You are invited to the Vermont Virtual Job Fair on Thursday, February 23 from noon to 4:00 pm.
The Center for Careers and Internships has partnered with several other Vermont schools and the Vermont Department of Labor to bring you a virtual job fair focused on Vermont employers.
Thursday, February 23, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT on Handshake
Registering for the event is your first step to prepare for the fair. You will then get follow-up information on how to set up a time to speak with regional employers from all industries who are excited to hire college students.
Virtual Career Fair benefits:
- Have access to the fair from anywhere you have an internet connection.
- Explore what companies and organizations are hiring students for local and regional opportunities.
- Network with recruiters during video chats to learn more about their company.
- Discover what job/s or paid internship/s might be of interest to you now and in the future.
- Attend Q & A Sessions by employers to find out more about their company culture, open positions, and how to apply.
Our Middlebury team has been integral in helping to choose Vermont employers with you in mind. To name a few of our favorites:
- Darn Tough Vermont
- ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
- Howard Center
- Vermont Mutual Insurance Group
Check out Handshake’s Guide to Attending a Virtual Fair
Visit CCI to prep for this event, polish off your resume, research companies attending, and get your questions answered.
We hope to see you in Handshake! Register in Handshake.
You are invited to the Vermont Virtual Job Fair on Thursday, February 23 from noon to 4:00 pm.
Save the Date for the Vermont Virtual Job Fair!
We are excited to announce that the Center for Careers and Internships has partnered with the University of Vermont Career Center, Norwich University Career and Internship Center, St. Michael’s College Career Education Center, Champlain College Career Collaborative, the Bennington College Career Development and Field Work Team, and the Vermont Department of Labor to bring you a job fair focused only on Vermont employers.
This virtual event is super convenient and will take place in Handshake. You can attend from the comfort of your room!
Please save the following date:
- Date: Thursday, February 23, 2023
- Time: 12:00-4:00 PM
- Location: Handshake
Our Middlebury team has been integral in helping to choose Vermont employers with you in mind. To name a few of our favorites:
- Darn Tough Vermont
- ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
- Howard Center
- Vermont Mutual Insurance Group
We hope to see you in Handshake! Register in Handshake.
CCI Funding for Unpaid Internships! Resume Approvals! Chance to Win a Free Flight!
Considering an internship this summer? Here are the steps to find (and fund) a summer internship!
Resume Approvals and Winning a Flight!
- Have your resume approved and get started on an internship search with a Peer Career Advisor. Visit go/PCAs for drop-in hours and locations (closed during Winter break).
- Resume approvals for juniors studying abroad/off-campus: please send your resume to tmosehau@middlebury.edu and your resume will be assigned to a PCA.
- BONUS: All students have a chance to win a free flight by completing your Handshake profile and uploading your approved resume by February 23.
Need Help Finding an Internship?
- See go/findinternships for tips.
- View CCI’s Find and Fund Your Summer Internship presentation.
- Meet with a CCI Advisor representing your interest area. Schedule via Handshake.
- Contact CTLR Advisors for help with Science or Healthcare related internships.
Fund an Unpaid Internship
- Apply for CCI Internship funding by April 7. Must have secured an internship to apply.
- Funding applications open in late February.
- See go/summerfunding for details and eligibility.
Win a $500 flight gift card by completing CCI’s resume approval process. The next drawing is on Friday, February 17. Make sure you are entered into the drawing by completing the resume approval process!
CCI is offering a $500 AIRLINE GIFT CARD just for completing the résumé approval process.
There are 7 drawings, the first 6 will be for $20 gift certificates to local eateries and the final (cumulative) drawing will be for the $500 airline gift card.
All you have to do to enter is complete your Handshake profile and have your résumé reviewed and approved by a CCI Peer Career Advisor (PCA) – (go/PCAs for their drop in hours to have your résumé reviewed.) The earlier you complete your profile and have an approved résumé, the more chances you will have to win!
Hear About the Personal Communications Side of Data Analytics in Our Next MIDDVantage Episode with Raffie Parke ’13, Account Executive Data & AI, at IBM
This week, we bring you Raffie Parke ’13, Account Executive Data & AI at IBM. Interviewed by John Cambefort ’22, Raffie talks about the personal communications side of data analytics.
Raffie Parke ‘13 serves as her client’s main point of contact for IBM’s Information Architecture portfolio (in other words, the infrastructure that businesses need to manage and analyze their data). Before joining IBM, she spent eight years in consulting: first in CPG shopper marketing at Kantar Retail, then in nonprofit strategy at Community Wealth Partners. She graduated from Middlebury College in 2013 with a BA in Psychology and a minor in French. She is currently pursuing a part-time MBA at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.
