then analyse them but that can mean anything from running a large expensive piece of automated equipment to acid digestion to filtering samples. Sometimes I have paperwork to write up but mostly we are hands on analysts.
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My Interview
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What did you want to be after you left school?
Something in animal welfare
What don't you like about your current job?
Working weekends/ long days. I guess some people would be grossed out by some of the samples although they don’t bother me.
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