Friday, November 19, 2010
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1. HELPING CHEMISTS FIND JOBS IN A TOUGH MARKET. 2. TOWARDS A QUANTITATIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE QUALITY OF THE CHEMISTRY JOB MARKET.
What's the job market like for chemists? Dude -- it's always bad.*
How bad is it? How the heck should I know? Quantifying the chemistry job market is what this blog is about. That, and helping chemists find jobs.
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(*For the literal-minded, this is a joke. Mostly.)
Are we all that obvious? My PI and I would get into "heated discussions" all the time!
ReplyDeleteThanks for advice ;-) (Scorpio)
ReplyDeleteHee. A couple of months ago, we had some fun with science horoscopes on twitter. It's funny how similar they looked to these. Some things are just universal, I guess.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I'm a Leo, not a Libra...
as an aries, why yes, I am preparing for plan B in science.
ReplyDeleteHa! I actually do have group meeting today, but since I'm presenting I don't get to challenge anyone's mechanism. I'm not the golden child either, it's hard to tell if there is one because my PI treats us all with respect (very odd feeling compared to my grad PI).
ReplyDeleteChemjobber, when are you going to post a photoshopped misfortune cookie for organic chemists? Magic Eightball?
ReplyDeleteA1:45p:
ReplyDeleteWould you like me to? I had thought of the fortune cookie...
Chemjobber: Sure! The fortune cookie would be great, or perhaps you can test your programming skills and design an app of the magic chemistry eightball. Or maybe lampoon generic inspirational office art...they're so stupid!
ReplyDeleteI can already see some of the fortunes:
ReplyDelete"It needs another column. Yes, that compound"
"Saturday is a great day to work"
"You did not grow crystals. Try again"
"Tread softly past your boss's office"
Confucius say, "Switch to methanol-methylene chloride eluent for better separation."
ReplyDeleteYour lucky numbers: 8 13 33 41 47 55
Chemistry: huà xué
what's a PI?
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