Please spread the word to your students about the following events
Students can sign up for events via CareerBridge (www.myinterfase.com/mit/student) under the Workshops, Career Fairs and Events tab
Negotiating Job Offers, Thursday, October 20, 2011, 4-5pm, 1-190
The Negotiating Job Offers workshop will examine the many variables that exist during the evaluation and negotiation process of Job Offers. Knowing how, when and why you should negotiate will be reviewed. Salary vs. Total Compensation will be looked at. Strategies on the negotiation process will be discussed along with should you negotiate and "What Can" and "What Can Not" be negotiated. These strategies are used throughout your career.
The Power of Networking, Thursday, October 20, 2011, 3-4pm, 2-105
There is the right way and wrong way to network. This workshop introduces you to resources you’ll need to research companies and discuss strategies on how to effectively network using MIT and outside resources. Building relationships with fellow students, alumni and professionals is the most effective way to uncover employment opportunities. We will examine effective tactics for networking and the MIT ICAN Alumni Directory.
Group Mock Interviews – October 25, 2-3pm.
See CareerBridge for details and to register. Limited to 18 participants.
In this group mock interview session, students will have a unique chance to practice and sharpen their interview skills. We will briefly review interviewing wisdom, discuss the art of giving and receiving feedback, then all participants will have a chance to answer questions and get feedback on their responses. Students who participate should first attend one of our in-person interviewing workshops or listen to our online workshop, Effective Interviewing, at http://gecd.mit.edu/workshop/interviewing/index.htm.
Finding a Good Postdoc, Tuesday, October 25, 3-4:30pm, room 54-100
Are you considering a career in academia? Perhaps you want to diversify your research skills before launching into an industry career. This panel presentation will discuss various aspects of finding, selecting, and having a good postdoc experience. Panelists will address typical questions which doctoral students ask about postdoc opportunities. Panelists will include current MIT postdocs and faculty members.
Confessions of a government scientist: The Importance of Innovation to National Economic Security, Thursday, October 27, 3:30-4:30pm, 2-105
Dr. Josh Pomeroy, Physicist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will be presenting and answering questions via webinar
Spintronics? Quantum information? Photovoltaics? Electric Cars? Implantable biosensors? Which, if not all, of these meta-futuristic technologies will maintain our national economic security? Our nascent “innovation economy” is dependent on discovery (research) and then implementation (development) of new technologies and the maintenance of a level playing field along the way. At NIST, 3000+ scientists participate in all of these phases, performing basic research, identifying and investing in high impact areas like Health IT and SmartGrid and establishing and maintaining standards that maintain a level playing field for consumers and manufacturers. Dr. Pomeroy will discuss the significance of an innovation economy, the importance of technical fields to its success and the fundamental role of (and opportunities in) government toward realizing national economic security through innovation.
The PhD Movie! film screening with Jorge Cham of PhD Comics!
Thursday, November 3, 6:30-8:30pm, 26-100
"Piled Higher and Deeper" The Movie is a live-action adaptation of the popular comic strip by Jorge Cham (featured in The Tech, and online at www.phdcomics.com). The movie was filmed on location at and was produced in partnership with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
The film introduces audiences to the unique and funny culture of Academia and follows four graduate students (Cecilia, Mike, Tajel and the ?Nameless Grad Student?) as they struggle to find balance between research, teaching and their personal lives with humor and heart.
Those of you who are fans of the comic are in for a rare treat - Jorge Cham will be with us for the screening! There will be a live Q&A following the movie with Jorge Cham; he will be joined by cast member - and MIT alum - Evans Boney (Mike Slackenerny), and Producer - and MIT alum - Meg Rosenburg!
Savvy, delightful and humorous, we are excited to welcome Jorge Cham back to MIT. Keep an eye on the MIT Event Calendar listing of this event for further updates.
Sponsored by: GECD, Graduate Student Council
Film website: http://www.phdcomics.com/movie/index.php
For more info contact Marilyn Wilson, mcwilson@mit.edu
Internship Search Strategies, Tuesday, November 8, 4-5pm, 3-133
There are lots of great resources at MIT - and beyond - to help you find internship opportunities. We will talk about how and where to look, creating a search plan, discussing the written materials you will need, and why internships are so important anyway.
Business Etiquette- Manners, Meals and Mastering business interactions, Tuesday, November 15, 2-3pm, 5-217
Are you unsure as to what to do during interviews and networking dinners? People tend to equate a lack of etiquette with a lack of care and self-control necessary to be good at what you do. Etiquette is about presenting yourself with the kind of polish that shows you can be taken seriously. Come learn tips on how to have an etiquette advantage to help you land a job. Register on CareerBridge (click on Workshops Career Fairs and Events).
Amanda C. Peters
Career Development Specialist, Career Services
MIT Global Education & Career Development (GECD)
617-253-4733
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