Meeting Minutes 9/21/17
- Presentation on Careers in Chemistry and Resume Writing: Presented by Sean Whittemore and Laura Grubbs from Brewer Science
- 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
- 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!
- Education
- Experience
- Skills
- Awards
- leadership/volunteer activities
- 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
- Use appropriate email addresses/contact info
- Avoid making spelling and grammar mistakes
- Make it easy to read
- Name/Title/Contact Info
- Objective (optional)
- Skills
- Education history
- Experience
- Awards
- Synergistic activities