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Go To (this site): Home Page About This Site Update your form Posted Alumni News Parties,Minireunions Open House 2001 Photo Gallery Alumni Seminars at DVC News From DVC News From You Class Correspondents Career Resources How Can You Help? Talk To Us   Go To (related sites): DVC Chemistry Dept. DVC Foundation Diablo Valley College   Chemistry Career Resources On this page are listed a few resources for searching for information about careers or specific jobs in chemistry or related fields. Please contribute your favorite web sites or other resources you have found useful in deciding on a career or finding a job. With each, please give a summary of what it contains and an example of a section you thought particularly good. Resources on the Web (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) 1. JobSmart: http://jobsmart.org/ Features 1. Listings of current jobs - local and nationwide and international - all fields (not just science) . For example, one set of job listings (biotech/pharmaceutical) for northern CA is at: Biotech Bay (Northern California) - http://www.biospace.com/b2/jobs_list_region.cfm?RegionID=11 2. Listings of salary surveys - all fields 3. Information and help on various aspects of career searching 2. Science Professional Network (from AAAS): http://recruit.sciencemag.org/ Features 1. Current job listings, employer profiles, links, articles, etc. 2. For those of you getting or interested in getting a PhD, read this article about how to get a job in industry with a PhD. http://recruit.sciencemag.org/feature/cperspec/9905.shl The article mentions a current oversupply of PhD's in the life sciences but that "There's a much larger need for PhD's in the chemistry disciplines, such as biochemistry, analytical chemistry, and organic chemistry." Thanks to Kevin Higgins, O Chem 1981-82, for this resource