by Suzanne on February 1, 2010

Who is Andy Bass? Answer: A surfing scientist turned businessman from Alabama with a passion for educating the world about molecular biology. Andy is the CEO and founder of Yonder Biology, a brand new biotech company located (read on...)

by Travis on January 22, 2010

A major hurdle to getting an industry job in a new country is that many companies will only interview local candidates. Many job seekers think that if they are willing to pay to move themselves, this ceases to be a hurdle but, (read on...)

by Nick on January 21, 2010

Evernote is an amazing FREE application that could change the way you record, store and retrieve your data, in the lab as well as at home. The idea behind Evernote, as shown on the right, is to allow you to capture all of your (read on...)

by Suzanne on January 18, 2010

When I worked in technical service for a well known biotech company, I have to confess that we often used a certain phrase in the frustration of dealing with calls from angry scientists ranting about a problem they were having (read on...)

by Travis on January 8, 2010

2009 was a tough year for job hunters. But the good news is we are starting to see a lot more "action" on the hiring front. Most of this activity is overdue. Because of recruitment freezes, teams have been stretched and they (read on...)

by Suzanne on January 4, 2010

Happy New Year! Now that 2010 has begun, it's a good time to start thinking about how you want to spend your travel money (or which meetings you want to nudge your PI about spending their travel money on for you). So to help (read on...)

by Suzanne on December 21, 2009

Perhaps at no other time of year like the winter solstice is the mixture of religious beliefs and daily life more intertwined.  Most people, regardless of race and country of origin, come from a faith that believes in God or a (read on...)

by Travis on November 30, 2009

Not a day goes by (and we're now at about day 400 of "these" days) that we do not hear from candidates about how frustrated they are with their job search. It doesn't matter if you have just graduated or have 20 years of industry (read on...)

by Nick on November 23, 2009

How often do you make errors in the lab that ruin a good experiment? Rather than flaws in experimental design, I mean errors like forgetting to add a reagent, pipetting the wrong amount or following a protocol step (read on...)

by Travis on November 11, 2009

This old construction adage has a home within your job search. Attention to detail is crucial, especially in the "e" age. You no longer have your sense of humor, wit, charm, personality or infectious smile to fall back on. (read on...)