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When All Science Becomes Data Science
Science Careers – May 13, 2013

Careers in Fast-Forward, Part 2
Science Careers – May 10, 2013

On My Way to Being a Scientist
Nature Jobs – May 8, 2013

Spotlight on Women in Science
Nature Jobs – May 8, 2013

"I Didn't Know LinkedIn Could Do That!"
Wayne Breitbarth Blog – May 5, 2013

Questioning the Validity of Neuroscience Results
Science Careers – April 30, 2013

5 Important LinkedIn Settings You May Have Missed
Wayne Breitbarth Blog – April 28, 2013

Science in Wales
Science Careers – April 26, 2013

Postdoc Pay Rise
Nature Jobs – April 24, 2013

Interdisciplinarity: Artistic Merit
Nature Jobs – April 24, 2013

Regulatory Science: Researchers in the Pipeline
Nature Jobs – April 17, 2013

Spotlight on Switzerland
Nature Jobs – April 17, 2013

Gender Equality in European Research
Science Careers – April 16, 2013

Best Ways to Build Credibility and Promote Yourself on LinkedIn
Wayne Breitbarth Blog – April 14, 2013

Opening Industry-Academic Partnerships
Science Careers – April 12, 2013

Why Good Scientists Don't Have to Be Great at Math
Science Careers – April 8, 2013

Are You Wondering if You Should Upgrade to a Paid LinkedIn Account?
Wayne Breitbarth Blog – April 7, 2013

Should Scientists Consider Health Care Careers?
Science Careers – April 5, 2013

PhDs and MDs Team Up to Tackle Cancer
New Scientist Jobs – April 3, 2013

Time to Reflect
Nature Jobs – April 3, 2013

The End of My Rainbow
Science Careers – April 3, 2013

RNA: The Genome's Rising Stars
Nature Jobs – April 3, 2013

Blurring the Lines Between Academic and Industrial Cancer Research
Science Careers – March 29, 2013

The Most Important LinkedIn Connections You'll Ever Make
Wayne Breitbarth Blog – March 24, 2013

Storytelling Aids Communication: Harness the Power of 'Once Upon a Time'
SLAS Electronic Laboratory Neighborhood – March 22, 2013

In the Global Competition for Smart Minds, Germany Grows Its Catch
Science Careers – March 22, 2013

Postdoc Interview Preparation: Sample Questions and Answers
BitesizeBio – March 18, 2013

So You Want to Be a Data Scientist?
Nature Jobs – March 18, 2013

LinkedIn: A Stealth Job Seeker's Best Friend
Wayne Breitbarth Blog – March 27, 2013

10 Simple Ways to Get More LinkedIn Company Page Followers
Wayne Breitbarth Blog – March 11, 2013

Opportunity Knocks: But Which Door Should You Open?
Science Careers – March 8, 2013

Diversifying the Training Experiences of the Biomedical Research Workforce
NIH Rock Talk Blog – March 8, 2013

Vienna Event Aims to Help Eastern Scientists Compete for European Grants
Science Careers – March 8, 2013

Education: A Sense of Community
Nature Jobs – March 6, 2013

How to Find the Best LinkedIn Groups for You
Wayne Breitbarth Blog – March 3, 2013

The Complexity of Gender Differences in Choosing STEM
Science – March 1, 2013

Content Collection: Gaining Independence
Science – February 27, 2013

Biomedical Hiring
Nature Jobs – February 27, 2013

Top 10 Tips for Viva Success
Bitesize Bio – February 25, 2013

Did You Have One of the Most Viewed LinkedIn Profiles in 2012?
Power Formula LinkedIn Blog – February 18, 2013

52 Questions to Ask Before Accepting a Science Job
Nature Blogs – February 15, 2013

The Law of Reciprocity
Science Careers – February 15, 2013

Science Communication: From Page to Screen
Nature Jobs – February 13, 2013

Communication: Two Minutes to Impress
Nature Jobs – February 6, 2013

Interviewing Distractions. Sweaty Palms.
The NESACS Blog – February 5, 2013

How to Optimize Your New LinkedIn Profile (Part 4)
Power Formula LinkedIn Blog – February 3, 2013

