HKN Alumni Survey

General Information

Name (optional) : Email (optional) :

Year received S.B degree:
1995 1996 1997

MIT Degree(s): (please check all that apply)
MEng in EECS
MSc in EECS
MSc/MEng in other major
S.B. 6-1 (EE) S.B. 6-2 (EE/CS) S.B. 6-3 (CS)
participated in 6-A
BSc in other major:

What is your career?

Responses will provide current MIT students with a reference of different career options

Which industry do you work in?
Startup: please specify type
Software Company Hardware/Electronics
Consulting (Technical) Consulting (Management)
Financial Services Biotechnology Firm
University/Reasearch Lab
Other (please specify):

What is your occupation/title? (e.g. developer, manager, CEO)

Choosing a career path

Responses will help students plan for their future after gradutating from MIT

Looking back, would you choose your current career path again?
yes no

If yes, how would you rate your career satisfaction?
(just OK) 1 2 3 4 5 (very satisfied)

If no, why not? What alternatives would you consider?

Getting there

Response will help students plan for their future after graduating from MIT

Major

How well does your current career relate to your EE/CS major?
(not at all related) 1 2 3 4 5 (very related)

Were you satisfied with your EECS major (i.e. 6-1, 6-2, 6-3)?  Yes No
If no, why not?

How well prepared were you relative to people from other EECS programs?
not as well prepared about same better prepared

Classes

Which classes (by EECS or other departments) were helpful to your career development?

Are there any subjects that could be offered by MIT (EE/CS or other departments) that would have been useful to you?

Research

Please briefly describe the research that was most helpful to your career (please include lab(s), group(s), professor(s), and topic(s) if possible)

Non-academics

What extracurricular activities or groups were you involved in? (e.g. sports, volunteer work, honor societies, living groups, etc)

Keeping ties at MIT

Response will help inform students and the MIT/EECS department of the power of MIT networking after graduation

How many of your current friends/co-workers are MIT alumni?
% of friends from MIT
% of co-workers from MIT

Did the MIT alumni network help you in your career?  Yes No
If so, please briefly explain how

Do you feel that you get treated differently because you graduated from MIT?  Yes No
If so, please briefly explain how

Thank you for taking the time out to answer this survey. Your responses will contribute significantly to current MIT students.

The results of this survey will be published online. Please fill in the General Information section at the beginning of the survey if you would be interested in being notified of the results.

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