March 11,12, 13: Presentation skills + Career 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 PRESENTATIONS*

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.
*


*Effective Presentation Skills**
**Tuesday, Mar 11**^th **- 3:00-4:30 pm in building **24-121 
<http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=24>*
*Presenter: Bob Dolan, * Advisor for Postdoctoral Scholars, GECD Career 
Services**

Do you present your work to your lab, at conferences, or to a faculty or 
industry hiring committee?  If so, this workshop is designed to provide 
you with tips and strategies for delivering an effective presentation.  
The more prepared you are, the more confident you will be.  Discussions 
will include room set-up, proper dress, room management, and actual 
professional delivery to your audience.


*CAREER EXPLORATION SERIES:*
**

*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.

**

*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.

*Panelists:*
Ben Vandiver, MIT PhD, Software Engineer, Vertica Systems
Mark Grabb, PhD, Technology Leader for Analytics, General Electric 
Global Research Center
Howard Hayes, MBA, VP, Data Analytics & Governance, Building Efficiency
Jacob Strauss, MIT PhD, Software Development Engineer, Amazon Web Services


*Quantitative Risk Management:****Financial Services & Industrial Sectors*

*Thursday, March 13, 3:30-4:30pm, 3-333*

Speaker: Mark Grabb, PhD, Technology Leader for Analytics, General 
Electric Global Research Center**

**

Quantitative Risk Management has long been a core competency for 
financial institutions. This talk by Mark Grabb, Technology Leader of 
Analytics at GE Global Research, will explore how today's industrial 
giants are investing in quantitative risk management competencies, in 
parallel with the financial services industry, and the opportunities 
this creates for MIT graduates.

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