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Q. Do I have to be a member of the American Chemical Society to use this service?
A. No. JobSpectrum.org is open to all chemical science professionals. There are links from JobSpectrum.org currently restricted to ACS members: the Salary Comparator; Ask a Career Consultant; and Resume Review. If you're interested in learning how to become a member of ACS and the benefits of membership, visit the ACS Web site at http://www.chemistry.org/join.

Q. I'm currently part of the Online Professional Data Bank (Online PDB). Does my information automatically transfer to JobSpectrum.org?
A. No. Everyone who is part of the Online PDB can take this opportunity to open a JobSpectrum.org account and update his or her information.

Q. Is the National Employment Clearing House (NECH) part of JobSpectrum.org?
A. NECH will be fully integrated beginning with the 2002 Spring ACS National Meeting, which will run April 7-11 in Orlando, FL. If you are registered with JobSpectrum, you must still register for NECH and vice versa.

Q. How do I clean out my cache or my temporary Internet files?
A. Netscape
On the tool bar at the top of your browser, click on Edit|Preferences.
Expand the Advanced category by clicking on the + sign next to the word Advanced.
Click on Cache|Clear Memory Cache|Clear Disk Cache. Click OK.

Internet Explorer
Click on View or Tools, depending on which version you are using.
Select Internet Options. The pop-up screen defaults to the General tab.
Under Temporary Internet Files, click on Delete Files|OK.
Under History click on Clear History|OK.

Q. How do I enable my browser's cookies?
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Netscape:
Click on Edit|Preferences|Advanced.
Be sure the box that says Accept all cookies is checked off. Click OK to Exit.

Internet Explorer:
Go To Internet Options (under either View or Tools depending on version)
Click Security
Click Custom Level
Scroll Down to Cookies
Enable Cookies should be checked off. Click OK to Exit

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