Job Interviews

There are many ways you can prepare for a job interview.  Here are a few tips that are likely familiar and common sense.  Dress in a professional manner, even if your interview is conducted over the phone or a webcam.  On the other hand, make sure to dress in clothes in which you feel comfortable so you don't seem awkward.  Remember to smile.  A smile communicates friendliness and enthusiasm and makes you a more interested/interesting person.  This is true even for phone interviews.  Most importantly, mentally prepare responses to various questions and be able to deliver those responses in a natural, seemingly unrehearsed manner.

In the next few days MGB hopes to receive sample questions from some of our graduating students.  (Congratulations to all of you!)  Please leave a comment below with any interview advice you may have, especially common questions to expect or even those weird curveball questions that you have been asked.

AMS Central Section Meeting Poster Session

Dear All,

The University of Iowa will be hosting a poster session focused on

graduate student research during spring AMS Central Section Meeting. The

poster session is intended to provide the opportunity for students to
share and discuss their research with fellow graduate students and
professors. Undergraduates and recent Ph.D.’s are welcome to apply;
however, preference will be given to applicants who are currently
graduate students presenting original research.

The poster session is tentatively scheduled to begin at 6pm on Friday,

March 18, with the option for presenters to leave posters for

viewing through Sunday. The deadline for applications is February 18,

2011. For more information please email
stephen-welch (at) uiowa (dot) edu, or

visit the online application at:
http://math.uiowa.edu/MathGraduateBoard/index_files/posterapplication.html

Please spread the word to any graduate students

who may be attending the conference.

Best,

Stephen Welch