Hunting for jobs

Try www.indeed.com, a website that simplifies your job search by listing jobs from other websites like hotjobs.com, monster.com, dice.com, and others. Indeed.com also lists jobs from recruiter websites and company career pages.

For salary research, try www.salary.com. The salary information is localized so the results are comparable to your local market.

To check company culture, you'll have to ask around and do some research. Companies that have high turnover rates tend to raise red flags in my mind. Also, when you interview at the company or if you go to trade shows, check and see whether the employees look happy. Happy employees can mean good management and good company culture.

Don't forget to check blogs and other web postings for disgruntled employee complaints. For example, in the biotech industry, you can check the Biotech Rumor Mill. A large number of complaining employees might indicate bad company management and culture.