Career Events Jan. 19 - 29
Dana Bresee Keeth
bresee at mit.edu
Fri Jan 15 13:05:42 EST 2016
Dear MIT Postdocs,
January is a busy time for career events at MIT. We hope you are
getting to some of the IAP events (Independent Activities Period,
through January 29th). Some sessions require pre-registration**. *Browse
IAP Listings <http://web.mit.edu/iap/>
**In addition, next week GECD is hosting some wonderful sessions,
including expert Jean-luc Doumont's presentations. *
*Monday, January 18 is an MIT & national holiday (Martin Luther King Day).
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*Regards,
Dana*
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*GECD CAREER SERVICES EVENTS*
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See also http://gecd.mit.edu/explore-careers/services-alumni-and-postdocs
To register for events or for more information log in to CareerBridge
<https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fmit%2fstudent%2f>.
*Making the Most of Your Presentation, featuring Jean-luc Doumont*
*Tuesday, January 19^th , 2:00 – 4:00pm, 10-250*
GECD and ODGE are thrilled to welcome back Jean-luc Doumont for his
annual IAP lectures on excellence in communication --
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>.**
*Branding Yourself – Effective Communication Skills*
*Wednesday, January 20^th , 2:00 – 3:30pm, 4-231*
Communication goes beyond verbal skills which are important to the
success of any job seeker. To brand yourself as a professional, you must
deliver a consistent message in a Written, Verbal, and Virtual manner.
As students and postdocs begin to look for positions in engineering and
science, both in academia and industry, they must be aware of how their
nonverbal communication skills impact their possibility of finding
employment opportunities. Learning how to maximize the use of one's
verbal and nonverbal communication skills is a powerful tool to help one
achieve professional success, and a critical component for the future.
Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge
<https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student>.
*Communication Science to Nonscientists, featuring Jean-luc Doumont*
*Thursday, January 21^st , 2:00 – 4:00pm, 10-250*
GECD and ODGE are thrilled to welcome back Jean-luc Doumont for his
annual IAP lectures on excellence in communication --
Scientists are often perceived as living in their own impenetrable
world. Jean-luc discusses the challenges of communicating with a lay
audience, and presents effective strategies for overcoming the
challenges. Most of these strategies apply to communicating to
scientists as well. They are universal good ideas - heeding the advice
becomes more critical when the audience is less specialized. Advanced
registration requested via CareerBridge
<https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student>.
*Converting Your CV into a 2-Page Resume for Industry*
*Friday, January 22^nd , 1:00 – 2:30pm, 4-149*
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 successful MIT
PhD/Postdoc resumes will be provided as handouts. Advanced registration
requested via CareerBridge <https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student>.
See the GECD calendar <http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events?month=2016-01>
for additional listings:
Improv Comedy Workshop to Improve Your Presentations- Jan 26
Tuesday 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm E39-040
*The Art of Behavioral Interviewing - Jan 27 Wed. 1:00pm – 2:45pm 4-149
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Negotiating Job Offers - Jan 28 Thursday 2:00pm – 3:30pm 4-149
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*UPCOMING EMPLOYER SITE VISITS*
*Registration is required* for each individual employer visit and can be
completed by logging into CareerBridge
<https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student>. The same expectations for
participating in On Campus Recruiting (OCR) apply to employer visits.
Please review the Student Rights and Responsibilities for information on
cancellations and no shows.
<http://gecd.mit.edu/jobs-and-internships/interviews-and-offers/campus-recruiting#NoShowPolicy>
For more information, contact Mike Ahern
<mailto:mahern1 at mit.edu>mahern1 at mit.edu.
*Domeyard*
*Monday, January 25, 5:00-7:00pm*
Domeyard <http://www.domeyard.com/> is a hedge fund based in Boston,
with a focus on extremely low latency trading. We are backed by several
institutional investors and hedge fund veterans. We have a flat
structure, where every full-time team member is a Partner. While the
founding team are alumni of MIT (Dome) and Harvard (Yard), we have grown
and diversified over the years. Our team of less than 20 people are in
their early 20’s to late 40’s, and are alumni of companies like Google,
Apple, Goldman Sachs, and more. Please feel free to bring your resume
for FT/internship opportunities. Can't make the event?
Follow Domeyard's LinkedIn page
<https://www.linkedin.com/company/domeyard> for more local events,
including office game nights and IAP events.
*JetBrains*
*Thursday, January 28, 10:30-12:30pm*
Looking for an excellent career opportunity where challenging
theoretical problems meet real-world application, where you can apply
your skills and talents to the full extent and work side by side with
the creators of your favorite web development tools? Now's your chance.
Join us for lunch and an on-site tour at the JetBrains R&D office near
Kendall Square and learn more about the exciting quest of making
software developers, data scientists and other IT professionals around
the world more productive through smart software. Sound like your dream
job? Sign up and take the first step toward making it a reality!
*Broad (PhD)*
*Friday, January 29, 10:45-12:15pm*
For PhD students interested in postdoc and other research positions at
Broad. The Broad Institute brings together a diverse group of
individuals from across its partner institutions — undergraduate and
graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, professional scientists,
administrative professionals, and academic faculty. The Institute’s
organization is unique among biomedical research institutions. It
encompasses three types of organizational units: core member
laboratories, programs and platforms. Scientists within these units work
closely together — and with other collaborators around the world — to
tackle critical problems in human biology and disease.
ALSO:European Career Fair <https://ecf.fairsey.com/#%21/> - Saturday,
February 6, 2016, 9am-6pm
/Organized by: The MIT European Club. /Connects employers from Europe
with candidates who are looking for employment outside of the United
States.
Register and upload your resume by JANUARY 28th (EXTENDED DEADLINE).
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