IAP 2013 Activities by Sponsor - Global Education and Career Development

Bree Koziara, Career Assistant

Jan/14

Mon

03:00PM-04:00PM

4-145

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: none

Enjoy a fine selection of tea accompanied by fresh scones and jam while you learn more about the Cambridge-MIT Exchange.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Josh Nupp, 12-189, 617-715-5331, jnupp@mit.edu

Marilyn Wilson, Associate Director, Career Counseling and Education, Lily Zhang, Career Assistant

Jan/24

Thu

10:30AM-12:00PM

8-119, Please take Strong Interest Inventory.

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge
Sign-up by 01/22
Limited to 15 participants
Fee: $15.00 for the cost of the Strong Interest Inventory

Are you looking for your passion? Do you want to explore other fields of interest, but are unsure what they are? Junior year is a perfect time to clarify your career interests and get a better idea of the kinds of work you want to pursue or what graduate programs match your interests. For this workshop we will ask you to take the Strong Interest Inventory prior to our meeting – it is online and takes about 30 minutes.  The Strong is a well-respected tool to help you identify likely career paths of interest.  It also sheds light on your work style and work personality.  When we meet we will discuss the meaning of your results, AND how to take the next steps to explore your career options. 

Register for the event on CareerBridge to receive further instructions on how to take the assessment. Please note there is a $15 charge for this workshop that will be used to pay for the Strong Interest Inventory.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Marilyn Wilson, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, mcwilson@mit.edu

Tamara Raimundi Menghi, Associate Director of Employer Relations, Lily Zhang, Career Assistant

Jan/11

Fri

02:30PM-04:00PM

4-159, Please take MyPlan prior to workshop.

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge

Take the guesswork out of career planning with MyPlan, an assessment that makes career decisions easier by providing detailed information on top interests, work preferences, and personal styles. In this workshop, participants will receive an interpretive overview of MyPlan results and information on how to use their MyPlan results in their internship search. Participation requires completing the MyPlan assessment online prior to attending the workshop. To take the assessment, log in to CareerBridge and click the MyPlan link under the Additional Resources tab. From the MyPlan website, use your unique code (in green) to register for and take the MyPlan assessments. Once completed, print and bring your results from the Personality, Interests, Skills, and Values assessments to the workshop.

Co-sponsored by Sophomore Year Experience (SYE)

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Tamara Raimundi Menghi, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, trmenghi@mit.edu

Mark Herschberg, CTO at Freelance CTO

Jan/15

Tue

07:00PM-08:30PM

3-270

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge

Upon graduating from 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?

Presented by Mark Herschberg SB ’95, MEng ‘97

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Deborah L Liverman, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, liverman@mit.edu

Laura Perrigo, Career Assistant, Linden McEntire, Public Service Center

Jan/23

Wed

05:00PM-06:30PM

4-145

Enrollment: Sign up on CareerBridge

If you are wondering what a career in the non-profit sector might be like or what opportunities are available in your field in the non-profit world, this is the workshop for you. This session will discuss the many reasons that people are drawn to the non-profit sector and help you assess what might draw you to this type of career. You will have the opportunity to hear from and ask questions of a panel comprised of individuals in various fields and job functions at local non-profit organizations.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development, Public Service Center
Contact: Laura Perrigo, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, lperrigo@mit.edu

Colin Smith, Career Development Specialist

Jan/10

Thu

03:00PM-04:00PM

12-196

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge
Limited to 4 participants

This small group workshop is focused on providing practice for a case interview.  Each participant in this session will be tasked with answering a case interview question while they are evaluated by their fellow students and GECD staff.  This session is limited to four people in order to allow each participant an opportunity to answer their own question. 

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Colin Smith, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, cd_smith@mit.edu

Colin Smith, Career Development Specialist

Jan/15

Tue

02:00PM-03:00PM

12-196

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge
Limited to 4 participants

This small group workshop is focused on providing practice for a case interview.  Each participant in this session will be tasked with answering a case interview question while they are evaluated by their fellow students and GECD staff.  This session is limited to four people in order to allow each participant an opportunity to answer their own question. 

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Colin, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, cd_smith@mit.edu

Colin Smith, Career Development Specialist

Jan/22

Tue

03:00PM-04:00PM

12-196

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge
Limited to 4 participants

This small group workshop is focused on providing practice for a case interview.  Each participant in this session will be tasked with answering a case interview question while they are evaluated by their fellow students and GECD staff.  This session is limited to four people in order to allow each participant an opportunity to answer their own question. 

