Job Search Essentials

Planning My Job Search

Download this video! Get tips on planning your job search (.wmv file ~ 8 minutes)

• Job Search Video Transcript
• Self Study Guide for Planning Your Job Search
• Group Discussion Guides for planning your job search
• Job Search Strategies for Chemical Professionals
• Conducting an Electronic Job Search
• Targeting the Job Market (streaming audio), MP3 download
  featuring Joel Shulman

Resume Writing

Download this video! Get tips on creating a resume (.wmv file ~ [58 MB])

• Resume Video Transcript
• Self Study Guide for Preparing Your Resume
• Group Discussion Guides for Preparing Your Resume
• Resume Preparation – Tips for Chemical Professionals
• Tips on Writing a Curriculum Vitae
• How to Write a Teaching Philosophy for Academic Employment
• Industrial Resume and Cover Letter (streaming audio), MP3 download
  featuring Valerie Kuck

Interviewing & Negotiation

• Self Study Guide for Effective Interviewing
• Group Discussion Guides for Effective Interviewing
• Interviewing Skills for Chemical Professionals
• Industrial Interviews (streaming audio), MP3 download
  featuring Joel Shulman
• Negotiation Techniques: Strategies for Career Success

International Job Seekers

• Employment Guide for Foreign-Born Chemical Professionals

Job Clubs

• Starting your “Job Club” for Local Sections (Downloadable .pdf)

Globalization Resources

• The workplace has changed, and it is now much more globalized. The following resource list will help you compete and manage work globally.

Things to Consider

• Academic Careers
• Government Careers
• Consultant or Contractor Careers
• What Chemical Professionals Should Think About Before Retiring
• On Baccalaureate Teaching (streaming audio), MP3 download
  featuring Linda Hodges
• Postdoctoral Research (streaming audio), MP3 download
  featuring Julia Clay
• Industrial Careers for:
  Chemical Technicians
  BS/BA Chemists
  MS Chemists
  Ph.D. Chemists

Job Loss

• What You Need To Know When You Are About To Be Let Go
• Coping With Job Loss

Intellectual Property

• Patents & Intellectual Property (streaming audio), MP3 download
  featuring Joel Shulman