Stanford CareerConnect

09/16/2016

Designing Your Life

A mini-workshop for alums on the creative logistics of life design, led by professors Bill Burnett, ’79, MS ’82, and Dave Evans, ’75, MS ’76.
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FALL TOUR: New York City, Greenwich, Washington, DC, Seattle, Portland, Irvine, San Diego… more cities in 2017! http://stanford.io/2cf7qP4

09/15/2016

Discuss institutional innovation in the Stanford Alumni Group on LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/StanfordAlumniLinkedin

“Several people who have recently left [Google] X and those close to it describe the Alphabet unit as sputtering, unable to bring projects to life. They say the issues at X aren’t technical hurdles, but a combination of red tape and knotty internal politics. Rather than accelerating the “moonshot fa...

09/14/2016

Stanford alums: Hiring? Job hunting?

See http://bit.ly/StanfordAlumJobs for 300+ jobs in engineering, marketing, biz dev, and more on the Stanford Alumni Job & Internship Board!

09/12/2016

Happy Monday! Upcoming events open to alumni:

1. Stanford Entrepreneurs Pub Night, 9/12 (Cambridge MA) http://stanford.io/2bcrign

2. Accelerating the Clean Energy Economy and Addressing Climate Change, 9/14 (Washington DC) http://stanford.io/2cfxU3S

3. Stanford Toastmasters, 9/20 (Stanford CA) http://stanford.io/2cRuUql

4. Stanford Alumni + Biz Lunch, 9/21 (Seattle WA) http://stanford.io/2c60yTS

5. Building the Fit Organization, 10/10 (Menlo Park CA) http://stanford.io/2cmqNDy

RESOURCES
Alumni Career Services: http://bit.ly/StanfordAlumJobs
Alumni LinkedIn Group: http://bit.ly/StanfordAlumniLinkedin
Alumni Job Board: http://bit.ly/StanfordAlumJobs

(Image by L.A. Cicero / Stanford News Service)

08/31/2016

A new wave of management challenges is tied to globalization.

Discuss in the Stanford Alumni Group on LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/StanfordAlumniLinkedin.

Everyone is worried about being out of the loop.

08/29/2016

TOMORROW!
Stanford Engineering Alumni Job Fair
Tue, 8/30, 4-8 PM
RSVP: http://stanford.io/2aHQkID

It's free... It's for alumni... Bring copies of your updated resume!

Stanford Engineering Alumni Job Fair - 8/30

Alumni, want to explore new career opportunities? RSVP: http://stanford.io/2aHQkID

Tuesday, August 30th
4 - 8 PM
Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
326 Galvez Street
Stanford, CA 94305

It's free! Bring your resume and meet a broad range of employers who are hoping to hire Stanford alumni. Companies include:

• 219 Design, LLC
• 24/7 Customer, Inc.
• Achaogen
• ALICE Technologies
• All Care Plus
• Amazon - Amazon Operations
• ASML US Inc.
• Atieva
• Blend Labs
• BrightSign LLC
• BuildZoom
• California Public Utilities Commission
• CastAR - Human Rescoure
• Continental AG - Continental Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Corning Incorporated
• Cutera - Lasers/Photonics
• Darktrace Limited
• Databricks
• DataVisor
• Delphi
• DocSend
• Exponent
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• FiveStars
• ForeScout Technologies
• Formfactor Inc.
• Guidewire Software
• GumGum
• Halo Neuroscience
• HERE
• In-Q-Tel
• Intuitive Surgical
• IXL Learning
• Karem Aircraft, Inc.
• KLA-Tencor
• KPW Structural Engineers, Inc.
• Lark Technologies
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - Engineering
• LeanTaaS
• LiveAction
• Los Alamos National Laboratory
• MuleSoft
• National Security Technologies, LLC
• Pearl Automation
• Peloton Technology
• Qualia Labs
• Samtec
• Sandia National Laboratories - NW
• Santa Clara University - Santa Clara University Law School
• Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.
• SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
• SoundHound
• Stryker - Corporate
• Synaptics, Inc.
• Tesla Motors
• Tile, Inc.
• TL Biolabs
• True Circuits, Inc.
• Tubi TV
• US NAVAL ENGINEERING
• xAd

Sincerely,
Stanford School of Engineering
BEAM, Stanford Career Education
Stanford CareerConnect

08/24/2016

Today is the day! Listen to the new podcast: Stanford Innovation Lab with Tina Seelig and tune in every Wednesday for a new episode.

