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Transforming My Career Panel Symposium
From David Banner to Incredible Hulk. Open dialog with professionals with various careers discussing the pathways, mentors and approaches they took to transform their careers.
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Are you currently conducting research in sustainability chemistry and interested in highlighting your findings at a corporate sponsored symposium at the upcoming NOBCChE annual meeting? The technical programs committee is currently accepting abstracts from undergraduates, graduate and postdocs for orals presenters at a corporate sponsored symposium. If you are interested in highlighting your research in sustainability chemistry at a corporate symposium as an oral presenter, please send an abstract to nobcche.techprograms@gmail.com by Aug. 28. Participation in this symposium may potentially lead to a career opportunity.
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The AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships provide scientists and engineers with the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills while learning first-hand about policy. Fellows serve yearlong assignments in all three branches of the federal government in Washington, D.C.
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By Talitha Hampton, NOBCChE President
Civil rights icon Julian Bond died on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the age of 75. He started the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, served in the Georgia legislature, helped found the Southern Poverty Law Center and also led the NAACP in his long career as an activist.
In 2011, I had the opportunity to meet Julian Bond. He asked me about my career plans and what I wanted to do. As a young person early in my career, I was eager to tell him of all things I was doing and how I wanted to be CEO of a healthcare company. Anyway, after listening to me blabber on about myself, he gave me an endearing look and said, with a smooth, but passionate voice, "Well, I hope that you consider using your leadership talents for civic service." That one interaction helped set me on a career and leadership course for which I will be forever grateful. I was so moved by the presence of this man that I began reading his books and learning more about his legacy and following his still active career. I am in no way the leader that Julian Bond was, but what his example has shown me is that we as a people can use our passions, skills, knowledge and enthusiasm to implement CHANGE and improve the quality of life in our communities. This is why I believe service in organizations like NOBCChE is so critical.
Bond would have had a successful career no matter what path he chose. He was handsome, charismatic, intelligent, eloquent and creative. He could have easily used all those traits to only build success at a major corporation or law firm, but he chose to make civic service an integral part of that success. He was a state congressman and senator in Georgia for over 20 years, he co-founded the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, founded the Southern Poverty Law Center, a legal advocacy organization, was the first African-American to be nominated as a vice-presidential candidate and led the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People as its chairman for a decade—all while building a distinguished career as a lecturer, commentator, professor, essayist and poet.
Julian Bond is an example of visionary strategic civic leadership. With the civil rights movement gaining momentum in the early 1960s, Julian Bond emerged as one of its most visible champions as young man. He didn't wait until he "made it big" to make a difference. Civic leadership is not always easy and often times, the sacrifices are under-appreciated. There were probably other more prestigious organizations that he could have been involved with at that time. But he dug in and used his skills to advocate for what he believed in. As a result of his leadership, SNCC organized some of the most iconic and effective civil rights movements of our time.
Julian Bond was a hero for all people. His life and legacy are an example of visionary strategic civic leadership that changed this country for the better.
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The technical programming committee would like to cordially invite you to serve with our team as a session chair, co-chair or judge during the technical, poster and competition sessions at the conference. We have identified you as a leader and world class expert capable of providing insight into the latest developments in your field. Our hope is to provide a venue for you to impact the younger presenters with this knowledge and experience.
We have created a sign-up sheet to facilitate making the appropriate matches for you and our students if you are able to serve with up.
Please notify us of your response by filling the form out by Aug. 31. We would be deeply honored to have you.
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Science
The job market has indeed improved. Everyone in the recruiting business is busy with client companies who are positive about future job growth. Despite this, if job applicants don't learn the job search lessons of others before them, their efforts may be wasted. If they examine what works and what doesn't work, however, they may walk away with some great ideas about how to land at the top of that stack of CVs, whether they are out there networking or responding to ads.
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Diverse
A recent study commissioned by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis both shocked some and confirmed for others what they already knew: college is not working the same way for black and Hispanic Americans as it is for other groups.
The findings, which St. Louis Fed economist and one of the report's authors William Emmons called "really quite striking to me" revealed that having a college degree does not protect Hispanic and black families' wealth: In fact, black and Hispanic families with college-educated members saw a steeper decline in household wealth in turbulent economic times than those that did not have college-educated members.
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USA Today
With today's demand for technology, careers in science, math, engineering and math are now more popular than ever before. Due to this high demand, jobs in STEM are often well-paid, and many offer excellent benefits.
College students are well aware of these trends, and degrees in STEM have also become popular. But with these positives come several negative rumors about earning a STEM degree, including academics that are too challenging and limited career choice.
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Business News Daily
Despite it being one of the biggest mistakes job seekers can make when trying to land a job, 56 percent of hiring managers have caught an applicant lying on their resume, according to a new study from CareerBuilder.
The research shows its not just one part of their resume where applicants choose to exaggerate the truth. More than 60 percent of the hiring managers surveyed have caught job seekers embellishing their skill sets on resumes, while 54 percent of have received resumes where candidates have lied about their previous responsibilities.
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Business Insider
Job interviews are never easy.
But often it's the case that the more you're prepared, the better you'll do.
In a blog post, Salesforce's director of content marketing, Alexa Schirtzinger, offers seven do's and don'ts to ace your next job interview.
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By Jessica Taylor
 Being organized has helped both my career and my personal life. Planning to make sure everything is taken care of can't be a bad thing, right? Unfortunately, I've been told numerous times that I'm a "crazy person," or that I "harass" people to figure out answers. So I started researching why being organized was such a problem. The results showed all the benefits from organization. Of course, I knew I had to share these benefits with my fellow organizers.
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The old adage, "It's not what you know, but who you know," still holds true in today's job market, new research finds.
Compared with other job search tactics, employee referrals give job seekers and employers the best chance at making a successful match, according to a new study by the online career site Glassdoor. A referral by a current employee for an open position in an organization increases the odds of being offered and accepting a job by as much as 6.6 percent, more than any of the other five most popular job search strategies: in-person applications/connections, staffing agencies, recruiters, online applications and college and university referrals.
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Diverse
The 2016 presidential race is already setting up to be one for the history books. Between legacy heavy-hitters like Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush throwing their hats in the ring, to the outlandish (yet somehow effective) antics of Donald Trump, the race to the Oval Office will be an interesting one.
Behind all the 30-second sound bites and social media memes, however, are the real issues that will impact Americans when the next president is elected. Education is one area where the choice in president will be especially critical — so which candidate will be the best for education in the country? More specifically, which candidate's policies will best support diversity on college campuses?
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