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Alternative careers in science [[electronic resource] ] : leaving the ivory tower / / edited by Cynthia Robbins-Roth
| Alternative careers in science [[electronic resource] ] : leaving the ivory tower / / edited by Cynthia Robbins-Roth |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (314 p.) |
| Disciplina | 502.3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Robbins-RothCynthia |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Vocational guidance - United States
Vocational guidance - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-63361-1
9786610633616 0-08-045498-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
front cover; copyright; table of contents; front matter; Contributors; Preface; body; 1 A SCIENTIST GONE BAD: How I Went from the Bench to the Board Room; SO HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?; HEADING OUT OF THE LAB; COMMUNICATION SKILLS BECOME IMPORTANT; ONCE MORE INTO THE FRAY-GOING INDEPENDENT; PUBLISHING GETS ADDED TO THE MIX; ALTERNATIVE CAREERS; SCIENCE AND INFORMATION; 2 TECHNICAL WRITING: Making Sense Out of Manuals; WHAT IS A TECHNICAL WRITER?; WHY TECH WRITING IS A GREAT MOVE; COMMON PERSONALITY TRAITS OF TECH WRITERS; A TYPICAL DAY AT WORK; COMPARISONS WITH THE ACADEMIC WORLD
HOW TO BECOME A TECH WRITER WHERE TO FIND TECH WRITING JOBS; WHERE CAN YOU GO AFTER TECH WRITING?; RESOURCES; 3 SCIENCE WRITING: Communicating with the Masses; SHOULD YOU BECOME A SCIENCE WRITER?; A CHALLENGING FIELD; WHO NEEDS SCIENCE WRITERS?; HOW DO I BECOME A SCIENCE WRITER?; WHAT IS A TYPICAL WORK DAY LIKE?; IT IS SCIENCE, BUT IS IT NEWS?; HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN DNA IN THREE SENTENCES?; DO SCIENTISTS LIKE REPORTERS?; WILL ANYONE READ WHAT YOU WRITE?; THE LOGISTICS; WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION?; SOME INSPIRATION 4 CREATING A PUBLISHING EMPIRE: How I Gave up Academia and Became an Entrepreneurial Editor HOW IT ALL STARTED; ON OUR OWN; SO HOW DO YOU GET THIS JOB?; WHAT DOES PUBLISHING PAY?; WHAT IS NEXT IN MY CAREER PATH?; 5 BUSINESS INFORMATION SERVICES: Providing the Data for Industry; HOW MY PATH CHANGED DIRECTION; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; WHERE THE TIME GOES; WHERE BIOABILITY IS GOING; CONCLUDING THOUGHTS; THE FINANCIAL WORLD; 6 BECOMING A VENTURE CAPITALIST; STARTING IN THE LAB; GETTING A TASTE FOR BUSINESS AND FINANCE; EVOLVING INTO A BANKER; DAILY TRANSACTIONS; FINALLY, VENTURE CAPITAL CALLS WHAT THE JOB IS LIKE 7 INVESTMENT BANKING: Dreams and Reality; THE PLAN; THE MENTORS; THE FIRST BREAK; THE SKILL SET REQUIRED BY AN ANALYST; A TYPICAL DAY AS AN ANALYST; WHERE I HOPE TO GO FROM HERE; 8 HOW I BECAME AN ANALYST: Science-Based Investment Advising; THE EARLY YEARS; BEGINNING A CAREER; THE BUSINESS OF SCIENCE; THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME; WHAT DOES A BIOTECHNOLOGY ANALYST DO?; POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES; HOW TO BECOME AN ANALYST; MY CAREER SINCE SBC WARBURG DILLON READ: MOVING TO THE BUY-SIDE; THE CORPORATE WORLD 9 ENTREPRENEUR AND COMPANY FOUNDER: Starting Your Own Company and Surviving HOW DID I GET HERE?; A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CEO; A TYPICAL WORK WEEK; WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN THE SHOW; THE PROS AND CONS OF BEING THE BOSS; HOW CAN YOU GET THIS JOB?; THE CURRENT SITUATION; 10 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Making Deals with Science; MY EVOLUTION; WHAT IS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT?; SOME OF THE CHALLENGES; WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; HOW DO YOU GET HERE?; 11 THE GROWTH OF A MANAGER: From Pure Research to Policy Administration; WHAT IS ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT?; HOW DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME? WHAT DOES A POLICY ADMINISTRATOR DO ALL DAY? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458097603321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alternative careers in science [[electronic resource] ] : leaving the ivory tower / / edited by Cynthia Robbins-Roth
