Job Search: Resources

Networking or personal connections with others is continually cited as the number one way to obtain a position. Plan on spending more of your job search time developing your contacts and relationships with potential employers versus applying for positions via the internet. It is the only way to learn about unadvertised positions as well as effectively distinguish your application from amongst the applicant pool. Get connected!

Referrals and word of mouth

Conferences in your field of interest

Journals and publications in your field

Career fairs

Departmental postings

The company or university/college website

Websites

• Industry

  • Naturejobs.com

  • BioForward (Searchable database of Biotech companies in Wisconsin and surrounding area)

  • BioSpace.com

  • Lifesciencejobs.com

  • indeed.com

  • Medzilla.com

  • TheScientist.com

  • NewScientistJobs.com

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Research Park (List of all the University Research Park tenants)

• Academia

  • The Chronicle of Higher Education

  • Academic 360

  • ScienceCareers.Org

  • Inside Higher Ed

• Government

  • United States Federal Government (USAJOBS)

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  • US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)