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
Description
More Information
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.
More Information
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.
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] More Information
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
More Information
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
