Science Careers Blogtag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2008-10-28:/sciencecareers//82009-11-06T22:48:01ZNews and Online Highlights to Help Plan a Career in ScienceMovable Type Open Source 4.1Radio Stories Feature Women with Disabilities in Sciencetag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.41392009-11-06T22:08:56Z2009-11-06T22:48:01ZI received a note this morning from Nell Brady, project manager at WAMC Northeast Public Radio in Albany, New York, alerting me to a new series of radio programs featuring women with disabilities in science. The series is being produced...James Austinhttp://www.sciencecareers.orgPaid Sick Leave Far From Universaltag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.41362009-11-06T20:06:39Z2009-11-06T20:54:54ZIn a New York Times Economix column this week, Steven Greenhouse tells about the large percentage of American workers do not get paid if they stay home sick. As a result, with the H1N1 and seasonal flu viruses among us,...Alan KotokDealing with Age as an Older Job-Huntertag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.41312009-11-05T23:12:07Z2009-11-05T23:43:03ZA Wall Street Journal reader wrote to Toddi Gutner, one of the newspaper's careers advisers, about a question uppermost in the minds of job-hunters over the age of 40: How do you deal with your age in interviews and resumes?...Alan KotokMedical Students: Now is the Time to Arrange for Next Summer's Research Positiontag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.41262009-11-05T20:05:38Z2009-11-05T20:16:19ZDan AlbertPosted Science and Engineering Jobs Continued to Decline in Octobertag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.41062009-11-02T17:24:07Z2009-11-02T18:47:45ZThe number of online employment ads for scientists and engineers continued to decline in October, reflecting overall weakness in the U.S. job market. In some cases these losses were offset by declining numbers of job-seekers, according to a monthly index...Alan KotokDoing Great Science in Difficult Placestag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.41032009-11-02T15:18:13Z2009-11-02T17:41:42ZThe Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) has published a new book, Excellence Everywhere, aimed at scientists working in places that lack the extensive resources commonly found in the developed world. (Full disclosure: BWF is the funder of Science Careers's CTSciNet.)Not long...James Austinhttp://www.sciencecareers.orgUsing Layoff News to Find Job Openingstag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.40962009-10-30T15:18:15Z2009-10-30T16:03:33ZIt seems a bit nonsensical, but sometimes a good place to look for a job is with a company that just announced layoffs. That's the advice from Aleksandra Todorova this week in SmartMoney.Todorova found a number of companies, including employers...Alan KotokA Conversation with Nobel Womentag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.40912009-10-29T14:44:48Z2009-10-29T22:34:40ZAs a science journalist, I've had the opportunity to interview several Nobel prize winners. Such high-profile scientists are usually pretty obsessed with their science and more than happy to talk about it all day. But it's one thing to ask...Kate TravisFewer Scientists, Not More, Says a New Papertag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.40842009-10-28T15:37:54Z2009-10-28T16:31:58ZA great post over at our sister site, Science Insider, describes a new paper by B. Lindsay Lowell and Harold Salzman of Georgetown University and the Urban Institute, respectively.The new study makes a point that we at Science Careers have...James Austinhttp://www.sciencecareers.orgVideo Inspirationtag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.40792009-10-27T20:05:55Z2009-10-27T20:10:18ZI'm not a subscriber, but I'm an admirer of Make magazine. I love the whole DIY culture, and I'm confident it -- Make and DIY culture generally -- will plant many seeds that mature into scientists and engineers. Make has...James Austinhttp://www.sciencecareers.orgReference Checks Going Deeptag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.40762009-10-27T16:39:08Z2009-10-27T17:04:32ZEmployers are starting to take reference checks more seriously, often triggering exhaustive investigations of applicants' backgrounds and character, according to Eve Tahmincioglu, MSNBC's careers columnist. She likens the process now to guerrilla warfare, where conventional tactics no longer suffice."Three years...Alan KotokVolunteers Sought for Simulated Mars Missiontag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.40732009-10-26T20:32:32Z2009-10-26T21:35:25ZIn May 2008, Science Careers' Elisabeth Pain told of recruiting efforts by the European Space Agency (ESA) to find four new astronauts for upcoming missions. ESA is back this month, but this time they're seeking pretenders. ESA is looking for...Alan KotokNailing the Video Interviewtag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.40632009-10-23T18:00:00Z2009-10-23T18:00:09ZIf you apply for a job in another city and are among the finalists for the position, don't be surprised if the employer asks you to take part in a video-conference interview rather than the traditional face-to-face session. Time Magazine...Alan KotokTips for Finding Consulting Worktag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.40362009-10-20T16:56:26Z2009-10-20T17:36:11ZFor scientists and engineers between jobs, or for those with jobs but who may have some spare time, consulting work can keep skills sharp and morale high, and put a little coin in your pocket. Finding customers for your consulting...Alan KotokMore Advice on Jumping from Campus to Businesstag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.40282009-10-19T15:40:49Z2009-10-19T17:12:47ZA Science Careers story on scientists getting The Entrepreneurial Bug two weeks ago tells about three academic researchers who started their own businesses, and includes advice to academics thinking about making the same career move. Today's Wall Street Journal provides...Alan Kotok