Check out the spring 2012 lineup of career development workshops and programs for GSAS students from the Office of Career Services. Visit (and sync with) the Google calendar for the most up-to-date information.
Spring highlights include:
- Networking Etiquette (featuring our own Margot Gill), March 19 at Longwood and April 18 in Cambridge
- Job Search for International Students, April 16, with guest speaker Dan Beaudry
- Leveraging Your PhD in the Workplace, April 20: GSAS alumni discuss their experiences and share advice around the transition from academia to jobs beyond the academy.
- A spotlight on humanists, including an alumni panel (Career Paths for Humanists, March 27) and a workshop (Job Search Strategies for Humanists, April 3)
- Professional Development for Life Scientists series, held throughout the spring on the Longwood campus, including the Science Policy Careers Symposium, May 2, to be held at both Longwood and Cambridge campuses.
Spring 2012: Academic Career Programs
Just for Scientists: CV, Resume, or Something in Between?
Tuesday, February 7, 4–5:30 p.m.
Kresge Building, Room G3, 677 Huntington Ave., Longwood Medical Area
Drop-in CV & Resume Reviews at Longwood
Monday, February 13, 1–4p.m.Monday, March 19, 1–3 p.m.
TMEC 442 (DMS Lounge), Longwood Medical Area
Naturally Obsessed Screening
Tuesday, March 6, 6–7:30 p.m.
TMEC Walter Amphitheater, Longwood Medical Area
Networking Etiquette (registration required)
Monday, March 19, 3:30–5:30 p.m.Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall, Longwood Medical Area
Wednesday, April 18, 3–5 p.m.Dudley House Common Room
Choosing a Thesis Lab & Seeking Funding
Wednesday, March 21, 12–1:30 p.m.
TMEC 109, Longwood Medical Area
Beyond the PhD: Postdocs, Funding, & Academic Jobs
Tuesday, April 10, 5–6:30 p.m.
TMEC 227, Longwood Medical Area
Negotiating for Women (registration required)
Monday, April 23, 5–7 p.m.
Location TBA, Longwood Medical Area
Preparing for the Academic Job Market:CVs & Cover Letters
Wednesday, April 25, 9:30–11 a.m.
OCS Conference Room
Drop-in Resume & CV Reviews
Monday, April 30, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. & 1–4 p.m.OCS Third Floor
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Spring 2012: Nonacademic Career Programs
Just for Scientists: CV, Resume, or Something in Between?
Tuesday, February 7, 4–5:30 p.m., Kresge Building, Room G3, 677 Huntington Ave.
Harvard Start-Up Career Fair
Friday, February 10, 1–4 p.m., Harvard Innovation Lab
Harvard Energy & Environment Expo
Friday, February 10, 1–4 p.m., Harvard Innovation Lab
Drop-in CV & Resume Reviews at Longwood
Monday, February 13, 1–4 p.m., TMEC 442 (DMS Lounge), Longwood Monday, March 19, 1–3 p.m., TMEC 442 (DMS Lounge), Longwood
Networking Etiquette (registration required)
Monday, March 19, 3:30–5:30 p.m., Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall, Longwood Wednesday, April 18, 3–5 p.m., Dudley House Common Room
Career Paths for Humanists
Tuesday, March 27, 4–5:30 p.m., Dudley House Common Room
Nonacademic Job Search Strategies for Humanists
Tuesday, April 3, 3–5 p.m., Dudley House Common Room
Job Search for International Students
Monday, April 16, 5–7 p.m., OCS Reading Room
Leveraging Your PhD in the Workplace
Friday, April 20, Time TBA (late afternoon), Dudley House Common Room
Negotiating for Women (registration required)
Monday, April 23, 5–7 p.m., Location TBA, Longwood
Business Management: Innovation Edition
Wednesday, April 25, 3–6:30 p.m., Location TBA
Preparing for the Job Search: Resumes & Cover Letters
Thursday, April 26, 9:30–10:30 a.m., OCS Conference Room
Drop-in Resume & CV Reviews
Monday, April 30, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. & 1–4 p.m., OCS Third Floor
Science Policy Careers Symposium
Wednesday, May 2, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Longwood; 3–6 p.m., Cambridge
Talk Your Way into a Great Job
Tuesday, May 15, 3–4:30 p.m., OCS Conference Room