www.acs.org
Discover Strategies for a Successful Job Search at the ACS Career Fair! During the Spring 2010 ACS National Meeting & Exposition Location: West Hall - Level One of the Moscone Convention Center Dates and times :
• • •
Sunday March 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Tuesday March 22-23 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday March 24 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Top 10 Reasons to Attend The Career Fair: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Chat informally with employers - learn what they’re looking for Interview with employers Get personal career consulting Get your résumé critiqued by experienced chemists in industry and academia Improve your interviewing skills with a career consultant Attend practical career workshops Search jobs and request interviews Hear special presentations on Green Jobs and more Network with employers and peers Have fun!
These are unusual times with unusual challenges. Equip yourself with the tools, strategies, and career consulting to find and secure your next job.
“Over the past 20 years, ACS Careers and C&EN have helped me find my ideal job and given me an advantage with their personalized career development assistance.”
REGISTER EARLY: Job seekers who wish to be considered for onsite interviews are strongly encouraged to register in advance.
www.acs.org/jobseekers
American Chemical Society
Daniela Wlodarczak, Ph.D. Sr. Development Scientist GlaxoSmithKline-CHRD
Career Workshop Schedule (subject to change) Check your program book and on-site information for updates to the schedule and location: Sunday March 21 8:30 am – 9:45 am
Workshop
OTHER CAREER-RELATED TECHNICAL PROGRAMMING
Planning Your Job Search
Many ACS committees and divisions sponsor programs
9:00 am – 10:15 am
Mock Interview Demonstration
related to career development. Please consult the online
10:00 am – 11:15 am
Preparing a Résumé
technical program at www.acs.org/meetings/national
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
First Year on the Job: Academic
or the on-site program distributed during the meeting
11:30 am – 12:45 pm
Effective Interviewing
for locations and final details.
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Planning Your Job Search
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
First Year on the Job: Industry
•
Educating Chemists with the Skills Needed to Com-
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Preparing a Résumé
pete in the New Global Economy, Monday, March
3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
Postdoctoral Research: Why and How?
22, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 a.m.
4:00 pm – 5:15 pm
Effective Interviewing
•
Beyond the Bench: Non-Traditional Careers in Chemistry, dates/times TBD.
Monday, March 22
Workshop
8:30 am – 10.00 am
Getting a Job in the US
8:30 am – 9:45 am
•
Sustaining a Work-Life Balance (SCHB 008), dates/ times TBD
Planning Your Job Search
10:00 am – 11:15 am
Preparing a Résumé
The ACS Career Fair is open to all registered members,
10:30 am – 11:45 am
Mock Interview Demonstration
ACS members, and national and student affiliates.
11:30 am – 12:45 pm
Effective Interviewing
If you are not registered for the Career Fair,
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Academic Application Package
visit www.acs.org/jobseekers.
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Planning Your Job Search
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Preparing a Résumé
Unemployed ACS Members with a 2010 unemployment
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Writing Excellent ACS PRF Proposals
dues waiver can attend the National Meeting for free.
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm
Just enter your membership number during National
Academic On-site Interview
Meeting registration.
Effective Interviewing
For questions on membership status, contact ACS Tuesday, March 23
Workshop
Member & Subscriber Services at (800) 333-9511 (U.S.
8:30 am – 9:45 am
Mock Interview Demonstration
only); (614) 447-3776 (outside the U.S.);
Planning Your Job Search
or email:
[email protected].
8:30 am – 9:45 am 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Patents and Intellectual Property
10:00 am – 11:15 am
Preparing a Résumé
In order to participate you must register to attend the
11:30 am – 12:45 pm
Effective Interviewing
239th ACS National Meeting & Exposition
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Mock Interview Demonstration
March 21-25, 2010 • San Francisco, CA
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Planning Your Job Search
2:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Navigating the Federal Employment Special Presentations in the “Career Fair Presentation Area:”
Process Green Opportunities For Your Chemistry Career 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Preparing a Résumé
4:00 pm – 5:15 pm
Effective Interviewing
Biotechnology vs. Pharmaceutical: Which is Right for Your Career?
Wednesday, March 24 8:30 am – 9:45 am 8:30 am – 9:45 am
Workshop Jobs in Industry Planning Your Job Search
10:00 am – 11:15 am
Jobs in Academia
10:00 am – 11:15 am
Preparing a Résumé
11:30 am – 12:45 pm
Effective Interviewing
