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MSA Career Services offers a robust slate of programming throughout the academic year to prepare students for career success, help to build their professional network, and identify & achieve their career goals. MSA Career Services events and advising are provided to MSA students in the Atlanta campus program only.
Fall 2022 - MSA Career Development Workshops
| Date | Time | Workshop/Event | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thur, Aug 11 | 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM | MSA Career Services Boot Camp Day 1 | Welcome, Career Services Team Intro, Student Slide Show, The Importance of Networking & Informational Interviews, Maximizing Your Professional & Virtual Presence, Personal Positioning Statements |
| Fri, Aug 12 | 10:00 AM - 3:45 PM | MSA Career Services Boot Camp Day 2 | MSA Alumni Panel, Resumes & Portfolios for Data Scientists, The LinkedIn Guys – LinkedIn Best Practices, Current MSA Student Meet n Greet |
| Fri, Aug 26 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Career Workshop #1 | Introduction to the MSA Career Services Recruiting Policies, Code of Conduct, and a session on how to conduct research on Analytics and Industry information. |
| Tues, Aug 30 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Alumni Consulting Panel (Virtual) | This panel of MSA Alums will share insights into consulting opportunities at their firms for MSAs as well as how to navigate the consulting interview process. |
| Fri, Sept 2 | 11:00AM – 12:30 PM | International Student Orientation | Overview of job search etiquette in the U.S. including cross-cultural communication, networking best practices, and code of conduct/professional ethics |
| Fri, Sept 9 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Career Workshop #2 | Written & Verbal Communications: Best practices for writing cover letters, thank-you notes and voicemail/phone etiquette. Overview of MSA Code of Conduct. Networking: Learn a practical approach to networking based on “The 2 Hour Job Search” |
| Fri, Sept 16 | 10:00 AM-5:00 PM (Individual time slots will be provided) | Professional Headshots | A chance to get your headshot taken for LinkedIn |
| Fri, Sept 23 | 2:00–4:00 PM | West Coast Tech Strategy Talk & West Coast Networking Session (Virtual) | MSA Alum, Nirmit Chetwani, Data Scientist III at Amazon will share tips for landing a west coast job. Followed by a chance to network with employers from several west coast tech companies. |
| Fri, Oct 14 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Case Interview Workshop led by EY | Case Prep Workshop led by EY Consultants; a great way to prepare for case interviews with EY specifically or consulting firms in general |
| Thurs, Oct 20 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | MS Analytics Women's Networking Event (Virtual) | Opportunity to network with female analytics leaders and hear their advice on navigating the professional work world. |
| Fri, Oct 21 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Tech Career Panel (Virtual) | Hear from various companies who are actively recruiting MSAs about their internship and full-time hire opportunities. |
| Fri, Oct 28 | 12:00 PM - 4:30 PM | MSA Meet the Firms | An opportunity for MSAs to meet 27 employers in an informal networking atmosphere. Meet the Firms will start with a speed networking session where students will have a chance, in a small group, to learn more about each employer and their analytics/data science opportunities. Followed by time for open networking. |
| Fri, Nov 4 | 11:00 AM -1:00 PM | Workshop #3 | Behavioral Interviewing & Small Group Practice: Learn why behavioral interviewing is commonly used by recruiters and a framework for preparing impactful behavioral interviewing stories. Then break-out into small groups to practice your behavioral interview stories. |
| Fri, Nov 11 | 10:00 AM -12:00 PM | Tech Prep #1 | Interactive tech workshop led by a corporate partner who will present a real-world data science problem. You’ll then be given an opportunity to work in teams to whiteboard a solution; goal of this session is to prepare you for technical interviews. Hosted by Macy's. |
SPRING 2023 - MSA Career Development Workshops
| Date | Time | Workshop/Event | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 6 | 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM | MSA Project Week Kick-off Meeting | This is your chance to put the knowledge you’ve gained in fall classes to practical use! Join us for this week-long team-based data science project sponsored by a corporate partner, designed to give you a technical project to add to your resume & talk about in spring interviews. Hosted by Best Buy. |
| Fri, Jan 13 and Fri, Jan 20 | 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM | Communication Workshops #1 and 2 | Join guest instructor, Joey Asher, from Speechworks, to learn about how to deliver great presentations. |
| Fri, Jan 20 | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM | MSA Project Week Final Presentations & Awards | Teams will be invited to present during a specific 15-minute timeslot. All MSAs are invited to listen to the other team’s presentations throughout the afternoon. |
| Tues, Jan 24 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Tech Prep #2 | See details above. Hosted by ___. |
| Fri, Jan 27 | 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Career Workshop #4 | Career Fairs: Best practices for preparing for and navigating in-person and virtual career fairs. A chance to practice your career fair introduction/personal positioning statement |
| Fri, Feb 3 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Data Science Interview Prep Round Robin (VIRTUAL) | Mock technical interview session where students will rotate and act as either interviewee or observer while Data Science experts act as interviewers. |
| Thurs, Feb 9 & Fri, Feb 10 | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM & 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM | MSA Career Fair Virtual and In-Person | |
| Fri, Mar 3 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Career Workshop #5 | Job Offer & Salary Negotiation: Learn when and how to negotiate salary and other components of a job offer benefits package |
| Fri, April 14 | 11:00 Am - 12:30 PM | Career Workshop #6 | Workplace Etiquette & Professionalism: Gain important tips and best practices for making a strong first impression in your new internship or full-time job. |
Additional Career Events @ Georgia Tech
| Date | Career Event |
|---|---|
| Sept 28 & Oct 4 (Virtual) | GT College of Computing Career Fair |
| Sept 22 | GT IISE Career Fair |
| Sept 12 - 13 | Georgia Tech All-Majors Career Fair |
| GT Biomedical Engineering Career Fair | |
| Business Analytics Center (BAC) Career & Internship Expo | |
| LinkedIn Data Science - Creating Global Economic Opportunities |
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