Emory Career Fair =/= Opportunities for Chemists
So today I went to the Spring 2006 Career Fair. Big waste of time. It was a fair basically designed for three different majors - business, economics, and mathematics/CS. A lot of banking and finance places. A couple of computer places. Some more PR and consulting firms. Government agencies. And even a big pharmaceutical company. Should have had some potential, right?
I made my first stop the pharmaceutical people. Surely, I thought, this would be the place where I can float my resume, get some leads on working in research. I ask the guy. He directs me towards ... sales. I ask about research. He tells me that they're only here to recruit sales, but if I want information on research... I can check out the website.
I made my second stop the FBI table. Surely, I thought, this would be a place where I can float my resume, get some leads on working in forensics. I ask the guy. He directs me towards ... being a special agent. I ask about forensics. He hands me the pamphlet on professional support, but if I want specifici information on research... I can check out the website.
After scouring the list twice more (with the likes of Waffle House, UPN, Abercrombie & Fitch, & TBS), I picked out one last potential emplyer - a PR firm who for some reason was requesting chem majors. Turns out they do a pretty good bit of business with health care companies, so having people do their sales who actually fathom science benefits them. Overall, really just kind of an "eh.." impression.
So, back to my original plan of mailing my resume to every potential employer in the Research Triangle Park area. Now to just get myself a cover letter written and actually send them. Ah, the joys of work.
I made my first stop the pharmaceutical people. Surely, I thought, this would be the place where I can float my resume, get some leads on working in research. I ask the guy. He directs me towards ... sales. I ask about research. He tells me that they're only here to recruit sales, but if I want information on research... I can check out the website.
I made my second stop the FBI table. Surely, I thought, this would be a place where I can float my resume, get some leads on working in forensics. I ask the guy. He directs me towards ... being a special agent. I ask about forensics. He hands me the pamphlet on professional support, but if I want specifici information on research... I can check out the website.
After scouring the list twice more (with the likes of Waffle House, UPN, Abercrombie & Fitch, & TBS), I picked out one last potential emplyer - a PR firm who for some reason was requesting chem majors. Turns out they do a pretty good bit of business with health care companies, so having people do their sales who actually fathom science benefits them. Overall, really just kind of an "eh.." impression.
So, back to my original plan of mailing my resume to every potential employer in the Research Triangle Park area. Now to just get myself a cover letter written and actually send them. Ah, the joys of work.