Instead of going to career fairs and networking sessions, I'm taking advantage of my soon-to-expire Harvard card as much as I can: checking out a bunch of library books on smart grid, cyber security, renewable energy financing, etc and downloading as many journal articles as I can on these subjects. Having massive scholarly research at hand gives me a sense of security -- yes, I'm a nerd.
I went to Harvard's Office of Career Service the other day and was told that I made every mistake international students tend to make, like replying to online job vacancy postings (over 90% of which are already filled before going online), and subtitling the last section of resume as "Extracurriculum" while American students would call it "Leadership Experience."
My main objection to the whole job-searching enterprise is that the time and energy spent on it has nothing to do with actually doing one's future job better - unless (s)he wants to be a career counselor.
I think I should stuck with the only strategy I have, and has proven to be successful - by being excellent in what I do. In order to get there though, I need your help.
So if you have any recommendation on
- experts I should seek out,
- books/articles I should read,
- newsgroups I should subscribe or
- groups/communities I should join
It has been smashing two years in Cambridge, and I can't wait for the next big thing!