People in Silicon Valley often talk about failing fast. But what exactly does that mean? In this pilot episode of STVP’s new podcast series, Stanford Innovation Lab, Professor of the Practice Tina Seelig interviews serial entrepreneur Alberto Savoia, who describes how to fail smart. Based on his exp...

08/22/2016

Happy Monday! Upcoming alumni events:

1. Stanford Engineering Alumni Job Fair, 8/30 (Stanford CA) http://stanford.io/2aHQkID

2. Stanford Alum, President & CEO of McGraw-Hill Education at GA Tech, 8/31 (Atlanta GA) http://stanford.io/2bcd1Rh

3. 31st Annual Dinner: Investing in an Environment of Extremes, 9/8 (Singapore) http://bit.ly/2buJrGZ

4. Stanford Entrepreneurs Pub Night, 9/12 (Cambridge MA) http://stanford.io/2bcrign

RESOURCES
Alumni Career Services: http://bit.ly/StanfordAlumJobs
Alumni LinkedIn Group: http://linkd.in/StanfordAlumni
Alumni Job Board: http://bit.ly/StanfordAlumJobs

(Image by Lukas Steindorf | on Instagram)

08/18/2016

Stanford Engineering Alumni Job Fair - 8/30

Alumni, want to explore new career opportunities? RSVP: http://stanford.io/2aHQkID

Tuesday, August 30th
4 - 8 PM
Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
326 Galvez Street
Stanford, CA 94305

It's free! Bring your resume and meet a broad range of employers who are hoping to hire Stanford alumni. Companies include:

• 219 Design, LLC
• 24/7 Customer, Inc.
• Achaogen
• ALICE Technologies
• All Care Plus
• Amazon - Amazon Operations
• ASML US Inc.
• Atieva
• Blend Labs
• BrightSign LLC
• BuildZoom
• California Public Utilities Commission
• CastAR - Human Rescoure
• Continental AG - Continental Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Corning Incorporated
• Cutera - Lasers/Photonics
• Darktrace Limited
• Databricks
• DataVisor
• Delphi
• DocSend
• Exponent
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• FiveStars
• ForeScout Technologies
• Formfactor Inc.
• Guidewire Software
• GumGum
• Halo Neuroscience
• HERE
• In-Q-Tel
• Intuitive Surgical
• IXL Learning
• Karem Aircraft, Inc.
• KLA-Tencor
• KPW Structural Engineers, Inc.
• Lark Technologies
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - Engineering
• LeanTaaS
• LiveAction
• Los Alamos National Laboratory
• MuleSoft
• National Security Technologies, LLC
• Pearl Automation
• Peloton Technology
• Qualia Labs
• Samtec
• Sandia National Laboratories - NW
• Santa Clara University - Santa Clara University Law School
• Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.
• SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
• SoundHound
• Stryker - Corporate
• Synaptics, Inc.
• Tesla Motors
• Tile, Inc.
• TL Biolabs
• True Circuits, Inc.
• Tubi TV
• US NAVAL ENGINEERING
• xAd

Sincerely,
Stanford School of Engineering
BEAM, Stanford Career Education
Stanford CareerConnect

08/16/2016

Jennifer Chayes, managing director of Microsoft Research, explains how engineering jobs can revolutionize healthcare and our quality of life: http://bit.ly/2aX4EZg

Jennifer Chayes, managing director of Microsoft Research explains how engineering jobs can revolutionize healthcare and our quality of life: http://bit.ly/2aZ1g3h .

08/02/2016

What neuroscience tells us about getting the best from yourself, your colleagues, and even your boss.

More career tips here: http://bit.ly/StanfordAlumVideos.

The human brain is sophisticated. But it’s also the organ of an animal, prone to instinctive responses.

08/01/2016

Need tips on negotiating?

Margaret Neale shares how to get what you want.

More career tips here: http://bit.ly/StanfordAlumVideos.

People often see negotiating as an adversarial process, says Stanford Business professor Margaret Ann Neale. But that's wrong, she says. In her new book, "Getting (More of) What You Want," Neale suggests that the best negotiators focus on problem solving and building relationships. She joins us in-s...