January update- MIT career events

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

Dear MIT Postdocs,


There is lots happening in January! Please see the updated list below of 
upcoming GECD offerings.  There are many other MIT "IAP" sessions - see 
*http://web.mit.edu/iap/* for the full catalog. For example, see the 
"MIT Can Talk" series described below.

*MIT Can Talk*, IAP 2015 - Visithttp://mitcantalk.mit.edu
Many of the great thinkers of the past, the so called "Renaissance Men", excelled in both Engineering/Science and Exposition/Rhetoric/Oration. MIT engineers and scientists of today, the creative men and women who will be the leaders of tomorrow, can be excellent speakers as well. "MIT Can Talk" was organized to promote campus-wide awareness of good oral communication skills. It consists of: (1) a series of independent workshop sessions on public speaking/oral communication, followed by (2) a speaking competition [speaking competition for students only].

The workshops are open to anyone, are practical and hands-on, and address aspects of public speaking. Visithttp://mitcantalk.mit.edu  for more info.

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*UPCOMING EVENTS *

To register for events or for more information log in to CareerBridge 
<https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fmit%2fstudent%2f>. 


[Postdocs: See also MIT Services and Policies for Postdocs 
<http://gecd.mit.edu/career/postdoc> to schedule one on one appointments 
for career-related guidance and for more information. See also

the GECD Calendar of Events <http://gecd.mit.edu/calendar>.]

*Register NOW for the 2015 European Career Fair*

  The 19th European Career Fair will take place on Saturday, February 
21, 2015  9am to 4pm on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology (MIT). This event is open to college and university students 
and young professionals interested in working or studying in Europe.

Candidates attending the fair will have the opportunity to:

·Submit their resumes online prior to the Fair for employers to review.

·Network with over 100 European employers at the fair.

·Attend company information sessions and events held February 21 - 23, 2015.

·Interview with European employers (if selected) on February 22or 23, 2015.

Registration: Students and young professionals are strongly encouraged 
to register for the European Career Fair in advance at 
htp://ecf.fairsey.com. Once registered, candidates will have access to 
more event details through the fair site and on-going email updates.

*Leadership 101*

*Monday, January 12, 1:00-2:00pm, 4-257*

With the increasing demand of accountability in the work force, 
articulating leadership skills has become a crucial aspect of one’s 
interviewing process. However, how often do you assess your leadership 
skills? Weekly? Monthly? Never? This session will focus on leadership 
through a self-exploration lens to prepare students for the 
nerve-racking interview process! . This workshop is open to 
undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and alumni.  Advanced 
registration requested via CareerBridge: 
https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

*Does Your Resume Communicate the Right Message?*

*Tuesday, January 13, 2:00-3:30pm, 4-237*

This workshop presented by Bob Dolan will discuss the many ways of 
creating a resume that effectively targets the Hiring Manager. Can your 
resume survive a 15 second scan and still get into the YES pile? 
Discussions will surround the strategies of effective messaging and how 
to be "on-point" with your written communication. Your resume is not an 
autobiography, but rather a list of relevant accomplishments that links 
your skills to the needs of the company. You’ll use these techniques in 
your lifelong career strategies. All GECD events are open to MIT 
undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni. Advanced 
registration requested via CareerBridge: 
https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

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*Negotiating for Women*

*Tuesday, January 13, 4:00-5:00pm, 4-257*

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

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*Unlocking the Secrets to Company Databases *

*Wednesday, January 14, 2:00-3:00pm, 4-257*

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 
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*Use Improv to Improve Interview and Communication Skills*

*Thursday, January 15, 3:00-4:30pm, 4-153*

Learn improv comedy skills to increase your comfort responding to 
interview questions and enhance communication and team work skills. This 
will be a fun and interactive session with Improv Boston, a local Boston 
improv company. This workshop is especially helpful for those who feel 
uncomfortable while interviewing or speaking in public. This workshop is 
open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and alumni.  
Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge: 
https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

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*Greek Life and Networking*

*Thursday, January 15, 6:00-7:00pm, 4-257*

Are you a member of a Greek Fraternity or Sorority at MIT? If so, 
networking with your community’s alumni base is especially important!  
Please Join GECD and FSILG for a workshop on the best ways to reach out 
and utilize your alumni as students and as new professionals. All GECD 
events are open to MIT 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 ***

*Tuesday, January 20, 2:00-4:00pm, 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. Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge: 
https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

*Persuading Others, featuring Jean-luc Doumont*

*Thursday, January 22, 2:00-4:00pm, 10-250*

Persuasion skills are a critical asset for any career: We must convince 
employers to hire us, get the boss to let us start a project, or get 
coworkers to help out. Persuading others offers a rational approach to 
it: it covers how to use personal/organizational power, how to deploy 
tactics on four different human planes, and how to harness basic social 
influences to get other people to accede more easily to our requests. 
Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge: 
https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student


*Converting Your CV to a Resume for Industry Tue Jan 29, 2015    
3:00-4:30pm    3-133*

If you are considering exploring Industry positions, you will need to 
have a resume that effectively positions you for this path. This 
workshop presented by Bob Dolan will discuss the process of converting 
your 4-6 page CV into a 2-page resume for industry, and creating a 
document that effectively targets the Hiring Manager.  Can your resume 
survive a 15 second scan and still get into the YES pile? Discussions 
will surround the strategies of effective messaging and how to be 
"on-point" with your written communication.  Actual MIT PhD/Postdoc 
resumes will be provided as handouts.

All GECD events are open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, 
postdocs, and alumni.

Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge: 
https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student


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