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Struggling with your next career step? Science Careers’ editorial team brings you “Career Basics: Advice and Resources for Scientists.” The booklet provides advice and help on preparing CVs and resumes, writing grants and scientific papers, networking, and much more. Read each article in the booklet online, or download each chapter or the entire booklet as a PDF. All for free. It is one more tool Science Careers provides to help you jump-start your career, be it in academia or outside the ivory tower!

Introduction

Dr. Alan Leshner, CEO, AAAS

Emmett McGrath, President, OnAssignment Lab Support

Chapter One

CV Writing and Interview Skills – The Essentials!

• CVs That Open Industry Doors Dave Jensen
• Interview Techniques: You’ve Worked Hard To Get This Far Jim Austin
• From an Employer’s Wishlist to Your CV Sara Shinton

Chapter Two

Funding and Grant Writing

• How Not to Kill a Grant Application Vid Mohan-Ram
• Funding Outside the Box Jim Kling

Chapter Three

Expanding Choices

• University Challenge: Administering Research Carol Clugston
• Patient to Retrain in Patent Law Anne Forde
• Life in Biotech Jim Kling
• Making the Leap: When, How, and Why a Career in Drug Discovery May Be Right for You Matthew Bell

Chapter Four

Networking

• Guerrilla Marketing Yourself Dave Jensen
• How to Get a Good Connection David Bomzer

Chapter Five

Female and Minority Experiences in Science

• Women and Minorities: Negotiating Salaries Lee Kass and Kathleen Gale
• Top Five Challenges for Pregnant Scientists Lynn Dicks
• Bridging the Cultural Divide in Medicine Edna Francisco

Chapter Six

Leadership and Management in the Lab

• Leadership on the Mountain: Lessons for the Lab Kathy Barker
• Project Management for Scientists Stanley E. Portny and Jim Austin
• Lab Safety Requires Training and Commitment John K. Borchardt

Chapter Seven

Scientic Writing and Publishing

• Publishing at the Top of the Heap Jeremy M. Boss and Susan H. Eckert
• I Can’t Believe They Didn’t Like It! Jeremy M. Boss and Susan H. Eckert