Resources for a Career in Materials Science and Engineering

MIT Alumni Association

Current MIT students can register for the Infinite Connection. By joining the MIT Alumni Association's worldwide community, students gain access to the Institute Career Assistance Network and to the Online Alumni Directory.

Institute Career Assistance Network (ICAN)

The Institute Career Assistance Network (ICAN) provides alum to student support for professional networking and career guidance. More than 2,400 MIT alumni representing diverse career fields are volunteers in the network, and are willing to share their career experiences and offer advice about career paths, interviewing, career fields and specific companies. Alumni career advisors vary in age, and are at different stages in their careers. Advising can range from communicating by telephone or e-mail, to meeting alumni in person to receive career advice. In addition, students can search for alumni offering internships or who have been involved in start-ups. At the ICAN website students can also find important tips for making the contact, conducting a successful informational interview, and a bibliography of recommended career-related publications. Students can use the online, searchable ICAN database of alumni career advisors after they have registered for an Infinite Connection account.