IAP 2014 Activities by Sponsor - Global Education and Career Development

Tami Bolk, Global Education Program Assistant, Lily Zhang, Career Development Specialist

Jan/09

Thu

04:00PM-05:00PM

4-251

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge
Limited to 15 participants

Do you teach or tutor international students, or are you considering going abroad to teach? Have you ever experienced challenges or frustration when doing so because of cultural or language barriers? In this session, you will be provided valuable tools to better understand and negotiate cultural differences that will lead to greater teaching success.  Come learn how to improve your own intercultural communication skills in order to foster increased global understandings.  

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Tami Bolk, 12-170, 617-253-4744, tbolk@mit.edu

Marilyn Wilson, Associate Director, Career Counseling and Education

Jan/16

Thu

02:00PM-03:30PM

4-253

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge
Sign-up by 01/13
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, Laura Perrigo, Career Assistant

Jan/10

Fri

01:00PM-02:30PM

1-375, Bring your MyPlan results

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

Christina Henry, Career Development Specialist, Angel Seto, Career Assistant

Jan/09	Thu	02:00PM-03:00PM	12-122
Jan/21	Tue	04:00PM-05:00PM	12-122

Enrollment: Sign up on CareerBridge
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

Learn about the internship search process 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: Christina Henry, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, cghenry@mit.edu

Tami Bolk, Program Assistant

Jan/14

Tue

04:00PM-05:00PM

4-145

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

Are you looking forward to adding more stamps to your passport? Have you thought about what else you want to gain from your time abroad? In this interactive workshop, you'll take away some valuable tips and activities that will help you better navigate an overseas experience.  We'll discuss ways you can meet more locals, learn more about the native culture, and how you can reflect on your experience to better articulate and leverage your time abroad. 

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Tami Bolk, 12-189, 617-324-7239, tbolk@mit.edu

Bob Dolan, Postdoctoral Scholars Career Advisor

Jan/30

Thu

03:00PM-04:30PM

4-237

Enrollment: Advanced signup requested on CareerBridge

Many students are overwhelmed when attempting to navigate a career fair with hundreds of employers. This workshop will provide tips and strategies on how be effective at the European Career Fair on February 1st. You will learn what to do in preparation for the fair, what to do at the fair, and what to do after the fair. The fair is an excellent opportunity to connect with employers -- create a strategy that will help you in this competitive employment environment!

Events are open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Bob Dolan, 12-170, 617-253-4744, dolanb@mit.edu

Alessandra Rober Christensen, Assistant Director of Employer Relations

Jan/22

Wed

01:00PM-02:30PM

4-237

Enrollment: Advanced signup requested on CareerBridge

Learn how to develop and enhance your interviewing skills! Workshop will cover topics such as types of interview questions, appropriate dress, and important tips to think about before, during and after the interview. This session will focus specifically on challenges many international students may face when interviewing in the US.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Alessandra Rober Christensen, 12-170, 617-253-4744, acglobal@mit.edu

Katie Hynes, Career Assistant

Jan/24

Fri

03:00PM-04:00PM

4-231

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

Have you thought about studying, doing an internship, or conducting research abroad? As an MIT student, you have the opportunity to immerse yourself in a new culture, challenge yourself to study and learn in a foreign language, and work alongside top researchers around the world. In this session, you will learn about the various global programs available, as well as how to get started in planning an experience abroad. We will discuss how to get started in exploring your options and ways to fund your global experience. We will also focus on programs available for this upcoming summer.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Katie Hynes, 12-189, 4-7239, khynes@mit.edu

Lily Zhang, Career Development Specialist, Scott Murray, Social Media Specialist

Jan/07

Tue

01:00PM-02:00PM

5-231, Bring your laptop

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: Lily Zhang, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, lilyz@mit.edu

Dr. Jean-luc Doumont, Author of Trees, maps, and theorem, Dr. Marilyn Wilson, Associate Director of Career Counseling and Education

Jan/27

Mon

02:00PM-04:00PM

10-250

Enrollment: Registration through CareerBridge

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.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development, Dean for Graduate Education (ODGE)
Contact: Marilyn Wilson, 12-170, 617-253-4744, mcwilson@mit.edu

