1. What is the Chemjobs Career Center? The Chemjobs Career Center is the ACS onsite employment and career center at ACS national meetings. The Center provides an array of career services, including online job searches and onsite job interviews at the Chemjobs San Diego Employment Center (formerly NECH); career workshops, one-on-one resume reviews, mock interview sessions, and a career resource library.
2. Who can use the San Diego Employment Center?
The San Diego Employment Center is a service provided, at no cost, to ACS members and national and student affiliates.
3. How long do I have to be an ACS member in order to use the San Diego Employment Center?
It would be best to join ACS at least two weeks before the meeting. Jobseekers need to have applied for membership two weeks before the meeting (for the San Diego meeting this date is August 6).
4. Can I become a member at the meeting and use the San Diego Employment Center?
No. It takes at least two weeks for your membership number to be activated. Jobseekers need to have applied for membership by August 6 to participate in the San Diego meeting.
5. How do I use the San Diego Employment Center?
Beginning June 28, 2004, there is a new signup procedure. All members will need to sign up through / in order to use the San Diego Employment Center.
6. Is there a fee to use the San Diego Employment Center?
No. The San Diego Employment Center is a member service of the American Chemical Society.
7. Can I signup as a confidential job seeker?
Yes, you may sign up and search the Chemjobs Career Center database as a confidential job seeker. Please note: Confidentiality is available only up until you are scheduled for an interview. Once an employer has scheduled you for an interview, your personal contact information will show up on the employer’s interview schedule.
8. Can I cancel my San Diego Employment Center registration?
No. Your records are accessible to employers at the time you signup. There is no way to notify employers that you have cancelled. However, you can enter your schedule and make yourself unavailable during the meeting. This way the employers will know not to schedule interviews with you. Questions? Contact ACS staff at 800-227-5558, ext. 6210.
9. Must I pay the meeting registration fee to use the San Diego Employment Center?
Yes. All San Diego Employment Center attendees must be registered for the ACS national meeting. The national meeting registration badge must be visible in order to gain access into San Diego Employment Center. *If you currently carry a dues deferred status with the ACS, you do not have to pay the national meeting registration fee. Please check the Dues Waiver box on the registration form. If you are not currently in a dues deferred status with the ACS, you must pay the national meeting registration fee. If you have questions regarding the dues waiver status, please contact ACS Member and Subscriber Services at 800-333-9511.
10. What do I need to do/bring to the San Diego Employment Center?
Please bring extra copies of your resume and any supporting documents such as copies of your research to hand to employers upon request. You should come professionally dressed for your San Diego Employment Center interview, just like any other interview.
11. Do I respond to a job posting?
You have two options. You may “Request an Interview” or send an email to the employer. To do either you must first have set up chemjobs account and indicated that you plan to attend the CareerCenter at the National Meeting.
12. Are jobs located outside of the U.S. posted at the San Diego Employment Center?
Yes. The San Diego Employment Center attracts national and international companies.
13. How long will employers be able to access my San Diego Employment Center resume?
Employers will have access to San Diego Employment Center resumes up to one month after the meeting.
14. Can employers contact me after the meeting?
Yes. Before, during, and up to one month after the meeting, employers are likely to print resumes of job seekers they want to contact.
15. I forgot my login /password. What do I do?
From the home page click on Jobseeker login, then click on “I Forgot My Password.” Enter your email address. Your login and password will be emailed to you within 30 minutes.
16. Can I make changes to my profile and/or resume?
Yes. Go to your San Diego Employment Center account and click on “Edit My Account”
17. How long can I access my San Diego Employment Center account?
Online access for job seekers ends at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 25, 2004.
18. What is a “Job Alert”?
”Job Alert” allows you to receive weekly updates of all the new jobs added that match your search criteria. To set-up this today, login to your account and click on “Job Alert”. At the top of the screen enter your e-mail address, a description of the search and the date you would like to stop receiving these. Then you will complete the search criteria and click on “Create Search Agent”.
19. I receive an error when I attempt to upload documents. What should I do?
If you are unable to upload your documents, you may e-mail it using the guidelines in your account. To access your account-specific directions, login to your account and click on the “upload/edit/delete” link beside “Documents.” On the following screen, follow the guidelines in the “Troubleshooting” section.
Still have questions?
If you are having technical problems such as
- access privileges
- web site failure
Contact Customer Service, at 888-491-8833.
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