Forget what your mother told you. Scientists looking for jobs in the business world need to learn to talk to strangers, says Monya Baker.
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Monya Baker is a freelance writer based in San Francisco.
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Baker, M. Breaking into business. Nature 440, 840–841 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7085-840a
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7085-840a