Learn about Business Intelligence in a Media Company on Friday, March 6!
Chistopher Whitely ‘95 (Literary Studies), Senior Director, Research and Data, with Comcast/Freewheel will speak about his role in business intelligence within this media company, why it’s important, and the power of modern analytics. This will include covering the skills and knowledge sets, both formal and informal, that contribute to a successful career in Business Intelligence (BI), as well as what the regular responsibilities and work of a BI Analyst at a larger media company include.
Date: Friday, March 6
Time: 2:45pm – 3:30pm
Location: Hillcrest 103
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Learn about Data Visualization on Friday, March 6!
Kelsey E. Hoekstra ’17 (Mathematics), a Client Journey Analyst with Vanguard speaks about how to communicate data to non-analytic practitioners. Building cool analytics is only part of the work. If no one understands the data or why it matters, it will not be used. Kelsey will be sharing best practices for visualizing and sharing data with business partners and colleagues.
Date: Friday, March 6
Time: 3:45pm – 4:30pm
Location: Coltrane Lounge
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Learn How to Design a Data-Driven Pitch in Sales and Advertising on Friday, March 6!
Aaron Smith ’09 (Film & Media Culture), Principal Industry Analyst @ Google will discuss how to communicate analytics in ways that balance simplicity with thoroughness. He will focus on the art of designing data-driven presentations for executive-level audiences. At Google, Aaron specializes in marketing strategy within Financial Services, gathering data, uncovering insights, and translating insights into business recommendations. Students will walk away with a toolkit for structuring thought whenever they need to pitch an idea using data. Prior to Google, Aaron was a researcher and case writer at Harvard Business School. He holds an M.S. in Business Analytics from NYU Stern.
Date: Friday, March 6
Time: 4:45pm – 5:30pm
Location: Hillcrest 103
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Meet Alumni 1:1 working in Media, Advertising and Marketing on Friday, March 6!
If you are interested in a career utilizing data analytics, don’t miss this chance to get valuable feedback on your résumé from Middlebury alumni currently employed in various roles using data analytics. Résumé reviews are 20-minute private, one-on-one conversations.
Click on their name below to sign up for your résumé review.
- Christopher Whitely ’95 – (Literary Studies) Senior Director, Research and Data, Comcast/Freewheel
- Neil K. Bergquist ’01 – (French, Geography) Senior Qualitative Research Consultant, IPSOS UU
- Aaron Smith ’09 – (Film & Media Culture) Principal Industry Analyst, Google
- Kelsey E. Hoekstra ’17 – (Mathematics) Client Journey Analyst, Vanguard
How to Create and Deliver Your Best Portfolio – Wednesday, March 4
How to Create and Deliver Your Best Portfolio: Your friends in other fields – IT, teaching, you name it – can show up to job interviews with nothing more than their resumes and sparkling personalities. But designers need one more important thing to land a job: a great portfolio. In this session we’ll share some tips and strategies to help you create and present a powerful portfolio – one that tells a compelling story and sets you apart from the competition.
Date: Wednesday, March 4
Time: 12:30pm – 1:15pm
Location: ADK Coltrane
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If you can’t attend this session, click here to schedule your 1:1 chat with a Robert Half representative after their session. In addition, they’re hiring!
Click here to review their job opportunities in handshake!
Career Conversation with Academy Award Winner Rodney Rothman’95 (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
Rodney Rothman ’95 is a director, writer, and producer who most recently co-wrote and co-directed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. He previously served as a producer or writer on the films 22 Jump Street, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Popstar, and Get Him to the Greek. In television, Rothman was hired as a staff writer at The Late Show with David Letterman when he was 21 years old. At 24, he was promoted to head writer, making him the youngest head writer in the program’s history. While serving as head writer, he was nominated for five Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program and helped the show win three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Variety, Comedy or Musical Program. In addition, Rothman served as a writer and a supervising producer on the series Undeclared and created the HBO comedy pilot $5.15/Hr. along with director Richard Linklater. Rothman is the author of the best-selling nonfiction humor book Early Bird. His writing has also appeared in The New Yorker, GQ, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, and McSweeney’s Quarterly. His piece “My Fake Job” was included in The Best American Nonrequired Reading, edited by Dave Eggers.
Rodney will discuss his career journey, lessons learned, skills needed to succeed in the business, and advice on how to get started in the industry!
Date: Thursday, March 12
Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Location: CCI Library
Lunch will be provided!
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NEW Internship Opportunities Reserved for ONLY Middlebury students!
We recently posted new internship opportunities reserved for only Middlebury College students in Handshake.
Click here to review the list and the deadline dates. If you have any issues reviewing the list, click on jobs, click on filters, scroll down to Labeled by Your School, choose cci sponsored and reserved for midd from the drop- down menu, and click See Jobs.
CCI’s Summer Internship Funding Applications Now Open!
CCI has $1000 and $3000 grants available for students with unpaid summer internships!
Funding Application Deadline: April 13.
Instructions, forms, and FAQs available at go/summerfunding.
Before applying for funding:
*Find and accept an internship between now and April 13.
*Get your resume approved by a Peer Career Advisor. Don’t wait; visit Quick Questions for resume approval.** (Juniors studying abroad, contact Cheryl Whitney Lower.)
*Meet with a CCI advisor to discuss your plans. Appointments are required for First-Year Explore applicants and strongly encouraged for all other applicants.
*Complete an application in Handshake and upload 4 required documents: essay, budget, funding agreement, and CCI-approved resume.
All funding applications will be reviewed after April 13. Grant notifications will be emailed on May 1.
Need help with your internship search?
There are over 3000 paid and unpaid internship on Handshake!
Also see CCI’s Top 10 Tips for Finding an Internship, visit
Quick Questions, or make an appointment with a CCI advisor.
CCI can’t wait to hear about your summer plans!
**Added bonus! Complete your Handshake profile and get your resume approved between now and March 24 and you’ll be entered into a competition for a $500 flight voucher.
TransPerfect will provide Tips on dissecting Job Descriptions- Thursday, February 20
TransPerfect, world’s leading enabler of global communications, will discuss various job roles in the company and tips on dissecting job descriptions – including their own job and internship opportunities currently available in handshake!
TransPerfect was founded with a mission to help the world’s businesses navigate the global marketplace by providing a full array of language and business support services, including translation, interpretation, multicultural marketing, website globalization, subtitling, voiceovers, staffing services, e-learning and training, and legal support services. TransPerfect is more than a translation company. It’s a family of committed individuals dedicated to being the world’s leading enabler of global communications. From offices in more than 90 cities on six continents, TransPerfect offers a full range of services in 170+ languages to clients worldwide.
At TransPerfect, we are looking for people who would like to make the world a more globalized place by solving complex problems and helping other businesses grow.
Date: Thursday, February 20
Time: 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Location: Davis Library 201
Please click here to RSVP in handshake!
Schedule your 1:1 chat with TransPerfect (Language and Business solutions) team – Job and Internship opportunities currently available!
The world’s best businesses know that potential customers can be anywhere. TransPerfect helps our clients to BE EVERYWHERE. With global headquarters in New York and offices in 90 cities across 6 continents, TransPerfect is the world’s largest privately held provider of language services and related technologies.
The TransPerfect family of companies offers a full range of language and business solutions, including:
- Translation and Language Services
- Website and Software Localization
- Globalization Management Technology
- Multicultural Marketing
- Legal Support and E-Discovery
- E-Learning Platform Internationalization
- Multimedia and Studio Solutions
- Interpretation and Call Center Support
Click here to schedule your 1:1 chat on Friday, February 21!