Articles tagged: Seniors

Connect with Midd Alums at the Physics Field Guide October 1-2 – Check Out Where They are Working Today!

September 18, 2020
by Nicole Veilleux

On Thursday, October 1st, alumni will be joining us for the PHYSICS FIELD GUIDE.

Join Paul Hess and our five alumni guests for the alumni panel Thursday, October 1st at 5:30 p.m. to hear how they went from campus to career!

They can help you answer the question, “What can I do with my physics major?”

Though virtual, this event will allow you to connect with alumni, faculty, and other students.

Thursday, October 1, 2020

Career Panel, 5:30 p.m.
Reserve your spot, RSVP in Handshake!

Friday, October 2, 2020

Alumni will meet virtually with students 1:1 – Click the links below to schedule your chat. Learn more about the alumni participants.

NASSER ALIDOUST ‘10
Quantum Research Scientist
Amazon Web Services
Sign up for a 1:1 chat with Nasser – (available from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM)
Connect with Nasser in Midd2Midd.

BRIAN AMBRETTE ‘02
Senior Climate Resilience Coordinator
Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, State of Maine
Sign up for a 1:1 chat with Brian – (available from 9:00-10:20 AM)

ELIZABETH DeWITT ‘04
Staff Physician, Cardiology/Electrophysiology
Boston Children’s Hospital
Sign up for a 1:1 chat with Elizabeth – (available from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM)

LUCIENNE “LUCIE” IDE ‘97
Founder and Chief Health Innovator
Rimidi
Sign up for a 1:1 chat with Lucie – (available from 9:00 10:00 AM)

EDWARD “TED” LESTER ‘05
Chief Technologist
AiRXOS
Sign up for a 1:1 chat with Ted – (available from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM)
Connect with Ted in Midd2Midd.

Launch Your Career: The Associate Program at AlphaSights

May 21, 2020
by Timothy Mosehauer

What should the start of your career look like? Do you look for an introduction to the world of business and exposure to a wide variety of industries? A role offering autonomy and measurable personal impact? A clear path towards leading your own team and managing blue-chip client relationships in two years’ time? Running your own multimillion-dollar book of business in five years?

AlphaSights is the world’s knowledge partner, comprised of ambitious professionals committed to accelerating progress for our clients and our people alike. From the moment you join us as an Associate, you’ll have significant autonomy and personal responsibility. You’ll receive training and professional development opportunities to help you excel in your role. Hard work, drive, and a commitment to delivering results will put you on a path to becoming a Manager in around two years from joining us, and a Vice President in around five.

All along, you’ll be working in the company of like-minded, driven colleagues from across the globe: we work as one global team that’s dedicated to growing our business, improving ourselves, supporting one another, and celebrating wins together. Our alumni go on to join some of the world’s most prestigious companies or pursue further study at top graduate schools.

Apply HERE in Handshake

Connect with Midd Alums at the Field Guide for Taking Your Humanities Major Anywhere May 7-8

April 30, 2020
by Nicole Veilleux

On Thursday, May 7th, alumni return to campus for the FIELD GUIDE FOR TAKING YOUR HUMANITIES MAJOR ANYWHERE.

Join us for the virtual panel Thursday night at 5:30 p.m. to hear how these alumni went from campus to career!

They can help you answer the question, “What can I do with my humanities major?”

Thursday, May 7, 2020

Career Panel, 5:30 p.m.
RSVP in Handshake!

Friday, May 8, 2020

One-on-One Career Chats
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
via Zoom

PETE BRITT ’09
American Studies
Senior Advisor, Business Strategy & Analytics
New York Yankees
Sign up for a 1:1 chat!

STONE CONROY ’10
Environmental Study/Human Ecology Major, Sociology/Anthropology and Japanese Religion Minors
Manager – Geopolitical Analysis & Intelligence
United Airlines
Sign up for a 1:1 chat!

BRIAN DALY ’06
Religion
Senior Planner
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Sign up for a 1:1 chat!

POLLY JOHNSON ’07
History of Art and Architecture
Associate Counsel
U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs
Sign up for a 1:1 chat!

SAM SWISHER-MCLURE ’00
English and American Literatures
Instructor of Radiation Oncology
University of Pennsylvania Dept. of Radiation Oncology
Sign up for a 1:1 chat!

MAN WAI WINNIE YEUNG ’15
History
Data Scientist
Visa, Inc.
Sign up for a 1:1 chat!

Launch Your Career: The Associate Program at AlphaSights: Info Session on April 22

April 7, 2020
by Ursula Olender

COVID-19 has affected communities across the world, forcing us to work together and adapt to new realities. AlphaSights is no different — as we adjust to a new normal for now, we are still hiring and open for business across our NY & SF office. We’ve moved to an entirely virtual interview process and we hope to connect with you! Check out our Associate Program below, and attend this event:

Wednesday, April 22 at 12 pm Eastern Time

Click HERE to register and get the Zoom link in Handshake

Apply directly through the following links:

New York
San Francisco

General Motors has New IT Positions for Seniors and Grads!

January 17, 2020
by Erin Southworth

Learn more and apply on Handshake. Application deadline is June 1, 2020.

Early Career – Information Technology – Software Developer positions are available in Atlanta, Georgia, Austin, Texas, Phoenix, Arizona, and Detroit, Michigan.

At General Motors, we’ve charged ourselves with one mission: to design, build and sell the world’s best vehicles. We have recently undergone one of the largest Information Technology transformations in the history of the automotive industry and continue to drive technology innovations within General Motors.

