Emma Bowen Foundation – Building a Diverse Media Industry – Info Session Tuesday, October 25!
EBF promotes a more diverse industry by recruiting promising students of color for multi-year paid internships at some of the nation’s leading Media and Tech companies.
EBF Program Benefits:
- A paid summer internship
- Ability to apply for a need-based scholarship
- Exposure to top professionals and industry executives
- Access to professional development workshops & annual conference
- Opportunities for one-on-one career coaching and mentoring
- A lifelong community of EBF peers, alumni, professionals, and partners
Join us to learn more about the Emma Bowen Foundation internship program and get the chance to speak with our President & CEO, Nikki Bethel, along with a panel of fantastic EBF Alumni ready to answer all of your questions. Click here to register for this event!
College undergraduates can apply for our EBF Summer 2023 Internship here: https://www.emmabowenfoundation.org/apply
MiddCORE J-term applications are due Tuesday Nov. 1st at Midnight
MiddCORE J-term applications are open
MiddCORE is a J-term class that helps you build skills, create opportunities, and expand your networks. Taught by 30+ industry professionals, the class features the Strategic Challenge, an opportunity for you to apply your liberal arts education to a real-world problem (past partners include Patagonia, L.L.Bean, Orvis, Peet’s Coffee, Google, YouTube, and more.) In addition to the Strategic Challenge, MiddCORE mentors develop weekly hands-on challenges that inspire you to think creatively, operate outside your comfort zone, and deal with ambiguity. This collaborative environment helps you develop the confidence and skills, you’ll need to make a positive impact—on the world and on your future.
National Security Agency Info Session on campus – learn how to use your language skills
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work as a Language Analyst for the National Security Agency? Join a representative from NSA for an overview of careers in Cybersecurity and Signals Intelligence!
Monday, October 17 at 4:30 pm in Twilight 201. Register here
Our nation is seeking U.S. citizens who are highly proficient in Mandarin Chinese, Russian, and other critical languages. Following an introductory presentation, you will have the opportunity to ask questions about “Why NSA?,” daily life as an analyst, work-life balance, and more.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from a graduate of the Middlebury School in Germany currently working in the intelligence community!
Have you registered for the UpNext: Careers in Technology program? Check out the breakout sessions with Midd Alumni on Friday, October 21, 2022 from 2:00-4:45 pm
UpNext: Careers in Technology Breakout Sessions
2:00-2:45 pm
The Product Development Process and the Various Functional Roles Involved (Virtual – Bi Hall 220)
David Mendelson ’00 (Computer Science), Vice President Product Development, Wheel, will describe the product development process and discuss the various functional roles involved, e.g., Software Development, Data Scientist, UX/UI Research, Design and Development, Product Management).
How Data Analytics & Data Science is Used in Marketing (Hillcrest 103)
Pete McSherry ’06 (Economics), Senior Vice President, Platform Data Strategy and Solutions, Epsilon, will give an overview of the marketing analytics space and speak to how data science is used in advertising & personalization, and how different functional roles interact with data and technology to drive business outcomes. Pete will highlight some of the cutting-edge work Epsilon does in that space. Students attending will also gain a good understanding of the skill sets that help when first starting in the various analytics and consulting roles within the marketing field.
3:00-3:45 pm
Picking Trends in Tech / Deciding What to Invest in Learning (Bi Hall 220)
Dan Kelley ’99 (Political Science, German), Engineering Manager, Meta, will share his perspective that software engineering remains a less mature discipline than many other kinds of engineering and is constantly evolving. As software powers many aspects of the world, software engineering is not just evolving, it’s expanding. If you let your skills atrophy, you might find fewer job opportunities than you’d like when you go looking. But with the rate of change and finite time to learn, how do you decide which trends to jump on? Dan will provide his insights to help you consider these trade-offs.
Applying Data Analytic Methods to Natural Language Processing Capabilities (Hillcrest 103)
Chris Hench ’11 (German Literature and Economics), Senior Applied Scientist ML/NLP, Amazon Alexa, will describe his path from studying languages and literature to building state of the art NLP models in industry. He will talk about some of the advances in NLP over the years and the current state of the field, as well as what it takes to acquire the necessary skills for industry applications. His unique pathway from literature to data science reinforces the idea that data science is not only for quantitative majors.
Cloud Solutions Engineer: Software Engineering and Liberal Arts in One (Virtual – Bi Hall 219)
Leah Bracken ‘19 (Computer Science), Customer Engineer, Google, will describe the exploding market for cloud solutions, her experience working as a solutions engineer, share how a liberal arts education has prepared her to be successful in this role, and what skillsets are important for entering this technical role.
4:00-4:45 pm
Tech, Space, and Satellite Solutions Product Management is for History Majors Too (Hillcrest 103)
Meghan Weber ’07 (History), Senior Space Product Manager, Amazon Web Services, will speak to her experience working as a product manager at Amazon Web Services (spoiler: you don’t need to be an engineer to become a product manager!). She will share more about what her day to day looks like, how liberal arts prepared her to be successful in the technology field as a non-engineer, what skill sets are important for the product manager role, tips on how to get started in the field, and how to prepare for an interview.
Consulting: Building Digital Factories in the Cloud Engineering Arena (Bi Hall 220)
Elizabeth Knox ’17 (Computer Science), Digital Analyst, McKinsey, will provide a case study of the consulting work in which she is engaged as a cloud engineer. She will discuss the software engineering skills she deploys, as well as the nature of technology consulting and how best to position yourselves for these opportunities.
