Spring is a time of growth and renewal. it's a time when this year's crop of chemistry and chemical engineering graduates is about to embark on the next stage of their lives, be it graduate school, a postdoc, or a job in industry or academia. It's also a time when the seasoned chemical professional may begin thinking about the greener pastures offered by a new field or employer.

C&EN has pulled together a short primer for job seekers based primarily on employment feature articles that have appeared in the magazine over the past year. This is by no means an all-inclusive package; other articles, including comprehensive hard data on salary and employment trends in the chemical sciences, are available online, free of charge at http://pubs.acs.org/cen/html/career.html.

STARTING OUT

DEMAND The year ahead is shaping up as a tough one for new as well as experienced chemical scientists. But jobs are available, if you know where to look. (PDF file)

GOOD EMPLOYERS Scientists describe the attributes that make their firms some of the "best" companies to work for.

FINDING THAT JOB ACS's Department of Career Services offers comprehensive, concrete, and practical help to those in search of jobs.

A FEW CAREER PATHS

BIOINFORMATICS This field is thriving despite the economic downturn, but qualified people are still hard to find.

CUSTOMER SERVICE Chemical employers seek chemists for jobs in applications development and technical service.

BIOSCIENCES There's good news for chemists seeking jobs in biotech and pharmaceutical firms.

PLANNING GUIDE

SOURCES of job and career information suited to chemical scientists seeking industrial, academic, or government positions or looking to change careers. (PDF file)

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