In a fall letter to MIT alumni, President Sally Kornbluth wrote: '[T]he world has never been more ready to reward our graduates for what they know ' and know how to do.' During her tenure leading MIT Career Advising and Professional Development (CAPD), Deborah Liverman has seen firsthand how ' and how well ' MIT undergraduate and graduate students leverage their education to make an impact around the globe in academia, industry, entrepreneurship, medicine, government and nonprofits, and other professions. Here, Liverman shares her observations about trends in students' career paths and the complexities of the job market they must navigate along the way. A: We routinely survey our undergraduates and graduate students to track post-graduation outcomes, so fortunately we have a wealth of data. And ultimately, this enables us to stay on top of changes from year to year and to serve our students better. The short answer is that our students fare exceptionally well when they leave the...
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