What Data Science Tells Us in the Wearables Market (Bi Hall 219)
John Bowllan ’19 (Math), Data Science Technical Lead, Whoop, will share his experiences working as a data scientist in a start-up tech company focused on the wearables market. His discussion will include an overview of the wearables market, the data and tools he uses in his work, the intersection of data science and software engineering, and his interactions with other functional roles.
Make sure you’ve signed up for a 1:1 Alumni Resume Review from 9:00-12:00 in Kitchel House
If you are interested in a career in technology, don’t miss this chance to get valuable feedback on your resume from Middlebury alumni currently employed in the industry. Resume reviews are private, one-on-one conversations and approximately 20 minutes in length. Sign up to meet with alumni in Handshake.
Join us at the Panel Discussion in Hillcrest 103 at 12:30 pm
Hear about fashioning interior designs with Chrissy Ritter ‘16, Project Manager and Senior Designer at Charlotte Moss LLC, in the first MIDDVantage episode in the Careers in Creative Design series.
Check out the latest MIDDVantage video withChrissy Ritter ‘16, Project Manager and Senior Designer at Charlotte Moss LLC. Interviewer: Megan Mahoney ‘22.
MIDDVantage is a collaborative series developed by the Center for Careers and Internships and Middlebury in DC.
Learn What It Takes To Become a UN Interpreter
UN Competitive Examination Information Session
Join MIIS alumna, Eugenia Tumanova, and other UN Interpreters as they discuss the upcoming English Translator/Précis-writers, Editors, Verbatim Reporters and English Linguists exam. While English (A) and knowledge of two other official United Nations languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish and Russian) is the target audience for the exam, attend this session if you interested in the potential to work at the UN as an interpreter.
Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) – Career Prep Program (multiple deadlines for priority application)
Management Leadership for Tomorrow’s Career Prep program provides Black, Latinx, and Native American college sophomores with personalized guidance, effective tools, and a powerful professional network to secure highly competitive internships and early career opportunities in all industries, including consulting, tech, finance, and more.
Career Prep is a rigorous, 18-month career development program for emerging leaders. Through the program, Fellows explore their strengths, passions, and interests in order to prepare and plan for successful careers. The Career Prep program includes:
- Individualized and group career development coaching
- Exposure and access to over 60 prestigious employers
- Skill development seminars hosted around the country
- Alumni network of over 8,000 professionals
Priority Deadlines
You may apply for any deadline, but we have priority deadlines for early decision admission/enrollment as shown below
October 15, 2022
November 15, 2022
Application Closes
February 15, 2023: Last date to apply
Click here to learn more and to apply!
UpNext: Careers in Technology coming Friday, October 21st. If you are interested in a career in technology, don’t miss this chance to meet Midd alumni in the field!
This UpNext: Careers in Technology program brings alumni in various segments of the tech industry and varying functional roles to campus to give students an insider’s understanding of that industry, available career paths, and info about roles and skills necessary to enter future jobs and internships. Students also get first-hand look into the personal career paths of participating alumni from the Middlebury Professional Networks (MPNs).
This event features:
- One-on-one résumé review sessions with students and alumni (sign up required in Handshake).
- Lunchtime Alumni Panel in which these professionals discuss the industry and emerging trends/dynamics.
- Afternoon breakout sessions for the alumni guests to present on a number of topics within this field.
Learn more about the Alumni guests whose roles cover careers in Communications, Consulting, and Technology.
Considering a Winter Term Internship?
What would you like to do this Winter Term? Have you considered a Winter Term internship?
CCI has some amazing opportunities in Handshake (more to come) ranging from health care, to finance and consulting, to international education, to arts and publishing, to law, politics, and more!
Here are a few to get you excited:
Healthcare/Rural Medicine Internship at Mountain Area Health Education Center Asheville, NC
Office of the General Counsel at Middlebury (will be located in Monterey for J-Term)
Teaching English in Costa Rica
Editorial Intern at New England Review (on-campus)
Middlebury Health and Wellness/Residential Life Offices Intern (on-campus)
See more Winter Term Internships here!
You can also find or create your own internship anywhere in the U.S. or the world! Here’s how CCI can help.
See tips for finding an internship at go/FindInternship.
Drop into Quick Questions to meet with a Peer Career Advisor.
Schedule an appointment with a CCI (or CTLR) advisor for help.
See details at go/WTinternships for applying to earn credit for your Winter Term internship (including info on Winter Term grants). Please note important deadlines and get started now. Contact Cheryl Whitney Lower for questions.
Sports Innovation Lab Research Intern
This looks special and there is a great Midd alum who is hiring. Details here.
The Sports Innovation Lab evaluates and identifies the technology products and services that will power the future of sports. The Boston-based, market research and advisory firm uses data analysis to reveal compelling stories that mobilize global partnerships among startups, investment capital firms, and corporate influencers.
Research Intern Responsibilities:
The client deliverables team is responsible for supporting client efforts to drive innovation, expand fan acquisition and inform sponsorship strategy. The analysts are responsible for executing our client projects, combining research and data to deliver actionable insights that help to drive our client’s businesses forward.
Apply now, this is a paid, remote opportunity this fall. Hiring is happening soon!