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

Jan/22

Wed

03:00PM-04:00PM

4-261

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

Hear about opportunities in China from representatives of several MIT offices, including Global Education, MISTI, and FL&L. We will discuss the MIT-China program, the Chinese Government Scholarship, 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

Josh Nupp, Assistant Dean of Global Education

Jan/31

Fri

12:00PM-01:00PM

4-231

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

You may have heard of the Cambridge-MIT Exchange (CME), but did you know that there are many other programs that allow you to study or perform research in the UK?  Hear from returned students and Global Education staff about how programs like the Oxford-MIT Exchange, the Imperial-MIT Exchange, direct enrollment at Oxford, UCL, or LSE, and the Imperial-MIT Summer Research Exchange will allow you to spend a semester or summer across the pond. 

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Global Education, 12-189, 617-324-7239, studyabroad@mit.edu

Katie McCune, Career Assistant, Sharri Harmel, Career Assistant

Jan/21

Tue

03:00PM-04:00PM

4-159

Enrollment: Registration through CareerBridge

MIT women, have you thought about salary negotiation but aren’t sure how you can be effective? Do you know the costs of avoiding a negotiating a job offer? Are you just not sure where to start? Despite the fact that women have achieved greater equality in the workplace, we still negotiate much less often than men, and this is one of the factors that contributes to a 33% wage gap for women! This workshop provides strategies to successfully negotiate salary, as well as engage in other work-place negotiations. This workshop is open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and alumni.  Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Katie McCune, 12-170, 617-253-4744, kmccune@mit.edu

Colin Smith, Career Development Specialist

Jan/13

Mon

03:00PM-04:00PM

4-163

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: Colin Smith, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, cd_smith@mit.edu

Katie McCune, Career Assistant, Sharri Harmel, Career Assistant

Jan/27

Mon

02:00PM-03:00PM

4-257

Enrollment: Registration through CareerBridge

Building relationships through networking with fellow students, alumni and professionals is one of the most effective ways to uncover employment opportunities. However, contrary to popular opinion, there is a right way and wrong way to network. This workshop introduces you to resources you’ll need to research companies and discuss strategies on how to effectively network using resources both at MIT and beyond. We will examine effective tactics for networking, including the use of social media and the MIT ICAN Alumni Directory. This workshop is open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and alumni.  Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Katie McCune, 12-170, 617-253-4744, kmccune@mit.edu

Lily Zhang, Career Development Specialist

Jan/16

Thu

05:00PM-07:00PM

4-145

Enrollment: Advanced registration requested via 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.

Panelists:

Lita Nelsen, MIT Technology Licensing Office
Kristin Smith, Beyer Law Group
Misha Hill, Bose
Clay Satow, Bose

Pizza for this event is sponsored by Beyer Law Group, LLP. This workshop is open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and alumni.  Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

 

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

Kim Benard, Assistant Director, Allison Hynd, Director for Programs and Fellowship Administrator

Jan/16

Thu

09:00AM-04:00PM

12-189, Email for available times

Enrollment: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/13

Students will send us their current resumes plus a paragraph description of their service experiences and a paragraph about what they want to do next (whether that's grad school, a job, a scholarship, an internship or whatever.) Kim Benard (Distinguished Fellowships) and Alison Hynd (Public Service Center) will then meet with them to help them appropriately incorporate those service experiences in their resumes and interview pitches.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Kim Benard, 12-189, 617-324-7239, benard@mit.edu

Colin Smith, Career Development Specialist, Sharri Harmel, Career Assistant

Jan/23

Thu

03:30PM-05:00PM

12-122

Enrollment: Advanced signup requested on CareerBridge
Limited to 18 participants

In this mock interview session, students will have a unique chance to practice and sharpen their interview skills. We will briefly review interviewing wisdom, discuss the art of giving and receiving feedback, then all participants will have a chance to answer questions and get feedback on their responses. Students who participate should first attend one of our in-person interviewing workshops or listen to our online workshop, Effective Interviewing, at http://gecd.mit.edu/workshop/interviewing/index.htm. Preregistration required through CareerBridge. Limited to 18.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Colin Smith, 12-170, 617-253-4744, cd_smith@mit.edu

