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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:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">PhD &amp;
            Postdoc Career Planning Group</span></b><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">
          <o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Brought to
          you by MIT Global Education &amp; Career Development and the
          Office of the Vice President for Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Do you ever
          find yourself wondering:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">“What do I
          really want out of my PhD or postdoc and future jobs?"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">“What do I
          want out of a career?”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">“How do I
          even go about networking and making external connections?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,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:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,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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          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Application
            Procedure</span></b><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">:
          <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,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:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,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>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,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:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Apply here:</span></b><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,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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          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,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:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,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:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#222222">-------------------------------------------------------------------</span></b><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,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:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#222222">Jake
            Livengood, PhD</span></b><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,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:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#222222">Senior
          Assistant Director, Graduate Student Career Services</span><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,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:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#222222">MIT
          Global Education &amp; Career Development</span><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,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:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#404040">77
          Massachusetts Avenue |
        </span><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><a
            href="mailto:Building%20E39-317%A0"><span style="color:blue">Building
              E39-305
            </span></a></span><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#404040">|
          Cambridge, MA 02139 | </span><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">(617)
          452-2835
        </span><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#404040">| </span><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#222222"><a
            href="mailto:mcwilson@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span
              style="color:#0000CC">livngood@mit.edu</span></a> </span><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#404040">|
        </span><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1155CC"><a
            href="http://gecd.mit.edu/" target="_blank"><span
              style="color:blue">gecd.mit.edu</span></a></span><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">
        </span><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#404040">|
        </span><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif"><a
              href="http://cblink.mit.edu/"><span style="color:#0563C1">CBLink</span></a></span></b><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,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:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#222222">GECD is
            located in</span></b><b><span
            style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"> <a
              href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=E39"><span
                style="color:blue">E39 in Kendall Square</span></a>.</span></b><span
          style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"> The
          first floor of E39 is Cosi &amp; other stores.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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