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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These numbers are beyond depressing. Good luck people, save your money.
ReplyDeleteThose are pretty encouraging numbers. Where do I sign up to be a chemist?
ReplyDeleteI think good or bad numbers like these are meaningless. Number of offers made based on career fair interviews - now that's something I'd love seeing!
ReplyDeleteThis actually fits in nicely with the theory that jobs exist only for those graduating the top ten percent of schools.
ReplyDeleteThe applicant/jobs ratio is about 10:1.
Yes, its very approximate.
Good thing that ACS unemployment rate is at 4% for chemists! Fortunately there have been no layoffs in recent years.