Fall 2007

September 2007
UPOP Employer registration begins and continues on a rolling basis through May 2008
  • Post internship opportunities for UPOP students
    • October 15, 2007
    UPOP Students begin program
    October 22, 2007
    Students available for summer internship interviews
    November through May
  • Hire a well-prepared UPOP student for a summer internship: having a UPOP student work for your organization requires a commitment to provide a meaningful summer project; help the student recognize the value of UPOP educational objectives; and participate in end-of-summer evaluation process.

    • November 13, 2007
    12-196 6:30pm
    Mock Interviews with Employers & Alumni
  • UPOP collaborates with Office of Career Services to host mock interview workshops to prepare students. Alumni and employers can participate by conducting mock interviews with students to coach them in improving their technique, responses, presence, and confidence level.

    • December 22-January 7

    Winter Vacation

    January IAP 2008

    First Session: January 14-18, 2008
    Second Session: January 28-February 1, 2007 (26-152 9am to 5pm)

    IAP Introduction to Engineering Practice Workshop
  • TA's for the Engineering Practice Workshop have the unique opportunity to work with School of Engineering and Sloan School of Management faculty, the instructors of the course. Modeled after a corporate training seminar, workshops are held from 10am-5pm, Monday-Friday in a state-of-the-art room with multi-media capabilities. Workshops are intended to introduce sophomore engineering students to the multi-faceted aspects of engineering practice, including: robust design, customer requirements, specifications, leadership, and presentation skills.

    • January 18 & February 1, 2008
    26-152 12:00 pm
    Employer & Alumni Networking Lunch with students
  • As part of the UPOP curriculum, we stress the importance of networking in discovering and utilizing connections between people. Alumni, local employers, MIT faculty, and staff collaborate to formally introduce networking strategies to students as well as informally practice networking one-on-one with students over lunch.

    • Spring 2008

    Employer Seminar Series
  • We welcome employers and alumni on campus to present a topic of their choice to better prepare our students for the workforce. Contact the office for more.
    details.

    • TBD
    Mock Interviews with Employers & Alumni
  • UPOP collaborates with Office of Career Services to host mock interview workshops to prepare students. Alumni and employers can participate by conducting mock interviews with students to coach them in improving their technique, responses, presence, and confidence level.

    • TBD
    Professional Etiquette Seminar with Employers & Alumni
  • Join renowned Manners expert, Jodi Smith for an evening of the "How- to's" in social business environments and mingle with students over "mock"-tails.

    • March 24-28, 2008
    Spring Break
    May 15, 2008
    Last Day of Classes
    May 19-23, 2007
    Final Exam Week

    Email invitations and additional details will be sent to registered employers