Summary of Events

For event dates and times, locations, and sign up, view MyGSE or the calendar section of Hired.

Job Search Events

Fall Internship Expo

In early September, the Field Experience Program and Career Services Office join to offer students and employers a convenient way to meet and find mutually beneficial internship opportunities for the upcoming academic year.

Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008

FAS Career Forum

During the fall, over 140 companies and organizations come to campus to inform Harvard students about job prospects and industry culture in fields that include technology, government, media, healthcare, education, retail, engineering, consulting, and financial services.

Career Days

Hosted by alumni in their places of employment during winter and spring breaks, Career Days offers students an opportunity to converse with industry leaders, form an active search network, and gain insight and focus in academic planning. All types of education organizations participate in this event: nonprofit, for profits, media, policy, research, and international. For details and sign up visit MyGSE or the calendar section of Hired.

View New York City Career Days 2008 Participants

View Washington, DC Career Days 2008 Participants

View San Francisco Career Days 2008 Participants

Virtual Career Days

Virtual Career Days offers students the opportunity to gain career management guidance over the internet, conversing with industry leaders in the education, media, policy, research, nonprofit and for profit fields.

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K-12 School Expo

At the K-12 School Expo, held in the spring, we invite public, charter, and private schools to our campus for the day to engage with students and alumni directly in a more relaxed format than information sessions and scheduled interviews. Find out where and when on MyGSE or in the calendar section of Hired.

View K-12 School Expo 2008 Participants

Social Impact Expo

At the Social Impact Expo, also held in the spring, we invite nonprofit, for profit, media, international, consulting, and policy firms to our campus for the day to engage with students and alumni directly in a more relaxed format than information sessions and scheduled interviews. Find out where and when on MyGSE or in the calendar section of Hired.

View Social Impact Expo 2008 Participants

MERC Education Career Fair

Our office urges students and alumni to take advantage of the Massachusetts Educational Recruitment Consortium (MERC), an off-campuse event convening a nationwide selection of public and private school system representatives with licensed and license-eligible jobseekers from a range of educational fields. This event takes place the week of public school spring vacation.

Career Preparation Programs

Employer Information Sessions

Throughout the year, our office sponsors Employer Information Sessions (EIS) where we invite representatives from a range of fields, on an individual basis, to come to campus and present career path options offered by their organizations to students and alumni in group format. Find out where and when on MyGSE or in the calendar section of Hired.

Panels

Our office brings together a range of experts in panel format to offer students and alumni a variety of perspectives instrumental in career planning. Find out where and when on MyGSE or in the calendar section of Hired.

• Considering Graduate School
• K-12 Panel

Program Specific Presentations

During the Fall semester, members of the Career Services Office introduce students to career management options specific to their area of program study. Find out where and when on MyGSE or in the calendar section of Hired.

• Arts in Education
• School Leadership
• Language and Literacy
• Special Studies
• Teacher Education Program
• Technology in Education
• Mind, Brain, and Education
• International Education Program
• Human Development and Psychology
• Learning and Teaching
• Risk and Prevention

Primers

During the fall semester, our office holds field-oriented sessions that allow students the freedom to explore, without judgment, industries or professions they are considering. Each section covers basics to success, position selection considerations, career trajectories, salary ranges, and top employers. Find out where and when on MyGSE or in the calendar section of Hired.

Fall Semester: Fridays 12:00-1:00 pm

• Consulting
• Government/Policy
• Media/Technology
• Non Government Organizations (NGOs)
• Higher Education
• Taking Your Job Search Internationally
• Healthcare
• Nonprofits

Hot Topics

Throughout the Fall and Spring, join us for our monthly brown bag lunch series of timely insights in career planning. Find out where and when on MyGSE or in the calendar section of Hired.

Fall Semester: Mondays 12:00-1:00 pm

• Using Technology for Researching Opportunities
• Social and Professional Networking Sites
• Competency-Based Hiring
• Social Protocol and Etiquette

Spring Semester: Mondays 12:00-1:00 pm

• Networking
• Interview Bloopers
• Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace

Practical Job Search Series

To keep job searches on track, we suggest the Practical Job Search Series. This series, offered during the spring, addresses the keys to a successful job search from targeting organizations and building resumes through acing the interview and negotiating the offer. Find out where and when on MyGSE or in the calendar section of Hired.

Spring Semester: Fridays 3:00-4:00 pm

• Researching Organizations
• Resumes
• Cover Letters
• Interviewing
• Networking
• Negotiating Compensation
• Resumes
• Interviewing
• Negotiating Compensation