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How to Search 
for the Next Perfect Job

 

Once you’ve decided it’s time to try your hand at finding a permanent position and you selected the career path you’d like to take, there are many ways to go about beginning your search. Here are some web sites that have articles that may be of benefit to you.*

Workshops
Gainfully Employed: From Launching a Job Search to Navigating Negotiations
APS/ASPET Mentoring Symposium
April 2008

Marketing Yourself on Paper for Academic Positions
Trainee Symposium
April 2008

FORWARD to Professorship Workshop
Sponsored by George Washington University and Gallaudet University
Geared for women and minorities interested in tenure-track positions in science, engineering or mathematics

How-to Articles
The Academic Scientists' Toolkit
James Austin, ScienceCareers.org
April 2004

Best Places to Work in Academia, 2007
Includes both US and International rankings
The Scientist (free access to article with registration)
November 2007

Best Places to Work in Industry, 2008
Includes both US and International rankings
The Scientist (free access to article with registration)
June 2008

Be Web Savvy and People Smart
Karen Kreeger
The Scientist (subscription required)
24 March 2003

Career Basics Booklet
ScienceCareers.org

Go Online to Get your Job On
Kelly Chi, The Scientist (subscription required)
August 2008

How They Measure Up: Scientific Institutions
Alexander Grimwade and Paula Park
The Scientist (subscription required)
20 October 2003

How to Conduct an Effective Job Search
JobTrak  

Life Science Research and Teaching: Strategies for a Successful Job Hunt
American Society for Cell Biology 
(pdf file: Adobe Acrobat needed)

Ph.D. Resources
Re-envisioning the Ph.D., University of Washington

Professional Issues
ScienceCareers.org, AAAS  
Aug. 2001

Resources for the Job Search
Cover Letters
Center for Career Education, Columbia University

Scientific Careers: Preparing Your Package
NIH Videocast
February 2003s

Seven Tips for Job-Search Survival
Peg Brickley, The Scientist (subscription required)
16 Sept. 2002

Job Sites
Chronicle Careers
The Chronicle of Higher Education

ScienceCareers.org
AAAS

Links to Career Pages in Physiology
The Physiological Society

How to Use the Internet in Your Job Search
The Riley Guide: Executing Your Job Search Campaign

Job Resource Center
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

Publish and Perish: Guide to On-line Employment and Career Links for the Biomedical Scientist
Graeme Eisenhofer

Using the Internet for Your Job Search
Coleen Kitaguchi, APS Webmaster  

*APS does not endorse or assume responsibility for the information posted on these web sites.


See also Developing Your Skills
(writing a CV or cover letter, Interviewing Skills, etc.)

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