Role of the American Chemical Society in Job Searches

The ACS employment services and publications primarily flow from two sources, Chemical Ervgineermg News and the Department of Career Services. Other sources comprise the national, regional, and local chemists meetings that the society organizes as well as local sections and national divisions. 

Fipcos and satellite companies from the pharmaceutical industry seek help in the pages of C EN. One typical kind of help-wanted advertisement describes the particular job to be done and specifies an identifying job code. 

The ACS maintains a vigorous career services department run by helpful and intensely committed staffers. This department publishes an extensive library of brochures, booklets, and videotapes presenting the fundamentals of finding a job (Table 7-2). One of these booklets offers clear and concise 

What a B.S./B.A. Chemist Should Consider Before Accepting an Industrial Position (1999) What an M.S. Chemist Should Consider Before Accepting an Industrial Position (1999) What a Ph.D. Chemist Should Consider Before Accepting an Industrial Position (1999) 

Current Trends in Chemical Technology, Business, and Employment (1998) 

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