Right now I'm in an undergraduate genetics program and I will be able to graduate in December.

I want to go more into research rather than genetic counseling so I did want to get my PhD eventually, however grad schools usually only start in the fall so it doesn't really line up with when I will graduate. I don't know if it would be the best idea to not really be doing anything between the time I graduate and when I would start at grad school.

So, I was possibly considering getting a research job for a couple years and then going back to get my PhD. But I am unsure of what to do because I have heard about how bad the job market is in general but I am not sure how it is for specifically research jobs.

Also, by the time I graduate I will have 2 years of research experience which may be beneficial for a job search, but I wonder if I would have more luck finding a job after I get my PhD.