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    • Hack Diversity
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    • Set up for success in a new job – 3 tips from MIT alums
    • Employer insights: Career pathways in finance
    • Employer insights: Careers in mechanical engineering
    • Employer insights: Careers in biopharma & health sciences
    • Crack your next coding interview with interviewing.io
    • Jobs you can get with a computer science degree
    • Bridging philosophy and AI to explore computing ethics
    • In Her Sight
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    • Summer Health Professions Education Program
    • Aspiring Docs
    • ExploreHealthCareers.org
    • Carpe Careers: Faculty Supporting Your Supervisees in Career Exploration
    • How to find meaningful volunteer and service work
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    • My Undocumented Life
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    • Dream Bar Association
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    • AAMC Racism and Health Resources
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    • Office of Graduate Education GradDiversity

Pay Equity Resources

  • Demystifying the Salary Negotiation Process – 5 Key Takeaways from MIT Alumni 
  • The New York Times: The Working Woman’s Handbook
  • CAPD Podcast Playlist: Negotiation & Pay Equity
  • Set up for success in a new job – 3 tips from MIT alums
    • ISO webinar: Life After Practical Training: Employment Visas and Green Cards

Opportunities

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    • Association on American Indian Affairs
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    • Native American Critical Issues Conference
    • Ivy Native Council
    • Indians into Medicine
    • Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE)
    • Asian American Architects/Engineers Association
    • The Black Perspective
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    • Impact of a Vote
    • Black EOE Journal
    • Maternal Child Health Careers/Research Initiatives for Student Enhancement – Undergraduate Program (MCHC/RISE-UP)
    • Inroads
    • Pathways to Science
    • Get Konnected!
    • MIT Resources for Women
    • Global Semiconductor Alliance – Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI)
    • Grow your career with Rewriting the Code
    • Wounded Warrior Project
    • Veterans Employment Toolkit
    • Compensated Work Therapy
    • USERRA – Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
    • Hack Diversity
    • American Indian Science and Engineering Society – MIT AISES
    • Protect yourself from job scams and phishing attempts
    • Go Government
    • AccessLex
    • My Undocumented Life
    • Hospitals that Offer Volunteer Opportunities
    • AAMC Database of Summer Enrichment Programs
    • Summer Health Professions Education Program
    • Aspiring Docs
    • How to find meaningful volunteer and service work
    • U.S. MCAT Calendar, Scheduling Deadlines, and Score Release Dates
    • National Resource Directory
    • Tech Ladies
    • Forte Foundation
    • NASPA Transracial Adoptee and Multiratial knowledge center
    • National Immigration Law Center
    • Explore and Build Your Skills
    • CareerOneStop: Veteran and Military Transition Center
    • Hire Heroes
    • Veterans Affairs (VA) for Vets
    • CAREER PROFILE: Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals/Medical Devices
    • United We Dream
    • Pre-health Dreamers (PHD)
    • Fee Waivers for the LSAT & Credential Assembly
    • The UndocuBlack Network
    • National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC)
    • Office of Academic Community, Empowerment, and Success (OACES)
    • SPXCE (MIT)
    • Office of Multicultural Programs
    • Inroads
    • Office of Graduate Education GradDiversity
    • Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT)
    • MIT Multicultural Conference
    • The Washington Center
    • IMDiversity
    • Intercultural Engagement

Job and Internship Listing Sites

  • Handshake 101: What it is & how to use it*
  • My Undocumented Life
  • Go Government
  • Ability Corps
    • Association on American Indian Affairs
    • Native American Jobs
    • Asian American Architects/Engineers Association
    • The Black Perspective
    • Black EOE Journal
    • IMDiversity
    • American Indian College Fund
    • Pre-health Dreamers (PHD)
    • AAMC Database of Summer Enrichment Programs
    • Veterans Affairs (VA) for Vets
    • Veterans Employment & Training Services
    • Hire Heroes
    • CareerOneStop: Veteran and Military Transition Center
    • International Students Office – Employment Information
    • Forte Foundation
    • Career Contessa
    • Tech Ladies
    • Fairy God Boss
    • Paralyzed Veterans of America
    • Native American Disability Law Center

How-To Guides

  • Recruiting Guidelines for Employers
  • Life After College: A Guide for Undocumented Students
  • Application Materials for a Faculty Job Search
  • Academic Interviews (Faculty Positions)
    • Academic Job Offers
    • Choosing between job offers (worksheet)
    • Handshake 101: What it is & how to use it*
    • Suggested Questions for Informational Interviewing
    • Coding interview prep (relax, start here)
    • Services for International Students in Boston
    • 6 tips for making a career change, from someone who has done it
    • Activities to help you find your purpose
    • The Open Notebook
    • Resumes: Writing about your skills
    • Conducting Informational Interviews
    • Application materials for PhDs and Postdocs: Examples and how-to guides
    • Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty, Second Edition
    • Go Government
    • Guide to Shadowing a Physician and other Healthcare Professionals
    • How to make an appointment with CAPD
    • HBR: How to quit your job without burning bridges
    • “Workshop Your Why MD” – Prehealth Advising’s guide to writing your personal statement for medical school
    • Workshop Your Why MD_Presentation from March 2022
    • Networking in the U.S. context
    • Bridging philosophy and AI to explore computing ethics
    • Using AI for cover letters
    • Jobs you can get with a computer science degree
    • Helpful Handshake Links for First-Years
    • Disclosing identity information on applications 
    • Crack your next coding interview with interviewing.io
    • Thinking about a career pivot? Atomize!
    • 5 ways you can overcome a bad reference, professionally
    • Tools to help you prioritize your career planning & job search process
    • Employer insights: Careers in biopharma & health sciences
    • Employer insights: Careers in mechanical engineering
    • Employer insights: Career pathways in finance
    • How to have fun with career development
    • How a pile of LEGO can help you ideate about your career
    • ISO webinar: Life After Practical Training: Employment Visas and Green Cards
    • Explore and Build Your Skills
    • Choosing a major: Worksheet
    • Make a Career Plan
    • 3 steps to be prepared for interviewing
    • Travel to campus
    • LinkedIn profiles and summaries
    • Preparing for Law School
    • Researching Careers
    • CAREER PROFILE: Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals/Medical Devices
    • Aspiring Docs
    • ExploreHealthCareers.org
    • Career Exploration and Planning Tools for PhDs and Postdocs
    • How to find meaningful volunteer and service work
    • Selecting a medical / health profession school
    • Career Handbook
    • Penny Finance
    • Using the STAR method for your next behavioral interview (worksheet included)
    • CAPD Videos
    • Pathways to Science
    • 6 Steps to Making a Financial Analyst Resume That Will Stand Out From the Competition
    • Cleaning Up Your GitHub
    • A Guide to Fellowships
    • CareerOneStop: Veteran and Military Transition Center
    • Guide for Deciding Where to Apply
    • Prehealth Recommended Courses that are GIRs
    • Toolkit: How to transition from academia to industry
    • How to explore majors
    • Creating your Five Year Plan
    • Resume Tips: Avoid the Passive Voice
    • How to evaluate startup offers
    • Handshake Virtual Fairs

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  • Lead with Your Brand Podcast – Pride Series
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