In general, the resources fall into two categories - information and tools for job seekers and resources and aids for ongoing career development. The wide range of information is geared for both academic scientists and professionals in the biotechnology and biopharmaceutical industries. For job seekers, a major timesaving benefit is the ability to browse job listings online. Science and Nature both provide online access to their published job listings, which include positions in both academia and industry. The job advertisements in Science are browsable and searchable by topic area, geographic location, type of position and key words.
Users can also receive free email alerts for positions in particular topic areas.
Nature uses a more rudimentary interface to allow searchable access to job listings in what appears to be the current issue. Users can search by location, position, topic area or company name and the site has a nice selection of UK and international positions. The sophisticated job search interface is browsable and searchable by discipline, geographic location, type of position and key words. Several viewing options for search results include view by date or view by organizations. Several web sites that focus on the biotechnology and biopharmaceutical industry feature searchable job listings.