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Mentees - International Doctoral Student Mentorship Circles

Each fall, Engineering Career Connections (with the Graduate School and International Students and Scholars) hosts mentorship circles for international doctoral students interested in going into industry upon graduation. Each circle, which contains 2-3 mentors and 4-6 students, will be organized by student degree status (first year, second or third year, ABD) to ensure that students benefit from each other’s questions. Mentors will be people in industry who are former international students and who have a doctoral degree and/or work closely with people who have doctoral degrees. Topics of conversation may include:

  • Networking
  • How to succeed at a conference
  • Identifying employers who are open to sponsorship
  • How to discuss your dissertation with industry

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