tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post3072499515090878174..comments2024-03-29T09:05:29.819-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: “Keep Your Job, Ken!” Part 5: Gaining ProminenceChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-60347636974012727552020-04-08T13:59:04.667-04:002020-04-08T13:59:04.667-04:00I strongly agree on point #1. My best professiona...I strongly agree on point #1. My best professional contacts (and sometimes personal friendships) have come from small, intimate conferences. At a big conference like the ACS meeting, you might have a conversation with someone and never encounter them again for the rest of the event.<br /><br />You raised a great point in #7 too. I remember a person interviewing for a professor job at my graduate department tried to pack about 3 hours' worth of material into a 50-minute slot. I just remember her talking 90 miles an hour without taking a breath, not the content of her presentation.KTnoreply@blogger.com