| Alternative careers in science [[electronic resource] ] : leaving the ivory tower / / edited by Cynthia Robbins-Roth |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (314 p.) |
| Disciplina | 502.3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Robbins-RothCynthia |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Vocational guidance - United States
Vocational guidance - United States |
| ISBN |
1-280-63361-1
9786610633616 0-08-045498-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
front cover; copyright; table of contents; front matter; Contributors; Preface; body; 1 A SCIENTIST GONE BAD: How I Went from the Bench to the Board Room; SO HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?; HEADING OUT OF THE LAB; COMMUNICATION SKILLS BECOME IMPORTANT; ONCE MORE INTO THE FRAY-GOING INDEPENDENT; PUBLISHING GETS ADDED TO THE MIX; ALTERNATIVE CAREERS; SCIENCE AND INFORMATION; 2 TECHNICAL WRITING: Making Sense Out of Manuals; WHAT IS A TECHNICAL WRITER?; WHY TECH WRITING IS A GREAT MOVE; COMMON PERSONALITY TRAITS OF TECH WRITERS; A TYPICAL DAY AT WORK; COMPARISONS WITH THE ACADEMIC WORLD
HOW TO BECOME A TECH WRITER WHERE TO FIND TECH WRITING JOBS; WHERE CAN YOU GO AFTER TECH WRITING?; RESOURCES; 3 SCIENCE WRITING: Communicating with the Masses; SHOULD YOU BECOME A SCIENCE WRITER?; A CHALLENGING FIELD; WHO NEEDS SCIENCE WRITERS?; HOW DO I BECOME A SCIENCE WRITER?; WHAT IS A TYPICAL WORK DAY LIKE?; IT IS SCIENCE, BUT IS IT NEWS?; HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN DNA IN THREE SENTENCES?; DO SCIENTISTS LIKE REPORTERS?; WILL ANYONE READ WHAT YOU WRITE?; THE LOGISTICS; WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION?; SOME INSPIRATION 4 CREATING A PUBLISHING EMPIRE: How I Gave up Academia and Became an Entrepreneurial Editor HOW IT ALL STARTED; ON OUR OWN; SO HOW DO YOU GET THIS JOB?; WHAT DOES PUBLISHING PAY?; WHAT IS NEXT IN MY CAREER PATH?; 5 BUSINESS INFORMATION SERVICES: Providing the Data for Industry; HOW MY PATH CHANGED DIRECTION; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; WHERE THE TIME GOES; WHERE BIOABILITY IS GOING; CONCLUDING THOUGHTS; THE FINANCIAL WORLD; 6 BECOMING A VENTURE CAPITALIST; STARTING IN THE LAB; GETTING A TASTE FOR BUSINESS AND FINANCE; EVOLVING INTO A BANKER; DAILY TRANSACTIONS; FINALLY, VENTURE CAPITAL CALLS WHAT THE JOB IS LIKE 7 INVESTMENT BANKING: Dreams and Reality; THE PLAN; THE MENTORS; THE FIRST BREAK; THE SKILL SET REQUIRED BY AN ANALYST; A TYPICAL DAY AS AN ANALYST; WHERE I HOPE TO GO FROM HERE; 8 HOW I BECAME AN ANALYST: Science-Based Investment Advising; THE EARLY YEARS; BEGINNING A CAREER; THE BUSINESS OF SCIENCE; THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME; WHAT DOES A BIOTECHNOLOGY ANALYST DO?; POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES; HOW TO BECOME AN ANALYST; MY CAREER SINCE SBC WARBURG DILLON READ: MOVING TO THE BUY-SIDE; THE CORPORATE WORLD 9 ENTREPRENEUR AND COMPANY FOUNDER: Starting Your Own Company and Surviving HOW DID I GET HERE?; A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CEO; A TYPICAL WORK WEEK; WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN THE SHOW; THE PROS AND CONS OF BEING THE BOSS; HOW CAN YOU GET THIS JOB?; THE CURRENT SITUATION; 10 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Making Deals with Science; MY EVOLUTION; WHAT IS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT?; SOME OF THE CHALLENGES; WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; HOW DO YOU GET HERE?; 11 THE GROWTH OF A MANAGER: From Pure Research to Policy Administration; WHAT IS ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT?; HOW DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME? WHAT DOES A POLICY ADMINISTRATOR DO ALL DAY? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784571403321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Alternative careers in science : leaving the ivory tower / / edited by Cynthia Robbins-Roth
