Activate Your Handshake Profile!
Your To Do for Week TWO:
Before you get started applying to roles, attending virtual fairs, and connecting with recruiters, you’ll want to show everybody what you’re made of!
During week two of the Handshake #NoFailFall, add any skills and past work experience — including volunteering + internships — to your profile. These elements can improve your chances of showing up in an employer search.
Pro-tip: you can edit your profile anytime, so keep adding skills, certifications, and work experience to your Handshake profile as you build up your resume over the years.
Join Midd2Midd TODAY!
First-Years and transfer students – we want to share an important resource with you: Midd2Midd.
Midd2Midd is Middlebury’s online platforms that facilitates mentoring, networking, and outreach across the Middlebury community. We recently sent YOU an invitation to join and we encourage you to activate your account and complete your profile.
Our programs include:
- MiddMentors—Be a mentor. Find a mentor. Lets you find a dedicated alumni mentor for conversations and advice on careers, exploring what’s next, and navigating life at Middlebury.
- MiddConnect—Give advice, Get advice. Enables you to reach out to alumni and Midd parents to get career advice, ask questions, and explore our talented community.
- MiddGroups—Find your community. Connects classmates, teammates, collaborators, and costars through affinity-based communities.
- Midd Gigs—Short-term, professional projects offered by Middlebury alumni and parents. These projects enable Middlebury students and recent graduates to develop and demonstrate their skillsets, explore career paths, and build their networks.
Check your Middlebury email for a personal invitation to join.
Returning students: Remember to update and complete your Midd2Midd profile and then begin connecting with others!
A Completed Handshake Profile Makes Your Profile More Appealing to Employers!
Did you know that a completed Handshake profile makes applying for jobs and internships MUCH easier? It is super easy to complete and makes your profile more appealing to employers. A completed profile allows Handshake to share relevant opportunities to your feed based on your activity and interests.
Follow these steps to drive that Profile Level up to green!
- Login at middlebury.joinhandshake.com/login.
- Verify/update your MAJOR.
- Fill out your WORK EXPERIENCE.
- Add an ORGANIZATION and EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.
- Add SKILLS, DOCUMENTS, COURSES, PROJECTS.
- Add a PROFILE PICTURE and complete the PROFILE section.
- Add at least 1 INDUSTRY.
- Complete your CAREER INTERESTS.
Have questions about your resume? Stop by Quick Questions in a few weeks and see one of our Peer Career Advisors.
New to Middlebury and don’t yet have a resume? Don’t worry! Join us at our Create Your First College Resume Event on September 7th and 9th from 9:30-11:30 AM.
Activate Your Handshake Profile!
Your To Do for Week ONE:
We are setting you up for a “No Fail Fall!” Whether you’re looking for an internship, trying to find a job, schedule an appointment with an advisor, or simply hoping to figure out your ideal career path this semester, we’ve got the steps to get you there. It all starts with activating your Handshake profile:
If you haven’t already, sign up at https://middlebury.joinhandshake.com/ with your Middlebury email and login.
First-Years and transfers – check your email for an invitation to join Handshake AND Midd2Midd.
Get a head start on your Career planning before you return to campus! Schedule a Career Advising appointment!
Schedule an appointment with me in handshake!
- We could discuss how to update your resume
- Networking and Interviewing during the academic year
- Preparing for Employer info sessions and Career Conversations
- Applying to Jobs and Internships
And More!
If you can’t find a time in handshake that works with your schedule, please email me your availability at agomez@middlebury.edu.
Hope you are having a relaxing summer!
Internship Highlight: Maggie Reynolds, 2024 – Intern Reporter with the Daily Gazette
What surprised you the most about your work experience?
When I first started my internship, I expected to be assisting reporters with their stories or doing rewrites of press releases. I did not have any expectation that I would be writing my own stories with my name in the bylines. By my second day, though, I had written a full-length story about a local engineering company and its partnership with a group in Nepal. A week in, I had attended a press conference and written about my interviews with the CEOs of two important local non-profits. Writing entirely my own stories came as a big shock initially, but it has allowed me to authentically experience the fast-paced and fluid world of journalism. It has helped me learn to appreciate the challenge of writing on a 2-hour deadline, and scouring the internet to find contacts for a story.
What helped you to prepare for success during the internship and what are you most proud of achieving?
Writing for the Middlebury Campus introduced me to the thrills and challenges of journalism. I learned how to persuade people to do an interview with me, ask the hard-hitting questions, and organize a story in a compelling manner. It has been exciting to take the skills I learned from the Campus and apply them to interning as a real-world journalist this summer. I have written twenty stories at this point in my internship. The one that I am most proud of, though, was about a town planning board scandal over a housing development in a small town of 1,500 people. At first, the story seemingly only impacted those 1,500 people. However, as I did more research, and conducted more interviews, I saw how the universally applicable the issues of government transparency and public protest were, and how vital it was that this small town’s story was accurately told.
How are you developing personally and professionally throughout the internship?
My internship has taught me how much I value a fast-paced environment, where learning new things each day is a vital part of the job. Each story requires me to research the topic thoroughly, think critically about the questions I ask, and organize information coherently. I thrive on that new challenge each day. At the same time, journalists interact with a wide variety of people as they conduct interviews and cover stories. It has been valuable to learn how to ask people uncomfortable questions in a respectful manner, and represent their stories fairly, yet accurately. I am learning to gladly incorporate my editors’ advice into my writing, while interacting with the people I write about so that both of us feel respected.
