[bioundgrd] Fwd: Peter Fiske is back! March 31: Putting Your Degree to Work: Career Strategies for PhDs and Postdocs

[Janice Chang]

>From: Marilyn C Wilson <mcwilson at MIT.EDU>
>Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:35:37 -0400
>Subject: Peter Fiske is back! March 31: Putting Your Degree to Work: 
>Career Strategies for PhDs and Postdocs
>
>Peter is an excellent speaker and his content is valuable for 
>everyone who attends.  Interested undergraduates are also welcome. 
>Administrators too!
>
>Best wishes,
>Marilyn
>
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>Putting Your Degree to Work: Practical Career Strategies for PhDs and Postdocs
>Presentation by Peter Fiske, Scientist, Entrepreneur, Author, Lecturer
>
>March 31, 2011 Thursday
>4:30-6:00 pm
>Rm 26-100
>
>Many career avenues are open to young scientists and engineers - do 
>you know what your options are and how to pursue them?  How do you 
>transition from grad school or postdoctoral work to that next bold 
>step in your career?
>
>A popular visiting speaker here at MIT, Peter Fiske, PhD, is a 
>nationally-recognized lecturer on the subject of leadership and 
>career development for young scientists and engineers, and the 
>author of Put Your Science to Work: The Take-Charge Career Guide for 
>Scientists.  Among the topics he will cover in this talk are:
>
>- Employment trends and opportunities for PhDs
>- Effective career planning and job hunting
>- Your sought-after skills and experience
>- Presenting yourself well: CV, resume and cover letter
>
>-- Brief bio: Fiske is President and CEO of PAX Mixer, Inc.  Prior 
>to PAX Mixer, Fiske was co-founder and VP for Business Development 
>and Sales at RAPT Industries, and led a research team at Lawrence 
>Livermore National Laboratory.  He served a one year term as Special 
>Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Special Projects.  Fiske 
>holds a Ph.D. in Geological and Environmental Sciences from Stanford 
>University and an MBA from U.C. Berkeley.  In addition to two books, 
>he is author of numerous technical articles, and writes the on-line 
>column Opportunities for the AAAS.  He co-writes the blog 
>Engineering Scientists.
>
>Open to: MIT Graduate Students, Undergraduates, Postdocs and others 
>interested in the topic (faculty and administrators welcome)
>
>Sponsored by Global Education & Career Development, and the 
>Postdoctoral Advisory Council
>
>For more information contact Marilyn Wilson
><mailto:mcwilson at mit.edu>mcwilson at mit.edu
><http://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student>www.myinterfase.com/mit/student
>
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