MIDDVantage: Careers on Capitol Hill – New Episode on The President’s Budget and Appropriations!
We are excited to share the next episode on our MIDDVantage series, Exploring Careers on Capitol Hill!
The President’s Budget and Appropriations: How Funding Drives Policy with our guest Anna Esten ’13, Mission Government and Community Affairs Specialist at Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals.
Check out the latest episode (37 minutes) and keep an eye out for new episodes each week.
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? Check out go/CCI to schedule with a Peer Career Advisor for resume help.
One Door Closes, Another Virtual One Opens
While the pandemic has halted many in-person opportunities, it has also popularized virtual activities.
Conferences, information sessions, and other learning opportunities are one click away and offer valuable career information and advice. Here are some ways to take advantage of these activities.
1. Check Handshake and turn on email notifications
As most students know, Handshake helps students discover and explore internships, jobs, and organizations. However, it also has details for many events that are personalized to your specific career interests. By turning on notifications, you will be kept in the loop with anything that you may want to pursue a career in.
2. Read and subscribe to the CCI blogs
The CCI filters and features a multitude of opportunities regularly on THIS website. Posts will give details about information sessions and provide other valuable job postings. Subscribe by scrolling down to “CareerPath Sign Up” on the left side of any specialization. Fill in your information and check off all of your career interests.
3. Look Beyond
If you have a specific field or company you hope to work for, research it! You may be surprised at all the information that is being conveyed via online sessions. Additionally, many conferences have also pivoted from in-person to digital, causing them to be available at little or no cost.
If you are not familiar with the professional organizations in your field, look up “*field of interest* companies” or talk with a professor or CCI advisor.
Law and Legal Education Webinar with Stanford Law School Dean
| You are invited to a special live streaming event: Law and Legal Education and the Challenges of 2020: A Conversation with Dean Jenny Martinez of Stanford Law School Monday, August 31, 2020 4-5 p.m. ET |
| What is the role of law and legal education at this complex time in our world? Is this a good time to go to law school? Does the legal profession have a special role to play amid these challenges? Aspiring and current law students, legal educators, lawyers, and the public are invited to join us for the second anniversary edition of Live with Kellye & Ken on Monday, August 31, at 4:00 p.m. ET as we explore these and related topics with Stanford Law School Dean Jenny Martinez, a leading expert on international and constitutional law, who is also a formidable litigator as well as the author of The Slave Trade and the Origins of International Human Rights Law and numerous influential articles. Kellye Testy, president and CEO of LSAC, will conduct an in-depth interview with Dean Martinez, the Richard E. Lang Professor of Law at Stanford. Ken Randall, the president of iLaw, will facilitate the discussion. Both Testy and Randall also served as law school deans for many years. REGISTER HERE |
US Dept of Commerce China Office Fall internship
The Global Markets Office of China (GM China) in the International Trade Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce welcomes applications for five unpaid virtual part-time internships this fall.
Interns will work with GM China staff from Commerce Department headquarters in Washington, DC, as well as with Foreign Commercial Service employees based at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and in U.S. Consulates in China (including in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, and Wuhan).
Check it out in Handshake HERE
Refugees International Fall internship
An alum reached out to me to share: “I’m writing because my organization is offering virtual internships for the fall. While they are unpaid, I can guarantee that they will be a hands-on learning experience where people can boast about concrete products they’ve produced by the end.
I work on the communications team, and we are looking for a student interested in refugee issues, creative, sharp writer, and has graphic design or video editing skills. I’d be happy to speak with any students who are interested.”
Let me know if you’d like a referral to the Midd grad.
See the communications internship page here.
And other internships here.
MIDDVantage: Careers on Capitol Hill – New Series Launched!
We are excited to share our THIRD MIDDVantage series, Exploring Careers on Capitol Hill! The first episode is:
An Overview of How Congress Works: History, Mechanics, and the State of Affairs with our guest Matthew Dickinson, PhD, Professor of Political Science at Middlebury College.
Check out the latest episode (37 minutes) and keep an eye out for new episodes each week.
ClearPath Strategies – Fall consulting internship
ClearPath Strategies is a boutique research and consulting firm. Our mission is to promote game-changing leaders and progressive forces around the world who tirelessly strive to make life better for more people. We provide research-based strategic advice and campaign support to politicians, business leaders, and advocacy organizations around the world. We help good people do great things that impact people in a positive way, and we have fun doing it.
We are seeking mission-driven candidates with excellent communication and analytical skills; interest in politics, global affairs, and public opinion research; and a healthy intellectual curiosity. You will fit in and probably like this job if you like learning about new places and new issues; enjoy taking on different challenges and tasks each day; have a strong work ethic and can work with either limited or explicit instruction; can work in a non-traditional office environment (co-working space); can juggle multiple tasks of varying intensity and difficulty, simultaneously; share ClearPath’s mission; are able to perform at a quick pace and have flexible hours; have a sense of humor.
Apply now on Handshake here. This is an alumni sponsored opportunity.
Diplomacy Seminar for students from underrepresented groups
The Cox-State Department Diplomacy Seminar is a competitive, fully funded professional exploration program for undergraduate students from groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service who want to gain a better understanding of the role of diplomats in promoting diplomacy and to learn about the educational, internship, and career opportunities in the Foreign Service and Civil Service at the Department of State.
The seminar promotes professional development through doing, offering participants the opportunity to learn about the Department through direct engagement with distinguished ambassadors, Foreign Service Officers, and Department employees.
Professional Development Benefits
- Learn how the Department leads America’s foreign policy through diplomacy, advocacy, and assistance by advancing the interests of the American people, their safety, and economic prosperity
- Personally engage with Foreign Service Officers and others in international facing careers
- Learn about the education and career opportunities available through the Department of State
- Discuss career goals and strategies
- Build your resume by sharing knowledge and opportunities with your peers as a Student Ambassador
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Be a U.S. citizen,
- Be 18 years of age or older by October 18, 2020,
- Be enrolled in an undergraduate program, or demonstrate intent to return within one year if not currently enrolled,
- Have an established grade point average of 3.2 or above, and
- Be able to participate in all aspects of the program for the full duration of the program.
Click HERE to learn more and apply. Deadline is August 26
