Meeting Minutes 9/21/17

• Presentation on Careers in Chemistry and Resume Writing: Presented by Sean Whittemore and Laura Grubbs from Brewer Science

• Careers in Chemistry

• Sean and Laura shared statistics collected by the ACS about chemists working in industry
• They also shared some of their own experiences
• Described the path for working in academia

• From Ph.D. to Tenure to becoming a distinguished Professor

• Advice

• Choose a path you like
• Don’t base your decisions only on compensation
• Be flexible and realistic
• Look for mentors
• Take advantage of development opportunities
• Network! Network! Network!

• Resume Writing

• Key elements

• Education
• Experience
• Skills
• Awards
• leadership/volunteer activities

• Must Haves

• A loaded Front-End
• Keywords
• Space
• Measurable Success
• Flow

• Don’t Submit a general resume

• Tailor it to you
• List education
• Summarize previous project goals
• Quantify your accomplishments
• Avoid meaningless cliches
• Check with your references

• Make it professional

• Use appropriate email addresses/contact info
• Avoid making spelling and grammar mistakes
• Make it easy to read

• Organization

• Name/Title/Contact Info
• Objective (optional)
• Skills
• Education history
• Experience
• Awards
• Synergistic activities