Do you have any advice for future interns?
It is natural to feel overwhelmed and underprepared in the beginning, but oftentimes being dropped into the deep end is the most effective way to learn. You will pick things up very quickly, as long as you are willing to make mistakes and listen to the advice of people with more experience.
Adaptive Public Space: Places for People in the Pandemic and Beyond
Building on its longtime commitment to public spaces, Knight Foundation commissioned Gehl — a global urban planning, design and strategy firm — to conduct an impact assessment of seven public spaces in its portfolio. The findings illustrate the power of public space as a platform for community development: whether by building resident trust, spurring social activity, supporting economic and workforce development, or catalyzing neighborhood change.
This power makes public spaces a key ingredient in the recovery from COVID-19 — a crisis that has raised the stakes for overcoming deeply rooted, systemic challenges in our cities. For policymakers, funders, and practitioners, these findings are a call to action. By elevating public spaces, leaders nationwide can drive more equitable outcomes in the pandemic and beyond.
THE APPROACH
Located in Akron, Detroit, Philadelphia, and San Jose, the seven projects in this study represent $5 million in direct Knight investments. An additional $50 million in co-funding and follow-on investments from other funders including the Reimagining the Civic Commons network went toward these sites, wider area improvements and ongoing space operations. The spaces range widely: neighborhood parks that give residents a go-to gathering spot; nature spaces that re-engage locals with the outdoors; and citywide destinations that offer art studios, beachscapes, and more.
Given the diversity of spaces, this study did not set out to measure the spaces against one another using a common set of metrics. The goal was to understand impacts related to four core themes, and to life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
KEY FINDINGS INCLUDE:
- Spaces that reflected resident needs, historic character and the arts had more regular visits from residents.
- Community participation and responsive engagement is vital for equitable spaces.
- Prioritizing community engagement throughout the lifecycle of a space led to ripple effects in the wider community.
- Flexible community-led design, inclusive processes, and capacity-building helped sites develop sustainable operating models and adapt to changing conditions — including the pandemic.
The report also offered recommendations for optimizing public space design:
- Create spaces with equity in mind.
- Design spaces with the input of communities that are impacted.
- Become financially sustainable.
Click here to read the full report.
Advertising and Marketing Web Series
MADE Summer Web Series
Throughout the summer AEF/ANA MADE Online will feature live web sessions with leaders in the marketing and advertising industry. Top executives will share their insights and advice to students as they take the first steps in their careers. Every session will feature a Q&A segment so be prepared to come off mute to talk directly to a CMO, agency leader or recruiter!
If you weren’t able to attend a particular session, don’t worry – everything has been recorded and archived on their site for full access. Click here to view the web series archives.
MIDD GIGs – 3 Broadway Podcast Network Internship Opportunities
Description
The Broadway Podcast Network (BPN) is a fast paced, quickly growing startup bringing Broadway and Broadway-adjacent content to the realm of podcasting. We are looking for individuals who love performing and the arts, are interested in cutting-edge technology, have a keen attention to detail, do not mind working remotely, and are extremely self-motivated.
Publicity Intern primary responsibilities include systematically reading through all podcast and episode descriptions (past and future) on the BPN website in order to:
- Review press releases prior to distribution for errors or grammatical and to learn the fundamentals of what are required
- Explore podcasts outside of BPN that may be interested in our podcast hosts as guests
- Really get to know the podcasters on our network, and help determine outlets which may be interested in them as guests
- Really get a deep understanding of our current slate of podcasts and develop ideas on how to grow our listenership
- Read Broadway and Broadway-adjacent news items to keep abreast of what is happening in the theater community, and report back to the team
- Work closely with the Director of Communication on PR/Communications strategy for the network
- Help with event planning as it relates to publicity for the network
- Help with the BPN Newsroom, ie: write stories on new podcasts or profiles on podcasters
Podcast / Events Intern
- Really get a deep understanding of our current slate of podcasts and develop ideas on how to grow our listenership
- Help with event planning / live events
- Read Broadway and Broadway-adjacent news items to keep abreast of what is happening in the theater community, and compile a list of relevant events for our weekly news show
- Help write, create run-of-show, and create our weekly news show
- Review our website for mistakes, spelling, grammatical errors, or tech issues
- Work directly with podcasters in regards to supporting their podcasts and various needs
Social Media Intern
- Deep understanding and interest in social media marketing
- Engage with audiences on platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) and conduct social listening
- Help brainstorm social media content and maintain content calendar
- Create Instagram stories
- Reach and keep track of influencer information
- Moderate knowledge of Broadway shows/actors
- Social Media Marketing Experience preferred
Qualifications
Required skills include:
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Must be able to communicate clearly and concisely
- Experience with Google Docs & Google Sheets
You’re also perfect for this job if you have:
- Experience with Forms
- PR or Marketing experience or Major (Publicity / SM Assistant)
- Started your own podcast
- A love for performing that can never be diminished
Click here to apply for the job opportunity in Midd2Midd!
The Actor’s Guide to Reimagining Our Lives – Thursday, June 24 @ 12pm EST
Actors Kevin Kilner and Jordan Baker-Kilner will join Farouk Dey, Vice Provost at Johns Hopkins University for a thought provoking conversation about the future of movies, television, and theater post Covid-19. Kevin and Jordan will also share inspirational advice about chasing our dreams when facing adversity.
Click here to register for the event scheduled for Thursday, June 24 at 12pm EST.