IAP 2017 Activities by Sponsor - Global Education and Career Development

Jan/17

Tue

01:30PM-03:00PM

4-270

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Wondering how to mount a successful job search in this highly competitive academic job market? This workshop presented by Bob Dolan will discuss important elements of preparing a strong application package which includes a CV, Cover Letter, Research Statement, Teaching Statement, and Diversity Statement.  This program is targeted towards all PhD students and Postdocs who may prepare for the faculty search now and in the future.  In addition, actual academic hiring committee interview questions from 20 US and international universities will be provided.

Pre-registration is requested on CareerBridge.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: GECD-IAP, gecd-iap@mit.edu

GECD-IAP

Jan/10

Tue

01:30PM-03:00PM

4-270

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

While your technical skills will get you the interview, it is your behavioral attributes that will get you the job.  This session facilitated by Bob Dolan 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 those tough questions. 

Pre-registration is requested on CareerBridge.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: GECD-IAP, gecd-iap@mit.edu

Feb/02

Thu

06:00PM-07:00PM

E19-202

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Come for the pizza, stay for the career advice. At this panel, you will learn about career opportunities at the intersection of technology and law and the various career paths that panelists have taken to get from their STEM backgrounds into law. Panelists include patent lawyers, MIT alum, and other professionals who use their STEM expertise in the field of law. 

Pre-registration is requested on CareerBridge.

Open to students, alumni and postdocs.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: GECD-IAP, gecd-iap@mit.edu

Jan/12

Thu

01:30PM-03:00PM

4-270

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

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 MIT PhD/Postdoc resumes will be provided as handouts. 

Pre-registration is requested on Careerbridge.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: GECD-IAP, gecd-iap@mit.edu

Jan/12

Thu

01:30PM-03:00PM

4-270

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Do you present your work to your lab, at conferences, or to a faculty or industry hiring committee?  If so, this workshop presented by Bob Dolan is designed to provide you with tips and strategies for delivering an effective presentation.  The more prepared you are, the more confident you will be.  Discussions will include room set-up, proper dress, room management, and actual professional delivery to your audience.

Pre-registration is requested on CareerBridge.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: GECD-IAP, gecd-iap@mit.edu

Aleshia Carlsen-Bryan, Senior Assistant Director for Prehealth Advising

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/13
Limited to 35 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

On the week of January 23-27 from 10am-12pm, the Prehealth Advising Office will be offering a non-credit course that will explore public health through the lens of endometriosis. Endometriosis is a gynecologic disease that can only be diagnosed through laparoscopic surgery. One in 10 women are affected by the disease and on average it takes about 10 years to diagnose. Throughout the week, guest speakers like Dr. Malcolm Mackenzie, MD, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, will be exploring the disease with you. The course will explore the disease from various aspects with include the patient perspective, clinical challenges, and the importance of advocacy of the disease. This course is great for anyone interested in learning about the disease or anyone looking to become a health professional in the future. Please register here: https://goo.gl/forms/MO3M37RaFfTEWqzh1.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Aleshia Carlsen-Bryan, 39, 617 253-5011, ACARLSEN@MIT.EDU

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Jan/23	Mon	10:00AM-12:00PM	TBD
Jan/24	Tue	10:00AM-12:00PM	TBD
Jan/25	Wed	10:00AM-12:00PM	TBD
Jan/26	Thu	10:00AM-12:00PM	TBD
Jan/27	Fri	10:00AM-12:00PM	TBD

Aleshia Carlsen-Bryan - Senior Assistant Director for Prehealth Advising

Feb/01

Wed

02:00PM-03:30PM

E19-202

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

You will have the opportunity to learn more about the skills you have gained in your PhD and/or postdoc. This session will feature activities to help you identify skills. It will also discuss research that has been done to identify skills you have learned that employers desire in various industries.

Pre-registration is requested on CareerBridge.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: GECD-IAP, gecd-iap@mit.edu

Jan/26

Thu

01:30PM-03:00PM

E19-202

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Many students are overwhelmed when attempting to navigate a career fair with many employers. This workshop will provide tips and strategies on how be effective during the upcoming Career Fairs. 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!

Pre-registration is requested on CareerBridge.

Open to students, alumni and postdocs.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: GECD-IAP, gecd-iap@mit.edu

Jan/27

Fri

01:00PM-02:00PM

E19-202

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Informational interviewing is an effective, low-pressure form of networking, and a valuable tool for both career exploration and job search. Come learn the basics of informational interviewing, including who to speak with, how to set one up, potential questions to ask, and tips on how to make the most of informational interviews.  

Pre-registration is requested on CareerBridge.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: GECD-IAP, gecd-iap@mit.edu

Jan/18

Wed

03:00PM-04:00PM

E19-202, Bring your laptop.

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

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. We’ll also cover some ways LinkedIn can be used as job search tool. This will be followed by individual work on your profile, with Career Services staff available to answer your questions.

Pre-registration is requested on CareerBridge.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: GECD-IAP, gecd-iap@mit.edu

Jan/19

Thu

02:00PM-04:00PM

10-250

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

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.  Dr. Doumont holds an engineering degree from the Louvain School of Engineering and a PhD in applied physics from Stanford. He specializes in professional speaking, writing, and graphing, and incorporates a unique engineering perspective.  More at www.principiae.be.

 Pre-registration is requested on CareerBridge. 

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: GECD-IAP, gecd-iap@mit.edu

Jan/30

Mon

02:00PM-04:00PM

E19-202

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

We all hold multiple identities and they interact in our lives in different ways. At home, in the classroom, at the office, the words we use to describe ourselves have power and can change the way we see ourselves in these environments. What words have you used to describe your identity? How have others described you? How do our perceptions of ourselves impact the roles we play in our daily lives and the roles we hope to play in our professional careers? This interactive workshop will explore these questions and give you the opportunity to refine your sense of self as you step into your daily life and your career.

Pre-registration is requested on CareerBridge.

Open to students, alumni and postdocs.

 

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: GECD-IAP, gecd-iap@mit.edu

Jan/24

Tue

01:30PM-03:00PM

E19-202

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

This workshop will examine the many variables that exist during the evaluation and negotiation process of Job Offers.  How do you know if this job is right for you?  Salary vs. Total Compensation will be looked at.  Strategies on the negotiation process will be discussed along with should you negotiate and “What Can” and “What Can Not” be negotiated.  These strategies are used throughout your career.

Pre-registration is requested on CareerBridge.

Open to students, alumni and postdocs.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: GECD-IAP, gecd-iap@mit.edu

Jan/10

Tue

03:00PM-04:00PM

4-145

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Come hear about the different international opportunities available to MIT students, and learn how to leverage your abroad experience for your medical applications and interviews. We will discuss how to plan your study abroad journey and highlight MIT prehealth student stories.

Pre-Registration is requested on Careerbridge.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: GECD IAP, gecd-iap@mit.edu

Jan/23

Mon

02:00PM-04:00PM

10-250

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

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.  Dr. Doumont holds an engineering degree from the Louvain School of Engineering and a PhD in applied physics from Stanford. He specializes in professional speaking, writing, and graphing, and incorporates a unique engineering perspective.  More at www.principiae.be.

Pre-registration is requested on CareerBridge. 

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: GECD-IAP, gecd-iap@mit.edu

Jan/20

Fri

02:00PM-03:30PM

E25-117

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 20 participants

Participants will engage in improv activities with others. This session will focus on how doing improv can improve one’s confidence, especially regarding communication skills and meeting new people. 

Pre-registration is requested on CareerBridge.

Open to students, alumni and postdocs only.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: GECD-IAP, gecd-iap@mit.edu