Bioinformatics and Science

• Carnegie Mellon University curated list of employers in computational biology
• The Importance of stupidity in scientific research by Martin A. Schwartz
• Call yourself a programmer and other career advice by Yossi Kreinin
• Mick Watson’s Guide for the Lonely Bioinformatician
• Advice on How to survive science by Adam Micolich

Interviewing

• Interviewing for systems design and maintenance: How to not screw up your DevOps interview by George Offley
• Job Hunting in the Age of LinkedIn by Emily Holcomb. “Tips for the people doing the hiring, from someone who was looking for work.”
• How Netflix re-invented hiring and firing – professional sports team analogy.
• Jobs on Toast – advice blog for PhD graduates looking for employment outside higher education
• Qualities Google looks for in job candidates

After you get your dream job, what’s next?

• Ten Tips for New Executives by Fay Vincent. “Jokes are risky. Email is forever. Don’t answer hypothetical questions. Never complain.”
• Ben Dixon’s What I’d tell myself about startups if I could go back 5 years
• The Advantages and Challenges of Being Self-Employed by Brett Arends. “You must plan, and save aggressively, to make the most of it. And the tax benefits aren’t as generous as you may think.”