Career Resources

Job Fairs at OSA Co-Sponsored Conferences

• Participate onsite or online via Job Fairs held in conjunction with OFC/NFOEC or CLEO/QELS.

Career Advice from Career Expert Peter Weddle

• Peter Weddle is a recruiter, HR consultant and business CEO turned author and commentator. He has authored or edited over two dozen books and been a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, The National Business Employment Weekly and CNN.com. Today, he writes two newsletters that are distributed worldwide and oversees WEDDLE's LLC, a print publisher specializing in the field of human resources. Weddle’s syndicated columns include:

  • Crowdworking: Let the Tail Wag the Dog
  • How to Prevent a Wall Street Meltdown in Your Career
  • Become a Career Activist
  • From “Notworking” to Networking Online
  • Building Up Your Employment Security
  • Managing Your Career Expectations

Post-Doctoral Assignments and Internships Resources

• Web resources to help you find a post-doctoral and internship position

OSA Podcast: “Enhancing Your Career in Optics”

• Do you know how to use your membership in a professional society to its full benefit?  Do you wonder what direction your life will take when you decide to go into industry or academia? Do you ponder your ability to author a prolific publication list? In May 2008 at the CLEO/QELS conference in San Jose, California, four well-known OSA members gathered together to share career tips from their own lives to benefit the young professionals who are now where they once were.