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ACS WORKSHOPS
ACS Planning Your Job Search,
Wednesday, December 1, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM, Jefferson Room
This workshop addresses employment trends and professional values (self assessment). Then,
the process of networking is explored: who is in your network, how to expand it. Strategies such
as informational interviewing will be discussed.
ACS Preparing a Résumé,
Wednesday, December 1, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM, Jefferson Room
Your résumé is a personal introduction and leaves an impression. In this workshop you will
learn which personal data format is right for your "marketing plan," and construct a winning
résumé.
ACS Effective Interviewing,
Wednesday, December 1, 11:00 AM – 12:30 AM, Jefferson Room
Many job seekers think their work ends once an interview is secured. Think again! This
workshop will examine the entire interview process, types of interviews, frequently asked
questions, and how to evaluate an offer.
An ACS Career Consultant will be available to provide individual résumé reviews and career assistance
from 1:30 -5:00 pm. You must bring a copy of your résumé. Sign-up will be available at meeting
registration.
Leadership Institute Workshops
ACS Leadership Development Courses
Extraordinary Leaders, Tuesday, November 30, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Marlborough A
Leading Without Authority, Thursday, December 2, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Cambridge
Engaging and Motivating Volunteers, Friday, December 3, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Marlborough A/B
To register and form more information on the ACS Leadership Development Courses, go to:
www.acs.org/professionaladvancement
ACS EXAMS INSTITUTE, Wednesday, December 1, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM,
Wednesday, December 1, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Thursday, December 2, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The ACS Exams Institute has been working on a method to add criterion referencing to our
exams. The next step in the process is called "alignment", in which panels of experts look at
items from exams and align them with the content map. Concurrent to this, we have developed
a rubric for assigning a complexity rating to general chemistry exam items and are in the
process of developing a similar rubric for organic chemistry exam items. We will be working
on both of these tasks at the ACS Meeting in New Orleans. We would like to invite you to
attend one or more of these sessions as your schedule allows.
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