| Alternative careers in science : leaving the ivory tower / / edited by Cynthia Robbins-Roth |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (314 p.) |
| Disciplina | 502.3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Robbins-RothCynthia |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Vocational guidance - United States
Vocational guidance - United States |
| ISBN |
1-280-63361-1
9786610633616 0-08-045498-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
front cover; copyright; table of contents; front matter; Contributors; Preface; body; 1 A SCIENTIST GONE BAD: How I Went from the Bench to the Board Room; SO HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?; HEADING OUT OF THE LAB; COMMUNICATION SKILLS BECOME IMPORTANT; ONCE MORE INTO THE FRAY-GOING INDEPENDENT; PUBLISHING GETS ADDED TO THE MIX; ALTERNATIVE CAREERS; SCIENCE AND INFORMATION; 2 TECHNICAL WRITING: Making Sense Out of Manuals; WHAT IS A TECHNICAL WRITER?; WHY TECH WRITING IS A GREAT MOVE; COMMON PERSONALITY TRAITS OF TECH WRITERS; A TYPICAL DAY AT WORK; COMPARISONS WITH THE ACADEMIC WORLD
HOW TO BECOME A TECH WRITER WHERE TO FIND TECH WRITING JOBS; WHERE CAN YOU GO AFTER TECH WRITING?; RESOURCES; 3 SCIENCE WRITING: Communicating with the Masses; SHOULD YOU BECOME A SCIENCE WRITER?; A CHALLENGING FIELD; WHO NEEDS SCIENCE WRITERS?; HOW DO I BECOME A SCIENCE WRITER?; WHAT IS A TYPICAL WORK DAY LIKE?; IT IS SCIENCE, BUT IS IT NEWS?; HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN DNA IN THREE SENTENCES?; DO SCIENTISTS LIKE REPORTERS?; WILL ANYONE READ WHAT YOU WRITE?; THE LOGISTICS; WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION?; SOME INSPIRATION 4 CREATING A PUBLISHING EMPIRE: How I Gave up Academia and Became an Entrepreneurial Editor HOW IT ALL STARTED; ON OUR OWN; SO HOW DO YOU GET THIS JOB?; WHAT DOES PUBLISHING PAY?; WHAT IS NEXT IN MY CAREER PATH?; 5 BUSINESS INFORMATION SERVICES: Providing the Data for Industry; HOW MY PATH CHANGED DIRECTION; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; WHERE THE TIME GOES; WHERE BIOABILITY IS GOING; CONCLUDING THOUGHTS; THE FINANCIAL WORLD; 6 BECOMING A VENTURE CAPITALIST; STARTING IN THE LAB; GETTING A TASTE FOR BUSINESS AND FINANCE; EVOLVING INTO A BANKER; DAILY TRANSACTIONS; FINALLY, VENTURE CAPITAL CALLS WHAT THE JOB IS LIKE 7 INVESTMENT BANKING: Dreams and Reality; THE PLAN; THE MENTORS; THE FIRST BREAK; THE SKILL SET REQUIRED BY AN ANALYST; A TYPICAL DAY AS AN ANALYST; WHERE I HOPE TO GO FROM HERE; 8 HOW I BECAME AN ANALYST: Science-Based Investment Advising; THE EARLY YEARS; BEGINNING A CAREER; THE BUSINESS OF SCIENCE; THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME; WHAT DOES A BIOTECHNOLOGY ANALYST DO?; POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES; HOW TO BECOME AN ANALYST; MY CAREER SINCE SBC WARBURG DILLON READ: MOVING TO THE BUY-SIDE; THE CORPORATE WORLD 9 ENTREPRENEUR AND COMPANY FOUNDER: Starting Your Own Company and Surviving HOW DID I GET HERE?; A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CEO; A TYPICAL WORK WEEK; WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN THE SHOW; THE PROS AND CONS OF BEING THE BOSS; HOW CAN YOU GET THIS JOB?; THE CURRENT SITUATION; 10 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: Making Deals with Science; MY EVOLUTION; WHAT IS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT?; SOME OF THE CHALLENGES; WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; HOW DO YOU GET HERE?; 11 THE GROWTH OF A MANAGER: From Pure Research to Policy Administration; WHAT IS ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT?; HOW DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME? WHAT DOES A POLICY ADMINISTRATOR DO ALL DAY? |
| Altri titoli varianti | Leaving the ivory tower |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826901803321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||