Find Your Place in the World
A job is just a piece of the puzzle. Finding the right career path is a process of discovery that lasts a lifetime. It starts with some big questions. What do you want to accomplish in your life? What kind of environment supports and inspires you? What makes you happy? You don’t have to figure it all out right now — but you can start to think about the bigger picture by exploring different career paths, setting short and long-term goals, and meeting with a CAPD career advisor.
The Career Exploration Series
Every year, CAPD coordinates an institute-wide Career Exploration Series! This series is a collaboration between MIT departments, programs, employers, graduate/professional school representatives, and alumni to help all students learn about the different career and graduate/professional school options available to you. This year’s 2024-25 series will start on September 9th.
Visit the events page on Handshake and filter by the label “career exploration series” to see all events in the series and register for the events you would like to attend.
MIT DLCIs, submit your events to the series by filling out this form. This will include your event in the series’ marketing efforts, which include posting to Handshake, the CAPD website, and in flyers.
Events in the 2024-25 series include:
- UPOP Open House on September 10th
- Math Career Panel on September 10th
- Math Department Graduate School Talk & Panel on September 18th
- Mech E Employer Panel and Reception on September 19th
- Prehealth Orientation on September 20th
- Sloan Specialized Masters Info Session on September 25th
- Teaching at Teaching Intensive Institutions Conference on September 27th
- Infinite Careers: Shiv Reddy – Intellectual Property Counsel at ZOLL Medical Corp. on September 30th
- Study at the University of Cambridge on October 10th
- MISTI GO Fair on October 21st
- And more!
Sign up for coffee chats with employers
Interested in exploring your options by chatting with employers? Sign up for an informal coffee chat to speak with employers in individual and small group settings! Employers from the Aerospace, Computer & Electronics, Consulting, Government (National Security), Financial Services, and Research industries are available for chats.
