ACS Webinar: The Insiders Guide to Networking for Scientists, today, 2 pm Eastern

Sounds potentially interesting:

“The availability of jobs and advancement opportunities isn’t what it was 5 years ago. What can you do to stand out from the rest and advance your career? Well, when the going gets tough, the tough use their networks. Join Dr. Dennis Guthrie, who has over 20 years’ experience with Dow Chemical and Dr. David Harwell from ACS Careers as they profile the latest changes in the job market for chemists and explain how you most likely already know the person that can give you your next big break.”

Date/Time: Today, Thursday, May 2, 2013, 2:00-3:00 pm ET, no fee. Register here.

ACS Webinar on the doctoral glut

ACS Webinars is holding one on "Are there More Scientists Than Jobs?". This is with Professor Richard Freeman (Harvard). It is also with Professor Paula Stephan (Georgia State), author of "How Economics Shapes Science." It will be moderated by Patricia Simpson, Director of Academic Advising and Career Services for UIUC's School of Chemical Sciences.

Let me be blunt and say this up front: Professors Freeman and Stephan are well-respected scholars on this issue, and have more-or-less come out on the "Yes" side of the equation above.

Tune in on Thursday, November 8 at 2 pm Eastern. I'll be listening (and Tweeting/liveblogging), and I hope you will be as well. 

ACS Webinars today: Not enough DOOOOOOOOOOM? Get more DOOOOOOOOOOM.

Paul Hodges, blogger of Chemicals and the Economy, purveyor of the Downturn Alert and all-around DOOOOOOOOMer (TM Uncle Sam), will be doing his 2011 review and 2012 outlook with Bill Carroll as moderator. That's today at 2 PM EST.

Register here.

ACS Webinar: "How to Secure and Nurture a Vibrant Chemistry Career in the 21st Century"

ACS is hosting Brian Fahie, Senior Director, Analytical Science R&D, at Eli Lilly; he is responsible for Lilly’s global analytical efforts supporting small molecule active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) development.

He'll be talking about growing your career in the 21st century with Patricia Simpson, director of career services at UIUC's Department of Chemistry. 

For your viewing pleasure

...watch 3 captains of industry talk about employment in chemistry:



More on this soon. 

2011 Virtual Career Fair

Lots of employment related seminars/webinars at #ACSDenver Tuesday and Wednesday:

Tuesday:

• Navigating the Global Industrial Job Market
• Entrepreneurship + Innovation = Jobs
• Academic Jobs Outlook
• Networking 101 — Making Your Contacts Count

Wednesday:

• Working in the USA — Immigration Update
• From Scientist to CEO
• What Recruiters Are Looking For — Making the ‘A’ List

There are some interesting ones to be seen from some industry and academic leaders, including George Whitesides on innovation -- I'll try to catch the recordings tonight and see what I can hear about.

ACS Webinar on working with recruiters

I'll be moderating a presentation and a discussion with Patrick Ropella of the Ropella Group and Don Alexander of Carlyle and Conlan on working with recruiters later today (2 pm -3 pm EST.) Register here!