GM IT is a leader in cutting edge technologies such as Mobility, Telematics, Mission-Critical Business Systems, Supercomputing, Vehicle Engineering, and Real-time Computing. We offer challenging positions for passionate professionals looking to get in on the ground-floor of a growing “Fortune 5” firm that is re-inventing IT with a laser focus on Innovation, Speed, and Business Value.

WE’RE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GRADUATES WHO:

Have an insatiable drive for excellence
Challenge themselves and their peers
Enjoy working collaboratively in a cross-functional teams
Demonstrate a strong work ethic
Have a strong ability and willingness to learn
Excel in a variety of job assignments
Understand physics and math concepts, and have the ability to apply them to real applications
Desire to deliver innovative solutions to complex problems

In addition to specific areas below, our roles require critical thinking, excellent communication, and a passion for service excellence. If you have what it takes, come join our team as a Software Developer:

A Software Developer is responsible for developing solutions that drive innovation and competitive advantage. The role encompasses writing code to build and support GM’s systems, applications, and platforms as well as configuring, optimizing, and deploying packaged software (COTS). The role will interface with other project developers and architects to ensure that designs and quality are meeting GM requirements. Each Developer is envisioned to be part of the full SDLC of a project: from initiation through deployment.

Consider LiveRamp’s New Grad Program

January 17, 2020
by Erin Southworth

Learn more on Handshake!

LiveRamp New Grad Rotational Program: TERM (Tech Entrance Rotational & Mentorship Program)

LiveRamp is the trusted platform that makes data accessible and meaningful. Our services power people-based customer experiences that improve the relevance of marketing and allow consumers to better connect with the brands and products they love. We thrive on solving the toughest technical and customer challenges, and we’re always looking for smart, compassionate people to help us blaze a trail.

Mission: LiveRamp makes it safe and easy to connect the world’s data, people, and applications.

APPLY HERE

Are you looking for a company where you can optimize for growth? Do you have a wide array of interests? Are you at your best when tackling ambiguous and complex problems with a team of brilliant and friendly people?

LiveRamp’s Tech Entrance Rotation & Mentorship (TERM) Program offers new grads of all backgrounds the opportunity to contribute to key business initiatives, drive projects concept through adoption, and grow through experience at a speed and with freedom that is without equal. Previous TERMs have designed and launched new products, participated in mergers & acquisitions, researched market opportunities in new industries, and more.

Your first rotation depends on your strengths and interests as well as the needs of the company. Examples of where you may be placed are:

The Product Operations team as a technical support consultant to clients and partners
The Business Development team helping to drive adoption of LiveRamp’s Identity Resolution services
A Chief of Staff to one of our executives, helping them to scale intelligently
Any number of other team and roles may be available based on business needs at the time of onboarding

TERMs have the opportunity to develop a deep knowledge of LiveRamp’s products and business, enabling opportunities for experience, exposure, and education. TERMs also attend program-specific development workshops as well as social events with their TERM class.

RESPONSIBILITIES

You will have a variety of responsibilities depending on your rotation. But you will always:

Assume full ownership of diverse projects across the company, which could be anything from conducting due diligence on an acquisition target to improving how our product is maintained and serviced.
Contribute towards building a great company and culture.
Grow faster than you can imagine.

Desired Skills

Proven to be a top performer amongst peers.
Independence and comfort with ambiguity.
A strong desire to learn anything and everything.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. You can methodically break down a problem into its constituent parts and propose creative solutions.
Strong communication skills, internally and externally.
Desire to work in the heart of San Francisco. We will relocate you if necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS

3.0 or higher GPA (Honor role, or expected graduation with honors)
Must be in the final year of college, or within 1 year post graduation.
Experience in a corporate environment such as internship, research project, or summer work in a field such as technology, science or medicine
Involvement in extracurricular collegiate programs
Intra-club or extracurricular leadership experience
Interest in technology. STEM experience is a plus.

ADDITIONAL PROGRAM DETAILS: https://www.term.liveramp.com/

Navy Medicine Student Programs

December 6, 2019
by Erin Southworth

For students looking for ways to help finance their health care professions:

Health Services Collegiate Program (HSCP)

The HSCP is a scholarship program designed to provide financial incentives for students in designated health care professions to complete degree/certification requirements and obtain a commission in the Medical Corps (MC), Dental Corps (DC), or Medical Service Corps (MSC). The following specialties are routinely eligible to apply for HSCP:

Medical school
Dental school
Health care administration
Pharmacy school
Environmental health
Physician Assistant programs.

Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP)

HPSP is a true scholarship program designed to provide financial incentives for students to attend a school to be a physician, dentist, physician assistant, optometrist, or clinical psychologist to ultimately receive an appointment as an officer in the Unites States Navy.

Nurse Candidate Program (NCP)

NCP is a program designed to provide financial incentives to nursing students obtaining their BSN from an accredited nursing school.

For further information, you can contact HM1 (FMF) Alex Locklear by email.

9 Holiday Cards You Need to Send Your Network and What to Write in Each One

November 27, 2019
by Erin Southworth

“I love sending cards. Not just because they’re satisfying to write, but because they have career-changing effects . No really, it’s led to mentorships, freelancing opportunities—even job offers!

Luckily for me, peak card-sending time—a.k.a., the holidays—is here. If you want to get in on the game, check out the list of nine people in your professional life who’d love to get a card, templates included.”

Check out the full article for the list people and helpful templates

Author: Aja Frost @ The Muse
Aja Frost is a freelance writer specializing in business, tech, career advice, and productivity. Check out her website or say hi on Twitter.