we will have four panelists who have recently found jobs: kristin jehring, assistant professor, tenure track at st mary's college, indiana, andy niedermaier, jane street capital, new york city, mike kinnally, metron, a scientific consulting company in reston, virginia and nate eldredge, postdoc at cornell university, ithaca, new york. they will describe their experiences applying for a job. some of the questions they will answer are: how many applications should i send out? how do i prepare for an interview? what should i write in my cover letter and resume? what are important qualifications for a teaching job, postdoc job, tenure track research job and job in industry? the discussion will be followed by a question and answer period.