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The social networking site LinkedIn has become an increasingly popular job search tool in today’s market. View the presentation (pdf) by Stanford’s Career Development Center to learn the most effective ways to use LinkedIn to market yourself, find a job, and build and maintain a lasting professional network. See the Stanford Resources section below to learn about networking opportunities for Stanford students and alumni.
From the ACS Careers Blog, 9 Steps to Improve Your Networking To Find a New Job:
Don’t wait until after you graduate to join a professional society! Giving a talk or presenting a poster at a national or regional meeting is a wonderful way to meet people. Career services staff and interviews by employers are common at national meetings. For the American Chemical Society, the Younger Chemists Committee and the Women Chemists Committee are both great for networking. For the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, networking opportunities include the Young Professionals group or the Stanford Student Chapter. The Stanford Alchemy Society and the list of student organizations compiled by the School of Engineering provide more networking opportunities with colleagues. A wide range of professional Chemistry and Chemical Engineering organizations are available to meet your professional needs.
Stanford Resources
Updated annually, the CDC Career Planning Handbook is an indispensable resource for students during their job search. PhD and Postdoc Career Guide (New!)
Other Stanford Services
Silicon Valley/CA Resources
Image: Over Morgan Hill, Cities Association of Santa Clara County website.
Career Options & Profiles
Career Books
Featured eBooks
Latest Books in Swain on Vocational Guidance
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edited by Peggy A. Pritchard, BA/BPHE, MLIS (University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada), Christine S. Grant, PhD (College of Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA). 2015
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Sara Frueh, rapporteur ; Committee on Career Outcomes of Female Engineering Bachelor's Degree Recipients, Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council of the National Academies. 2014
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Mark A. Benvenuto, editor (University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan) ; sponsored by the ACS Division of Chemical Education. 2014
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Frank F. Furstenberg. 2013
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[edited and compiled by] Emma Ideal, Rhiannon Meharchand. 2013
Finding Career Books
Below are links for selected subjects for books in SearchWorks, the Stanford Libraries catalog. It's worth noting that the Business Library and the Stanford Career Development Center have collections of career books.
Career Websites
Career Guides & Statistics
Career Videos
Job Search Websites
Societies and Journals
Websites and Portals
Salaries
Salaries
Research Potential Employer
Learning more about an organization and the people working there provides vital background information to help you determine if a job matches your needs. Doing research about an organization before going to an interview also demonstrates you are interested in what they are doing and helps you to ask more thoughtful questions during an interview. Below are some resources to help you become more familiar with a potential employer.
Directories
Biographical information resources are a tool you can use to get an overview of people of interest. Stanford's Business Library Research Guides are also an excellent resource for finding information about a company or a financial sector.
Selected Databases for Finding Articles, News, and Patents
Search personal names and organizations to learn about their research interests.