tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post8492689872746124690..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: The Layoff Project: "And then, life happened."Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-20035398244094730642011-10-24T23:03:16.557-04:002011-10-24T23:03:16.557-04:00We recently hired a contractor for a bioinformatic...We recently hired a contractor for a bioinformatics position. I found out later that she had not applied, but had been cold called by the contracting agency who found her on LinkedIn as a fit for the posting. So it can pay off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-80331394274164810992011-10-24T20:06:06.676-04:002011-10-24T20:06:06.676-04:00Does anyone have any stats on the effectiveness of...Does anyone have any stats on the effectiveness of LinkedIn as it relates to our industry? It seems great as a "I wonder what so and so from grad school is doing now" but completely useless as a job search tool when every company is jumping on the "lay off the 40-50 year old synthetic/medicinal chemists" and hire more Wuxi chemists bandwagon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-72376101248164138172011-10-18T10:55:28.604-04:002011-10-18T10:55:28.604-04:00I'm humbled by this story. Congrats to PH and ...I'm humbled by this story. Congrats to PH and her family for perserverance in such trying conditions. I'm so happy she found her dream job!Unstable Isotopehttp://unstableisotope.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.com