| November Greetings from Grad Career Services
Need tips for staying motivated as the semester starts to wind down? Read on for 4 of our favorite ideas.
You'll also find info for our upcoming A&S and Engineering Career Strategy Bootcamps. Registration is limited to 30 students per event, so sign up soon!
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| Finish the Semester Strong with a December Career Strategy Bootcamp
Coming soon: All-in-one, integrated workshops designed to help you quickly and effectively manage each step of your career planning and strategy process. These 3-hour Bootcamps offer a tailored program of employer insights, market-tested tools, actionable real-world advice, and strategies to simplify your career planning work and strengthen your professional knowledge, documents, and brand.
Graduate Engineering Career Strategy Bootcamp: Tuesday, December 3, 5 - 8 pm, 474 Boston Avenue
Graduate Arts & Sciences Career Strategy Bootcamp: Monday, December 9, 12 - 3 pm, Dowling 745
Topics to be covered include:
- Personal Inventories and Career Possibilities Exploration
- Job Selection & Search Strategy
- Professional Marketing Tools: Resumes and Cover Letters
- Personal Branding, Networking and Relationship Management
- Technology Resource Management
- Interview Preparation and Salary and Benefits Negotiation
- New Job Success
A meal (lunch or dinner) will be provided. Students are encouraged to bring their laptops. For each program, attendance is limited to the first 30 students who register on Handshake.
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Spotlight on ... The Relevance of Chaos Theory to Graduate Student Career Development
Yes, you read that correctly. Grad student career development is strikingly similar to the core principles of chaos theory (complexity, change, chance, and connectivity). Or as mathematician Edward Lorenz summarizes the theory: "When the present determines the future, but the approximate present does not approximately determine the future."
Said simply, career decisions are inextricably linked with other aspects of one's life, and those things are continually changing and sometimes difficult to predict. Check out this article for ways to manage the (often chaotic!) reality of career development in grad school.
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| FAQ of the Month
I’m finding it hard to stay motivated as the semester draws to a close. Any tips?
That's understandable -- many people feel more distracted as the semester winds down. Here are four of our favorite tips for finishing strong:
Understand your why. Sometimes it's not so much the what or the how that matters, but the why -- the purpose behind what you're doing. Thinking about your end goal may give you the boost you need to stay on track.
Prioritize, don't multi-task. Dedicate yourself to the task at hand. You'll be more effective than if you try to split your attention between several different things.
Break it down. Related to task prioritization, write down the three things you MUST accomplish today. Do those first, and then go from there. Give yourself a small reward for tackling your daily list of three, e.g., a coffee treat, a break for some fresh air.
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Upcoming Career Webinars
Webinars take place at 1 pm ET (UTC+5) on Thursdays and are led by Tufts Alumni Career Services staff. Registration is required and will be open until 48 hours before the webinar. After registration, you will receive an email with instructions about logging in and/or calling in to the webinar.
November 21 -- Salary Negotiation: Get Paid What You're Worth
December 5 -- Networking for Success
December 19 -- Your Elevator Pitch: Tell Your Story
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| Upcoming Tufts and Regional Career Events
Preparing for a Career in Academia, Friday, December 6, 1:30 - 3:30 pm, Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman -- Sign up here
Social Impact Industry Night, Wednesday, January 29, 5:30 - 8 pm, 51 Winthrop Street -- RSVP in Handshake
MIT European Career Fair, Saturday, February 22, 9 am - 4 pm, Cambridge, MA -- Learn more here
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| Featured Job Listings in Handshake and Beyond
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| Grad Career News is a publication of the Tufts Career Center
Grad Career Services is a resource for Master's and PhD students in Arts, Sciences, and Engineering. Contact us for assistance as you navigate your career path. In-person, phone, email and Skype appointments are available.
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