I've posted this question over on the ACS Careers Forum and on LinkedIn, and I would like to see what is the opinion of followers here, specifically those participating in the new ACS Jobs Club.
The November 5, 2012 edition of C&E News contains a rather sobering article about the plight of long-term unemployed chemists. The full text of the article can be found here:
http://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i45/Barely-Hanging.html
What are your thoughts on this disturbing issue? What advice and ideas do you have for chemists in this situation? If you happen to be a recruiter, what is your take on long-term unemployed chemists?
This is a serious problem with serious consequences for the future of our profession. Let’s discuss some ideas and thoughts to positively address this issue. As a springboard for the discussion, some ideas and advice is given in this article, also in the November 5 edition of C&E News:
http://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i45/CARVING-NEW-PATH.html
Any other thoughts or ideas?
