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An essay at Inside Higher Ed by William Helmreich advises job seekers on ways to make their academic job applications stand out.

myIDP helps you cut through hearsay and conjecture and base your career choices on solid data and professional experience.

The Global Young Academy wants to offer a snapshot of the working conditions of young scientists across developed and developing countries.

Crowd-funding could prove to be just a niche funding source, but it could also end up changing how science is done.

A professor emeritus advises young scientists to deemphasize controversial aspects of their work—or to avoid controversy until they are established.

More open methods of peer review offer advantages and disadvantages for both authors and reviewers.

An open letter calls for funding agencies and hiring institutions to evaluate scientists by their research and not what journals they publish in.

In the United Kingdom, recent Ph.D. recipients have weathered the recession in better shape than most.

myIDP is a free, Web-based career-planning tool that was created to help graduate students and postdocs in the sciences define and pursue their career goals.

Why do industry leaders and policymakers continue to argue that there is a domestic shortage of STEM talent despite numerous reports to the contrary?
 

Canada is now moving toward high-skilled immigration based on employment, according to the newsmagazine Maclean’s.
 

A report explores the potential effects of current proposals to "staple a green card" to graduate degrees granted in the United States.

A group of ERC Starting Grantees has created a new platform where top young researchers can raise their voices and influence science policy.
 

Ron Hira testifies that the proposed bill falls short of addressing problems with H1-B and other high-skill visa programs.

Scientists taking part in an open peer-review process can get more recognition and an opportunity to weigh in.

While there are signs that the gender gap in science is closing, more needs to be done at policy level.

SEIU's Adjunct Action project is striking into one of the nation's most college-dense regions.
 

There are risks and difficulties in interactive peer review.

A more interactive peer-review process can help authors build recognition, increase their impact, and win priority for their scientific work.

Science Careers looks at the pros and cons for young scientists to take part in interactive peer review processes both as authors and reviewers.