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.

MSA Career Workshop Syllabus

Fall 2024 - MSA Career Development Workshops

DateTimeWorkshop/EventDetails
Thur, Aug 89:00 AM - 4:30 PMMSA Career Services Boot Camp Day 1Welcome, Career Services Team Intro, Student Slide Show, The Importance of Networking & Informational Interviews, Maximizing Your Professional & Virtual Presence, Personal Positioning Statements
Fri, Aug 99:00 AM - 4:30 PMMSA Career Services Boot Camp Day 2MSA Alumni Panel, Resumes & Portfolios for Data Scientists, The LinkedIn Guys – LinkedIn Best Practices, Current MSA Student Meet n Greet
Fri, Aug 2312:30 PM – 2:30 PMCareer Workshop #1Behavioral Interviewing & Small Group Practice (Dec. Grads): 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, Sept 610:00 AM – 12:00 PMEY Info Session & Case Interview Prep Workshop (Virtual)Join EY for an info session on the consulting firm and current hiring opportunities. Plus, a Case Prep Workshop led by EY consultants; a great way to prepare for case interviews with EY specifically or consulting firms, in general.
Fri, Sept 131:00 PM – 2:30 PMCareer Workshop #2Behavioral 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, Sept 2011:30 AM – 1:00 PMCareer Workshop #3Networking: Learn a practical approach to networking based on The 2-Hour Job Search.
Thurs, Sept 265:00 PM - 7:00 PMNetworking MixerMSA Networking Event
Thurs, Oct 311:00 AM – 12:00 PMCareer Workshop #4Industry & Company Research: Learn how to better target your internship/job search by exploring—and then narrowing—your substantive work interests.
Fri, Oct 1812:30 PM - 4:00 PMMSA Meet the FirmsAn 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, Oct 2511:00 AM - 1:00 PMMS Analytics Women's Networking Event (Virtual)Opportunity to network with female analytics leaders and hear their advice on navigating the professional work world.
Fri, Nov 110:00 AM - 3:00 PMTech Prep Interactive technical workshop led by a corporate partner who will present a real-world data science problem. You’ll then work in teams to whiteboard a solution. Goal: prepare you for technical interviews.
Fri, Nov 2211:30 AM - 1:00 PMCareer Workshop #5Job Offer & Salary Negotiation: Learn when and how to negotiate salary and other components of a job offer benefits package. 

SPRING 2025 - MSA Career Development Workshops

DateTimeWorkshop/EventDetails
Fri, Jan 311:00 AM - 1:00 PMMSA Project Week Kick-off MeetingThis 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. Sponsor TBD.
Fri, Jan 108:30 AM - 4:30 PMCommunication WorkshopJoin guest instructor, Joey Asher, from Speechworks, to learn about how to deliver great presentations.
Fri, Jan 179:00 AM - 1:00 PMMSA Project Week Final Presentations & AwardsTeams 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.
Fri, Jan 241:00 PM - 3:00 PMTechnical Interview Prep Round Robin with MSA Alums - Part 1 (Virtual)Safe space for mock technical interview sessions where students will rotate and act as either interviewee or observer while an MSA Alum acts as interviewer. 
Fri, Jan 2811:00 AM - 12:00 PMCareer Workshop #5 (Virtual)Navigating Career Fairs & Conferences: Best practices for navigating and preparing for in-person and virtual Career Fairs. A chance to practice your Career Fair intro and to hear tips on conversing effectively in a more intimate career fair setting. 
Fri, Jan 311:00 PM - 3:00 PMTechnical Interview Prep Round Robin with MSA Alums - Part 2 (Virtual)Safe space for mock technical interview sessions where students will rotate and act as either interviewee or observer while an MSA Alum acts as interviewer.  
 Fri, Feb 712:00 PM - 3:30 PMMSA Career Fair (In-Person)An opportunity to meet with over 30 companies who are actively recruiting for analytics and data science interns and full-time hires.
Fri, Feb 2111:30 AM - 1:00 PMCareer Workshop #6Professionalism Panel

Additional Career Events @ Georgia Tech

DateCareer Event
Sept 9 - 10Georgia Tech All-Majors Career Fair
Sept 11 & TBD(Virtual)GT College of Computing Career Fair
TBD GT IISE Career Fair
TBDGT Biomedical Engineering Career Fair
Nov 7Business Analytics Center (BAC) Career & Internship Expo
April 6-8INFORMS Conference

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