MIT career events Oct 1 - 15; Scientific Writing Oct 7 & more

Dana Bresee Keeth bresee at mit.edu
Wed Sep 30 08:53:36 EDT 2015


Dear MIT Postdocs, I hope you all received Provost Schmidt's email to 
the MIT community Monday regarding HUBweek (Oct 3 -10) and Solve (Oct 
5-8). (See also 
<http://news.mit.edu/2015/boston-hubweek-solve-world-problems-0925>http://news.mit.edu/2015/boston-hubweek-solve-world-problems-0925).

Some other upcoming events:

*Monday, October 5*- MIT’s Postdoctoral Organization for Women Engaged 
in Research (POWER @ MIT) first meeting from 4:00 to 5:00 pm in E25-202. 
Sign up and see details here: *_http://goo.gl/forms/fLGbZ3Q3Ea_*

*Wednesday, Oct. 7 -**Basics of Scientific Writing *- *3-4:30 pm. 
Location: 46-2002*
*Please register: **__* 
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/175ZGhnVxT_iLzePn4i-TZ5rGiUCIQJ_KUDNK77pk2Kg/viewform>*_https://docs.google.com/forms/d/175ZGhnVxT_iLzePn4i-TZ5rGiUCIQJ_KUDNK77pk2Kg/viewform_* 


*Speaker: Dr. Sonal Jhaveri, *Lecturer, Health Sciences and Technology 
Program and Director of Building 46 Postdoc Affairs. See details at the 
link above.

Sponsored by: The Office of the Vice President for Research

*Wednesday, October 14- Developing Your Negotiation and Communication 
Skills for Challenging Conversations*. Dinner at 5:30 p.m.; presentation 
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Stay tuned for more information 
(<http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/professionals>http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/professionals); 
a search for a larger room is underway. Sponsored by the MIT Work-Life 
Center and presented in collaboration with the Office of the Vice 
President for Research, Global Education & Career Development, and MIT 
Millennials ERG.

*Global Education and Career Development - Advanced registration 
requested for all sessions listed below: **bit.ly/careerbridge* 
<about:blankbit.ly/careerbridge>**

*For questions and all updated information, see Events at *** 
<http://gecd.mit.edu/>*http://gecd.mit.edu/***

(Email: gecd at mit.edu)

**

Thursday, October 1*- *_Writing Compelling Cover Letters_ 
<http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events/event/16469121?month=2015-10>**2:00 pm - 
3:30 pm; Location: 1-242

Tuesday, October 6 - _The Art of Behavioral Interviewing_ 
<http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events/event/16469125?month=2015-10>2:00 pm - 
3:30 pm; Location: 36-156

Wednesday, October 7 – Does Your Resume Communicate the Right Message? 
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm; Location: 4-153 (Details: 
http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events/event/16469127?month=2015-10)

**

*[Also Oct 7: see the listing above for the Basics of Scientific Writing]*

**

Thursday October 8 - _Networking 101_ 
<http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events/event/16469128?month=2015-10>4:00 pm - 
5:00 pm; Location: 4-153

**

Friday, October 9 -_Managing Your Online Social Networks..._ 
<http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events/event/16470996?month=2015-10>12:00 pm - 
1:00 pm; Location: E19-603

Wednesday, October 14 -_The Art of Behavioral Interviewing_ 
<http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events/event/16469126?month=2015-10>1:00 pm - 
2:30 pm; Location: 5-217**

*[See another Oct 14 session listed above]*

Thursday, October 15 - _LinkedIn Lab: Transforming a Passive..._ 
<http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events/event/16469130?month=2015-10>2:30 pm - 
4:00 pm; Location: 5-234

Thursday, October 15 - _The PhD Movie 2 film screening +..._ 
<http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events/event/16470388?month=2015-10>6:00 pm - 
8:30 pm; Location: 26-100

-- 

Dana Bresee Keeth

Director of Postdoctoral Services

Office of the Vice President for Research

MIT, 10-237

tel. 617-715-4671

_https://postdocs.mit.edu/_

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