Beyond Finance and Management Consulting: Business Careers in Marketing, Operations Research and Information Technologies
Kathleen Haggerty
Wed Jan 30, 07-08:00pm, 56-180
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 29-Jan-2008
Single session event
Are you interested in a career in business? Have you been wondering what options might be available beyond finance and consulting? Come and hear from a panel of MIT alums who have successfully obtained full-time jobs in Marketing, Operations Research, and Information Technologies. Learn more about career opportunities in these areas and receive tips on how to conduct your own job or internship search. Advanced sign-up requested.
Event will be co-sponsored by Network of Sloan Undergraduate Woman (NSUW).
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Kathleen Haggerty, 12-170, 253-4733, khaggert@mit.edu
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Career Management: What is it and how to do it?
Deborah Liverman, Mark Hershcberg
Wed Jan 16, 07-08:30pm, 3-133
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 15-Jan-2008
Single session event
Upon graduating MIT you will begin a career. MIT has provided you with countless facts and formulas to help you with your job, but what have you learned to help you with your career? This talk provides an overview of the basic issues needed for career planning and management such as: How do you know which job is right? Where will you be in 20 years? How to plan work-life balance? How to select the right projects? What to ask for in job negotiations?
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Deborah Liverman, 12-170, x3-4733, liverman@MIT.EDU
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Careers in NonProfits
Marilyn Wilson, Heather Trickett, Kristina Nance
Thu Jan 17, 02-03:30pm, 56-114
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
A range of opportunities exist for those interested in making a living while making a difference. At this event, a panel of non-profit professionals will describe their jobs and give advice those interested in pursuing careers in the field. Information about internships, fellowships and international opportunities will also be available. (Sponsored by the Careers Office, the Graduate Students Office, and the Public Service Center.)
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/
Contact: Marilyn Wilson, 12-170, x3-4733, mcwilson@MIT.EDU
Cosponsor: Public Service Center
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Discover Your MBTI Type
Kathleen Haggerty
Wed Jan 23, 01-02:30am, 12-122
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Fee: 17.00 for the cost of the exam, which is provided by an outside vendor
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a self-report personality inventory. The MBTI can be used to increase self-knowledge, inform career development, contribute to teambuilding, and improve communication within relationships. This session will provide an overview of the theory supporting the MBTI, and interpretation of participants’ own MBTI inventories. Participants will be asked to complete the inventory on their own one week prior to the class. There is a $17.00 charge to take the MBTI inventory, which is purchased from an outside provider. The session will be limited to ten participants, and advanced sign-up is required.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Kathleen Haggerty, 12-170, 253-4733, khaggert@mit.edu
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Do You Have What It Takes to Win a Rhodes, Marshall, or Other Distinguished Fellowship?
Kimberly Benard, Professor Linn Hobbs
Tue Jan 8, 01-02:30pm, 3-133
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This session will introduce participants to distinguished fellowships’ application processes, including Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, and others. Former recent winners will be in attendance, as well as former national selection panelists. Here you will learn what is involved, and how to be successful in one of these competitions.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/scholarships/
Contact: Kimberly Benard, 26-161, x3-4378, benard@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Materials Science and Engineering
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Environmental Careers Panel
Marilyn Wilson, Beth Conlin
Tue Jan 22, 03:30-05:00pm, 4-237
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Signup by: 21-Jan-2008
Single session event
Environmental careers can be forged from a wide range of interests and experience: science, engineering, journalism, business, policy, technology, architecture, education, law, health, art, to name a few. Some people work in an industry focused specifically on environmental issues while others work on environmental considerations within a broader industry. Panelists with experience in some of these fields will discuss their work and answer questions about how to develop a career in these areas. Come and broaden your knowledge about options available to you.
