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Botanists

Experience, Skills, and Personality Traits

Any experience one can obtain in the field of botany—such as an internship, volunteering, or a part-time job—will be useful for aspiring botanists.

As scientists, botanists need to be focused, patient, and determined. A botanist needs to believe in what he or she is doing and keep at a project until it's completed satisfactorily. The ability to work on one's own is important, but few scientists work in a vacuum. They cooperate with others, share the results of their work orally and in writing, and, particularly in private industry, may need to explain what they're doing in layman's terms.

Educational requirements for botanists are high and so much of the work involves research. Therefore it is important to be a good scholar and enjoy digging for answers.

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