MIT Career Advising & Professional Development (CAPD) can help you explore new and exciting careers, refine your goals and objectives, work through difficult questions, and articulate your most valuable skills. Your master’s program will go by fast, so take advantage CAPD programming and learn how to productively engage in career planning, grow your own powerful networks, and communicate effectively with employers who need you on their teams.
In this blog post, Chris Blattman gives advice on what the purpose of recommendation letters is, who you should ask, and how to manage the process.
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Will a professor write you a letter of recommendation? My answer: Writing student …
In this blog post, Chris Blattman gives advice on how to write a compelling statement of purpose for PhD applicants in the social science and humanities.
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I’ve read a lot of personal statements for PhD applications. I sat on admissions at …
The Women’s Edge and Globe Magazine celebrate the state’s leading companies and nonprofits run by women.
They run health care companies, universities and colleges, financial institutions, nonprofits, construction heavyweights, and more — they’re the women power players of the Bay State.
Join the conversation as Whitehead Institute Director, Ruth Lehmann, and Wellesley College President, Paula Johnson, discuss how to improve healthcare for women and increase opportunities for women as leaders in biomedicine and higher education. This event will take place on Tuesday, November 15, …
by Meredith Somers | MIT Sloan
USDA senior advisor Samantha Joseph understands some barriers are out of her control, but she knows the importance of breaking the ones women create for themselves.
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Comprehensive job sites that list academic positions (higher education) at all different levels and for all fields (mostly focused within …
Receiving two or more job offers can be both an exciting and stressful time. Whether you are waiting to hear …
Virtual career fairs offer the opportunity for students and employers to connect in ways that transcend physical distances, at greater …
CAPD is committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive environment for everyone we serve. If you need any disability-related accommodations to …
How to protect your bright mind from the drain of everyday racism you may encounter in academic life.
By Aisha …
You have made it this far! From your effective job searching, through the resume and cover letter you wrote as …
