The Week of Weeks

The Week of Weeks In addition to being Libraries Week and MISTI (MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives) Week, this week is worthy enough to be Career Week. Events of Libraries Week include: Photos with Tim the Beaver Library Information Giveaways GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Classes MIT Geocache Photo Exhibit Food for Thought Beyond the Librarys Walls: Tools, Services and Solutions (You may remember the affair someone accused me of having with the Lewis Music Library.) Events of MISTI Week include: Moonlight Cruise on the Charles Japanese Movie: Howls Moving Castle MISTI Cultural Fair and Fare (Croissants Espresso, Samosas Bhangra, Sushi Taiko, Burritos Mariachi, Dumplings Lion, Strudel Schubert) Lecture: Youth Culture, Music, and Cell Phone Branding in China European Panel: What Europe? Catalan Lessons with Mercedes Balcells Mexican Movie: Amores Perros MISTI Week Soccer Tournament (Okay so that was just Monday Tuesday of MISTI Week. Their schedule is very extensive and would not fit here, so check it out.) Events of Career Week include: Resume Critiques Mock Interviews (both sponsored by the MIT Careers Office ) Info Sessions with various companies (there are too many to list, so scroll to the bottom here) MIT Alumni Dinner you get to eat dinner with former MIT students who now work at companies where you want to work SWE (Society of Women Engineers) Banquet you get to request to sit at certain companies tables (free dinner) Then there is the Career Fair itself. A ton of companies (~250 see the complete list) come and set up booths in Johnson, and students can choose what booths they visit. An online database helps you figure out which companies are looking for students in your major, and for what kind of employment (part-time, full-time, internship). Sometimes, students who are not actively seeking employment go to practice such important tasks as corporate networking and discreetly stealing free pens. Not to be outdone, students who are actively seeking employment prepare by revising their resumes and lifting weights to develop the firmest handshakes possible. Life skills, people. Life skills. ** CRAZY NOTE ** At the time Im writing this blog entry, when I google careers office the MIT Careers Office is the third hit. Thats pretty rowdy. In other exciting news, Career Week is sponsored by Class of 2006, SWE, and GSC (Graduate Student Council). Im very proud of the hard work some of my friends (Christina, Weywey, Tony, etc.) have put into crafting this years Career Week, and am impressed by how the events have been run. *Warm glow* - Unfortunately, its difficult to make this blog entry colorful, but I want to post it to convey the wide range of resources MIT has to offer. If youre applying to colleges right now, odds are that youre not looking for a career, but its important to know how MIT helps its students once theyre here. I hope youve found this helpful. -