Sharri Harmel, Career Assistant

Jan/06

Mon

03:00PM-04:00PM

4-145

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: Sharri Harmel, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, sharmel@mit.edu

Dr. Jean-luc Doumont, Author of Trees, maps, and theorems, Dr. Marilyn Wilson, Associate Director of Career Counseling and Education

Jan/29

Wed

02:00PM-04:00PM

10-250

Enrollment: Registration through CareerBridge

Papers are one of the few deliverables of the work of researchers. Well-designed, they efficiently allow each reader to learn only what he or she needs to.  Poorly designed, by contrast, they confuse readers, fail to prompt decisions, or remain unread. Based on Dr Doumont’s book Trees, maps, and theorems about “effective communication for rational minds”, the lecture shows how to structure scientific papers, theses, and technical reports effectively at all levels to get the readers’ attention, facilitate navigation, and, in this way, get the message across optimally.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development, Dean for Graduate Education (ODGE)
Contact: Marilyn Wilson, 12-170, 617-253-4744, mcwilson@mit.edu

Bob Dolan, Postdoctoral Scholars Career Advisor

Jan/14

Tue

02:00PM-03:30PM

4-163

Enrollment: Registration through CareerBridge

While your technical skills will get you the interview, it is your behavioral attributes that will get you the job.  This session will discuss preparation and strategies for a successful interview.  In addition, sample behavioral interview questions will be provided along with tips on how to answer these tough questions. This workshop is open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and alumni.  Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Bob Dolan, 4-163, 617-253-4744, dolanb@mit.edu

Alex Caracuzzo, Sloan, Management, and Finance Librarian/Manager, Lily Zhang, Career Development Specialist

Jan/15

Wed

02:00PM-03:00PM

3-133, Bring your laptop

Enrollment: Sign up on CareerBridge
Limited to 40 participants

Do you know what you want to do when you leave MIT (or for the summer), but are 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 the MIT Libraries, in collaboration with GECD Career Services, 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.

 

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development, Libraries
Contact: Lily Zhang, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, lilyz@mit.edu

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

Jan/23

Thu

01:00PM-02:00PM

4-149

Enrollment: Advanced signup requested on CareerBridge

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: Lily Zhang, 12-170, 617 253-4733, lilyz@mit.edu

Alyssa Planeta, Employer Relations Coordinator, Lily Zhang, Career Development Specialist

Jan/08

Wed

02:00PM-03:00PM

4-159, Participants should bring a job description they w

Enrollment: Advanced signup requested on CareerBridge

This workshop will teach attendees how to craft a strategic cover letter.  Participants should bring a job description they want to apply for to aid in the drafting of an effective cover letter.  General information on cover letters will also be discussed.  This workshop is open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and alumni.  Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Alyssa Planeta, 12-170, 617-253-4744, kavanagh@mit.edu

Alison Hynd

Jan/28

Tue

02:00PM-03:30PM

8-119

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

 

Are you applying for grad school? Considering a Distinguished Fellowship? Seeking funding for your summer project?

Come and learn the nuts and bolts of writing successful personal statements and proposals.

Staff from Global Education and the Public Service Center will share their tips as frequent proposal readers and writers. Students who've written successful proposals will share what worked for them!

 

Presented by:

Kimberly Benard, Global Education Office

Alison Hynd, Public Service Center

 

RSVP to hynd@mit.edu

 

Sponsor(s): Public Service Center, Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Alison Hynd, hynd@mit.edu

Josh Nupp, Assistant Dean of Global Education

Jan/13

Mon

04:00PM-05:00PM

4-253

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Whether you are a sophomore planning to apply for CME or a freshman who just wants to learn how to prepare for this incredible opportunity, this is the right session for you! Attend in-person or online using Google+ Hangouts. Get an insider view of the program from MIT students currently at Cambridge, Cambridge students currently at MIT, and MIT students who participated in CME last year. The CME program director will discuss planning and application details, including what factors are considered in acceptance decisions. To RSVP, e-mail Sarra Shubart at sarra@mit.edu (if you plan to attend virtually, please include your Gmail address).

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Sarra Shubart, 12-189, sarra@mit.edu