Career Resources for Unemployed ACS Members

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American Chemical Society

Career Resources for Unemployed ACS Members Resource Name

Unemployed Member Benefits ACS Career Consultants

ACS Careers Jobs Database Career Fairs & Career Workshops

Virtual Career Fairs & Career

Location(s)

N/A

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Free National Career Resources For Chemists Benefits for unemployed members  www.acs.org/unemployed including a 2-year dues waiver.

Phone and email. In-person at National or Regional meetings and other career events Online

ACS career consultants are seasoned chemists in industry, academia, and government who provide one-on-one career consulting, resume reviews and interviewing assistance for chemists. The service is confidential.



www.acs.org/careerconsulting

ACS job board for chemists



http://chemistryjobs.acs.org/jobs

National Meeting and Regional Meeting Locations

ACS hosts a career fair in conjunction with every ACS National Meeting. There are usually 40-80 employers interviewing and career consultants are available.



www.acs.org/careerfair



www.acs.org/vcf

Online

Most regional meetings offer a career program with workshops, resume reviews, mock interviews, and one-on-one career consulting. ACS hosts a virtual career fair in conjunction with the ACS National Meeting.

American Chemical Society

Resource Name Webcasts

Location(s)

Career Guides

Online

Interview Stream

Online

ACS Local Sections

National

North Jersey Local Section

Tri-State Area

LandingExpert New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York City

Description There are no travel costs and you can participate from anywhere. There are usually over 300 positions advertised. You can meet recruiters in real-time using text chat or video chat. Guides on job search strategies, resumes, and interviewing.

Practice interviewing from anywhere via web cam. Send your practice interview to an ACS Career Consultant for assistance.

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Self-Assessment Researching the Job Market Preparing a Resume Interview Strategies



www.acs.interviewstream.com

Local Career/Networking Resources for Chemists Join an ACS local section for networking  Local Section Websites and events. Ask about career programs and  www.acs.org/localsections events. Check the local section website. Mid-Atlantic and New England Local career resources, online discussion forum and job postings. Local job search resources, networking events, Groups and public library services. The North Jersey Local Section recommends this resource.

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http://www.njacs.org/careers.html http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ch emjobs/messages?o=1 http://www.landingexpert.com/ec/210 /NetworkingEvents.pdf http://landingexpert.com

American Chemical Society

Resource Name

St. Louis Local Section

Location(s)

St. Louis

Greater Houston Local Section

Houston, TX

Chicago Local Section

Chicago

California Local Section

Bay Area

Description

St. Louis . MO Local career resources

Houston, TX The Greater Houston Local Section maintains a list of local employers of chemists. To obtain a copy of this list, email your requests to [email protected]

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http://www.stlacs.org/special.html#car eer



http://www.acsghs.org/Committees/ProfessionalDevelo pment.aspx

Chicago, IL Local job club, online discussion forum, and  career resources    Bay Area, CA Local job boards, career consultants, and other resources. Request list of local employers of chemists by contacting the California Section office, or e-mail requests to [email protected].



http://chicagoacs.net/activities.php#em ployment http://chicagoacs.net/jobclub.html http://chicagoacs.net/jobforum.html

http://calvaryslz.org/calacs/?page_id=4 9

American Chemical Society

Resource Name

Location(s)

Local Job Clubs

Your local area

99ers

Online

Crisis Counseling (free)

Your local area

Description

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Non-Chemistry Related Resources Find local job clubs and job hunting groups. www.meetup.com Go to www.meetup.com and search for “job club” or “job hunter”. Online forum for those who no longer have http://www.99ers.net/ federal benefits Search for “Crisis Intervention” or Search internet or yellow pages “Hotlines” for your area in your yellow pages or online