2023-24 Career Exploration Leaders
Apply at https://airtable.com/shrlqYGvO1UMUJq1G by July 5, 2023 for priority review. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and will be accepted until all positions are filled.
Career Advising & Professional Development (CAPD) is seeking two student Career Exploration Leaders to work with academic and student support departments, student groups, alumni, and employers to develop and execute career exploration events for undergraduates and graduate students, that will be held during the fall semester and the Independent Activities Period (IAP). Career Exploration Leaders work with the support of the Assistant Director of Career Exploration.
Each position involves independent and team projects and these roles are a fit for students who are excited about exercising their skills in leadership, event planning, and marketing. Preferred experience includes leading initiatives, managing projects, collecting and analyzing data, working independently and in teams, and providing customer service. Preferred skills include communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to collaborate and work across sectors of MIT.
Undergraduate and graduate students who have completed their first year at MIT are especially encouraged to apply.
See the attached document for full details on each position, compensation, and time commitment.
Benefits of Being a Career Exploration Leader
- Connect with student groups, employers, graduate/professional school representatives, MIT alumni and other students participating in Career Exploration events
- Gain valuable leadership experience in program management, teamwork, data collection and analysis, marketing, and collaboration with MIT academic/student support departments
- Manage large-scale projects
- Work on projects independently and collaboratively in a team of students and staff with the opportunity to be creative and incorporate your interests into the role
- Impact and contribute to career exploration opportunities for the entire MIT community
Role Descriptions
Team Responsibilities
- Provide support, including logistical and technical support, for Career Exploration events for undergraduate and graduate students. Working across different teams in CAPD including with Career Advising, Employer Relations, Professional Development, Prehealth Advising, and Distinguished Fellowships and collaborating outside of CAPD with other departments/programs may be possible.
- Market events to students through email, flyers, and other methods relevant to students and departments/programs. Design and post marketing materials (for print, digital, and social media) in collaboration with the CAPD Communications Specialist.
- Attend weekly team meetings to plan for events; propose agenda items in individual and team meetings; lead discussion on project-specific work and share updates in meetings.
- Determine key pieces of information needed to complete the Career Exploration final report; collaborate in producing the final report and sharing with key stakeholders.
- Distribute surveys and collect responses. Analyze survey responses alongside attendance data to create recommendations for future Career Exploration events.
- Document tasks and provide feedback to CAPD to facilitate an effective and detailed transition plan for the following year’s Career Exploration Leaders.
- Develop and maintain content on career exploration events, information, resources and initiatives on online platforms including the CAPD website, Handshake, and MIT News articles.
Career Exploration Leader (Early Career Focus)
In addition to the team responsibilities, this Career Exploration Leader is responsible for the following:
- Lead and collaborate on planning Early Career events for First Years and Sophomores in the fall and IAP with the Assistant Director of Early Career Engagement. This could include recruiting speakers for panels or participating as a panelist to provide advice for early career students, organizing an event to help students explore majors, and supporting the Grad-First Years Connect micro mentoring program.
- Communicate with the Office of the First Year to build awareness of resources and events available to First Years, market events, and potentially collaborate on events.
- Plan at least one event of your choice for First Years and Sophomores to help students explore their options and create a resource based on this event.
- Identify undergraduate and graduate student groups who would be ideal partners for Career Exploration Series events. Connect with identified groups to discuss potential partnerships and event collaborations and pilot at least one student group career exploration collaboration.
- Facilitate introductions between student groups and the Employer Relations team and employers for relevant events.
Career Exploration Leader (Academia Focus)
In addition to the team responsibilities, this Career Exploration Leader is responsible for the following:
- Lead and collaborate on planning events to help students explore graduate and professional school options in the fall and IAP. These could include the Grad-First Years Connect micro mentoring program and panel events with admissions officers or other program representatives.
- Plan at least one event of your choice to help students explore their options for graduate/professional school and create a resource based on this event.
- Partner with the Assistant Director of Career Exploration to support MIT departments/programs’ Career Exploration events. This includes developing a plan to engage new departments/programs, marketing events to relevant departments/programs, tracking events and maintaining an organized database, distributing surveys, and gathering event attendance.
- Identify undergraduate and graduate student groups and departments/programs who would be ideal partners for graduate/professional school exploration events. Connect with identified groups to discuss potential partnerships and event collaborations and pilot at least one graduate/professional school exploration collaboration.