http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/ News and Online Highlights to Help Plan a Career in Science en Copyright 2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:08:56 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification I 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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/videos-feature.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/videos-feature.html Editor's Blog MySciNet Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:08:56 -0500 In 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,... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/paid-sick-leave.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/paid-sick-leave.html Americas Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:06:39 -0500 A 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?... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/dealing-with-ag.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/dealing-with-ag.html Americas Europe Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:12:07 -0500 http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/medical-student.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/medical-student.html CTSciNet Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:05:38 -0500 The 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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/posted-science.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/posted-science.html Americas Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:24:07 -0500 The 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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/doing-great-sci.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/doing-great-sci.html Editor's Blog Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:18:13 -0500 It 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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/10/using-layoff-ne.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/10/using-layoff-ne.html Americas Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:18:15 -0500 As 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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/10/a-conversation.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/10/a-conversation.html Americas Europe Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:44:48 -0500 A 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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/10/fewer-scientist.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/10/fewer-scientist.html Editor's Blog Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:37:54 -0500 I'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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/10/video-inspirati.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/10/video-inspirati.html Editor's Blog Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:05:55 -0500 Employers 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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/10/reference-check.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/10/reference-check.html Americas Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:39:08 -0500 In 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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/10/volunteers-soug.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/10/volunteers-soug.html Europe Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:32:32 -0500 If 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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/10/nailing-the-vid.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/10/nailing-the-vid.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:00:00 -0500 For 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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/10/tips-for-findin.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/10/tips-for-findin.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:56:26 -0500 A 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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/10/more-advice-on.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/10/more-advice-on.html Americas Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:40:49 -0500