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NOBCChE
Colleagues,
Please start making plans to attend the 2018 NOBCChE National Meeting Sept. 17-20 in Orlando, FL at the Rosen Centre. Please click here for additional details.
Best Regards,
Emanuel Waddell, Ph.D.
President
National Organization for the Professional
Advancement of Black Chemists and
Chemical Engineers
www.NOBCChE.org
Forbes
On June 18, 35 years ago, history was made when the first American woman, Dr. Sally Ride, was launched into space on the Challenger space shuttle.
What an exciting moment that was! Over a short period of time in the early 1980s, the United States had its first female Supreme Court Justice in Sandra Day O’Connor, its first female Vice-Presidential candidate in Geraldine Ferraro and its first female astronaut in Sally Ride. The future was female.
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By Catherine Iste
 While I was inclined to say no to this question, I have been proven wrong. After asking it in the varied offices of several different clients, I was greeted with a variety of tips, tricks and methods for enjoying the time we spend at work. First, there is something very deliberate about the word enjoy. It does not imply being happy about everything. In fact, as a line manager pointed out to me, one of her favorite things about her job are the problems.
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Science
Sharon Ramos Goyette writes:
I landed my dream job: a tenure-track position at a primarily undergraduate institution near my hometown where I would develop a new neuroscience major. I entered that position the way one enters a marriage: expecting it to last forever, assuming I would give it everything I had, hoping that — while it would not always be easy — it would be worth it. Soon, though, something seemed amiss. It felt kind of like sexism — but not exactly. Whatever it was, I experienced it from both women and men, from the department chair to the administrative assistant.
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Inc.
On Youtube, we recently shared several examples of things job seekers do in interviews that make them look desperate. I was surprised at the number of viewers who were bothered by the suggestion to never bring up salary in the interview. The main pushback was, "Why waste one another's time if the salary and benefits aren't a match?" I can see how some people might think it's a good idea to discuss this up front. But, I'm going to give you two good reasons why you shouldn't.
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Reader's Digest
You know you have the experience and skills to help you succeed at that job ... but so do lots of other applicants. Here’s how the words you use could help you rise above the rest.
Job recruiters read hundreds and hundreds of resumes, so there’s no doubt that they all start to look the same after a while. What’s an applicant to do?
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Forbes
An often-cited statistic is that the human brain grows to 90 percent of its adult size by age 5. Early childhood is also critical for the healthy development of synapses — the neural bridges between brain cells that expand abilities such as communication, complex thought, innovation and movement.
The years from birth through primary school comprise a particularly rich time for encouraging the growth of curiosity and creativity necessary in later life for careers related to science, technology, engineering and math.
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