Becoming an International Trade Specialist Through Fellowships: An Interview with Ashlyn Holeyfield
This is an interview conducted by Dr. Vicki Johnson from ProFellow that I thought you would find interesting:
“Ashlyn Holeyfield is a senior international trade specialist in the Office of Trade Agreements Negotiations and Compliance at the International Trade Administration, which is part of the United States Department of Commerce. She’s responsible for investigating foreign government policies and analyzing relevant international trade agreements, including the World Trade Organization and US Free Trade Agreements to determine whether foreign governments are properly complying with the agreement obligations they have undertaken.”
Read or watch the entire interview here: https://www.profellow.com/interviews/international-trade-specialist-through-fellowships-interview-ashlyn-holeyfield/
Applications open for Virtual Federal Service internship program
The Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) is a nine-month remote internship for U.S. citizen students, college-level and above, who would like to make a real difference in the work of the U.S. government. Since 2009, thousands of e-Interns have expanded the efforts of the U.S. government, working remotely from their school, dorm room, apartment, local library or coffee shop – wherever they happen to be!
The Virtual Student Federal Service is the largest virtual internship program in the world! This year we will offer 3,000 positions with 52 federal agencies. VSFS offers unique mentoring and exposure to job opportunities within the U.S. government.
Virtual interns work only on unclassified projects. They report to their mentors at the Department of State and other federal government agencies in the U.S. and around the world by email, phone, or video chat.
Applications for the 2022-23 Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) program will be accepted July 1-31, 2022. Check out this site for more details: https://vsfs.state.gov/
Public Service Expo on July 15
20th Annual PPIA Public Service Expo: A Virtual Graduate School and Career Fair
FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2022
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
PPIA’s Public Service Expo gives students and professionals the opportunity to connect with employers, fellowship programs, and the top public policy and international affairs graduate programs from across the country! This event is open to the public and FREE for attendees.
Exhibitors share in PPIA’s mission to cultivate the next generations of diverse public service and international affairs professionals by investing in their education, essential skills, and networks to effect domestic and global change.
Register here: https://hopin.com/events/ppia-virtual-expo-summer-2022/registration
Public Policy Leadership Conference this fall at Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Kennedy School is thrilled to announce the 22nd Annual Public Policy Leadership Conference (PPLC) application is now live! The conference will be held October 6-9, 2022.
The PPLC mission is to inspire undergraduate student leaders—particularly those from historically underrepresented and underserved communities—to pursue careers in public service. Participants will learn about what it means to study public policy in a graduate school environment and will have opportunities to connect with current HKS students, faculty, and staff as well as other dynamic undergraduate students. During the conference, participants will learn about:
- Careers in public service
- Domestic and international policy issues
- Fellowship programs
- Resume building and networking
- Summer Public Policy and International Affairs Institutes
- Graduate schools that offer programs in public policy
- Student life
The deadline to apply is Friday, July 8, 2022 at 5 p.m. ET. For additional information, including eligibility requirements, please visit the conference website.
There is an information sessions to provide prospective PPLC applicants with more information about the conference and the application process:
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
4 p.m. ET
Register here
Persons with Disabilities at US State Dept on June 9
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| Learn How Far Your Abilities Can Take You! “From negotiating for the release of prisoners of conscience to leading new efforts on advancing inclusion to sitting in Siri Fort listening to President Obama deliver the message to India that I helped to plant, these eleven years have been rich with adventure, advocacy, and actioning the interests of the American people and our government.” -Mariyam Cementwala, Foreign Service Officer in the Secretary’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Join Mariyam and two other persons with disabilities on June 9, 2022 at 7:00 pm ET to learn about their career paths and how they navigated the process to join the Foreign Service. The U.S. Department of State is dedicated to creating a workforce that reflects the diversity of the nation. The event will include live captioning and American Sign Language interpretation. Registration is required to receive the event link. Register Today! |
JOB with Vermont Natural Resources Council
“We’re looking to add a Community Energy Coordinator to our team this fall. While the position is managed through Vermont Housing and Conservation Board (VHCB) as part of the AmeriCorps program, the chosen candidate will play an invaluable role on our Energy and Climate team as the lead organizer of our VECAN network. The Community Energy Coordinator helps communities across Vermont play a leadership role in meeting the state’s comprehensive energy and climate targets and supports/expands the network of all-volunteer town energy committees. The term of service begins September 7, 2022 and ends August 19, 2023, but we’re only accepting applications through June 30, 2022.”
Learn more here: https://vnrc.org/join-our-team/
Apply here: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?fromSearch=true&id=104813
Master Business Essentials with Harvard Business School’s Online CORe Program
Harvard Business School Online is pleased to collaborate with Middlebury College to provide benefits to current students with qualifying financial need who are taking the HBS Credential of Readiness (CORe) program and the Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting individual certificate programs. With your consent, Middlebury will share information with HBS Online to allow the program to offer need-based scholarships to offset the cost of these programs. Details are available here.
The Credential of Readiness (CORe) is a rigorous online program consisting of three courses—Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting—designed to help you achieve fluency in the language of business. You will develop deep-seated problem solving skills and the confidence to contribute to business discussions and decision making.
Learning requirements: In order to earn the Credential of Readiness, participants must do the following:
- Thoughtfully complete all modules by stated deadlines
- Satisfactorily participate in courses through reflections and cold calls, for example
- Demonstrate content mastery through satisfactory completion of module quizzes
- Earn a passing score on the final exam of all three component courses
Final Exam: The CORe final exam is a three-hour, multiple-choice, closed book assessment created by HBS faculty and delivered via the HBS Online course platform. The exam is offered to participants after successful completion of the program during defined time periods following the last module deadline.
Public Service Weekend – apply by June 6
Building an equitable and sustainable World: Virtual Conference and Policy Hack-a-thon for future public interest leaders. Open to rising college juniors and seniors interested in public policy, public interest technology, policy analytics, and related fields, who are strongly considering graduate education and/or careers in these fields. Preference will be given to students representing under-resourced communities from across the United States and/or working towards equity issues.
More details below and apply here: https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/events/public-service-weekend-2022
A Deep Look at the GRE® General Test
Hear directly from people who actually make the GRE® General Test! In this free preparation session, you’ll get information about:
- question types and test-taking strategies to help you tackle the Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and Analytical Writing measures
- what to expect on test day, scores and score reporting
- tools to help you prepare for the test
- services available to help you stand out, including tools that can make it easier to connect with graduate program recruiters
- resources where you can find more information
Register for the free, virtual, monthly event here
Attention graduating seniors: JOB as Research Assistant at AEI, alum referred.
AEI is seeking a full-time research assistant to work on polling, demographic trends, and American politics. The chosen research assistant will report to Research Fellow and Center Director Daniel Cox. This person will also conduct work with other scholars on a case-by-case basis.
Responsibilities for this position include assisting with research, writing, and editing for studies, papers, articles, op-eds, and media appearances. Additional responsibilities include using statistical software programs to clean, manipulate, and analyze data, as well as using data-visualization software to develop charts and graphs. Finally, this position is also responsible for helping plan and execute conferences and events. Duties include long-term projects and administrative support.
Full details are here. Many thanks to a young alum for sharing this opportunity. This is her old job as she moves on to a new position.
