ACS Career Advice

The ACS Department of Career Management and Development offers career assistance and information on employment issues to chemistry professionals.

Career Counseling
The online Career Consultant Program (CCP) consists of over 70 volunteer consultants – all ACS members – who are available to assist other ACS members with various employment and career development matters.

Industry Forum
Free teleconferences by prominent figures in the chemical sciences covering a range of career related topics for chemists.

Job Search Essentials
Advice on how to conduct a successful job search, effective resume writing, negotiating your salary, tips for foreign born chemists looking for a job in the US and more.

Career Fair
The ACS Career Fair offered at each national meeting, provides a broad array of career services, including opportunities to participate in screening interviews with employers. The ACS Career Fair is open to ACS members and national and student affiliates. The ACS Career Fair also offers more than 30 workshops on various career-related topics.