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For MIT postdocs- a message from Jake Livengood and Bob Dolan:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PhD &
Postdoc Career Planning Group</span></b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Brought to
you by MIT Global Education & Career Development and the
Office of the Vice President for Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Do you ever
find yourself wondering:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“What do I
really want out of my PhD or postdoc and future jobs?"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“What do I
want out of a career?”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“How do I
even go about networking and making external connections?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have
answered YES to any of the above questions, you might be a
good candidate for the Career Planning For PhDs and Postdocs
program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In these four
2-hour group sessions, we will cover essential career planning
competencies such as self-assessment, communication, and
networking. You will explore the skills, interests and values
you want to use in your work and expand your knowledge of
relevant resources and tools that will help you when you are
seeking full-time employment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Application
Procedure</span></b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are
limited to 20 slots due to the nature of the program content.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Participants
must be able to attend all four sessions on October 20, 27;
November 3 and 10 from 10:00 – noon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please
complete the brief application at this link. This will take
about five minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Apply here:</span></b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<a
href="http://surveys.myinterfase.com/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=n6LK4nl1L">http://surveys.myinterfase.com/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=n6LK4nl1L</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Timeline:
Applications are due by 11:00 PM EST on Monday, October 10.
Selections will be made and you will be notified by 5:00 on
Wednesday, October 12.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For
questions, please feel free to contact Jake Livengood, Senior
Assistant Director, Graduate Student Career Services at
<a
href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/graduatecareernews">livngood
at mit.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">-------------------------------------------------------------------</span></b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Jake
Livengood, PhD</span></b><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Senior
Assistant Director, Graduate Student Career Services</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">MIT
Global Education & Career Development</span><span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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452-2835
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