A workshop on the employability of chemists took place on 12 December 2014 in Brussels. Reiner Salzer presented a first look at the European survey on the employability of chemists. His presentation was complemented by talks of EuCheMS President David Cole-Hamilton about how good chemists can get good jobs and Francesco De Angelis, President of the European Chemistry Thematic Network, on European higher education aspects. Sophie Wilmet from the European Chemical Industry Council CEFIC presented the perspective of the chemical industry. The workshop was chaired by Philip Taylor, European Commission's Joint Research Centre, and followed by the...