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<div><b>Upcoming Event</b></div>
<div><b>11/13 Workshop</b></div>
<div><b>for Postdocs on</b></div>
<div><b>WORKING</b></div>
<div><b>RELATIONSHIPS</b></div>
<div><font color="#0000FF"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000FF"><b>Developing Successful Working
Relationships</b></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000FF"><b>at MIT and Beyond</b></font></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><b>Free Seminar for Postdocs</b></div>
<div><b>Thursday, November 13th</b></div>
<div><b>3:00-4:30 PM, MIT 66-154</b></div>
<div><b>Refreshments will be served</b></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Facilitated by:</div>
<div>Kelvin H. Chin, MA, JD</div>
<div>MIT Ombudsperson</div>
<div>http://web.mit.edu/ombud/</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Should You Accept Dysfunctional Relationships at Work?</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Do you have problems with someone at work? Your advisor or
Principal</div>
<div>Investigator? Is your PI famous but doesn't help you solve or
learn anything?</div>
<div>Is there a postdoc who doesn't talk to you? Did someone take
credit for your</div>
<div>work, or place blame on you improperly? Do such problems seem
UN-solvable? How</div>
<div>can you confront someone with a concern? Is your work environment
too</div>
<div>competitive and secretive? Or, do you just wish your
relationships with your</div>
<div>coworkers were a bit better? Are there cultural barriers? Maybe
you get along</div>
<div>with some postdocs, but you're not really friends. Do you find
that you are less</div>
<div>friendly than when you were in college? (Maybe now you have a
"significant</div>
<div>other" and are increasingly treating peers at the office as
"insignificant</div>
<div>others," even though you're not really like that!) Maybe
you've been at MIT for</div>
<div>over a year but feel that you still haven't developed as many
good</div>
<div>relationships as in college or grad school. Do you feel like
nobody taught you</div>
<div>"the rules" for getting along well with people here in
the Boston area? Are you</div>
<div>accepting the idea that postdocs have to be alone? Don't!</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Bring us your problems! Let's share some experiences. You
may find that yours are neither unique nor unsolvable. Or, just come
to learn some general strategies for improving dysfunctional
relationships.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font color="#FF0000">RSVP encouraged, but not required, to
attend.</font></div>
<div><font color="#FF0000">RSVP by email to Janet Fischer,
jfischer@mit.edu</font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana" size="+1"><b>Career Services Workshops
(open to postdocs)</b></font></div>
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<div><b>November Career Workshops</b></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Wednesday, November 5, 12noon<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>Interviewing Skills for International Students</div>
<div>Tuesday, November 18, 4:00pm<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>Resumes for International Students</div>
<div><font face="Verdana">Friday, November 14,
1:00pm<x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab> </x-tab>For
Graduate Students: Self-Assessment</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">Friday, November 14,
4:00pm <x-tab>
</x-tab><x-tab>
</x-tab>Negotiating Job Offers</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><i>All workshops require pre-registration.
Register for workshops at
http://web.mit.edu/career/www/services/workshops.html and choose
Calendar of Workshops.</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><i>For Graduate Students, Friday, Nov. 14,
1pm, 56-114 (Registration required, see above)</i></font></div>
<div>Graduate students at all stages, from first-year through
completion of the degree, can benefit from self-assessment. Making
career decisions can be confusing without a clear understanding of
your own internal priorities. This workshop will introduce a framework
to help you think about your future career options, and some exercises
for examining: your values, interests, and transferable skills which
graduate students often possess but may not have recognized.
(There is also an online version of a similar workshop.)</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><i>Negotiating Job Offers, Friday,
November 14, 4pm, 4-231 </i></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">This session will demonstrate how to
effectively evaluate and differentiate between job offers and how to
make an informed career decision. This workshop will consist of
a panel and</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">A legal expert will serve as one of the
panelists. If you any questions you would like the attorney to
address, please email them to <castor@mit.edu></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><i><br></i></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><b>Walk-ins</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">Walk-in appointments are brief 20-minute
session intended for quick questions, and/or resume and cover letter
critiques. Walk-ins are everyday 11am to 12:45. Wednesday
night Walk-ins from 5:00p.m-6:45pm</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><b>On Campus Recruiting</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">The official fall recruiting season started
Sept. 25. Make sure you don't miss all of the great companies
who will be on-campus this Fall.
http://web.mit.edu/career/www/students/jobs.html</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">MIT Careers Office, Bldg.12-170,
617-253-4733</font></div>
<div><font face="Verdana">http://web.mit.edu/career/wwww/</font></div>
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<div>Hannah Bernstein</div>
<div>Assistant Director</div>
<div>PhD and Postdoctoral Career Services</div>
<div>MIT Careers Office</div>
<div>12-170</div>
<div>77 Massachusetts Avenue</div>
<div>Cambridge, MA 02139</div>
<div>(617)253-4733</div>
<div>Fax (617)253-8457</div>
<div><font color="#0000FF">http://web.mit.edu/career/www/</font></div>
<div><font face="Century Gothic" size="-1" color="#000000">-- <br>
jfischer@mit.edu *~*
Ph: 617-253-0386 *~*
Fax: 617-252-1003</font></div>
<div><font face="Century Gothic" size="-1" color="#000000">M.I.T.
Office of the Provost <br>
Room 11-268, 77 Massachusetts Avenue</font></div>
<div><font face="Century Gothic" size="-1" color="#000000">Cambridge,
MA 02139</font></div>
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