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CAREERSERVICESfor First Year Students

Campus Preview Weekend 2018

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ALL STUDENTS:

One on one advising via drop-ins and appointmentsCampus –wide

workshops/seminarsCareer fairs, networking

events, and panelsGraduate School AdvisingJob Search Advising

CAREER SERVICES

PROGRAMS

+Robust Recruiting Programs

Web-based Recruiting• Accessible

24/7• Top companies

recruit at MIT

On-Campus Interviews• 144 Employers• 2,749 on-

campus interviews

• 2,595 jobs posted

MITRecruiting• 500+

employers involved in internship programs, OCR, job listings, career fairs.

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ANY MIT FIRST YEAR STUDENT INTERESTED IN:Getting an early start (and gain

an edge) on their career development

Exploring their interests, skills and values and how those relate to potential careers

Developing their professional and communication skills to become a stronger candidate for employers

WHO SHOULD

PARTICIPATE IN CAREER SERVICES?

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+SELF-ASSESSMENT and CAREER EXPLORATION How do your interests, skills, and values fit with careers?

ALL students should explore career options – even if certain major or career choice.

Examples of related Career Services opportunities: Online guided self-assessment In-person skills and interests assessment activities Informational interviews with professionals in fields of

interest

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CAREERSERVICES BENEFITS

Employer Connections: Dozens of employers looking to hire first year students

Bi-weekly Emails: A special email listing sent with internship opportunities for first year students and career-related events and resources.

Networking Opportunities: Career Services encourages students to network with one another and MIT alumni through LinkedIn, an Alumni Network database, and special programming/events.

Special Events: Past events have included mock interviews with employers, career fair tips for first years (panel), site visits to first-year friendly local employers, and career and major exploration events.

For First Year Students

Where Have Past First Year Students Obtained Internships?

Air LiquidAmazonApple Argonne National Laboratory BoeingCaterpillarFacebookGoogleHasbroHewlett PackardiRobot CorporationIntel Corporation IBMJane StreetJet Propulsion Lab

Loomis Sayles & Co.Mass. General HospitalMicrosoftMITMoody’sMorgan StanleyNASA National Institutes of HealthNaval Air Systems CommandNSAOppenheimerProcter & GambleU.S. Department of DefenseSegwayTwitterVMwareVoice of AmericaXerox

For more data, visit: https://gecd.mit.edu/resources/survey-data

36%

38%

15%

6% 5%

2015 Summer Experiences of Rising Sophomores

Research

Internship/SummerJob/Service WorkTraveled

Took Summer Off

Other Activity

2017 Summer Experiences of Rising Sophomores engaged in

48%

44%

1%

7% Internship/Summer Job

Research

Took Summer Off

Did Not Report

What did First Year Students do during their summer?

+ CONNECTIONS WITH ALUMNI

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48% 45% 43% 47%40% 39% 39% 35% 32% 33% 37%

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

MIT GRADUATES OUTCOMES

Source: MIT Graduating Student Survey

54%37%

*11%

PLANS AFTER GRADUATION

Work Other*Grad School

*Fellowships, Education, Travel, Volunteer & Part-time Work**Percentages may not total to 100 due to rounding

IMMEDIATE ATTENDANCE AT GRADUATE SCHOOL

$88,381AV E R A G E SB SALARY

TOP EMPLOYERS TOP INDUSTRIES

Consulting

ComputerSoftware

Engineering

18% WORK AT A

Over 48% not attending immediately plan to do so within 5 years.

+Meet the CS Team

Tavi SookhooLiaison to Architecture, Chemical Eng., Biological Eng. and Materials Science & Eng.

Tyrene JonesLiaison to EECS, CMS, MAS, Graduate School, Pre-Law

Libby ReedLiaison to Management, School of Science

Meredith PepinLiaison to Mechanical Eng., AeroAstro Eng.

Meet the CS Team

Jake LivengoodLiaison to PhDs

Deborah LivermanLiaison to Civil and Environmental Eng. &

Nuclear Eng.

Marilyn WilsonLiaison to Math, Humanities Majors, and PhDs

Tamara MenghiLiaison to DUSP

Robert DolanLiaison to Postdocs

+Meet the CS Team

Bryan Zaramba

Mike AhernJordan Siegel

Nyasha Toyloy

+Meet the CS Team

Tianna Ransom Jessica Courtney Leticia Khaya