Career Advising &
Professional Development

by Sarah Butcher

So you want to leave university/college and work for a hedge fund? Once, this wasn’t possible: hedge funds only hired people who’d been through banks’ sales and trading graduate programmes. Now though, they’re increasingly training up university …

Looking for a short-term project or internship over IAP? Consider a micro-internship! Build skills, connect with employers and explore a career path. Check out these micro-internships:   

Economic Consulting (Alumni Host) @ NERA Economic Consulting 
Goddard Space Flight Center (Alumni Host) @ …

The MIT Saturday Engineering and Enrichment (SEED) Academy Program is currently seeking passionate undergraduates, graduate students, and STEM professionals committed to empowering middle and high school students with the skills and confidence to become future scientists and engineers!

Learn more …

By Erika Moore

“Unfortunately, I don’t have the bandwidth for a mentorship relationship right now.” “I’m not sure I can help.” “Why are we meeting again?” Those are just a few of the responses I’ve received in my quest to …

By Jordan Cox | Air & Space Magazine

The job: Lara works in the Boeing Research and Technology (BR&T) structures department at the company’s St. Louis facility, where he investigates materials and composites for building lighter and stronger aircraft. Lara has …

By Hannah Meiseles | MIT News Office

PhD student Heng Yang is developing algorithms to help driverless vehicles quickly and accurately assess their surroundings.

Aviation became a reality in the early 20th century, but it took 20 years before the proper …