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posted by on April 26, 2006

Recently we received a job specification which included the following statements:

 

Position requires analytical skills to characterize complex proteins using SDS-Page, IEF, and HPLC.  In addition, candidates should have strong working knowledge of M-ALS, MALDI-TOF MS, ESI/MS and LC/MS.  Capability to operate multiple MS platforms such as OqTOF, TOF/TOF, and ion trap-FT is highly desired.

 

While it is extremely important for a recruiter to know the meanings of these acronyms, it is just as important to know what each of these techniques are, what they are meant to achieve and how they would fit together in the eyes of the researcher.

 

A while back I invited an R&D hiring manager out for coffee and spent about half an hour discussing a wide variety of research techniques and how each is used during the R&D process.  This more in depth knowledge of the techniques and goals in the use of these techniques has proven invaluable over the years in recruiting R&D candidates.

 

Needless to say, it was the best $10 I ever spent (yes, we went to Starbucks).

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  • 1 point 3 years ago

    I ASKed in one of the groups a coupla' months back for help in deciphering those confusing acronyms - some of the responses:

    ?You might want to bookmark these sites for quick online access for future reference:? http://www.techterms.org/ http://www.techdictionary.com/ http://whatis.techtarget.com/ www.whatis.com webopedia.com whatis.com http://www.webopedia.com

    ?I have found 2 websites that are very helpful.? www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/ www.wikipedia.org/

    http://whatis.techtarget.com/ to start for tech terms. Also, the best site for acronyms is http://www.acronymfinder.com/ (for technical and non technical acronymfinder). Also, Google has a "define:" field search command now that seems to be good for definitions (not the best yet for acronyms, but does cover some acronyms). As an example, in Google, type in "define:crm" for customer relation management and you get a list of definitions and sites you can go to.

    ?I am a technical sourcer with a Computer Engineering degree along with years of hands-on experience in IT. Nevertheless, I find the following site still very useful.? http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/

    This is one you have to pay for but it is really great - it has also info on each subject in PDF, and if you do not find the info you want you can write and ask. It is called TECHREF and you can find it in www.semcoenterprises.com http://www.semcoenterprises.com I use this one combined with whatis and acronymfinder.

    ?I have used the below sites over the years:? http://wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/index.html http://josh.tierranet.com/glossary.htm http://www.netlingo.com/ http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/ http://www.pcwebopaedia.com/ http://whatis.techtarget.com/

    You can also find a complete database of certifications at: http://www.acinet.org/acinet/certifications_new/cert_search_occupation.asp It's at a Department of Labor site.