This week- Careers Office Workshops OCT./NOV. and Library NCBI mini-courses

[Marilyn T. Smith]

>THIS WEEK - TWO CAREER PROGRAMS FOR GRAD STUDENTS & POSTDOCS, OCT. 2007
>
>"Manager, Researcher, or Professor?"***THURS., OCT. 25, 3:30-5pm, 
>34-101*** No advance registration required.
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>A career talk by BU School of Management Prof. Lloyd Baird Prof. 
>Baird offers a unique perspective on careers within organizations, 
>and how these roles compare. See 
><http://events.mit.edu/scripts/event_ext.pl?event=7843707&location=http://web.mit.edu/career/>http://events.mit.edu/scripts/event_ext.pl?event=7843707&location=http://web.mit.edu/career/ 
>for more details.
>
>Workshop for PhDs & Postdocs: Preparing an Effective CV (for the 
>Academic Job Search)***FRI., OCT 26, 10-11:30am***
>
>Limited space available - pre-reg now at at 
><http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html>http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html 
>If you are searching for a faculty position or a postdoc, come and 
>learn more about preparing your CV and other materials typically 
>used for an academic job search. Co-presented by Dir. of the MIT 
>Writing Center who will offer advice on how  to seek references and 
>how to write effective cover letters. 
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>NOV. CAREER WORKSHOPS FOR GRAD STUDENTS & POSTDOCS
>Workshop: For Graduate Students and Postdocs: Self Assessment 
>***FRI., NOV. 9, 10-11:30am***
>
>Pre-reg now at at 
><http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html>http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html  Graduate 
>students at all stages, as well as Postdocs, can benefit from 
>self-assessment. Making career decisions can be confusing without a 
>clear understanding of your own internal priorities. Learn to 
>develop a framework to help you think about your future career 
>options, values, interests, and transferable skills, which graduate 
>students and Postdocs often possess but many not have recognized.
>
>Workshop: Negotiating Job Offers***THURS., NOV. 15, 5-6:30pm, 4-270***
>
>This workshop will demonstrate how to effectively evaluate and 
>differentiate between job offers and how to make an informed career 
>decision. No matter what your field of study, learn how to evaluate 
>job offers and varied compensations. Please come with lots of 
>questions!  Advanced sign-up requested, at 
><http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html>http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html  however 
>walk-ins are permitted based on available space. If a workshop 
>section is full, please check back (website listed above) as there 
>may be cancellations. Sessions with very low registration may be 
>cancelled.
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>See 
><http://web.mit.edu/career/www/services/>http://web.mit.edu/career/www/services/ 
>for a list of other services and also see Postdoc Resources 
><http://web.mit.edu/career/www/infostats/respostdoc.html>http://web.mit.edu/career/www/infostats/respostdoc.html 
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SAVE THE DATE

NCBI MINI-COURSES NOV 8-9

The Libraries are again sponsoring the NCBI mini-courses that we 
hosted in May.  The series was over-subscribed.  We are repeating the 
courses with most appeal and have added a new one recently developed 
on microbial  genomes.  The mini-courses are:

Nov 8 - microbial genome quickstart

Nov 8 - Mapviewer Quickstart

Nov 9 - Structure Analysis Quickstart

Nov 9  - Making Sense of DNA and Protein Sequences

.Space is limited to 30 attendees per session, with a limit of two 
courses per person.

Registration WILL be required, and registration information will be 
sent out in about a week.
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