While learning how to become a cosmetic scientist is fun, it doesn't do you much good if you don't have a job. Sure, you could start your own company
and we love to encourage people to do that, but if you are like most people, you'll first get a job working for someone else.
Cosmetic Science Jobs
Here are a few places that you might find cosmetic science jobs.
Careers in CosmeticsThis is a site that helps connect employers with job seekers. You can post your resume and search for cosmetic science jobs by job title, company, and location. If you're searching for a job in the beauty industry, you should be looking here.
This website takes aggregate results from a variety of online job search sites and puts them conveniently in one place. You can search by job title or location. It also gives you alternative terms which will help you expand your search. For example, if you search for cosmetic chemist, it will suggest cosmetic formulator.
JujuThis job search engine is much like Indeed.com but it seems to give slightly different results.
TwitterMany people are finding that Twitter can help them make connections with important people and are landing jobs directly. Here is an articles that gives you 50 tips on using Twitter to find a job. After you create your twitter presence, start following all the people in the cosmetic industry that you can find. You can start with this list of >20 cosmetic chemists on twitter.
Society of Cosmetic ChemistsMany of the SCC chapters have job listings in their monthly newsletters. Most of the chapters have websites where you can read their newsletters online. So, if you're looking go to one of the SCC chapters (find them at the National SCC webpage) and look at their newsletters.
Finally, here is a list of 10 of the best job hunting websites as decided by DigitalTrends.com.
Is there a job finding website that we missed? Leave a comment below and let your fellow cosmetic chemists know.Learn more: This topic is covered in depth in our Cosmetic Chemistry Career Guide: How to Become a Cosmetic Chemist.
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