To find a comprehensive listing of jobs all over the world, try Nature's International Science Jobs. The Nature classified ads remain online for the week following the print publication date. The Nature site also has an extensive Meetings Guide (leading to great places to network for jobs). Cell's Recruitment Database contains the positions available from the past two issues of Cell, Immunity, and Neuron. A nice feature of this site is that employers may enter positions directly into the database and pay online.

The Web has several exclusively online job sites. The BioMedNet Job Exchange has the most extensive listings for bioscientists. It features a continuously updated database of positions available and wanted in both biology and medicine. A handy world map provides quick access to positions in your region. You can also sort jobs by specialty, location, job type, and sector. Applicants can respond to job offers by Internet e-mail or via a BioMedNet Job Mailbox. Employers are provided with a Job Mailbox/Archive page used to check the current status of their postings, edit job descriptions, and remove or resubmit postings. Membership in BioMedNet is free, and this service is provided to all members.

Another online job database is HUM-MOLGEN. This free international site lists available biomedical and clinical positions. It contains a large number of postdoc positions and can be searched by position, subject, and continent. E-mail links provide a quick way to respond to the ads.

Many professional societies have Web sites that include job listings specific to their fields. These sites also list career services available at the yearly meetings. FASEB (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology) Career Resources lists positions desired and available on a weekly basis, with past weeks archived. However, not all services at the FASEB site are free of charge. Many of the FASEB member organizations also have their own separate job listings. The American Chemical Society (ACS) Web site has an extensive Career Services section that provides career assistance, publications, and the ACS Job Bank. ACS restricts portions of their career resources to members only.

To search for a job in the biotechnology industry, you can start at the Bio Online Career Center. The Bio Online site provides current job postings from 400 participating biotech companies that are located worldwide. You can search for positions by keyword and submit a resume electronically. A Career Guides section provides essays about job hunting and career planning and the Career Discussion Forum discusses how to manage your career.

The Biospace Career Center lists positions available at over 300 profiled biotech and pharmaceutical companies located predominately in the U.S. The job database can be searched by company, region, and category. Biospace is easy to navigate and features an extensive Industry News section that is particularly useful for researching specific companies.

A fun site to watch for up-to-the-minute information about particular biotech companies is the Biotech Rumor Mill. Check out these discussions before your interview.

Several sites have come online where scientists can obtain career advice and explore different career directions. Science's Next Wave posts articles about alternative careers and features forums for discussing different science career topics. One handy section of this site is a collection of links to other career resources with short reviews of each. At the Career Planning Center for Beginning Scientists and Engineers, a joint effort of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council, you can request a mentor. This site also maintains an online library of relevant national publications and studies on jobs and careers. Registration is free at both of these sites.

By using the Internet, you will not replace the time and effort is takes to obtain a job in the biomedical sciences. However, these Web sites can provide you with some tools to make your search for a position in academia or industry a little easier. Some sites can even help you to obtain some career advice and may influence your career direction.