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Alumni Career Services An OVERVIEW Reunion
2009Cambridge 6/6/2009

• Ken White, SM 1969
• MIT Sloan Alumni Career Advisor

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BASIC Career RESOURCES available through ALUMNI
CAREER SERVICES

• 11 Career Coaching
• Strictly confidential Free Phone or in Person
• Individual attention by seasoned professional
• MIT Sloan Alumni Directory
• Keep current be accessible to other alumni
  staff
• Alumni Job Board and Database
• Employers specifically recruiting MIT Sloan
  alumni
• Source document for large employers and
  recruiters
• Research
• Multiple MIT MIT Sloan in-house resources
• Employers specifically recruiting MIT Sloan
  alumni

Details available online or via e-mail
mitsloancareers_at_mit.edu
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MIT Sloan Peer advisory
Alumni CAREER COACHING
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Individual CAREER COACHING

• Confidential
• Complementary
• Comprehensive
• 1 hour sessions ? In PERSON or by PHONE
• By appointment via mitsloancareers_at_mit.edu
• Advance PREPARATION
• ? Draft RESUME ?Completed Job Search Worksheet

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Individual CAREER COACHING

• Advance PREPARATION
• Draft RESUME
• Completed
• Job Search Worksheet

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Representative Testimonials

• I just wanted to quickly take a moment and
  thank you again for taking the time to speak with
  me last week.  I found our conversation to be
  valuable in helping me to shape my thoughts
  regarding my career and this current job search.
  MBA Alumnus Class of 1991

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You helped me think through some good questions,
and I walked out of your office with a lot more
confidence about my future at ABC Corp and
beyond.  MBA Alumna 1995
It is indeed a luxury to have someone with your
vision and experience to share his wisdom and
for free! BS Alumnus 71
And thank you for your help last week.  You
inspired me!  MBA Alumna 2001
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MIT Sloan proprietary asset
Alumni JOB BOARD
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2009 1/1 to 3/1 215
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Candidate side of ALUMNI JOB BOARD at 6/4/09
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Years of Full-Time Work Experience
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25
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Job Search Preferences
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ALUMNI JOB BOARD Minimum Target Salary Range
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Unique Networking asset
I C A N

• Institute Career Assistance Network

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Your unique NetworkinG Advantage
ICAN ProgramInstitute Career Assistance Network
MITs

• MIT Alumni opt in to help other alumni
• facilitate career strategies
• gather quality advice
• open up important networking connections
• GoTo MIT Alumni Association Infinite Connection
• Scroll down to Career Advisor

https//alum.mit.edu/user/directory/Search.dyn?N
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INFINITE CONNECTION
Alumni Directory

• Search alumni directory
• (Enter Search Term)
• Search in Category 
•      browse by category
• MIT
• Course
• Degree
• Year of Graduation
• Living Group
• Student Activity
• Sports
• Club Membership
• Volunteer Group
• Career Advisor

• Work Information excerpt
• Company ABC Corporation
• Job Title Manager, Mexico
• Address San Francisco Bay Area CA
• Industry Commercial Banks, Savings Banks and
  Credit Unions, Finance and
• Function Commercial Banking / Lending,
  eCommerce, Marketing / Sales
• Career Advisor Information
• Specialty Business Development
• Interests -ecommerce internet start-ups global
  innovation
• Contact By 
• v Home Phone v Work Phone v Email
• Contact Times 
• v Morning v Afternoon v Evening

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MIT MIT Sloan Alumni open to network
As of June 1, 2009
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Participation in ICAN
ALUMNI
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Participation in ICAN
ALUMNI
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Relative Participation in ICAN
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MIT Sloan world class
Research
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ADDITIONAL Career RESOURCES throughALUMNI CAREER
SERVICES

• RESEARCH
• Dean's Innovative Leader Series
• MIT Sloan Research Centers
• MIT Sloan Management Review
• Faculty Working Papers Web Casts
• MIT Open Courseware
• Lifelong learning for everyoneryone

Details available online or e-mail
mitsloancareers_at_mit.edu
ICAN Institute Career Assistance
Network
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• NEW Online Library
• Research potential players
• Get insiders insights on target industries
• Tap into job search Best Practices
• Maximize your professional productivity
•   Vault Career Guides and Employer Profiles
• 4,000 Company Profiles
• 3,000 Vault Career Advice Articles
• Vault Industry Profiles

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• SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
• In Transition From the HBS Club of New York's
  Career Mgt Seminar
• by Mary Lindley Burton and Richard A.Wedemeyer,
  Harper Collins Publishers, 1991
• Amazon rating A perennial favorite
  classic for top caliber careers
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• Working Identity Unconventional Strategies for
  Reinventing Your Career
• by Herminia Ibarra , Harvard Business School
  Press, 2003
• Amazon rating   Essential for bringing
  about significant change
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• Never Eat Alone Secrets to Success, One
  Relationship at a Time
• by Keith Ferrazzi and Tahl Raz, Random House,
  2005
• Amazon rating Serious about networking?
  Get inspired.
• Good to Great Why Companies Make the Leap... and
  Others Don't
• by Jim Collins, Harper Collins Publishers, 2001
• Amazon rating Looking for a great job?
  Heres a spotters scope

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Alumni Career Services An OVERVIEWReunion
2009Cambridge 6/6/2009

• MIT Sloan Alumni Relations Office
• Office of External Relations

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