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Colin Smith, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, cd_smith@mit.edu

John Ochsendorf, Linn Hobbs

Feb/01

Fri

01:00PM-02:00PM

4-145

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: none

This session will introduce participants to distinguished fellowships’ application processes, including Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, and others. 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.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Josh Nupp, 12-189, 617-715-5331, jnupp@mit.edu

Faith Giordano, Career Assistant

Jan/11

Fri

01:00PM-02:00PM

4-145

Enrollment: Sign up on CareerBridge

Learn about the internship search profess from start to finish. From self-assessment and gathering the right materials to company research and effective search strategies, this workshop will cover all you need to know about finding a great internship.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Faith Giordano, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, fcgiorda@mit.edu

Jennifer Earls, Prehealth Advisor

Jan/29

Tue

07:00PM-08:00PM

4-145

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/28
Prereq: None

Service to others is at the heart of a career in healthcare and human services. Volunteering can also help you to learn about your interests, values, and skills while figuring out your career path or applying to graduate or professional school.

In this session sponsored by MIT Prehealth Advising, you will learn how to find and get involved in health-related and other volunteer opportunities that interest you and that are manageable with your schedule at MIT and beyond.

To register in advance, visit MIT CareerBridge at www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/, click on the "Events" tab, and select "Workshop" from the "Category" drop-down menu. You will see a full list of workshops. Click on the workshop you'd like to register for.

Questions? Contact Jennifer Earls: jearls@mit.edu
Event sponsored by MIT Prehealth Advising.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Jennifer Earls, 12-185, 617 258-9513, JEARLS@MIT.EDU

Erin Scott, Assistant Director, Prehealth Advising

Jan/30

Wed

03:00PM-04:00PM

4-237

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/29
Prereq: None

Learn how to successfully build connections with faculty, and discover the best ways to approach faculty for strong letters of recommendation for graduate school applications and jobs.

To register in advance, visit MIT CareerBridge at www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/, click on the "Events" tab, and select "Workshop" from the "Category" drop-down menu. You will see a full list of workshops. Click on the workshop you'd like to register for.

Event sponsored by MIT Prehealth Advising.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Erin Scott, 12-185, 617-715-5328, scotte@mit.edu

Amanda Peters, Career Development Specialist, Gopi Dhokai, Career Assistant

Jan/08

Tue

03:30PM-05:00PM

4-253, Register for a LinkedIn account prior to the event

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge
Limited to 12 participants

Registration required through CareerBridge (www.myinterfase.com/mit/students, click on Workshops Career Fairs and Events)

Bring your laptop to explore the many ways LinkedIn can help you in your career exploration and job or internship search. We will begin with an overview of LinkedIn and some of the key areas of a complete LinkedIn profile. This will be followed by individual work on your profile, with Career Services staff available to answer your questions.

Required: Set up a free account at Linkedin.com and begin to fill in your profile prior to the workshop. Bring a laptop to the workshop. Limited to 12 students.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Amanda Peters, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, acpeters@mit.edu

Christopher Payne, Head of USA Office - King's College London

Jan/23

Wed

03:00PM-04:00PM

56-114

Enrollment: Sign up on CareerBridge

Discover how you can gain your Master's degree in a year or a PHD degree in 3 years from world leading universities and gain an international experience which will set you apart!

This interactive session will be presented by Chris Payne from King's College London and cover an overview of UK graduate study, benefits of studying in the UK, application process and how to find scholarships to support your study in the UK. The session will also discuss educational cultural differences between the US and UK and provide tips for your academic success and beyond. This session is a must for anyone thinking of studying in the UK! 

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Amanda Peters, 12-170, 617 253-4733, ACPETERS@MIT.EDU

Josh Nupp, Assistant Dean, Global Education, Sean Gilbert, Managing Director, MIT-China

Jan/28

Mon

02:00PM-03:00PM

4-145

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: none

Hear about opportunities in China from representatives of several MIT offices, including Global Education, MISTI, UROP, and FL&L. We will discuss the MIT-China program, the Chinese Government Scholarship, IROP Summer Research Exchanges, and funding opportunities for summer and IAP Chinese language study abroad programs.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Josh Nupp, 12-189, 617-715-5331, jnupp@mit.edu

Faith Giordano, Career Assistant, Gopi Dhokai, Career Assistant

Jan/09

Wed

02:30PM-03:30PM

4-145

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge

You have the technical know-how… now learn how to handle the REALLY hard stuff. This workshop will teach you the workplace skills you might not learn in the classroom by walking you through some possible scenarios and showing you how to work through them. We’ll cover work/life balance, dealing with difficult coworkers, resolving conflicts, accepting criticism and feedback, and making mistakes. 

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Faith Giordano, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, fcgiorda@mit.edu

Ellen Stahl, Career Development Specialist, Colin Smith, Career Development Specialist

Jan/18

Fri

03:00PM-04:00PM

3-270

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge

Join GECD staff for a presentation on the value of negotiating job offers and strategies for getting the best offer possible.  We will discuss how to assess the competitiveness of an offer, how to ask for more, and what parts of an offer can usually be negotiated. 

