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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:black">Dear MIT Postdocs, <br>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:black">Reminder: </span><br>
<strong>Professional development events, MIT’s Independent
Activities Period (IAP), January 5 - 30, 2015</strong> -IAP
provides MIT community members with many opportunities to
participate in information and how-to sessions, forums, films,
recitals, athletic endeavors, lectures, and more. There are
countless sessions relevant to postdocs’ career development,
most at no cost. Check the <a href="http://web.mit.edu/iap/"
target="_blank" title="IAP">IAP website</a> for listings and
registration details.<span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:black"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman","serif""></span></span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
For sessions offered by GECD, see below. <br>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:black"> </span><img
shrinktofit="true" id="Picture_x0020_1"
src="cid:part2.07080503.04080201@mit.edu" alt="GECD_logo"
height="70" width="248"><span
style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.75in"><b><span
style="color:#2F5496"><o:p> </o:p><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">To register for
events or for more information log in to <a
href="https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fmit%2fstudent%2f">CareerBridge</a>.
<br>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">[Postdocs: See
also <a href="http://gecd.mit.edu/career/postdoc">MIT Services
and Policies for Postdocs</a> to schedule one on one
appointments for career-related guidance and for more
information. See also <br>
</p>
the GECD <a href="http://gecd.mit.edu/calendar">Calendar of
Events</a>.]
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif"></span><o:p></o:p> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p> <o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Making the Most of Your Presentation,
featuring Jean-luc Doumont [now underway in this large lecture
hall]</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tuesday, January 20, 2:00-4:00pm, 10-250<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Strong oral presentation skills are a key to
success for engineers, scientists, and other professionals, yet
many speakers are at a loss to tackle the task. Systematic as
they otherwise can be in their work, they go at it intuitively,
sometimes haphazardly, with much good will but seldom good
results. Based on Dr. Doumont's book Trees, maps, and theorems
about effective communication for rational minds, this lecture
proposes a systematic way to prepare and deliver presentations.
Among others, it covers structure, slides, and delivery, as well
as stage fright. <a
href="https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student"></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Persuading Others, featuring Jean-luc
Doumont<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Thursday, January 22, 2:00-4:00pm, 10-250<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Persuasion skills are a critical asset for
any career: We must convince employers to hire us, get the boss
to let us start a project, or get coworkers to help out.
Persuading others offers a rational approach to it: it covers
how to use personal/organizational power, how to deploy tactics
on four different human planes, and how to harness basic social
influences to get other people to accede more easily to our
requests. Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge: <a
href="https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student">https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student</a><br>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Converting Your CV to a Resume
for Industry Tue Jan 29, 2015 3:00-4:30pm 3-133<o:p></o:p></span></b>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you are
considering exploring Industry positions, you will need to
have a resume that effectively positions you for this path.
This workshop presented by Bob Dolan will discuss the process
of converting your 4-6 page CV into a 2-page resume for
industry, and creating a document that effectively targets the
Hiring Manager. Can your resume survive a 15 second scan and
still get into the YES pile? Discussions will surround the
strategies of effective messaging and how to be "on-point"
with your written communication. Actual MIT PhD/Postdoc
resumes will be provided as handouts. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">All GECD
events are open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students,
postdocs, and alumni. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Advanced
registration requested via CareerBridge: <a
href="https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student">https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Register NOW for the 2015 European Career
Fair<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> The 19th European Career Fair will take
place on Saturday, February 21, 2015 9am to 4pm on the campus
of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This event
is open to college and university students and young
professionals interested in working or studying in Europe.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Candidates attending the fair will have the
opportunity to:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1"> <span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span></span>Submit
their resumes online prior to the Fair for employers to review.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1"> <span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span></span>Network
with over 100 European employers at the fair.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1"> <span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span></span>Attend
company information sessions and events held February 21 - 23,
2015.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo1"> <span style="font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times
New Roman""> </span></span></span>Interview
with European employers (if selected) on February 22or 23, 2015.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
Registration: Students and young professionals are strongly
encouraged to register for the European Career Fair in advance at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://ecf.fairsey.com">http://ecf.fairsey.com</a>. Once registered, candidates will have
access to more event details through the fair site and on-going
email updates. <br>
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