Exploring Careers in Data Analytics is a collaborative series developed by the Center for Careers and Internships and @MiddleburyinDC with content contributions from members of the Middlebury Professional Network and Middlebury students.
Check out the latest episode at go.middlebury.edu/MiddVantageDA.
How to write a resume workshop on Wednesday night
Come to this workshop and learn the best way to tell your story in a resume. Learn about action verbs, how to format the document, what to include and what to leave out. A peer advisor will be presenting and all students are welcome. No matter if you’re just starting, or almost done, or anywhere in between. Bring your document with you and work on it during the session.
Wednesday, January 25 at 7 pm. Register here
Identifying Fraudulent Employment Opportunities
Unfortunately, not every job posting or offer is an opportunity. Scammers know that job opportunities are a powerful tool for gathering personal information, so you need to know how to distinguish legitimate job postings from scam attempts. Below are some tips to follow and red flags to look out for.
Basic Tips
- If a job sounds too good to be true, it almost certainly is.
- Don’t provide financial information or your Social Security number! Legitimate employers won’t ask for your bank account details or your SSN.
- Do not send money! Legitimate employers will not ask you to wire money or pay for services.
- When in doubt, look for the job posting on the employer’s official website. Much like phishing emails, scam job postings often capitalize on well-known names and images. Do not follow links from the suspicious posting, which could take you to a cosmetically similar page, and check the employment page to be sure the opening is real. Calling the company in question (again, using publicly available contact information) is another good strategy.
- If you experience anything unusual about a job posting in Handshake, please contact CCI as soon as possible and flag the posting in Handshake.
Red Flags
- The same warning signs that signal fraudulent emails and websites: bad grammar and spelling, requests for personal information, and difficulty contacting or identifying the poster are all clear signs of trouble.
- Request for an initial investment.
- Request for bank account access.
- Requests for payment or transferring money.
- Offers to pay a large amount of money for little work.
- Offers you a job without interviewing/interacting with you.
- You are contacted by phone, and the number is not available.
- Vague descriptions that focus on money rather than the job.
- Email domain that doesn’t match the employer’s official domain.
- Email domain of a free provider is used such as live.com, yahoo.com, hotmail.com, gmail.com etc. Legitimate organizations almost always have their own email systems.
- Website that has information only on the job you’re applying for, rather than about the company in general.
What if I’m already involved in a scam?
- End all communication and immediately contact the local police and Public Safety.
- Get in touch with your bank or credit card company and dispute any fraudulent activity immediately.
- If the scam happened online, file a report with the FTC’s cybercrime division.
Resources from Handshake
Best Practices for Job Searches
Protecting Your Personal Information
More Resources
Middlebury College – Tips on spotting phishing
Federal Trade Commission – Avoiding and Reporting Scams
World Privacy Forum, Consumer Tips: Critical Tips For Job Seekers to Avoid Job Scams
Michelle Roman ’17, Senior Manager of Analytics at uAspire talks about data analytics in a non-profit environment in this week’s MIDDVantage: Careers in Data Analytics episode.
Watch the latest MIDDVantage episode below:
Exploring Careers in Data Analytics is a collaborative series developed by the Center for Careers and Internships and Middlebury in DC with content contributions from members of the Middlebury Professional Network and Middlebury students.
Data analytics is broken down into four basic types. Descriptive analytics describes what has happened over a given period. Diagnostic analytics focuses more on why something happened and predictive analytics moves to what is likely going to happen in the near term. Finally, prescriptive analytics suggests a course of action. Market watchers project the number of jobs for data professionals in the U.S will increase to over 3 million by 2022. This series includes interviews with many professionals who will share their vantage points on how they use data analytics in their career roles, their paths from campus to career, and career advice they would have for students interested in this career space.
Women in Data Science event – all welcome
Come hear about how professors and experts use data science in their work!
When: January 17th, 2023 from 4:30-7:30pm
Where: Axinn 229
WiDS Middlebury is an independent event that is organized by Breanna Guo and Professor Becky Tang as part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference organized by Stanford University and an estimated 200+ locations worldwide, which features outstanding women doing outstanding work in the field of data science. All genders are invited to attend all WiDS Worldwide conference events.
Anyone affiliated with Middlebury is welcome to attend, regardless of gender or sexual identity. Food, refreshments, and prizes will be provided!
More details and to register, click here
How to Ace your Graduate School Application Essay
Webinar: How to Ace Your Graduate School Application Essay
Date: Thursday, January 19 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern
Host: Middlebury Institute of International Studies
Sign up: https://learn.middlebury.edu/onlinediscussions (everyone who signs up will receive a recording)
Who should attend: anyone interested in a master’s program
Our admissions directors will guide attendees through overcoming the blank page, avoiding resume repetition, and turning the challenge into an opportunity to showcase how the program aligns with their goals.
