The ACS Career Fair is right around the corner, is your résumé in tip top shape? Check out this infographic from CollegeAtlas.org to make sure yours is good to go. Once you have perfected your résumé head over to C&EN Jobs to create a jobseeker profile so

Often times our career trajectories aren’t clear. We fight for our entry level position and work hard to climb the corporate ladder. But what if we looked at our path more like a jungle gym than a ladder? In a recent article, 9 Inspiring Women Leaders in

Membership in the American Chemical Society grants you access to a number of great programs and services to help you advance your career. One of these programs is the ACS Career Consultant program. This personalized program gives you access to a consultan

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What is innovation? According to Merriam-Webster, innovation is defined as “the act or process of introducing new ideas, devices, or methods.” But how exactly does one jump start the innovation process? It is a simple enough concept to grasp, but in prac

The chemical industry is huge.  Each year over 3 trillion dollars in chemicals are shipped worldwide, and the market is growing every year.  To put that in perspective, the GDP of the entire United States in 2014 was 17 trillion dollars.  So for new grad

They say that you know the future is happening when you start feeling scared.  Getting a degree is usually just the first step in a long journey.   There is a paradox in having that much freedom… it becomes paralyzing.  If every opportunity is open to yo

What are some traits that come to mind when you think of an entrepreneur? Passion, tenacity, extroversion? But what about those passionate, tenacious introverts? Are they forever doomed to work only for other people and never be able to branch out on the

ACS is coming to Binghamton University to present workshops to help STEM students of all fields with career planning and development. 

Register to attend the ACS Career Pathways Finding Your Path workshop on June 9^th from 12:30-4:30 pm and the Planning Yo

Drug discovery and development is difficult and requires knowledge, commitment, insight and perhaps an attitude best described by Winston Churchill (1874-1965)....

“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm....”

The unofficial start of summer is upon us, we are excited for a season of pool parties, family picnics, and vacations. While all of these things are certainly exciting, it also means we are half way through celebrating 50 years of ACS participating in th

The job interview process is similar to a relay race. You submit your application, have a phone screen with HR, and participate in interviews with the hiring manager, team, and department heads. Making it to the final interview is like grabbing the baton

Every year the ACS conducts a survey on the state of Chemistry careers amongst ACS members in the US. Take a look at what they found:

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One of the biggest predictors of salary is geography.  Cities have a higher cost of living than rural areas but a higher cost of living requires an equally high salary.  So who pays the most for chemists nationwide?

In the last 2 years, four metropolitan a

The ACS Career Navigator™ had a great time at the 249th ACS National Meeting and Exposition in Denver, CO! Starting on Friday, five Professional Education Short Courses were held and attendees had the opportunity to gain managerial skills and learn more a