Career Exploration Series - March panels

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

Dear MIT Postdocs - the following information has been forwarded by Bob 
Dolan, Advisor for Postdoctoral Scholars, GECD Career Services.

*GECD CAREER SERVICES -- CAREER EXPLORATION SERIES *

Register for these events on CareerBridge 
<https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fmit%2fstudent%2f>. 
Space is limited!

*See the GECD Calendar of Events <http://gecd.mit.edu/calendar> and MIT 
Services and Policies for Postdocs <http://gecd.mit.edu/career/postdoc>
for more information. *

*Exploring Careers in Consulting *

*Tuesday, March 4, 5:30-7:00pm, 4-231*

Featuring panelists from BCG, McKinsey, PA Consulting, and Stroud 
International

Organizations of all kinds -- for-profit, non-profit, and government 
agencies -- do not always have the expertise, time, or resources to 
address some of the challenges that they face.  When this occurs, many 
organizations will hire a consulting firm to help them solve a problem 
or facilitate an organizational change. Are you considering a career in 
consulting, but you're not exactly sure what that entails? Come to this 
panel to hear from MIT alumni working at some of the top consulting 
firms on how they got their start, what daily life is like, and 
recommendations for your job search.

*Exploring Careers in Product Design and Development *

*Wednesday, March 5, 6:00-7:30pm, 2-105*

Featuring panelists from Bose, Corning, and MANTA Product Development

Are you interested in using your skills and abilities to develop and 
design today's most innovative products? Come learn from MIT alumni 
working in Product Design and Development. Panelist will share their own 
unique career trajectory, highlights about the different ways of getting 
into the industry, and tips on what skills and experience the industry 
is seeking.

*Exploring Careers in Public Service *

*Tuesday, March 11, 5:30-6:30pm, 4-231*

Featuring panelists from City Year, Design that Matters, Science from 
Scientists, and the State Department

Do you want to have an interesting job while also working for the common 
good? Is public service something you've been drawn to but aren't sure 
how to translate that into a career? Come to this panel to hear directly 
from professionals on how they got their start, what their day to day 
work is like, and the advantages and disadvantages of working in a 
public service career.

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*Exploring Careers in Finance *

*Wednesday, March 12, 5:00-6:30pm, 2-105*

Featuring panelists from Bridgewater, Goldman Sachs, Peak6, State 
Street, and Wellington

Are you curious to learn more about what it means to work in finance? 
Come to this career exploration panel to hear from employers on what 
their companies do in the broad field of finance, highlights about the 
different ways of getting into the industry, and tips on what skills and 
experience the industry is seeking.

*Exploring Careers in Big Data*

*Thursday, March 13, 7:00-8:30pm, 2-105*

Big Data has been described as "techniques for organizing and making 
sense of the huge amounts of information generated by Web users and 
networked sensors" (MIT News, 5/31/12).  At our GECD Big Data Careers 
panel, alumni and representatives from different industries will talk 
about the way their company is using big data techniques, and the career 
paths opening up in this burgeoning field.

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