Learn about the Foreign Service Officer Test
Facebook Live Learn About the Foreign Service Officer Test June 2, 2020 – 1:00pm ET |
Planning to take the July 2020 Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT)? Join Ron Packowitz, Diplomat in Residence for the Midwest, and Tahra Vose from the Board of Examiners as we talk about the FSOT and take your questions at 1:00 p.m. ET on June 2. Join us on Facebook! |
Friendly reminder about good email etiquette when networking
As you reach out to alumni and other individuals to conduct informational interviews, please keep the following tips in mind in order to have the most successful interactions:
- Spell names correctly. It sounds obvious, but this can really get the conversation off on the wrong foot from the beginning. Pay close attention to this detail.
- Do not use two different fonts in an email. It makes it really clear you’re just copy-pasting from other outreach notes.
- Offer your availability in reasonable blocks of time, for example 1-2 hour windows on 2-3 different days and allow the person to choose. Presume they are busier than you, and make it really easy for them to pick a time. Providing a link to your online calendar and requesting they go in and book the meeting themselves may not be preferred.
- Know how to set up a calendar meeting in whatever program you use (outlook, gmail, etc). Don’t just rely on the email to act as the final confirmation, get it on the calendar.
- When sending the meeting invite, only use 20 or 30 minutes, not 1 hour. That is too long.
- It’s usually best to offer to call them and ask for their best number. Put this into the calendar invite, so at the designated time, no one is wondering who is going to call whom.
- Zoom is very popular, but also consider learning how to use Microsoft Teams.
See How One Company is Highlighting Nonprofit Leadership through the Media
The executive search firm, mOppenheim.ORG has curated a great library of video interviews with leaders in the nonprofit sector representing all types of organizations, from museums to community health centers. The spotlights are worth listening to as you think about how leadership is needed and wielded during times of crisis and need. A link to the library can be found HERE.
mOppenheim.Org is a nonprofit organization with a simple mission: highlight the work of nonprofit organizations and the important role they play in tackling the challenges facing civil society. “Media is not covering nonprofit issues in the same way it’s covering business, sports, politics, and entertainment,” says founder Mark Oppenheim. “We’re designing mOppenheim.Org to serve nonprofits and inform the public.”
Since its inception in 2017, mOppenheim.Org has employed three major media initiatives to bring greater attention to nonprofit issues, and the work done by nonprofit organizations and leaders to strengthen the nation and their communities.
HOT Social Impact Jobs & Internships on Handshake
There are 102 curated INTERNSHIPS and VOLUNTEER opportunities expiring this week, check them out HERE.
There are 82 curated JOBS and FELLOWSHIP opportunities expiring this week, check them out HERE. They range from solar to retail to legal assistants–a huge variety. A few of them are below:
- Analyst (Health Economics), Aceso Global, Washington, District of Columbia
- 7 Rural Alaska Community Action Program – VISTA
- GIS Fellowship – State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants (STLPG), American Conservation Experience, Full-Time Fellowship, Washington, DC
- Communications Summer Intern @ Harvard Innovation Lab VIP incubated Non-Profit Mental Health Startup, Ignite Mental Health (Harvard Innovation Labs VIP 19′), Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America and 149 more
- Program Coordinator: Land Conservation, Mile High Youth Corps, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Navigating USAJOBS to find government work – workshop Thursday
For those interested in public service and wondering where to begin, the Partnership for Public Service is hosting a webinar on the federal application process. Thursday, May 28, from 1:00-2:00 pm EST This webinar will include tips on navigating USAJOBS.gov, searching for federal positions, submitting applications and more. Please register for the event at this link. The link to join the webinar will be sent to registrants prior to May 28. |
Job in Vermont with Americorps VISTA
The SerVermont AmeriCorps VISTA Program is a statewide national service program. Participants are placed at community-based organizations and state and municipal agencies whose mission and assignments cover focus areas including Economic Development, Housing, Food Security, the Digital Divide, and Opioid Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery.
Benefits include a living allowance, student loan assistance, relocation assistance, and an end-of-service stipend. To be eligible, you must have a bachelor’s degree or three years of related volunteer/job experience.
Join Anna Philibert (she/her), AmeriCorps VISTA Leader (and also a former Peace Corps volunteer), for this informative session followed by interactive Q&A. Learn about the diverse opportunities and get “insider information” about the application process.
Thursday, May 28th 2020
5:30 pm – 6:15 pm
Click HERE to RSVP in Handshake
International Graduate School Virtual Fair on May 26
Learn how to submit a successful application to some of the world’s most competitive institutions and bring your academic passion to the world stage
17 exceptional international universities 6 countries
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Time: 7:00pm ET / 4:00 pm PT
https://www.airr-na.org/events/virtual-grad-fair-2020/
Free for all attendees
Hot Social Impact Handshake Jobs & Internships
Here is a curate listing of over 500 Handshake jobs and internships. They are sorted by expiration dates and include opportunities using the keywords: “Non-Profit – Other, Animal & Wildlife, Environmental Services, Farming, Ranching and Fishing, Government – Local, State & Federal, Forestry, International Affairs, Natural Resources, NGO, Other Agriculture, Social Assistance, Utilities and Renewable Energy”
VT Farm to Plate Jobs
Farm to Plate is Vermont’s food system plan being implemented statewide to increase economic development and jobs in the farm and food sector and improve access to healthy local food for all Vermonters. For more VT Food Systems News, visit, Vermont Farm to Plate: | www.vtfarmtoplate.com | Join Our Mailing List |
Food System Jobs – May 2020: Yankee Farm Credit, Loan Officer Maple Wind Farm, Poultry Processing Crew Maple Wind Farm, Pasture-Based Livestock Farm and Processing Crew Rural Vermont, Operations Director Green Mountain Farm-to-School, AmeriCorps Farm to School Coordinator Flack Family Farm, Farm Crew NOFA-VT, Farmer Services Program Facilitator Cabot Creamery, Consider joining the Cabot Creamery Cooperative Team in Middlebury, Montpelier, and Cabot PT & FT Montpelier Parks & Trees Department, Farm and Forest Community Coordinator – VHCB AmeriCorps Cedar Circle Farm & Education Center, Full Season Farm Production Crew |
Virtual Networking: Workshop hosted by the Women’s Foreign Policy Group
The Women’s Foreign Policy Group and Women in International Security would like to extend an invitation to attend our event Virtual Networking and Video Interviews: How Has the Job Hunt Changed? on May 20th.
This event is the first of our Summer Professional Development Series focused on building your career virtually.
Virtual Networking and Video Interviews: How Has the Job Hunt Changed?
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 | 1PM EDT
Register HERE. How can you job hunt and network from your living room? Join us for a virtual conversation with international affairs and human resources professionals on preparing for video interviews, informational interviews, and how to tailor your job search.
For this event, we are joined by:
- Clarissa Balatan, World Resources Institute Senior Human Resources Manager
- Alyssa Best, Career Coach, American University
- Nadia Crevecoeur, Deloitte Consulting Human Capital Analyst
- Moderator Kim Kahnhauser Freeman, Women’s Foreign Policy Group Executive Director.