Career Services presentations; other IAP

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

*Dear Postdocs, **please see below for this month's Career Services 
presentations. Also, remember *MIT's Independent Activity Period (IAP), 
running from now through  Feb. 1.

Go to *http://web.mit.edu/iap/* and explore the listings of non-credit 
areas by*sponsor <http://web.mit.edu/iap/www/iap13/iap/nstoc.html>* 
*category <http://web.mit.edu/iap/www/iap13/iap/nctoc.html>*, and/or date.

*
These GECD CAREER SERVICES IAP sessions are open to Postdocs.*

*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. To register for these events, visit 
**CareerBridge* <http://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student>*. *Contact 
Information: gecd at mit.edu <mailto:gecd at mit.edu>

**

*Negotiating Job Offers*

*Monday, January 13, 3:00-4:00pm, 4-163 new room*

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 examined. Strategies on the negotiation 
process will be discussed along with "Should You Negotiate?" and "What 
Can" and "What Can Not" be negotiated. These strategies can be used 
throughout your career. This workshop is open to undergraduates, 
graduate students, postdocs and alumni. Advanced registration requested 
via CareerBridge: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

*Art of Behavioral Interviewing*

*Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 2:00 - 3:30pm, 4-163***

While your technical skills will get you the interview, it is your 
behavioral attributes that will get you the job. This session will 
discuss preparation and strategies for a successful interview. In 
addition, sample behavioral interview questions will be provided along 
with tips on how to answer these tough questions. This workshop is open 
to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and alumni. Advanced 
registration requested via CareerBridge: 
https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

*Unlocking the Secrets to Company Databases*

*Wednesday, January 15, 2014 - 2:00 - 3:00pm, 3-133 ***

Have you ever wanted to know all the companies that do what you think 
you want to do after MIT, or this coming summer? Have you ever wished 
there was just a list of companies you might be interested in, including 
vital statistics about the company? Do you want to work in a specific 
part of the world? Come learn how to use the library and article 
databases, and uncover the companies that are missing from your job 
search. Participants are asked to bring their own laptop or tablet as 
Career Services, in collaboration with the MIT Libraries, will go 
step-by-step and teach how these effective tools will provide 
information that could be your key to finding the right company for you. 
This workshop is open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and 
alumni. Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge: 
https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

*Patents & Pizza: Careers in Intellectual Property Law*

*Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 5:00 - 7:00pm, 4-145*

**

Learn from MIT alums working in patent law about careers that let you 
stay abreast of the newest technologies. By working in the field of 
intellectual property, you can make a career of patenting, protecting, 
licensing, and valuing the most recent technological discoveries! Topics 
discussed will include an overview of intellectual property rights 
available to inventors, a day-in-the-life of patent attorneys, and a 
discussion of how intellectual property rights are protected in the 
realms of academia and industry. This workshop is open to 
undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and alumni.

Panelists:

Lita Nelsen, MIT Technology Licensing Office
Kristin Smith, Beyer Law Group
Misha Hill, Bose
Clay Satow, Bose

Pizza for this event is sponsored by Beyer Law Group, LLP. This workshop 
is open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and alumni. 
Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge: 
https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

*Business Etiquette*

*Friday, January 17, 2014 - 11:00am - 12:00pm, 4-261 *

Are you unsure as to what to do or how to act during interviews and 
networking dinners? Employers tend to equate the absence of business 
etiquette with a lack of care and self-control necessary to be 
successful. Etiquette is about presenting yourself in a polished way 
that shows you can be taken seriously. Come learn tips on how to you can 
use business etiquette to your advantage and land a job. This workshop 
is open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and alumni. 
Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge: 
https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

*Negotiating for Women*

*Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm, 4-159 *

MIT women, have you thought about salary negotiation but aren't sure how 
you can be effective? Do you know the costs of avoiding a negotiating a 
job offer? Are you just not sure where to start? Despite the fact that 
women have achieved greater equality in the workplace, we still 
negotiate much less often than men, and this is one of the factors that 
contributes to a 33% wage gap for women! This workshop provides 
strategies to successfully negotiate salary, as well as engage in other 
work-place negotiations. This workshop is open to undergraduates, 
graduate students, postdocs and alumni. Advanced registration requested 
via CareerBridge: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

*Networking 101: How to work the room and work your contacts*

*January 27, 2014 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm, 4-257***

Building relationships through networking with fellow students, alumni 
and professionals is one of the most effective ways to uncover 
employment opportunities. However, contrary to popular opinion, there is 
a 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 resources both at MIT and beyond. We 
will examine effective tactics for networking, including the use of 
social media and the MIT ICAN Alumni Directory. This workshop is open to 
undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and alumni. Advanced 
registration requested via CareerBridge: 
https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

*Making the Most of Your Presentation, featuring Jean-luc Doumont*

*January 27, 2014 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm, 10-250*

Strong oral presentation skills are a key to success for engineers, 
scientists, and other professionals, yet many speakers are at a loss to 
tackle the task. Systematic as they otherwise can be in their work, they 
go at it intuitively, sometimes haphazardly, with much good will but 
seldom good results. Based on Dr Doumont's book Trees, maps, and 
theorems about effective communication for rational minds, this lecture 
proposes a systematic way to prepare and deliver presentations. Among 
others, it covers structure, slides, and delivery, as well as stage fright.

*Structuring Your Scientific Papers, featuring Jean-luc Doumont*

*January 29, 2014 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm , 10-250 *

Papers are one of the few deliverables of the work of researchers. 
Well-designed, they efficiently allow each reader to learn only what he 
or she needs to. Poorly designed, by contrast, they confuse readers, 
fail to prompt decisions, or remain unread. Based on Dr Doumont's book 
Trees, maps, and theorems about effective communication for rational 
minds, the lecture shows how to structure scientific papers, theses, and 
technical reports effectively at all levels to get the readers' 
attention, facilitate navigation, and, in this way, get the message 
across optimally.

*How to Work a Career Fair*

*January 30, 2014 - 3:00 - 4:30pm, 4-237 *

Many students are overwhelmed when attempting to navigate a career fair 
with hundreds of employers. This workshop will provide tips and 
strategies on how be effective at the European Career Fair on February 
1st. You will learn what to do in preparation for the fair, what to do 
at the fair, and what to do after the fair. The fair is an excellent 
opportunity to connect with employers -- create a strategy that will 
help you in this competitive employment environment!

Events are open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and 
alumni.

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