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If you're on the job market, chances are you've spent some time looking at what options might be out there. But job titles don't always tell the whole story about what that position entails or what it's like to work in that environment. Informational interviews are a great way to get more context and to make a meaningful connection in an industry or firm. If you're setting up an informational interview, keep these tips from The Muse in mind:
- Do your research: your interviewer is taking time out of his or her schedule to do you a favor. The least you can do is have a few key facts about the position, employer, and industry to work from.
- Prepare your questions: ideally the interview will be a conversation, but in order to avoid awkward silences and to help keep up that professional front, come with some questions in mind. Inside Higher Ed has some great suggestions for creating questions.
- Cement the connection: make sure you follow up after the interview! Always send a thank you note (and yes, email is fine) and, if possible, include an article or some other tidbit about your conversation. And if you're not already a connection on LinkedIn, make sure to send that request.
Looking for more tips to master the informational interview? The New York Times and Forbes both outline some important steps to take and pitfalls to avoid.
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Call for Peer Reviewers: Student Research Travel Award Competition
Be a Peer Reviewer for the Student Research Travel Award Competition! This is a great opportunity to work with the Graduate School and learn about the grant process. Email SRGC-Research@grad.wisc.edu with the subject line “Peer Reviewer” and tell us what program you are in, where you are in your graduate studies, and your research interests and/or experience. You can still be a reviewer if you are applying for the Conference Presentation Funds or a different round of the Research Travel Award. The competition is now open to all graduate students, and we have more funding available than before! Find more information on Student Research Travel Grants and apply here.
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Please note: Some graduate students may be ineligible to hold graduate assistantship appointments. Be sure to check with your graduate program coordinator about your eligibility before applying.
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The Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology is open to students in any area of interest to astrobiology. Grants will be available to graduate students who wish to participate in field studies for their theses or for other purposes.
L'Oreal USA For Women in Science Fellowship Program
Applications due February 5
The L’Oréal USA For Women in Science fellowship program awards five women postdoctoral scientists annually with grants of $60,000 each for their contributions in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields and commitment to serving as role models for younger generations. Students must have a PhD degree confered on or before December 31, 2015 to be eligible.
FLAS fellowships, both Academic Year and Summer Fellowships, are funded by the U.S. Department of Education to assist students in acquiring foreign language and either area or international studies competencies. FLAS awards are only available for specific languages, and are contingent on federal funding. An information session will be held on Wednesday, December 9 from 5:15 - 6:15pm in 206 Ingraham Hall.
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