By Adnan Masood Are you a degree holder in science? If so, are you looking for a job? While you have many job search tools right at your fingertips, most job seekers overlook Craigslist. Don’t make the same mistake. Craigslist is a popular classified website. Although most commonly associated with for sale products, they do have a job sections. You can use the classified service to find jobs in the biotech and science industry. How?

To start your biotech and science job search, visit the website at Craigslist.org. Once on the main page, select your state and city. This may be Florida and Miami. If you want to browse, look for the jobs section. If you want to search, turn to the search box on the left-hand side of the page. Change the defaults search settings from “for sale,” to “jobs.” Then, use related keyword phrases to search. Good examples include biotech, science, lab, lab technician, analyst, and so forth.

In addition to browsing or searching Craigslist for biotech and science jobs, you can also post your resume on the website. This is ideal as many employers and hiring manager like to browse for qualified candidates, instead of having to weed through hundreds of applications to find them. The best way to post your resume on Craigslist is to copy and paste it from Microsoft Word or another similar program. Copying and pasting may mess up your resume format, so verify and make any necessary format changes before posting. It is also important to write your headline carefully. All resumes are posted in the same place, so make sure employers know what your specialty is. Your heading should be something like “Lab Technician with 5 Year Experience and Degree Looking for a Steady Job.”

As mentioned above, you can search for science and biotech jobs by visiting your local city page, like Miami. This is a good start, but you are limited. Craigslist prohibits multiple city searches. If you are looking to relocate for the right job, but don’t know where to yet, you could spend days viewing and searching all city pages. Instead, download the free Craigslist Reader at MotionT.com. You can search for just science jobs in Miami, all of Florida, or nationwide. Not only that, but you can also signup for new job notifications; be the first to hear about new jobs posted on Craigslist.org. Get your resume submitted before others have a chance to hear about the job!

Download the Craigslist Reader to search science jobs posted on Craigslist. Visit Motion Technologies, your one-stop resource for free searchable software for classified websites, including Craigslist.