| Date |
Lecture Topic |
lecture slides |
Handouts, links, articles, and other related resources |
| Jan. 9 |
Trends in Chemical and Related Fields |
lecture 1 |
Employment Projections News Release 2004-2014,
Employment by Occupation projected 2014,
Fastest Growing,
2005 Trends ACS,
ACS Chemical Enterprise 2015,
Be a Scientist Save the World,
2006 ACS Employment and Salary Survey |
| Jan. 16 |
Careers for Chemists |
lecture 2 |
Chemical Careers in Brief by ACS
US Dept. of Labor Occupational Outlook Handbook |
| Jan. 23 |
Careers for Chemists |
lecture 3 |
Forensic Science article
Formulation Chemistry site
Academic Career in Allied Health site
And Gladly Teach by ACS
"Career Management for Chemists" by John Fetzer; book on reserve in Chemistry Library |
| Jan. 30 |
Careers for Chemists
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lecture 4
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Actuary Article
"Nontraditional Careers for Chemists" by Lisa M. Balbes; book on researve in Chemistry Library |
| Feb. 6 |
Assessing your Stengths and Values Assignment 1 due in class
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Career Development Center |
See Problem Sets link for resources on self-assessment |
| Feb. 13 |
Writing Resumes and Cover Letters Assignment 2 due in class
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lecture 5 |
See Problem Sets link for resumes to review for Assignment 3
Action verbs link1 and link 2 (and there are lots more on the web)
Technical words for keyword searching of resumes (have not found yet)
Cover Letters from Hell (something fun) |
| Feb. 20 |
Reviewing Sample Resumes
Assignment 3 due Monday Feb. 19 by 5:00 PM |
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| Feb. 27 |
Reviewing Class Resumes
Assignment 4 due Monday Feb. 26 by 5:00 PM
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| Mar. 6 |
Job Search Skills
Assignment 5 due in class |
lecture 6 |
Life After Dupont (C&EN article about moving from a large to small company; has a number of links to small companies) |
| Mar. 13 |
Spring Break |
No class |
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| Mar. 20 |
Job Search Skills / Interviewing Skills
Assignment 6 due in class |
lecture 6 continued
lecture 7 |
See Problem Sets link for information about assignment 7, which is due March 27. |
| Mar. 27 |
Interviewing Skills
Assignment 7 due in class |
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| Apr. 3 |
Mock Interviews (individual meetings; no class meeting) |
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| Apr. 10 |
Mock Interviews (individual meetings; no class meeting) |
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| Apr. 17 |
Mock Interviews (individual meetings; no class meeting) |
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| Apr. 24 |
Overview
Research paper due |
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