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What Have You Learned Lately? 2 comments

balbes wrote 1 month ago: I’m currently sitting in a coffee shop, spending the day working on my laptop.  I’m here … more →

Tags: Professional Development, chemistry jobs, Learning New Skills

Filling the Employment Gaps in Your Résumé 7 comments

lhgould wrote 8 months ago: More than 90% of senior executives reported they would be concerned if a job candidate had long invo … more →

Tags: Job Search

What to Do When Your Job Hunt Runs Out of Steam 3 comments

lhgould wrote 9 months ago: During a long job hunt your search for employment can run out of steam. It may seem like you have co … more →

Tags: Job Search

Where are the Chemists? And Where Should You Be?10 comments

balbes wrote 11 months ago: I start each morning by scanning blog headlines, and reading the articles that spark my interest.  O … more →

Tags: Job Search, Chemical Enterprise, pharamachuetical industry, Biotechnology

Academia to Industry....or the other way around? 1 comment

balbes wrote 11 months ago:   The January 5th issue of Chemical and Engineering News includes an article about the University of … more →

Tags: Professional Development, Job Search, Chemical Enterprise, employment outlook

Stay Informed: How to Succeed in Today’s Economy2 comments

lhgould wrote 1 year ago: How should chemists react to today’s adverse economic news? To protect your career, the first step i … more →

Tags: Professional Development, Job Search

Hydrogen Bonding and Holiday Bonding

lhgould wrote 1 year ago: In her November 24 blog entry, Liane Gould (Manager, Career Services, ACS) highlights the value of n … more →

Tags: Job Search, networking, social networking

New ACS Careers Programs Help Ensure Economic and Professional Success

David Harwell wrote 1 year ago: The current economic situation has caused much uncertainty and worry for our members and others with … more →

Tags: Professional Development, Job Search, Chemical Enterprise

WANTED: NEW JERSEY SCIENCE TEACHERS8 comments

David Harwell wrote 1 year ago: A native of northern China, Donghong Sun graduated with a BS in Chemistry from the University of Bei … more →

Tags: Professional Development, Job Search, second career, Teaching, alternative career

The Finer Art of Salary Negotiation in a Downturn Economy3 comments

lhgould wrote 1 year ago:   For the month of September the national unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.1 percent but was up … more →

Tags: Job Search, Work/life balance, salary negoication

Reacting to Economic Pressures2 comments

David Harwell wrote 1 year ago: Jeff Kindler, CEO of Pfizer, addressed the HSM World Business Forum in New York a couple of weeks ag … more →

Tags: Professional Development, Job Search, Chemical Enterprise, Jobs, Economy

Pharmaceutical Industry Outlook — International Employment Opportunities1 comment

lhgould wrote 1 year ago: ACS Industry Forum Teleconference with Dr. Carolyn Ribes from Dow Chemical in The Netherlands. Today … more →

Tags: Job Search, Professional Development, Work/life balance, chemistry jobs, international employment, Jobs overseas

Do you have what employers want?

lhgould wrote 1 year ago: You might be surprised to learn that employers are not only looking for the technical but put heavy … more →

Tags: Professional Development, employers are looking for, Harvard business, Soft Skills

Chemistry For A Cause2 comments

lhgould wrote 1 year ago: Wilma Subra knows the frustration of trying fruitlessly to protect people from dangerous exposures t … more →

Tags: Chemical Enterprise, Professional Development, Career development, chemistry jobs, jobs in chemistry

Why Would You Study Chemistry?4 comments

lhgould wrote 1 year ago: Every year in the spring, I talk to journalism undergraduates about possible career paths they might … more →

Tags: Professional Development, Chemical Enterprise, second career, chemistry jobs

Career Advice Nuggets on the Web3 comments

lhgould wrote 1 year ago: When I started contributing this blog a few months ago, I did what was intended to be a one-time Goo … more →

Tags: Introduction, Job Search, Career Advice, chemistry jobs

Being “The Best” Isn’t Always The Best Recipe for Success

lhgould wrote 1 year ago: Albert Einstein. Pablo Picasso. Willie Mays. Michael Jordon. Viswanathan Anand. Most every Nobel Lau … more →

Tags: Chemical Enterprise, Professional Development, Work/life balance, chemistry jobs, employment outlook, Job Search

What Does My Dog Have To Do With Anything?1 comment

lhgould wrote 1 year ago: I was interviewing recently with a potential new client when one of the senior staff in the room ask … more →

Tags: Job Search, Career Advice, chemistry jobs, Interviewing Skills

Follow Your Dreams2 comments

lhgould wrote 1 year ago: Where would we be without our dreams?   As the father of a 13-year-old, I hear my daughter talk abou … more →

Tags: Job Search, Professional Development, Work/life balance, Career Advice, Career Exploration, Career Planning


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