[bioundgrd] Fwd: Upcoming Career Services Workshops

Fri Oct 14 11:13:35 EDT 2011

>From: Heather Law <hlaw at MIT.EDU>
>Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:39:42 -0400
>
>
>Upcoming Workshops offered by MIT GECD Career Services
>Registration through CareerBridge unless otherwise noted.
>
>F/ASIP (Freshman/Alumni Summer Internship 
>Program) Information Session, Tuesday, October 
>18, 3:30-4:30pm, room 4-163
>Learn about the Freshman/Alumni Summer 
>Internship Program and what you can learn from 
>this nine-month, six-credit program! The program 
>begins over IAP with online workshops, and 
>continues over the Spring and (remotely) Summer, 
>covering a variety of career-related topics, 
>from career exploration to professional 
>on-the-job behavior, communication skills to 
>finding an internship. Learn more details about 
>the program and how to apply at this information 
>session. More information about F/ASIP at 
>http://gecd.mit.edu/jobs/intern/explore/fasip.
>
>Negotiating Job Offers, Thursday, October 20, 2011, 4-5pm, 1-190
>The Negotiating Job Offers workshop will examine 
>the many variables that exist during the 
>evaluation and negotiation process of Job 
>Offers.  Knowing how, when and why you should 
>negotiate will be reviewed. Salary vs. Total 
>Compensation will be looked at. Strategies on 
>the negotiation process will be discussed along 
>with should you negotiate and "What Can" and 
>"What Can Not" be negotiated. These strategies 
>are used throughout your career.
>
>The Power of Networking, Thursday, October 20, 2011, 3-4pm, 2-105
>There is the right way and wrong way to network. 
>This workshop introduces you to resources you'll 
>need to research companies and discuss 
>strategies on how to effectively network using 
>MIT and outside resources. Building 
>relationships with fellow students, alumni and 
>professionals is the most effective way to 
>uncover employment opportunities. We will 
>examine effective tactics for networking and the 
>MIT ICAN Alumni Directory.
>
>Finding a Good Postdoc, Tuesday, October 25, 3-4:30pm, room 54-100
>Are you considering a career in academia? 
>Perhaps you want to diversify your research 
>skills before launching into an industry career. 
>This panel presentation will discuss various 
>aspects of finding, selecting, and having a good 
>postdoc experience.  Panelists will address 
>typical questions which doctoral students ask 
>about postdoc opportunities, for example:
>·         How do I find postdoc opportunities?  Where do I look?
>·         What is the timeline for seeking postdocs?
>·         Is there a typical hiring process? 
>Applications?  Interviews?  Presentations?
>·         What are industry postdocs like, and 
>what are the benefits of doing them?
>·         How do I get a postdoc in a different 
>area of research than my doctoral research?
>·         What can I do to maximize my chances 
>of having a positive experience in my postdoc?
>Panelists will include current MIT postdocs and faculty members.
>
>Maximizing MIT Resources to Gain "Real World" 
>Experience, Wednesday, October 26, 2:45-3:45pm, 
>24-115
>Are you an MIT freshman? Want to figure out how 
>to use MIT's extensive resources to find your 
>way to the "Real World"? Learn how to position 
>yourself for success in internships and research 
>opportunities by connecting to MIT faculty and 
>departments.  Explore all that MIT has to offer 
>while learning more about yourself and what 
>career opportunities are out there that might be 
>a fit for you. This is a panel event featuring 
>representatives from various departments and 
>programs, including UROP, Gordon Leadership 
>Program, F/ASIP and MISTI. Sponsored by Global 
>Education & Career Development. Registration 
>requested on CareerBridge.
>
>Confessions of a government scientist:  The 
>Importance of Innovation to National Economic 
>Security, Thursday, October 27, 3:30-4:30pm, 
>2-105
>Dr.  Josh Pomeroy, Physicist, National Institute 
>of Standards and Technology (NIST) will be 
>presenting and answering questions via webinar
>Spintronics?  Quantum information? 
>Photovoltaics?  Electric Cars?  Implantable 
>biosensors?  Which, if not all, of these 
>meta-futuristic technologies will maintain our 
>national economic security?  Our nascent 
>"innovation economy" is dependent on discovery 
>(research) and then implementation (development) 
>of new technologies and the maintenance of a 
>level playing field along the way.  At NIST, our 
>3000+ scientists participate in all of these 
>phases, performing basic research, identifying 
>and investing in high impact areas like Health 
>IT and SmartGrid and establishing and 
>maintaining standards that maintain a level 
>playing field for consumers and manufacturers. 
>I will discuss the significance of an innovation 
>economy, the importance of technical fields to 
>its success and the fundamental role of (and 
>opportunities in) government toward realizing 
>national economic security through innovation. 
>Registration through CareerBridge.
>
>Informational Interviewing, Thursday, October 27th, 5-6:15pm, iHouse
>Dinner- 5-5:30
>Presentation: 5:30-6:15pm
>
>How can you make connections and gather the 
>information you need to explore various career 
>opportunities? Learn the best ways to reach out 
>to alums and others in the field(s) you are 
>interested in, what questions to ask and how to 
>stay in touch over time. Conducting 
>informational interviews now can save you 
>career-decision and job search angst in the 
>future!
>
>Please email Jonathan Abbott 
>(<mailto:jabbott at mit.edu>jabbott at mit.edu) to 
>RSVP, so that enough food can be ordered
>
>Heather Law| Career Development Specialist |MIT 
>GECD 
> <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cambridge-MA/MIT-Career-Development/104740232918061>  <http://twitter.com/MITCareerOnline> 
>
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