Envisioning Proteins; Market Yourself for Management Positions; Biotech Capital Crawls Forward

TRAINING @ Envisioning Proteins

WHAT: X-ray Methods in Structural Biology

WHERE: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY

WHY: Designed for scientists with working knowledge of protein structure but new to macromolecular crystallography

ADVANTAGES: Hands-on experiments will reinforce lectures

WHEN: October 15-30, 2003

DEADLINE: June 15, 2003

COST: $2600 (US)

URL: meetings.cshl.org/2003/2003c-crys.htm

TIP TROVE | Market Yourself for Management Positions

Courtesy of Herbert Hess

Larger companies usually promote from their own pipelines, so they don't necessarily do much outside hiring. The bulk of midlevel and senior positions are at medium-sized companies. Executives at these companies are more accessible than at larger companies, but having an intermediary introduce you can make a better impression. Once you've made contact, present a resume that is short and easy to read--a one- or two-page summary of the highlights of your career. You can attach a more comprehensive resume for further reading. Be sure...