Post-Academic Job Search (Fall 2006)
Resources at the UCLA Department:
- Recruiting in department: DuPont, Chlorox, P&G, GE, Arkema (See Calendar)
- ACS Career Services resources at the Graduate Office – CD of PDF files
Resources at the UCLA Career Services
- Career Fairs (http://career.ucla.edu/workshops/CareerFairsAndEvents.asp)
- Jobs for Bruins
Wed. Oct. 11 & Thurs. Oct. 12, 2006
11am-3pm, Ackerman Ballroom
Career Center's signature fair. Extremely well attended by employers. Expanded venue to two-day format. Prepare to attend both days. - Engineering & Technical Career Fair
Thurs. Oct. 19, 2006, 10am-3pm
Ackerman Ballroom
- Jobs for Bruins
- Job Search Jump Start (http://career.ucla.edu/JumpStart)
- Preparing for Fall Recruiting
How to Pursue and Land a Corporate Job Through Bruinview™
Wed. Oct. 4, 4-7pm, Career Center, Third Floor, Conf. Rms. A & B - Jumpstart Your Career in Consulting
Wed. Oct. 11, 4-7pm, Career Center, Third Floor, Conf. Rms. A & B - Looking for Job Interviews?
Fri. Oct. 27, 10am-1pm, Career Center, Third Floor, Conf. Rms. A & B
Tues. Nov. 7, 1-4pm, Career Center, Third Floor, Conf. Rms. A & B
- Preparing for Fall Recruiting
- Links
- Books
- The UCLA Career Center has a multimedia collection of 3000 books, directories, periodicals, videos, and other reference materials available at their Career Lab. Definitely worth checking it out!
Resources for Post-Docs
- The Society of Postdoctoral Scholars at UCLA: http://www.postdoc.ucla.edu/
Other workshops of interest
- Guidance for a Successful Start-up
October 11, 25 and November 8, 2006
(http://rocky.ee.ucla.edu/seminar06/doku.php)
External Links
- The American Chemical Society Career Web Page: www.chemistry.org/careers/
- MIT’s Career Company Websites: http://web.mit.edu/chemistry/www/career/company.html
- MIT’s Career Development Workbook – Especially relevant for scientists: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/students/workbook.pdf
- Caltech’s list of links for Chemistry Jobs: http://library.caltech.edu/collections/chemistry.htm
- University of Indiana, Bloomington’s list of external links: http://www.chem.indiana.edu/careers/chemists.asp
