ACS Career Workshops
ACS career workshops are designed to enhance the career development of chemists through presentations by peers.
Workshops are offered during ACS national meetings and selected regional meetings. Workshops can also be requested by local sections, colleges or universities.
Workshop Recordings Available Online
The following video recordings were made during the ACS National Meeting in Boston, MA, September 19-22, 2007:
• Overcoming Barriers: Current Issues Facing Foreign-Born Chemical Professionals featuring Joel Shulman
• Finding A Position in Industry featuring Roy Simmons
• Negotiation Techniques featuring Don Gatewood
• Resume Preparations for Recent Graduates featuring Richard Bretz
• Resume Preparation for Experienced Chemical Professionals featuring Roy Simmons
• Effective Interviewing Techniques featuring Val Kuck
• Effective Interviewing Techniques for Recent Graduates featuring Raymond O’Donnell
• Finding A Position in Industry Diana Phillips
The following video recordings were made during the Preparing for Life After Graduate School workshop at Princeton University, June 13-14, 2006.
- "Targeting the Job Market" featuring Joel Shulman
- "Industrial Resume and Cover Letter" featuring Valerie Kuck
- "Industrial Interviews" featuring Joel Shulman
- "Patents & Intellectual Property" featuring Joel Shulman
- “On Baccalaureate Teaching" featuring Linda Hodges
- "Postdoctoral Research" featuring Julia Clay
- "Work-Life Balance" featuring Katie Hunt
Workshops Available at Many National and Regional ACS Meetings
- Career Strategies: Critical Steps to Success
- Career Transitions
- Effective Interviewing Techniques
- Finding Jobs in Small Companies
- How Do I Get That First Academic Job?
- Mock Interview Demonstration
- Negotiation Techniques
- Overcoming Barriers: Current Issues Facing Foreign-Born Chemical Professionals
- Resume Preparation
- Starting a Chemical Consulting Business
- Targeting the Job Market
- Writing Excellent Research Proposals
Workshops Available to Local Sections and Colleges / Universities
The three-hour "Managing an Effective Job Search" (MEJS) workshop is provided at each ACS regional meeting, and upon request by local sections, colleges and universities. The MEJS workshop also provides one-on-one resume reviews and career assistance during the afternoon following the workshop.
MEJS consists of the following 1-hour core modules:
- Targeting the Job Market
- Resume Preparation
- Interviewing Skills
The MEJS workshop can be tailored to fit the needs of the requesting local section. The following modules are not available as stand-alone presentations but can be substituted for any of the core MEJS modules:
- Career Transitions
- First Year on the Job
- Negotiation Techniques
- Finding Jobs in Small Companies
2008 Workshops Price Structure
| Increment | Local Presentations for ACS Units | Non-ACS |
| Full Day | $700 | $1000 |
| Half-Day | $350 | $600 |
The Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs recognizes a need to maintain the commitment to offer quality programming to assist professionals in chemistry and chemical engineering as well as to control increasing costs. This fee structure represents a fraction of the total cost, and will allow development of new programs, quality assurance of existing programs, and continued fulfillment of all requests.