Better Learning Through Chemistry?
Science Careers – February 1, 2013

Better Connected
Nature Jobs – January 30, 2013

Chemistry Society Looks to Shake Up Training
Science Careers – January 25, 2013

Regrettable Resumes
Science Careers – January 25, 2013

How to Optimize Your New LinkedIn Profile (Part 2)
Power Formula LinkedIn Blog – January 20, 2013

The 2013 Global Job Forecast
MSN Careers – January 17, 2013

Graduate Students: Structured Study
Nature Jobs – January 9, 2013

Year-end: A Time for Career Planning and Assessment
American Chemical Society – December 31, 2012

Avoid a Catastrophe: Get Your LinkedIn House in Order Now
Wayne Breitbarth Blog – December 24, 2012

Academics as Free Agents
Science Careers – December 17, 2012

The Myth of the Well-Rounded Scientist
Science Careers – December 14, 2012

Seats, Sips, "Powder," and Pow-Wows
The Ladder – December 10, 2012

LinkedIn Signal: Are You Missing This Important Conversation?
Wayne Breitbarth Blog – December 9, 2012

Advancing Graduate Education in the Chemical Sciences
American Chemical Society – December 6, 2012

Data Standards Urged
Nature Jobs – December 5, 2012

Drug Discovery: A Helping Hand
Nature Jobs – December 5, 2012

When Lab Leaders Take Too Much Control
Nature Jobs – November 28, 2012

The Value and How-Tos of Blogging and Microblogging for Disseminating Your Research
BiggerBrains – November 28, 2012

Are You Over-Functioning?
Inside Higher Ed – November 28, 2012

Disarm Your Audience When You Present
Harvard Business Review – November 12, 2012

10 Ways to Become Better at Your Job Today
Forbes – November 8, 2012

Recent Postdoctoral Professional Masters Grads Enjoy Almost Full Employment
Science Careers Blog – November 12, 2012

LinkedIn Experience Section: Use Your Past Experience to Ensure Future Success
Wayne Breitbarth Blog – November 11, 2012

Entrepreneurial Boost
Nature Jobs – November 7, 2012

Do You Have Questions About What to Put on Your LinkedIn Profile?
Wayne Breitbarth Blog – November 4, 2012

Finding Jobs, Importance of Networking and Referrals
The NESACS Blog – November 4, 2002

Rising Job Prospects in U.K. Companies
Science Careers Blog – October 29, 2012

Cooperation on Doctoral Education Between Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe (CODOC)
European University Association – October 26, 2012

Work Experience: Stepping Stones
Nature Jobs – October 24, 2012

Are You Hitting This LinkedIn Roadblock?
Wayne Breitbarth Blog – October 22, 2012

Resume Wisdom
Science Careers Blog – October 19, 2012

Innovation: Brushing Up on Business
Nature Jobs – October 17, 2012

Proposed Law Would Require Institutions to Disclose Alumni Outcomes
Science Careers Blog – October 15, 2012

Advising on the Edge
Nature Jobs – October 10, 2012

Mental Health: Under a Cloud
Nature Jobs – October 10, 2012

Report Finds Rapid Worldwide Growth in Science Doctorates, International Collaboration, and Research Capacity Building
Science Careers Blog – October 9, 2012

How the Change of Fiscal Year Affects Your NIGMS Grant
NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog – October 4, 2012

Four Ways to Keep Up with Your Field if You are Out of a Job
BitesizeBio – October 3, 2012

Why American Students Can't Write: Responding to the Atlantic
October 3, 2012 – Inside Higher Ed

Relationship Advice
October 3, 2012 – Nature Jobs

ABC's and PhD's: Decisions, Decisions
October 2, 2012 – Inside Higher Ed

Making the Undergraduate-to-Medical-School Transition
September 28, 2012 – Science Careers