Registration preferred but not required.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/
Contact: Marilyn Wilson, 12-170, 253-4733, mcwilson@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Laboratory for Energy and the Environment
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Essay Workshop for Medical & Health Profession Schools
Rachel Greenberg, Sara Marshall
Tue Jan 29, 12-01:00pm, 4-149
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
This interactive workshop will discuss the elements of a successful school essay and will provide tips and strategies to get you started writing. Time will be provided in the workshop for participants to review sample professional school essays and start writing an essay of their own. Advanced sign-up requested, however walk-ins are permitted based on available space. Sessions with very low registration may be cancelled.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Rachel Greenberg, 12-170, 253-4733, ragreenb@mit.edu
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Evaluating Job Offers
Deborah Rosencrans
Tue Jan 8, 05-07:00pm, 4-237
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 86 participants.
Single session event
Interested in learning more about how to evaluate job offers? Industry professionals will be participating on a panel to discuss 1) what to look for in career and professional needs, 2) how to evaluate job offers and compensations. Please come with lots of questions!
Pre-register at: Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Deborah Rosencrans, 12-170, 253-4733, castor@MIT.EDU
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FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS: Career Fields after MIT (series)
Hannah Bernstein, Deborah Rosencrans
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS: Career Fields after MIT
This series of talks by MIT alumni will demonstrate a range of satisfying professional roles in which Masters and PhDs may use their training. Intended for prospective Masters and PhDs but anyone interested is welcome to attend. Career fields featured will include:
All panels in this series are 3-4:30pm
CONSULTING, FRI., JAN. 11 , 6-120
PATENT LAW/ IP, TUES., JAN. 15, 4-237
BIOPHARMA/ MEDICAL DEVICES, THURS., JAN. 17, 4-237
FINANCE, FRI, JAN. 18, 6-120
POLICY ANALYSIS, FRI., JAN. 25, 4-237
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Hannah Bernstein, 12-170, 253-4733, hannahb@mit.edu
Consulting
Hannah Bernstein, Deborah Rosencrans
Will explore Consulting work for Graduate Students.
Fri Jan 11, 03-04:30pm, 6-120
Patent Law/Intellectual Property
Hannah Bernstein, Deborah Rosencrans
Will inform about Patent Law and Intellectual Property Careers for Grad Students.
Tue Jan 15, 03-04:30pm, 4-237
Biopharma/Medical Devices
Hannah Bernstein, Deborah Rosencrans
Will inform about Biopharma/Medical Devices Careers for Graduate Students.
Thu Jan 17, 03-04:30pm, 4-237
Finance
Hannah Bernstein, Deborah Rosencrans
Will inform Grad Students about careers in Finance.
Fri Jan 18, 03-04:30pm, 6-120
Policy Analysis
Hannah Bernstein, Deborah Rosencrans
Will inform Graduate Students about careers in Policy Analysis.
Fri Jan 25, 03-04:30pm, 4-237
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Internship Search for Undergrads
Marilyn Wilson
Tue Jan 15, 03-04:00pm, 4-159
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Now is the time to get started looking for your summer internship -- come and find out how to do it. We will talk about how and where to look for internships, what kinds of written materials you will need, how to find leads and follow up on them, and why they are so important anyway.
Please register at below website.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Marilyn Wilson, 12-170, x3-4733, mcwilson@mit.edu
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Interviewing from the Hiring Managers Perspective
Bob Dolan
Wed Jan 16, 02-04:00pm, 4-149
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
This workshop will examine the interviewing process from the perspective of the hiring manager. What do they expect from candidates and what you can do to improve your chances of creating a positive impression. Also discussed will be the differences between interviewing with recruiters/HR versus the actual hiring manager. Having some knowledge of what their strategies are will enhance your success rate with this process.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Bob Dolan, 12-170, x3-4733, dolanb@mit.edu
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Introduction to Allopathy: The unique philosophy of non-alternative
Dr. Louis Kuchnir
Mon Jan 28, 03-04:00pm, 4-231
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 27-Jan-2008
Single session event
Allopathic medicine is taught by the medical schools that award M.D.degrees. At its base is the philosophy that medical therapy should be based on science. In this moderated discussion, we'll explore both the strengths and quirks of conventional medicine, based on its foundation in the scientific method including peer review, controlled experimentation, and underpinnings in human biology. We'll also discuss how allopathic philosophy creates an antipathy toward euthanasia, prescribing placebo, integrating alternative therapies, etc. Finally, we'll consider the development of the standardized undergraduate premedical core curriculum and extra-curriculars as prerequisites for studying medicine in an allopathic school.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Tamara Menghi, 12-170, 253-4733, trmenghi@mit.edu
