I get errors when trying to attach my PDF resume.

Some possible reasons:

  1. The actual PDF was generated incorrectly. Here are some recommended PDF generators:
  2. Currently there is a cap of 10mb per PDF you wish to upload and attach.

I am having problems opening a job description on my Mac.

Job descriptions are in PDF format. Macs use Preview to read PDFs. Firefox will try and default to an Adobe reader. This might cause problems. You can change the settings of your browser to use one or the other. Occasionally updates to the operation system or browser might reset or 'break' this behavior again. It is a known issue that Mac OS X does not work well with Gecko based browsers. Here are a couple of add-ons that may also be useful:


I cannot open the job description PDF in my browser.

Newer PDF's use security features that may not run in older browsers and/or conflict with security settings, here are 2 possible solutions:

  1. Disable "view in browser" feature.
  2. Download PDF to hard drive.

To read about the solutions in greater detail: http://www.bnl.gov/itd/webapps/pdf_help.asp


I am not sure you got my application so I better apply again.

There is no need to keep applying for the same position. One time puts you directly into our database. If you are a fit, we will contact you. You are welcome to apply to other positions.

Use the Referral field only if someone is actually referring you to us.


I have a question or bug that is not listed. What do I do?

We test this website in Windows, Mac and Linux and across multiple browsers. But, the older your browser, the greater chance something may not work as expected. Please use the Contact Webmaster link if you find a bug. It is still very important to us. An update to an operation system, a patch to a browser, etc. could cause things to 'break' and reporting this directly helps us stay on top of these issues.