Authorship: Who's on First?
Nature – September 26, 2012

10 Questions Every Grad Should Know the Answers to...
New Scientist – September 26, 2012

Survey Shows Many Recent PSM Graduates Finding Good Jobs
Science Careers Blog – September 25, 2012

What's Your Question?
Science Careers – September 21, 2012

Annual Top Employers Survey: Stability in the Face of Change
Science Careers – September 21, 2012

Student-Run Consulting Group Aims to Bridge the Gap Between the Bench and Business
Genome Technology – September 17, 2012

Successfully Navigating Conferences Part 2
GradHacker – September 16, 2012

The Value of a Chemistry PhD
Chemical Space – September 14, 2012

Advice for Rotating Graduate Students
Tales of the Genomic Repairman – September 14, 2012

Working Together
Naturejobs.com – September 12, 2012

You Need a Game Plan
Science Careers – September 7, 2012

Crafting an Engaging Lecture
GradHacker – September 6, 2012

Collaborations: A Single Cog in a Complex Machine
Naturejobs.com – September 5, 2012

The Worth of a Science Ph.D.
Science Careers – September 4, 2012

Job Satisfaction: Turbulent Times
Naturejobs.com – August 29, 2012

Managing Deadlines in Grad School
Inside Higher Ed – August 26, 2012

The Postdoc Experience: High Expectations, Grounded in Reality
Science Careers – August 24, 2012

Is Science Cool? No.
Science Careers – August 24, 2012

Career Development: What's Your Type?
Naturejobs.com – August 22, 2012

The Myth of Ivy Advantage
Inside Higher Ed – August 22, 2012

Job Applications: Straight to the Top of the Pile
Naturejobs.com – August 8, 2012

Indian Biotech Industry Growing at 15% Annually, Abundant Job Opportunities
The Economic Times – August 7, 2012

US–European Deal
Naturejobs.com – August 1, 2012

Q&A: A Career on the Fence
Science Careers – July 27, 2012

Finding a Professional Home to Call Your Own
The New Scientist – July 26, 2012

Germany: Excellence Revisited
Naturejobs.com – July 25, 2012

Redefining Productivity
Barrett Group Blog – July 25, 2012

How to Collaborate
Science Careers– July 20, 2012

How You Write Matters
Science Careers – July 19, 2012

Risky Research: The Sky's the Limit
Naturejobs.com – July 18, 2012

U.S. Pushes for More Scientists, but the Jobs aren't There
The Washington Post – July 9, 2012

Asking the Public for Money
Science Careers – July 6, 2012

Publishing: Foreign Tongues
Naturejobs.com – July 4, 2012

Refreshing Your Resume
ACS Careers – July 2, 2012

The Academia to Industry Transition: Some Basic Advice
Wandering Scientist – June 27, 2012

Spotlight on Genetics
Naturejobs.com – June 20, 2012

Show Them You Really Want the Job
The Chronicle of Higher Education – June 17, 2012

A 'Stop the Clock' Penalty
Inside Higher Ed – June 14, 2012

Pharmaceutical Sector – Delicate Transition
naturejobs.com – June 13, 2012

Starting Salaries
Chemical & Engineering News – June 4, 2012

Best Places to Work Industry, 2012
The Scientist – June 1, 2012

Graduate Enrollment in Science and Engineering Grew Substantially in the Past Decade but Slowed in 2012
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics InfoBrief – May 2012

Learning Time Management
Inside Higher Ed – May 30, 2012

Postgraduate Options: Academia Misses the Mark
Nature Jobs – May 23, 2012

What Can I Do with a Biology Degree?
Blog – May 2012

Enterprising Science
Nature Jobs – May 9, 2012

Opinion: Academia Suppresses Creativity
The Scientist – May 9, 2012

Where the Jobs Are: Hiring in Europe Rises
Pharmalot – May 8, 2012

Strong Social Skills can Help Young People Better Navigate Life
AZ Health Connections – May 8, 2012

Science PhD Career Preferences: Levels, Changes, and Advisor Encouragement
PLoS One – May 7, 2012

