[bioundgrd] Fwd: Career Services Events - 10/17 - 10/21

[Janice Chang]

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From: Nyasha Toyloy <nytoyloy at mit.edu<mailto:nytoyloy at mit.edu>>
Subject: Career Services Events - 10/17 - 10/21
Date: October 13, 2016 at 11:14:08 AM EDT

GECD CAREER SERVICES EVENTS
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GECD NEWS FLASH
Truman Scholarships Info Session
Tuesday, October 18, 2:00 – 3:00pm, 3-442
Wednesday, October 19, 2:00 – 3:00pm, 1-273
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship is a highly competitive, merit-based award offered for graduate study in preparation for a career in government, the non-profit sector, or elsewhere in public service. The scholarship recognizes students for their outstanding potential as leaders in public service and their commitment to a life of service. Scholarships of $30,000 are awarded to approximately 75-80 students, selected by state of residence. For more information, contact: scholarships at mit.edu<mailto:scholarships at mit.edu>.

Boren Awards Info Session
Tuesday, October 18, 2:00 - 3:00pm, E40-496
Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Special opportunities are available for STEM students.  Join Susan Sharp (Assistant Director, Boren Scholarships & Fellowships, IIE) at this information session to learn more about applying for the Boren Awards! For more information, contact: Casey  Johnson,caseyj at mit.edu<mailto:caseyj at mit.edu>.

GECD Express is open Monday through Friday, 12:00am to 4:00pm in Building 5, Room 118. Visit during these hours for answers to quick questions about jobs and internships, planning your career, resume and cover letters and graduate school.

Career Service Drop-ins 12 p.m. – 4 p.m., Monday – Friday

LinkedIn Lab
Tuesday, October 18, 3:00pm – 4:00pm, 56-114
Registration required via CareerBridge<https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student>. Bring your laptop to explore the many ways LinkedIn can help you in your career exploration and job or internship search. We will begin with an overview of LinkedIn and some of the key areas of a complete LinkedIn profile. We’ll also cover some ways LinkedIn can be used as job search tool. This will be followed by individual work on your profile, with Career Services staff available to answer your questions. Limited to 20 students.

Crafting the Cover Letter
Wednesday, October 19, 3:30 – 5:00pm, E39-040
Writer’s block making you cringe?  No worries! This interactive workshop will have you well on your way to writing a strong cover letter. We will review the basics of good professional writing and take you through a 5 step process for crafting a stellar cover letter. This workshop is appropriate for students currently applying to opportunities, and those just wanting to get a head start. Space is limited to 20 students. Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge<http://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student>.

iRobot Info Session
Wednesday, October 19, 6:00 – 7:00pm, 32-124
Come listen to an overview of iRobot!!!
We will be discussing:
-          How the company has recently shifted focus towards software
-          Being a key player in the IOT space. D
-          Details around the robot's application software such as:

o   Include areas such as path planning

o   Mission/coverage planning

o   Vision

o   Navigation (simultaneous localization and mapping, vSLAM)

o   Sensor processing/sensor fusion


Academic Job Search
Thursday, October 20, 1:30 – 3:00pm, 35-225
This event will help PhD students and postdocs prepare for the faculty search. Topics include effective job search strategies and preparation of documents (including overviews of the CV, teaching, research and diversity statements). This event will use mostly lecture-based approaches with some activities.
Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge<http://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student>.
Presenters are:
Bob Dolan, Assistant Director of Postdoctoral Scholars Career Services at MIT
Jake Livengood, Senior Assistant Director, Graduate Student Career Services at MIT


To learn more about careers in medicine<http://gecd.mit.edu/grad-and-med-school/prepare-medical-school>, you can speak to a Prehealth Advisor by calling 617-715-5328.

Find out more about opportunities to go abroad<http://gecd.mit.edu/go-abroad>.


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Nyasha Toyloy
Events Assistant
MIT Global Education & Career Development (GECD)
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building E39-305
Cambridge, MA 02139 | T: 617-715-5329
nytoyloy at mit.edu<mailto:nytoyloy at mit.edu> | http://gecd.mit.edu<http://gecd.mit.edu/>

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