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Immersion Week Module

This is an intensive experiential learning opportunity that prepares NC State graduate students, postdocs, and alumni for the corporate environment. The Accelerate to Industry Immersion module includes a week-long immersion experience for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers that includes signature A2i content along with events and activities unique to the Immersion Week.

This module runs annual in the Spring. Applications open at the beginning of January each year, and the program accepts 75 graduate students/postdoctoral scholars each year.

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Topics covered during Immersion Week

  • Project Management
  • Communication Styles and Types
  • Teamwork
  • Insights from a Corporate Recruiter
  • Early Career Journey Panel
  • Leadership
  • Decoding the Job Offer
  • Corporate Culture
  • Types of Jobs and Job Functions

Workshops during Immersion Week

  • Presentations led by Industry Partners
  • Feedback sessions (elevator pitch, research pitch, and STAR technique for interviews)
  • Etiquette Dinner
  • Case Study and Interdisciplinary Teamwork
  • Networking

A2i Alumni Testimonial

“I really had a great experience. I think this program was super useful for someone like me with limited prior industrial experience. In this program, I got the chance to hear from other graduate students who had been in my shoes before starting their job in the industry. In addition, this program was a great networking event where representatives from industrial companies were really helpful and open to talk about their experience and share their knowledge.”

– Sahand Saberi Bosari, Ph.D | BASF

Contact Us

grad-career-readiness@ncsu.edu

1020 Main Campus Drive
Room 2300A
Raleigh, NC 27695-7102