U.S. State Department 1:1 chats available on Sept 19
Are you curious about the foreign service? Thinking about applying for the internship next summer at an embassy?
Then sign up for a 20 minute meeting, basically an informal chat where you can talk with a foreign service officer and ask any question you want.
Click HERE to sign up in Handshake. Only 6 spots available between 9 and 11 am on Thursday Sept 19, first come first serve. You just need to have your resume available to upload.
Katy Estes is the Director of the Vermont Passport Agency and has been a Foreign Service Officer for the last 15 years. She has served in London, Lebanon, Islamabad, Sudan and Romania. All students welcome, all majors, all class years
Columbia Law School on campus Wednesday 9/18
Join the Director of Admissions to learn all about what it takes to get accepted to law school. All students welcome, all majors and class years. Bring your questions for this informative session.
Wednesday, September 18
12:30 pm in Adirondack House Library
RSVP here to let us know you’re coming, or just show up!
Public Affairs Consulting Firm has great JOB for you!
Hamilton Place Strategies (HPS) is an analytical public affairs consulting firm. HPS uses substantive analysis to understand complex topics, and creative public affairs tools to explain issues to target audiences and reach critical stakeholders. We achieve our clients’ goals by enhancing understanding of issues, products, and companies, and ultimately, improving outcomes.
HPS is engaged at the highest levels on issues such as the future of work, the role of finance in the global economy, the value of immigration to growth, improving cross-border policy to facilitate trade, modernizing tax policy, and other issues across a broad range of sectors.
The job is available now in Handshake. Click HERE. Deadline is September 27.
Also note there is a virtual info session offered on Sept 19 at 5:30 pm. See the link in the position description above to sign up.
This looks like a really good place to work!
Winter Term Internship Info Session on Tuesday, 9/24 at 4:30 pm in Hillcrest 103
Each Winter Term, many Middlebury students participate in internships.
Internships are a valuable opportunity to earn academic credit while gaining high-level exposure to work tied to your academic and/or professional interests.
On Tuesday, September 24 at 4:30pm, the Center for Careers and Internships will host an information session for students interested in Winter Term Internships in Hillcrest 103.
The information session will cover the steps needed to:
- find a winter term internship,
- earn internship credit,
- secure funding support from the CCI.
RSVP in Handshake if you plan on attending.
Questions?
- go/WTInternships
- email Cheryl Whitney Lower, Associate Director of Internships and Early Engagement.
A Must Listen: How To Get A Job After College
What are you going to do after you graduate? Yes, we know, it’s the worst question. Listen to the How to Get a Job After College podcast here for some fabulous advice. You won’t regret it!
This story comes from Life Kit, NPR’s family of podcasts to help make life better — covering everything from exercise to making friends. For more, sign up for the newsletter.
Welcome to the fall semester
Greetings to everyone interested in government, law and policy issues. I’m looking forward to some great programs this fall, and wanted to give you a little insight into my planning.
You can look forward to over the next few months a little bit of the following:
- Law school visits
- Law panel with alumni
- State Department guest talking about the Foreign Service and summer internships
- A very special State Department fellowship via an alum
- Winter Term internships in cool places with interesting people
- And more!
For now please feel free to check out all of our resources, including maybe updating that resume with what you did this summer. You can meet our new PCA’s (peer career advisors) and stop by for QQ (quick questions) any day or also make an appointment with me in Handshake to discuss major decisions, career direction or anything else you like.
All the best to a great start to the school year!
Intelligence Community Virtual Career Fair on Sept 4
If you do it, we need it. Science and technology. Business and mathematics. Foreign language and human resources. The United States Intelligence Community (IC) employs thousands of professionals in a wide variety of occupations. And we are currently looking for qualified candidates to fill key openings.
On Wednesday, September 4, 2019, you can meet representatives from nine U.S. intelligence agencies during the 2019 Intelligence Community Virtual Career Fair. Reserve your spot today!
From the comfort of your computer or mobile device, you can:
- Visit agency booths to explore available job opportunities
- Chat with recruiters and subject matter experts
- Learn about internships and other student opportunities
Register and more details here: http://www.icvirtualfair.com/
Peace Corps Alumni Profile: Courtney Cano ’18 serving in Zambia
I’ve been in touch with Courtney as she completes the Peace Corps and I’m happy to share now an update about what she is working on. I thought it might be interesting for you to hear her perspective. As she says:
“For the past several months, my community and I have been working on planning for and writing a grant which has just been approved and posted online to be fundraised. It’s a sort of government version of GoFundMe. The project we are working on aims to rehabilitate the primary school I work with so that all nine of our classrooms are usable and functioning for both the students and teachers. Achieving this will not only help the most obvious parties involved, the students and teachers, but it will bring life, and opportunity for development and growth to the community.”
If you’re curious to read more about her experience and thoughts on Peace Corps, HERE is an article she wrote. And here is the link on the Peace Corps page for donating if you want: https://www.peacecorps.gov/donate/projects/primary-school-rehabilitation-pp-19-611-020/
Virtual Student Federal Service internships available. Apply by July 30
The Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) is the largest virtual internship program in the world! This year we will offer nearly 3,000 positions with 50+ federal agencies. VSFS offers unique mentoring and exposure to job opportunities within the U.S. government.
Each year, applications are open to U.S. college students from July 1 – 31 on USAJOBS.gov. Real experience is waiting for students at NASA, the Smithsonian, U.S. Department of State, Forest Service, Indian Health Service, CIA, National Park Service and others. All the projects on offer are here: http://vsfs.state.gov/ by clicking on “See All Projects” at the top! To #ApplyinJuly to their top three projects, students must log on to USAJOBS, create an account, build a resume, write a statement of interest, and upload a transcript.
Students play an important role in moving the government forward from analog to digital. There’s something for everyone: graphic design, research, mapping, videography, foreign language expertise, marketing, community management, writing, calculation, policy planning, app development, and more! Students can apply to their top three projects from the list here: https://vsfs.state.gov/projects
Selected eInterns should expect to spend ten hours a week on their project from September through May. This is unpaid, volunteer work, but eInterns make connections that make a difference, gain valuable experience, and sometimes get course credit. All applicants must be U.S. citizens in student status at a university in the U.S. or abroad. VSFS is open to undergrad through PhD candidates taking classes full or part-time, in-person or on-line.
Job at Refugees International in DC
Many thanks to an alum who shared this. It would be great for a recent grad!
Refugees International is seeking a digital communications assistant passionate about supporting refugees and displaced people around the world. This is a vital position on Refugees International’s communications team and will have responsibility for social media and email marketing; website maintenance; public, NGO, and policymaker outreach; media relations and monitoring; and contact database management.
Apply HERE