Freshman

Draft Your Cover Letter: A guide for first year undergraduates

A cover letter is a perfect companion piece to your resume. Now that you have a better understanding of how to write your resume, let’s now talk about cover letters.

Resumes are really good at capturing attributes about you that …

By Erik Pavesic
Erik Pavesic Assistant Director, Career Advising & Training
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IAP Micro-internships are in Handshake – Apply now!

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:   

There are more projects in Handshake and it’s really easy to search for them.  …

By Tavi Sookhoo
Tavi Sookhoo Assistant Director, Career Prototypes
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Enhance your resume: A guide for first-year undergraduates

As a first-year student, you may be overwhelmed with transitioning your high school resume into one that is ready to secure all sorts of great experiences at MIT.

This guide will help provide the basics, and as you have specific …

By Erik Pavesic
Erik Pavesic Assistant Director, Career Advising & Training
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Me in the Future (MIT Future): Fall 2023 events series for first years

Join your classmates for this year’s MIT Future series, a collection of events tailored to your needs as a first year undergraduate student at MIT. Learn more and register for events individually at the Handshake links below. For all CAPD …

By Ariel Ackermann
Ariel Ackermann
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Learning to become a medical interpreter

You’re in the hospital with a serious condition. The doctor is asking you questions. The nurse is explaining your discharge instructions. The problem? You don’t understand or speak English. Or at least not well enough to grasp the complex information …

By Julia Mongo
Julia Mongo Staff Writer and Advisor
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