Career Development for Scientists

If you’re looking for my more recent articles, check out the ACS Careers Blog.  I post about twice a month there, and that’s taking most of my blogging times these days.

You’ve probably noticed I haven’t posted here in awhile.  I do still write and lecture on career development for scientists, but most of my postings now are on twitter -  http://twitter.com/balbes/ .  Follow me there for links to interesting articles, as we all navigate the ever-changing landscape of scientific employment.

There’s a great blog article on one person’s experience of the difference between working as a chemical contractor and working in a “permanent” job.  Check it out - Life as a chemical contractor.

Another blog post over on the ACS Careers Blog (seems that’s all I have time to write for these days!).  This one has my favorite title ever – You Have to Earn the Liz.

In some ways, telephone interviews are harder than in-person interviews, because you have to both read the interviewer, and shine yourself, without visual cues.  A few of my tips for telephone interviews are now online on the ACS Careers blog.

There’s a great professional profile of a medical writer Kelly Keating, writting by Just Another Electron Pusher that just appeared online - A chemist’s journey through academia, government, industry, and into medical writing .

Another great example of someone who wasn’t afraid to learn new things, take advantage of opportunities, and ended up somplace completely unexpected, but wonderful.

There’s a great article over at Cult of Mac that describes, in detail, the interview process is like for a job at an Apple Store.  It’s a great inside look at how the interview process works, and what it takes to make it past each stage.

Check it out!

Interesting article reports that the closer the first and last author of a paper work geographically, the higher the impact factor of the publication.