Here is another of the stellar webinars from ACS: http://acswebinars.org/borchardt How to Find Jobs in Small Companies By admin – Last updated: Thursday, December 16, 2010 ACS Careers Job Club Webinar Series Are small companies hiring more scientists? Is it better to be the big fish in a small pond or a small fish in [...]
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ACS webinars – new year – new you!
Posted in career tools, career websites, industry on January 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
glow in the dark jobs?
Posted in alternative careers, industry on December 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just kidding! I worked around the nuclear industry and I don’t glow (much)! Here is a job that might lead to interesting careers: Sellafield defies gloom by offering 60 jobs for graduates Last updated 10:58, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 SELLAFIELD bosses are defying the gloom dogging the job market – by launching a recruitment campaign. [...]
contemplating toilets instead of on them…
Posted in alternative careers, industry on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here is one job in my “might have beens” – I actually took a tour of an American Standard plant while taking a engineering ceramics course in grad school (back in the dark ages!) – it sure looked interesting! Very cool MASSIVE kilns! …the modern loo deserves respect; for sophistication, it may not match, say, [...]
listen to experts in your pajamas…
Posted in decisions, industry on September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The ACS has begun a Careers seminar series that is attended via conference call. A great way to listen to top industry executives from the comfort of your home or office – you can even send in questions for the speaker to answer during the session: ACS Careers Industry Forum: Monthly Teleconferences featuring Luminaries in [...]
“eat your wheaties” or just study them
Posted in industry on December 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Why do I keep finding new jobs in food areas – could it be due to all the turkey I ate at Christmas? Cereal chemists! Does this actually classify as an alternative career or just a less explored one? The AACC International (was the american association for cereal chemists) has a neat description of thier [...]
using opportunities at hand
Posted in decisions, industry, women on July 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Joanne Ayre used her industry job to learn and find the right niche for her: When she left school, she opted for a pure chemistry degree at Leeds University, UK. ‘I enjoyed my time there, but realized that working in the lab was not for me,’ she recalls. She took a job with GLaxoSmithKline in [...]