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Ellen Stahl, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, eestahl@MIT.EDU

Amanda Peters, Career Development Specialist

Jan/17

Thu

05:00PM-07:00PM

4-163

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge

Learn from MIT alums working in patent law about careers that let you stay abreast of the newest technologies. By working in the field of intellectual property, you can make a career of patenting, protecting, licensing, and valuing the most recent technological discoveries! Topics discussed will include an overview of intellectual property rights available to inventors, a day-in-the-life of patent attorneys, and a discussion of how intellectual property rights are protected in the realms of academia and industry.

Pizza for this event will be sponsored by iRobot. Preregistration requested on CareerBridge.

Panelists:

Glen Weinstein, Senior Vice President & General Counsel at iRobot Corporation

Kristin Smith, Associate at Beyer Law Group

Alex Wissner-Gross, Founder of Enernetics, Inc. and Gemedy, Inc.

Clay Satow, Patent Counsel at Bose Corporation

Renee Fuller, Technology Specialist at Wolf Greenfield

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Amanda Peters, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, acpeters@mit.edu

Gopi Dhokai, Career Assistant, Faith Giordano, Career Assistant

Jan/17

Thu

02:30PM-03:30PM

4-149

Enrollment: Sign up on CareerBridge

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 70% of all jobs are found through networking. How do you find people to network with and what do you say to them? This workshop will teach you how to network in person, online, and over the phone, and what to do with the information that you learn.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Gopi Dhokai, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, gdhokai@mit.edu

Gopi Dhokai, Career Assistant, Laura Perrigo, Career Assistant

Jan/14

Mon

12:30PM-01:30PM

4-149, Bring a printed copy of your resume

Enrollment: Sign up on CareerBridge

Can your resume survive a 15 second scan and still get into the YES pile? How do you translate your technical experiences at MIT into language that is engaging, understandable and appealing to employers?  This workshop will discuss the three main components of resume writing: content, format and style.  Please bring a printed copy of your resume.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Gopi Dhokai, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, gdhokai@mit.edu

Ellen Stahl, Career Development Specialist, Angie Locknar, MSE, ME, ESD Libn/Coord Sci Eng Comm of Prac

Jan/10

Thu

12:00PM-01:30PM

14N-132, Bring your laptop or tablet

Enrollment: Sign up on CareerBridge
Limited to 25 participants

Do you know what you want to do when you leave MIT (or for the summer), but not sure what companies do that type of work?   Do you want to work in a specific part of the world?  Don’t you wish there was just a list of companies you might be interested in, including vital statistics about that company?  Come learn how to use article databases and other resources to reveal the secrets that you might be missing from your job or internship 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 can provide information that may be the key to finding the right company or organization for you.

This workshop will take place in 14N-132, the Digital Instruction Resource Center (DIRC): http://libraries.mit.edu/ask-us/instruction/where-dirc.html.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development, Libraries
Contact: Ellen Stahl, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, eestahl@MIT.EDU

Laura Doyle, Senior Manager of Compensation & Benefits, Amy McNair, Campus Relationship Manager

Jan/31

Thu

01:00PM-02:00PM

4-231

Enrollment: Advanced signup requested but not required

What’s a 401k and does a match matter? What should you be looking for in healthcare costs, and  what about life insurance, short term disability and dental for those pesky teeth? Can you negotiate vacation or other benefits?

When receiving a job offer, everyone thinks about the salary and maybe the signing bonus…but, what about all the other aspects of an offer? What benefits and other considerations should you be investigating, and what questions do you have about all the small print? Laura Doyle, Senior Manager of Compensation & Benefits, and Amy McNair, Campus Relationship Manager, both from Philips North America, will answer your questions.

Registration requested on CareerBridge.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Amanda Peters, 12-170, 617 253-4733, ACPETERS@MIT.EDU

Christina Henry, Career Development Specialist, Rieko Ouchi, Graduate Intern

Jan/16

Wed

03:00PM-04:30PM

4-145

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge

In the sciences, women continue to be underrepresented despite increased efforts to expose women and girls to the STEM field. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Highlights of Women’s Earnings in 2011, women represent only about 46% of workers in life, physical, and social science and earn about 89% of what men in the field earn. In addition, women experience unique challenges throughout their careers and can make missteps during the job search process or in their jobs that could cost them the position, a project, or a promotion. Come learn from our panel of alumna on how they achieved their successes, what challenges they faced along the way, and what special issues you will need to consider as a woman in the sciences!

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Christina Henry, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, cghenry@mit.edu