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Keys to Job Satisfaction
by Search Masters International Recruiter Dave Jensen. "Typically the company losing a good employee finds out that the departure resulted from `'a lack of challenge" or that the former employee `'just needed something more." The reasons offered in exit interviews always seem a bit hazier than the old "offer I couldn't refuse" response. This frustrates managers because they realize that they may have been able to do something to save the employee early on."
Destressing in the geekosphere - Naturejobs Jan 28 2004
Finding a balance in the daily grind requires creativity and a sense of play. Kendall Powell explores how lifestyle can complement science.
The Coincidence Factor
by Search Masters International Recruiter Dave Jensen. "One of the first things you learn when you write and speak to scientists or engineers is that you'd better carry a lot of information around with you. I've learned that technical people, who generally have an analytical nature, like to hear about facts and figures. They prefer their career ideas presented like the result of an experiment at the bench. And whenever I stray into the ether and discuss career concepts that aren't rooted in terra firma, my audience brings me back to earth."
Vision: The First Step in Career Management
by Search Masters International Recruiter Dave Jensen. "'It seems as if most of my career has been in stops and starts,' one of my audience members said. She had come up for a little informal career counseling after a seminar that I had conducted. This scientist had found herself in a particular career trap known as 'plateauing,' in which significant frustration results from a feeling of stagnation on the job."
Understanding Your Strengths and Weaknesses
by Search Masters International Recruiter Dave Jensen. "Good managers know that an outside consultant, brought in at the right time and trained to use the right tools, can have a major impact on the growth of a business. Sometimes it takes an outside resource to help a team understand what weak areas limit their growth. The consultant finds the weak link in the chain and recommends an action plan. Did you know that this same process can sometimes make a wonderful difference in the way you view your career?"
Interview With Richard Nelson Bolles
by Search Masters International recruiter Dave Jensen. "Richard Nelson Bolles is the author of the most popular job-hunting and career-changing book of all time, entitled "What Color is Your Parachute?". As a expert in his field, Mr. Bolles is highly regarded and was recently cited as "America's top career expert" by one of the leading consumer publications. Parachute has sold 4 million copies over the last 20 years, and is revised and updated annually."
Building Your Career Success Library
by Search Masters International Recruiter Dave Jensen. "On a recent trip, I realized that despite my best intentions I seem to refer to the same handful of books in my career writing -- while many books in my collection remain on the shelf. I think that it is time to tell you more about these good reads."
Persistence and Optimism: The Force Multipliers
by Search Masters International recruiter Dave Jensen. "I found it remarkable that all speakers, when asked to share the nuggets of wisdom that they had personally learned the hard way, found some way to incorporate stories highlighting both persistence and optimism."
Don't Let Them Wear You Down: How to Take Control of Your Career
Dave Jensen, Science Careers. "It is likely that you haven't yet experienced the deep-down depression born of being terminated unfairly. But it is my guess that you can definitely relate to how frustrating it is when an outside "force over which you have no control adversely affects your career."
The 6 Biggest Science Career Hazards, and How to Avoid Them, Part 2
David G. Jensen, CareerTrax.com
The 6 Biggest Science Career Hazards, and How to Avoid Them, Part 1
David G. Jensen, CareerTrax.com. "I'll discuss six areas that most organizational development experts would agree are probable areas of concern for most technical employees. Several of these are actual situations that you may find yourself presented with, and after reading this through perhaps you can approach them with a better perspective for decision making. Others are more ethereal in nature; these take some thought -- even discussion with others who know you -- in order to identify how they present a problem. The inability to promote oneself falls into the latter category."
Unwritten Rules for Advancing Your Career
"Unwritten rules: those tidbits of information that can make or break a first impression or reputation. How does a cell biologist discover the unwritten rules of an organization and protect and ensure their career advancement by fulfilling unstated expectations?"
Pathways to Success: An Examination of Career-Enhancing Decisions in the Scientific and Medical Professions
"the report highlights the reasons Science Advisory Board members publish or present the results of their work and whether these reasons vary depending on job position, segment, geographic location, gender or years of experience."
Becoming a Successful Scientist
Provides information and links of interest on succeeding in scientific research. Contains a helpful tip that is updated weekly. Also, for those who want to contribute to contributing their thoughts on how to successfully carry out research, there is a section available to do that.
Birkenstocks or White Shirts - Which is Right for You?
by Search Masters International Recruiter Dave Jensen. "One of the topics that comes up regularly in workshops and in private discussions about biotech careers is the difference between large companies and small ones. Those who are employed on the startup company side regularly express their frustration at the turmoil and ask what it is like to be with the big guys. At the same time, people employed in the large pharmaceutical companies wonder what it is like to be swimming along in the currents of the fast-paced biotechnology industry."