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I talk to lots of members who are ready to take the next step and move into a management position or perhaps a more strategic role. The transition to management can be a daunting one, full of learning curves, barriers and challenges to overcome. The big question is: what can you do to make the transition easier? more...
Posted by Charlotte Ashley-Roberts on Dec 9, 2011 10:23 AM GMT
I’m delighted to be joining the RSC Careers team, working alongside Charlie to offer our members careers advice, and to discuss hot topics which may help you on your quest for career success! I’ve been working here at the RSC for nearly two years, gaining experience across various departments, and I’m looking forward to working more directly with our members in my new role.

I will also be working on the RSC Benevolent Fund which offers support and advice to members and their families in times of difficulty. We offer advice on issues such as housing, debt, benefits and in some circumstances we may be able to offer financial support too. If you feel the Fund may be able to help you, please do not hesitate to contact us benfund@rsc.org
Posted by Sarah-Lou Tomlin on Dec 7, 2011 3:57 PM GMT
If you are looking at moving out of the lab but still utilising your technical skills alongside your written skills then a career in publishing may be for you. The RSC publishing graduate scheme is especially interesting as it is the only graduate route into chemistry journals publishing.

The publishing graduate scheme involves joining our Publishing Department into a permanent position and working in a specific role. Over the course of your first year in this role you are put on a structured training and development programme as well as receiving lots of on-the-job support.

You are also given a mentor who will help guide you through day-to-day life in your role and at the RSC in general. The training and development will help you develop skills you may not have got at university, areas like business awareness and influencing and negotiating with others. more...
Posted by Charlotte Ashley-Roberts on Dec 2, 2011 12:27 PM GMT
Hello! Long time no see. In my absence I have been talking to lots of people about careers and one comes up more than most....becoming an academic. Instead of boring you with paragraphs of text I have made a presentation for you to watch
Posted by Charlotte Ashley-Roberts on Nov 18, 2011 9:31 AM GMT
Tuesday 1st November at ChemCareers has an international theme to it.  We'll have live chats from people based in India, China and the USA who will all be online and available to chat at various times throughout the day.  You'll be able to ask them questions about their own career experiences as well as ask them questions about what it is really like to live and work somewhere other than the UK.

We'll also be running a session giving you advice on how to find opportunities to study or work abroad.  There are many reasons why you might choose to work overseas, and some will certainly help you to develop skills and potentially make you more employable.

If you've worked overseas you are likely to be able to develop skills that are transferable in any role, such as communication - through working with people from different cultures and having to overcome language barriers and flexibilty - by adapting to new working and living environments.  Developing these skills may be one of the reasons why you decide working overseas either long term or short term is of benefit.

Other reasons might include:
  • family - your partner may be relocating or you want a better lifestyle
  • the opportunity to experience different cultures
  • more job opportunities in other countries
  •  alturistic reasons - particularly if you want to volunteer in a developing country


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Posted by Laura Woodward on Oct 28, 2011 1:12 PM BST
As part of ChemCareers we have slots available throughout the week if you want to sign up for a one to one chat with either me or Charlotte.  Timeslots are available through the week and all you need to do is email us at chemcareers@rsc.org.  Make sure you tell us your prefered time and your membership number.

We look forward to chatting next week!
Posted by Laura Woodward on Oct 27, 2011 4:10 PM BST
Last Friday I attended a 'brainstorming' day along with others who work in the field to discuss the current hot topics in careers.

One of the topics we spent considerable time talking about was CV's and whether recruiters still want to see a traditional 2 page, hard copy of CV's.  We discussed a number of ways that CV's seem to be changing, and how these different types of CV's may work well with some types of jobs, but not necessarily all.

For example here is an infographic CV that shows someone's skills and experience in graphic form, which may work well if you were working in that field, but could work well elsewhere and certainly would make you stand out! more...
Posted by Laura Woodward on Oct 20, 2011 11:31 AM BST
I thought I'd give you a taster of some of the topics we'll be covering in the forthcoming ChemCareers and decided that today I'd look at starting up your own business.

This is definitely something we've been asked more about in recent months particularly from people who have been offered redundancy packages which allow them to make starting up on their own a very real possibility. more...
Posted by Laura Woodward on Oct 17, 2011 12:12 PM BST
8c26655af9bb19ce2dd59a84e1ad089f-original-employment-istock_000005367365xsmall.jpgAs I am sure you are aware we see a fair amount of CVs, most are ok, only a bit of work needed....some are superb but others need lots of work. So, for a Wednesday afternoon I thought I might give you my CV top tips.... more...
Posted by Charlotte Ashley-Roberts on Sep 28, 2011 3:41 PM BST
80c753f0b4b304ab87dfc245edd6c160-original-cup-of-tea-istock_000001698776medium.jpgWow, this is a big subject, with emails flying back and forth, media reports amd people discussing it in meetings and over coffee I have learnt more about internships in the last few months than ever before.
But, my question is: did you know that many unpaid internships are illegal? It seems that only 10% of graduates are aware of this. more...
Posted by Charlotte Ashley-Roberts on Sep 19, 2011 9:37 AM BST
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