Recorded Workshops & Info Sessions
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THINK THAYER!
Think Thayer virtual events feature alumni and faculty who share their insights, expertise, and research in engineering, science, and technology.
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Grad School to Industry with Aditya Mahara, PhD TH'16
Aditya Mahara, TH’16, Software Engineering Manager at McKesson, speaks about career planning framework. How to launch into an industry career in the next 3-6 months after Thayer.
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Careers in Entrepreneurship with Thayer Alumni Panel
Learn about how to build an engineering career in entrepreneurship by hearing from Thayer alumni! Thayer alumni panelists: Ariana Sopher '14 TH'15 Co-founder and COO of Reia, Ben Hemani '10 TH'11 MEM'12 Founding Partner at Bison Ventures, Jeff Spielberg '10 TH'11 Co-founder and Managing Partner of River Loop.
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Exploring Graduate School FAQs
A refresher on last year's workshop and opportunity to learn from recent grads and faculty about how to apply to grad school. This workshop will answer students' most frequently asked questions. Thanks to Prof. Scheideler, NSBE, and SHPE for collaborating with Thayer Career Services to host this important event.
September 21, 2021
Engineering Career Exploration during Off-Terms
'21X is the crossroads of your Thayer Career! Alumni pursue many exciting and diverse career paths, building upon core technical and communication skills developed at Thayer. Brainstorm your potential "career hypotheses." Together, we'll help each other to build an action plan to test these career interests through off-term experiences, course work, and extracurriculars. A special emphasis will be placed on how to identify, apply for, and succeed in your next off-term experience.
The workshop was led by Julie Ann Haldeman ’14, Th’14. After receiving her BE in Chemical Engineering, Julie Ann worked as a data scientist at Applied Predictive Technologies. Read more about Julie Ann. Here are the deck slides.
August 3, 2021
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Engineers and Designers as Entrepreneurs
Hear from our Engineer and Design Alumni who have worked at, founded, and invested in startups. Join the Magnuson Center for Entrepreneurship, Thayer Career Services, and the Thayer chapters of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) and National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) for a panel featuring Noah Gachie D’13, Tasha Dickinson Th’05, and Kwame Ohene-Adu D’14, Th’14.
March 5, 2021
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Constructing Yourself in Behavioral Interviews
Led by visiting Assistant Professor Rafe Steinhauer and co-hosted by Thayer Career Services, this workshop highlight how you can craft your interview approach along with a Student Exercise for Behavioral Interviews.
December 16, 2020
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Careers in Energy Panel
An interactive panel discussion with Thayer alums and leaders in the energy sector.
Panelists: Evelyn Fisher D’11 TH’11, Head of Growth at Span, Jarrod Milshtein, PhD, Manager of Reactor Development at Form Energy, and Richa Karve TH’18, Consultant at Filsinger Energy Partners.
January 27, 2021
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Negotiating Job Offers & Salaries
Led by Monica Martin de Bustamante ’08, Th’09, Managing Director & CEO at CBPartners: Receiving an offer from an employer is exciting and can sometimes be the hardest part of the job search process. Learn how to effectively evaluate offers, and best practices for approaching your employer in order to ensure a positive outcome.
October 1, 2020
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Thayer Alumni on: "NETWORKING"
Thayer Career Services hosts alumni panelists: Wanfang Wu, Surabhi Grover & Wei Peng. All will share with ENGS 387, the importance of networking and how to go about this essential skill.
September 28, 2020
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FAQs: Graduate Study in STEM—A Roadmap to Apps & Fellowships
Hear from current graduate students, recent grads, and faculty about how the graduate applications process works and learn what opportunities are out there.
September 18, 2020
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MEM INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WEBINAR
The Thayer Career Services team and MEM Associate Director share about the best uses of our resources for students and tips on how to prepare for the fall.
August 21, 2020
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DEEP DIVE INTO HANDSHAKE
Learn about optimizing your Handshake profile, using filters on your job search, how to schedule an appointment, navigating our Fall 2020 virtual career fair and more!
August 20,2020
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CAREER SERVICES WELCOME & ORIENTATION
Thayer offers a dedicated Career Services Office just for you. The Career Services team supports engineering graduate students and undergraduate engineering sciences majors. During the fall, our programs and events will all be virtual, and we are getting an early start in order to prepare you.
August 13, 2020
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PERSPECTIVES FROM THAYER INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI
Ruchita Deshpande Th'20, Justice Amoh ’13 Th’13 Th'19, and Amir Golnabi Th'12 share their experience as International students at Thayer and as employees at their respective organizations.
August 5, 2020
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WOMEN IN STEM & GRADUATE SCHOOL DISCUSSION: Tips from Thayer Alumni & Current Thayer Grad Students
Panel discussion with Anaqhelly Cisneros ’19 Th’19, Amogha Tadimety, PhD Th’20, Grace Genszler Th’19, and Yuan (Christine) Nie, PhD Th’20
July 28, 2020
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ADVICE FROM EMPLOYERS NOW HIRING FOR FULL-TIME POSITIONS
A discussion with staff member from Alarm.com, Lovelace Biomedical Research, and NE Scientific.
May 28, 2020
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ADVICE & TIPS FOR APPLYING TO INTERNSHIPS
A discussion with Elaine Wah, Head of Policy Research at IEX, Medha Parlikar, CTO of CasperLabs, and Erik Russell, Project Manager at White River Technologies
May 21, 2020
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HOW TO BREAK INTO PRODUCT DESIGN: Tips from Thayer Alumni & Other Experts
Virtual panel discussion with Megan Welker of Continuum/EPAM and Anna Miller ’16 Th’17 of Cambridge Consultants
March 27, 2020
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