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Law firm visit to Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, PC, Boston, MA
Sara Marshall
Thu Jan 31, 03-05:00pm, Offsite
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
The MIT Preprofessional Advising staff and the law firm of Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, PC (www.mintz.com) will be hosting a firm visit. This will be an excellent opportunity to interact with practicing attorneys in a small group environment, learn more about law firm practice areas, and observe the work environment of a large law firm.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Sara Marshall, 12-170, 253-4733, smarshal@mit.edu
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Negotiating the Offer
Bob Richard
Wed Jan 9, 11am-12:00pm, 56-154
Wed Jan 23, 02-04:00pm, 56-154
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 07-Jan-2008
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Learn how to negotiate job offers and what is negotiable. Develop an action plan for before, during and after negotiations. Determine your worth. Please register at the website below.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Bob Richard, 12-170, x3-4733, rrichard@mit.edu
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Science Journalism and Related Fields
Marilyn Wilson
Tue Jan 29, 04-05:30pm, 4-231
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Many people with backgrounds in science pursue careers focused on educating the public about science, e.g., science writing (magazines, books, web), broadcast journalism, and technical writing. Panelists with experience in some of these fields will discuss their work and answer questions about how to develop a career in these areas.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/
Contact: Marilyn Wilson, 12-170, x3-4733, mcwilson@mit.edu
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Session 1: Internship Searching for Engineers: Creating Effective Résumés
Deborah Liverman
Mon Jan 28, 04-05:30pm, 3-133
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 27-Jan-2008
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Finding an internship is not always as easy as it seems. From this two-part series learn how to find internships and the various parts of the application process such as resumes, cover letters and the job search process. This workshop is intended for freshmen and sophomores who are/plan to be engineering majors
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Deborah Liverman, 12-170, 253-4733, liverman@MIT.EDU
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Session 2: Internships Searching for Engineers: Finding and Getting Opportunities
Deborah Liverman
Wed Jan 30, 04-05:30pm, 3-133
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 29-Jan-2008
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Finding an internship is not always as easy as it seems. From this two-part series learn how to find internships and the various parts of the application process such as resumes, cover letters and the job search process. This workshop is intended for freshmen and sophomores who are/plan to be engineering majors
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Deborah Liverman, 12-170, 253-4733, liverman@MIT.EDU
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The Gap Year - Take a Year Off After MIT?
Marilyn Wilson, Alyssa Milot
Wed Jan 23, 03:30-05:00pm, 4-159
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Signup by: 22-Jan-2008
Single session event
Prereq: Registration is preferred, but not required
Are you thinking of taking a break between graduation from MIT and launching into graduate school or your work career? In some countries there is a tradition of students taking a year off to do something different teach, live and work in another country, get a job with the Park Service, travel and write, work on a political campaign, etc. We'll talk about ideas and options, pros and cons of taking a break, how others have handled it, and how to reenter when the adventure is over. Pre-registration for this workshop is preferred.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Marilyn Wilson, 12-170, 253-4733, mcwilson@mit.edu
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The Joy of Clinical Medicine
Dr. Louis Kuchnir
Mon Jan 28, 04-05:00pm, 4-231
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 27-Jan-2008
Single session event
Back when doctors were among the wealthiest Americans, they could have retired early, but instead they tended to work until their own health failed. Lately, clinical medicine is cast as an unrewarding profession.
Observers point to how "jackpot justice" is causing a malpractice crisis while cost-savings programs developed by managed care bureaucracies are blamed for destabilizing the doctor-patient relationship. I'll try to inspire those of you interested in becoming clinicians by explaining how the rewards of medical practice are so enormous that they outweigh the indignities that dominate the headlines. In the end, modern doctors are still blessed with the same rewards as our predecessors, while technology expands our potential even beyond their dreams.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html
Contact: Tamara Menghi, 12-170, 253-4733, trmenghi@mit.edu
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