Job Hunting 101: Applying to Industry Positions

Speaker: Dr. Haris Kudrolli

When: February 6, 2013 (Wed), 03:30PM to 04:30PM (add to my calendar)
Location: PRB 595

This event is part of the Graduate Student Council Events.

BU alum Dr. Haris Kudrolli will be giving a talk about job hunting strategies on Feb 6th, 3.30pm, in SCI 109. This event is organized by the Grad Student Council and open to graduate students as well as undergraduate seniors. Title, abstract and speaker bio are included below.

"Job Hunting 101: Applying to Industry positions"

This presentation is targeted towards students applying for technical positions in industry. It will begin by describing the process of filling a job vacancy from a company's point of view. This will give potential job applicants an insight into a typical company's job hiring process, which will enable them to avoid mistakes made by many first-time job seekers. We will emphasize the importance of setting your salary expectation, using tools like IEEE salary calculator, before you begin your job search. We will cover how to use tools like LinkedIn to network effectively and research companies. We will discuss how to use job search engines, such as Indeed, to look for suitable job vacancies. We will describe how to approach interviews and avoid frequently made mistakes. Finally, we will discuss how to negotiate your salary, a step that is frequently skipped or botched by many job seekers.

About the Speaker

Dr. Kudrolli graduated from the Physics Department at Boston University in 2001. After graduation he joined his doctoral thesis advisor, Dr. William Worstell, at PhotoDetection Systems (PDS), a spin off startup from BU's Photonics Department. At PDS, he played a crucial role in bringing two different Positron Emission Tomography (PET) machines from conception at the BU Physics laboratory to FDA cleared medical devices. One of the PET machines was a standalone scanner for neurological applications like Alzheimer's, while the other was developed in collaboration with Toshiba Medical Systems to be integrated with their CT system for whole body oncology applications. Since 2009, he is Scientist and Program Manager at Radiation Monitoring Devices (RMD) located in Watertown, MA. At RMD, he manages a team of 12 scientists and technical staff to conduct research and develop new technologies for x-ray and nuclear imaging applications.