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Tools & Resources: How-To Guides

In these collections, our writers and editorial and business staffs offer practical advice on a variety of topics related to finding a job and building a career in the sciences.

How to Make the Most of Career Fairs: Tips on how to find the perfect career opportunity
How to Craft a Winning Résumé/CV: It's your main marketing tool -- and a sink for potentially endless tweaking and anxiety. Here's some advice from our experts on how to put together that all-important résumé/CV (and its frequent traveling companion, the cover letter).
How to Prepare for an Interview: Palms sweating yet? Relax, and let our experts talk you through the interview-preparation process.
How to Obtain Research and Other Funding: Tips on how to find grants, and work the process.
How to Manage a Lab and Staff: Help for those taking on the new burden of project management.
How to Build Your Network: The ability to network: It's the source of many of your best leads -- and a good predictor of future career success. Here are some ideas for plugging into this career and life tool.