Good Deeds that are Most Punished, Part 3: Research
The Chronicle of Higher Education – April 29, 2012

Does Your Degree Matter?
NIH Extramural News – April 27, 2012

A Lab App for That
Nature – April 25, 2012

Tooling Up: You Will Never Be Appreciated
Science Careers – April 20, 2012

Why I Tossed Your Résumé
The Chronicle of Higher Education – April 17, 2012

PhDs Leave the Ivory Tower
Nature – April 2, 2012

Best Places to Work Postdocs, 2012
The Scientist – March 29, 2012

What to Say – and Not Say – to Program Officers
The Chronicle of Higher Education – March 28, 2012

Writing a Good Review
The Wiley Life Sciences Blog – March 27, 2012

How to Write Like a Scientist
Science Careers – March 23, 2012

Postdoc or Not?
Nature Jobs – March 21, 2012

Tooling Up: Customize Your Training
Science Careers – March 21, 2012

Networking is Overrated
Marty Nemko – March 21, 2012

Seven Deadly Sins for New Hires
Monster.com Career Advice – March 21, 2012

A "Shocking Disproportion" in Funding of Young and Older Scientists
Science Careers Blog – March 13, 2012

On Dissertating
Neurotic Physiology – March 1, 2012

Presentations: Billboard Science
Nature Jobs – February 29, 2012

Using Job Interviews to Your Advantage
Science Careers Blog – February 21, 2012

Tips for Writing and Requesting Letters of Recommendation
Science Careers Blog – February 19, 2012

Funding: Got to Get a Grant
Nature Jobs – February 15, 2012

Your Voice: Your Passport to Authority
Science Careers – January 27, 2012

China: The Gates are Open
Nature – January 25, 2012

Professional Science Master's Programs See Strong Growth in 2011
Council of Graduate Schools – January 18, 2012

The Advantages of Volunteering in Grad School
Science Careers – January 16, 2012

My Single Best Career Tip
The Ladders – January 9, 2012

Tooling Up: Inflection Points
Science Careers – December 16, 2011

Research: Radical Rethink
Nature – December 14, 2011

Careers Going Global
New Scientist – December 14, 2011

How Much Did the Stimulus Stimulate Science?
Science Careers – December 13, 2011

Charting a Course for a Successful Research Career
Elsevier, 2011

Taken for granted: Getting to aaahhh!
Science Careers – November 4, 2011

Face time, dead-end projects, and success
Genome Web Careers – November 4, 2011

National Geographic Young Explorers Grants
Science – November 4, 2011

Life sciences: Biomarkers on the brain
Nature – November 2, 2011

Can you hear me now? Phone interviews
NIH careers blog – October 24, 2011

Academic opportunities in European science
Science – October 21, 2011

The athletes of science
Nature – October 19, 2011

Ph.D. not needed for success in science writing
Science – October 18, 2011

World university rankings – 2011-2012
Times Higher Education – October 7, 2011

The freedom to fail
Inside Higher Ed – October 7, 2011

Education – inspiration for informatics
Nature – October 5, 2011

How to help graduates move into careers
Science – September 28, 2011

Women in chemistry
SLAS Electronic Laboratory Neighborhood – September 27, 2011

Germany works to lure its postdocs home
Science – September 8, 2011

Priorities for year one
Inside Higher Ed – September 7, 2011

Academia: Small-school science
Nature – September 7, 2011

Survey findings: College students pursuing STEM
Microsoft – September 7, 2011

National Academies hope to build a better postdoc
Science – August 23, 2011

Factory worker to president
Inside Higher Ed – August 8, 2011

Interdisciplinary studies: Seeking the right toolkit
Nature – August 3, 2011

Scientists for sale
Nature – August 3, 2011

Killing Peer Review
Inside Higher Ed – July 19, 2011

ealth Insurance Available for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
Science – July 13, 2011

Communication: The Best Words in the Best Order<>
Nature – July 13, 2011

Alternatives to PowerPoint?
Science – July 8, 2011