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Listed below are some career opportunities that are from some of our sponsor companies, search firms, and other selected sources.

If you have an interest in any of these open and available jobs and want to learn more about the position specifications, please mail your resume directly to the employer or search firm.

While our goal is to keep this listing up-to-date, we do not always know when a position has been filled. So, we would appreciate hearing from you when you learn that an opportunity is no longer available. Thanks.

Of course, there is no charge to you or to the listing organization for this service.

Ground Rules

While we certainly can’t dictate to you how you should operate with regard to contacting any employers and/or search firms, the following are some ground rules which can enhance your chances of being considered as a viable candidate for employment.

Critically evaluate the fit with your credentials.

Nothing undermines your credibility faster than submitting your resume for an opportunity for which you are clearly not a fit. However, if you wish to be considered for other opportunities appropriate to your track record, then write a letter reflecting that.

Your resume—truthful, telegraphic, and results-oriented.

Do not inflate your role or accomplishments and do not engage in “puffery” of your background. Savvy recruiting professionals, be they in search firms or companies, can quickly spot a phony. Be realistic in distinguishing what you’d like to do from how the marketplace is likely to evaluate you. You’d be better off dreaming big but operating realistically. Get feedback from others to help you calibrate your career focus and credentials. Also, our book, In Search of the Perfect Job, will help in this regard.

Mail your resume—don’t call or fax.

Retainer and contingency search firms use their fax machines to receive urgent details on their ongoing searches. They deeply resent unsolicited resumes faxed to them, as it is disruptive. Also, don’t call search firms to follow up on your resume mailing. Jack Clarey from Clarey & Andrews, a respected retainer search firm listed below, acknowledges that the most overused phrase is the request to “put a name with a face” and the question, “Have you received my resume?”

Dan Shephard of Shephard, Bueschel & Provus advises not to follow up with a phone call, because unless he has an immediate search need for a biochemist, you’re unlikely to receive a call from him—even if you are the best biochemist on the planet.

For more insider tips on dealing with search firms, click here for ordering information for In Search of the Perfect Job.

Retainer/Contingency/Temporary Firms

Retainer search firms are also known as executive search firms. These firms are retained by client organizations to locate executives. The minimum salaries in which these firms function vary, but $75,000 is a decent floor. You should be contacting retainer executive search firms if you are now or realistically would be earning more than $75,000 in base compensation.

Contingency search firms are usually referred to as employment agencies. Occasionally, contingency firms conduct searches above $75,000 and are in an exclusive relationship with the employer. However, in the vast majority of situations, they are in a foot race to introduce a candidate to an employer and, if hired, the contingency firm gets a fee—not before.

Temporary help firms have expanded significantly beyond merely supplying a company’s clerical or hourly personnel needs. Many high-quality temporary help firms regularly fill temporary to permanent technical and executive jobs. If this is a viable career strategy for you, then go for it. However, if your finances are OK and you’ve just begun your search, then you might want to reconsider a tempting temporary job assignment. Why? Simply put, if you take a several-month temp job, albeit challenging and fun, your search momentum will probably die. Also, you run the risk of confusing the marketplace.

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