Vermont Wetland Plant Supply, LLC*

Recruiter in Residence:  Career Services Library, 2pm – 4pm, April 7, 2010

Application deadline:  April 15, 2010

American Retroworks*

Recruiter in Residence: Career Services Library, 2pm -5pm, April 8, 2010

Application deadline:  April 12, 2010

Tuck Business Bridge Program

Application deadline:  April 15, 2010

Brighter Planet*

Application deadline:  April 18, 2010

Choose Responsibility*

Application deadline:  April 15, 2010

*Please note: if you graduate in May 2010, you are no longer a student and cannot be considered for these donor funded internships.

Good day to you all.  Spring is in the air, we’re going to get tan, we’re going do laundry, we’re going to win State, but I’m still here to grace you with juicy information and moderate entertainment. So buckle up.

As a devoted member to the wonderful Career Services staff and to the stellar Middlebury College student body, it is my duty and greatest pleasure to give you the scoop on what is really good for internships so that you may better that already fantastic self ;)  Going back a few posts, I’m sure you remember the one which I so kindly informed you of the opportunities at VBSR. Well, this just in, if you accepted to one of their super terrific internships then you will receive one year’s free membership to VBSR! Now what does this mean you might astutely ponder, here is what they offer:

VBSR Membership gives you access to some of the best companies in VT, and the ability to attend all of our networking events and more!  WOO!

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In the wake of the communication revolution with text messaging, e-mailing, and a jubilee of other forms of “talking” with people at our finger tips, many of us, including yours truly, seem to forget about the importance of communicating over the phone and actually talking to someone. And due to recent events and classified information received here at the Career HQ (aka Career Services), I will kindly reveal to you the tricks of the trade when making on the dreaded phone call to potential employers or Midd Alums.

If you’re contacting someone for the first time over the phone, whether it is an actual conversation or just a message, remember, it is your first impression so you want it to be a good one. I know that phone calls can be a bit nerve racking, your heart starts to race, palms start to sweat, you don’t know what you want to say, and you just want it to be over, quick. Whoaaa, pump the brakes, its fine, you can get through it, we are here to help, fact.

So before I direct you to a sweet article outlining proper phone etiquette, I wanted to give you my two cents on the do’s and don’ts.

Do’s:

• SPEAK CLEARLY AND SLOWLY!
• Identify yourself and why you are calling
• Get to the point!
• Know what you are going to say ahead of time
• If you are leaving a message, make it brief, and always give your FULL name and how they can contact you. This means, leave your number, say it slow, spell your last name, and when in doubt, do it again!
• Tell them the best time to reach you (if you are leaving a message)
• Be professional
• Thank them for their time! They are helping you.

Don’ts:

• Don’t mumble
• Don’t speak to fast
• Don’t forget to say who you are, why you are calling and how they can contact you!
• Don’t be boring
• Don’t be rude
• Don’t use slang or naughty words

Pretty self explanatory, but it’s always nice to get a friendly reminder.

So, as promised here is a nice website that goes into a bit more detail about business phone etiquette:

http://www.salary.com/personal/layoutscripts/psnl_articles.asp?tab=psn&cat=cat011&ser=ser033&part=par224

Wasn’t that so fantastical? Absolutely. And as always, if you have any questions, contact Career Services or pop your head in for Drop-ins (Mon.-Fri. 2-5 PM). Over and out.

Everyone wants an internship, right? Of course, I’m always right. And many of us want internships in business, but not just any business, socially responsible businesses AND businesses in Vermont. Well holy smokes we got a treat for you!

Check out internship opportunities through Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibilities. VBSR has placed 63 Interns in PAID internships in areas such as Marketing, Public Policy, Sales, and IT in great companies such as Green Mountain Coffee.

To see a list of these great opportunities, and there are a boat load, check out LACN. Don’t know how to get to LACN? This, ladies and gentlemen, is your lucky day. Just log into MOJO, which can be accessed through the Career Services website (go/careerservices), then find “Jump to” on the home page and hit LACN.

Search Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility under Employers.

For any questions contact Career Services! Email us, call us, or drop-in to see a counselor from 2-5 PM Mon.-Fri.

Don’t miss these DEADLINES for

Winter Term Internships in Business, Finance, and Consulting:

National U.S. Arab Chamber of Commerce Internship Washington D.C.

Intern duties include but are not limited to the following: Conduct research as needed by the Chamber on topics related to US-Middle East trade; Participate in visits to the US Department of Commerce, Congress; Arab embassies, organizations with a focus on the Middle East, etc.; Research US trade policy, US companies, local chambers of commerce in various states and cities that provide potential opportunities for foreign business and governmental delegations. DEADLINE: October 9

Finance Intern with RBC Capital Markets Corp. New York, NY

General assistance primarily in the custody operations in processing hedge fund purchases and redemptions. In addition, there may be opportunities to work with the affiliated advisory group and structured derivative desk facilitating hedge fund investments. DEADLINE: October 9

Operations Intern with EnerNOC, Inc. San Francisco, CA

The student will assist the operations team Western Regional Director with his day to day activities. The student will also be exposed to the sales, markets, regulatory and energy efficiency teams as well as the network operations center. DEADLINE: October 9

Research/ Sales Intern with Julien J. Studley, Inc. Chicago, IL

Intern will assist in all manner of duties related to sourcing and executing real estate transactions in downtown Chicago, in particular, intern will assist in market research, financial analysis and the production of marketing materials for a top Chicago brokerage team led by a Middlebury alumni. Along with ancillary research, the intern’s primary task will be researching the space usage trends among several sectors of corporate clients. DEADLINE: October 9

Analyst Intern with Emerging Asia, Inc. Shanghai, China

Emerging Asia is a leading B2B market intelligence consultancy and business research specialist focusing exclusively on Asia. Most of our clients are global Fortune 500 companies, emerging market private equity funds, technology start-ups, and strategy consulting firms based in North America and Europe. DEADLINE: October 9

See MOJO for more details and application instructions.