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How Chemical Policy Reform Can Spur Green Chemistry American Chemical Society Share    
ACS Webinars: Green Chemistry & Sustainability Series Time/date: 2 to 3 p.m. ET Aug. 12 Guest speaker: Richard A. Denison, a senior scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund, has 25 years of experience in the environmental arena, specializing in chemicals policy and hazard, exposure, risk assessment and management for industrial chemicals and nanomaterials. In the wake of the largest Gulf oil disaster or public concern over the chemicals in a baby bottle, how will changing legislation affect chemical professionals? Public policy has the potential to transform the chemical industries and set a new course for the next decade. Join our speaker and learn about the latest green chemistry policy developments (Safe Chemicals Act/TSCA reform) and how they may affect chemical professionals, chemical industries and the future of green chemistry. More
Pharma cuts 2,023 jobs in July FiercePharma Share
Pharma layoffs climbed to 2,023 after dropping to just 830 in June, according to outplacement consultancy firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas. Overall, the industry has axed 37,010 jobs in 2010. That's a lot, but it's still 30 percent less than the 51,549 positions eliminated through the end of July 2009. Although job cuts have grown slightly each month since hitting a low in April, CEO John Challenger doesn't think the increase is a sign that the economy is worsening. More Interview questions guaranteed to make you hurl BNET Share
Ever notice how every single person you've met throughout your whole life thinks they have a good sense of humor? Good taste in clothes? Believe themselves to be a nice person? A good judge of character? A good interviewer? — What's up with that? Ensuring a successful hire is both art and science. Multiple, interrelated factors such as years of relevant experience, proficiency with specific tools, problem-solving, capacity for teamwork, motivation, stamina, cultural fit and proprietary company resources are all fundamental. Oddly, final decisions often are connected to drippy questions like, "What do you most want to be remembered for?" More
Relax. A job is not forever. The Wall Street Journal Share
Do you feel like your job choice out of college is the most important decision you ever will make, and that blowing it will tank your career? Relax and get used to it. It is just the first of many job choices you will be making throughout your career. Your job choices right now are important, but they're not forever. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average lifetime number of employers held has risen from four in the 1960s to 10.8 in 2006, and many say for Generation X it will be 14. More Jeff Lipschultz: Are you working up a sweat in your job search? AOL Jobs Share
Whenever I ride my road bike, I see all kinds of people getting exercise. I often try to guess what their goals are. Obviously, many are focused on weight loss. But some of these folks are not working very hard. We all have different constraints on our exercise routines because of injury, illness and disabilities. However, what thought goes through your mind when you see people walking along slowly while drinking coffee or talking on the phone? More
Twitter job search tips, tools Star Tribune Share
Can Twitter help you find a job? Yes. But only if you use it right. It can be a huge challenge sorting the wheat from the chaff on Twitter, where millions of updates appear daily, only a few of which contain useful job search information. Let's start at the beginning and then explore two case studies. More Grab that promotion! 6 tips to tackle your career climb AOL Jobs Share
If you think you can get a raise in this economy — when you should be grateful just to get a paycheck, let alone a bigger one — you just might be right. Your dreams of career advancement, higher pay, more fulfilling responsibilities and yes, that feeling of accomplishment, respect and elevated self-esteem, could become realities if you play your cards right — even during these challenging and highly competitive times. But you can't be timid, and you can't be weak. More In application process, both sides misunderstood News & Record Share
Employers feel demonized when they have to deliver bad news. Applicants feel hobbled when kept at a distance, labeled, limited and defined by their current title: unemployed. As a result, each group has negative perceptions of the other that may take years to turn around. It's not that job seekers don't understand employers' plight, but they're just asking employers to respect theirs. And employers can, when they fulfill two basic and reasonable expectations: close the loop and show respect. More
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