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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear MIT Postdocs
- the following information has been forwarded by Bob Dolan,
Advisor for Postdoctoral Scholars, GECD Career Services. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in"><b>GECD CAREER
SERVICES – CAREER EXPLORATION SERIES
<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">Register for
these events on <a
href="https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fmit%2fstudent%2f">CareerBridge</a>.
Space is limited! <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><strong>See the
GECD <a href="http://gecd.mit.edu/calendar">Calendar of
Events</a> and <a href="http://gecd.mit.edu/career/postdoc">MIT
Services and Policies for Postdocs</a> <br>
for more information. </strong><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in"><b>Exploring
Careers in Consulting
<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in"><b>Tuesday, March
4, 5:30-7:00pm, 4-231<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in"><span
style="color:red">Featuring panelists from BCG, McKinsey, PA
Consulting, and Stroud International<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in">Organizations of
all kinds – for-profit, non-profit, and government agencies – do
not always have the expertise, time, or resources to address
some of the challenges that they face. When this occurs, many
organizations will hire a consulting firm to help them solve a
problem or facilitate an organizational change. Are you
considering a career in consulting, but you’re not exactly sure
what that entails? Come to this panel to hear from MIT alumni
working at some of the top consulting firms on how they got
their start, what daily life is like, and recommendations for
your job search.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in"><b>Exploring
Careers in Product Design and Development
<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in"><b>Wednesday,
March 5, 6:00-7:30pm, 2-105<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in"><span
style="color:red">Featuring panelists from Bose, Corning, and
MANTA Product Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in">Are you interested
in using your skills and abilities to develop and design today’s
most innovative products? Come learn from MIT alumni working in
Product Design and Development. Panelist will share their own
unique career trajectory, highlights about the different ways of
getting into the industry, and tips on what skills and
experience the industry is seeking.
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in"><b>Exploring
Careers in Public Service
<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in"><b>Tuesday, March
11, 5:30-6:30pm, 4-231<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in"><span
style="color:red">Featuring panelists from City Year, Design
that Matters, Science from Scientists, and the State
Department<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in">Do you want to
have an interesting job while also working for the common good?
Is public service something you’ve been drawn to but aren’t sure
how to translate that into a career? Come to this panel to hear
directly from professionals on how they got their start, what
their day to day work is like, and the advantages and
disadvantages of working in a public service career.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in"><b>Exploring
Careers in Finance <o:p>
</o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in"><b>Wednesday,
March 12, 5:00-6:30pm, 2-105<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in"><span
style="color:red">Featuring panelists from Bridgewater,
Goldman Sachs, Peak6, State Street, and Wellington<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in">Are you curious to
learn more about what it means to work in finance? Come to this
career exploration panel to hear from employers on what their
companies do in the broad field of finance, highlights about the
different ways of getting into the industry, and tips on what
skills and experience the industry is seeking.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in"><b>Exploring
Careers in Big Data<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in"><b>Thursday, March
13, 7:00-8:30pm, 2-105<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in">Big Data has been
described as “techniques for organizing and making sense of the
huge amounts of information generated by Web users and networked
sensors” (MIT News, 5/31/12). At our GECD Big Data Careers
panel, alumni and representatives from different industries will
talk about the way their company is using big data techniques,
and the career paths opening up in this burgeoning field.
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