Ctr for Advising & Career Srvs

This will be the first of two information sessions dedicated to preparing you for the DC Career Exploration Week. Join us to learn what to expect, what to bring, and how to prepare to ensure you capitalize on your trip. Don’t forget to apply for conference funding – deadline is March 10

“Counter-Terrorism, Financial Crime, Cyber Security: Finding your niche and success as a woman on the West Coast” Guest Speaker:Amelia Childress, Compliance Program Manager Square Inc., MIIS Alum The West Coast plays by a different set of rules, reflected in a set of opportunities that range from traditional consulting in the anti-money-laundering space to unexpected roles in fintech and social media. Let’s talk about what those opportunities look like - what entry points and paths exist in these fields and where the biggest opportunity for growth lies.

How do you maximize your job offer? Learn more in this informative workshop led by Ted Bouras, Dean of Advising, Career, and Student Services.

Learn to negotiate your compensation package with confidence. You will get the chance to practice negotiation skills in the workshop. All programs are welcome to participate.

Does even the thought of negotiating an offer send you into uncontrollable panic? Sounds like you could benefit from a CACS workshop! Join Grace at 12:15 to review the steps to negotiation, identify appropriate negotiation strategies, and role play both good and bad negotiations.

Representatives from the CIA’s Open Source Enterprise invite you to take part in a simulation of open source intelligence analysis. Students will be posed real-world problems related to nonproliferation, counterterrorism, and global issues and asked to find and analyze open source information. Students will have the opportunity to use their research skills, linguistic abilities, and knowledge gained from their course of study. We ask that students bring computers to the session in order to fully participate in the simulation.

Three MIIS TESOL-TFL professors will share their experience and the experience of MIIS TESOL-TFL graduates in selecting, applying for, and completing doctoral programs. There will be ample time for questions and answers.

Office Hours and Interviews will be held in rooms in CACS dept in McCone Office Hours: Monday, September 28th, 12-4 PM (CACS in McCone) Students can sign up in Zócalo for a 15 minute slot during this time period. Interviews Only: Tuesday, September 29th, 9-11:30 AM, 2-5 PM Students interested in being considered for an interview should bring a resume to an office hours’ session or to the simulation. Location: McCone Building, CACS

Representatives from the CIA’s Open Source Center invite you to take part in a simulation of open source intelligence analysis. Students will be posed real-world problems related to nonproliferation, counterterrorism, and global issues and asked to find and analyze open source information. Students will have the opportunity to use their research skills, linguistic abilities, and knowledge gained from their course of study.

Information session for students to find out more about working for the CIA, with special focus on the Open Source Center. Directorates represented will most likely include Open Source, Operations (Clandestine Service) and Analytical. Three experienced panalists will be there to answer student questions about the “day in the life” of working in the CIA and provide insights into the opportunities available.