CCI Connect!

Hey Students,

Welcome to CCI Connect! Check out the newest internships, jobs, and CCI events postings and get started! As you browse the entries, clicking on the internship or job titles will bring you straight to the MOJO posting (you will need to sign in the first time); in many places, we’ve also provided a link to the organization. If you need help or want to talk through ideas and options, come to drop-ins hours at the Center for Careers & Internships (CCI) in Adirondack House every Monday-Friday from 2-5 p.m. No appointment necessary for drop-in hours!

What’s New in INTERNSHIPS:

• If you love creative writing or want to learn more about the publishing business, apply for these 6 month internships as a Creative Writing Intern,  Magazine Internship or Human Resources Apprenticeship at HardMagic Publishing. (Deadline: 3/30)
• Visual Learning Systems is an educational science publisher whose mission is to reignite a passion for teaching and learning science. As the Production Assistant, help develop powerful learning tools by performing a wide variety of tasks including graphic design, video archiving, proof reading, and more.  (Deadline: 4/14)
• Here’s one for architecture majors!  As the Marketing/Design Intern for Iris VR in Burlington, be in on a beta release of Iris, an immersive design & presentation tool that sends 3D models into virtual reality to revolutionize how people build and share digital spaces. (Deadline: 4/15)
• Rapidly growing Manhattan-based digital media company seeks top-tier intern candidates looking for entry-level positions in the media industry. Apply now to be the Production Intern at Magnet Media Films. (Deadline: 4/30)
• There may be some late-breaking internships that did not get into this week’s CCI Connect so be sure to check them out! Search in MOJO for internships by “date posted.”

INTERNSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINES THIS WEEK (March 30-April 5):

• If you love creative writing or want to learn more about the publishing business, apply for these 6 month internships as a Creative Writing Intern,  Magazine Internship or Human Resources Apprenticeship at HardMagic Publishing. (Deadline: 3/30)
• Here’s a glamorous entry into an entertainment career! As the full-time paid Showtime Summer Awards Intern in the Corporate Communications department at Showtime Networks Inc, you will interact with Emmy nominees, review episodes and recommend clips to be used at the award ceremonies, and more! (Deadline: 3/31)
• Influence the future of our company with your insights, ideas, creativity, and research on this ground-breaking way to measure the development of 21st century skills as the Behavioral Science Business Intern or the Marketing and Research Intern for Pairin, Inc through CLIMB. (Deadline: 3/31)
• Interested in developing marketing strategy for a fast growing e-commerce startup that provides clients with online interior design? Apply to be the Marketing Intern for Havenly, Inc. This position is offered through Colorado Leaders, Interns, Mentors in Business (CLIMB). (Deadline: 3/31)
• Use your stellar communications skills and multi-media know-how as the Development and Communications Intern to support the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, which was founded preserve and protect the natural integrity of the state’s 54 peaks exceeding 14,000 feet—the “Fourteeners”—through active stewardship and public education. Offered through CLIMB (Deadline: 3/31)
• Score! You could work for SPORTS ILLUSTRATED this summer as an Editorial Intern! This is the internship you’ve been dreaming of, and it is paid! Reserved for a Middlebury student in honor of Midd alum Paul Witteman ’65. (Deadline: 4/1)
• Put those exceptional writing skills to work as the Social Media/Content Marketing Intern at LilaMae, an ecommerce startup specializing in sustainable, USA-made, artisan-produced goods. (Deadline: 4/1)
• Come work for a family-owned prepared food company based in Middlebury focused on the expanding organic, gluten-free, premium health food marketplace.  As the Marketing and Production Co-Manager of Heart to Hearth LLC, you’ll learn about marketing initiatives, product development, and production, and help us enhance our business model.  (Deadline: 5/15)

What’s New in JOBS:

• Check back next week.

JOB APPLICATION DEADLINES THIS WEEK (March 30-April 5):

• Seniors: Ramp up your approach to “life after Midd” with CCI’s Career Action Crash Course and in three sessions, get a firm handle on what you want and how to network and interview to get it. We meet late mornings on April 4, 18 and 25. (Deadline to submit a resume and an application letter 4/2)
• If you have competency in an Asian language, you’ll be extra competitive! Leading publisher of educational products in the areas of Asian languages and cultural studies seeks Administrative Assistant (Operations and Editorial) and Administrative Assistant (Customer Service, Sales & Marketing) for Cheng & Tsui. (Deadline: 4/4)
• Seniors: Don’t forget to apply for  CCI’s Career Action Crash Course by 4/2. See below for details.

This Week’s CCI Events:

CCI Reminders and Related Notices:

• Got a phone interview coming up?  Need a quiet, private space?  You can reserve an interview room at CCI that comes with a secure landline.  Call 443-1500 to reserve your space.
• Seniors: Ramp up your approach to “life after Midd” with CCI’s Career Action Crash Course and in three sessions, get a firm handle on what you want and how to network and interview to get it. We meet late mornings on April 4, 18 and 25. (Deadline to submit a resume and an application letter 4/2).
• Internship Funding applications are now online! If you find an unpaid summer internship, you can apply for funding through CCI to cover costs such as transportation, food, housing etc. Visit go/summer funding for full details. (Applications due: 4/6)
• CCI has listings of the 2013 Summer Internships that Middlebury students participated in. Check them out for ideas and feel free to contact the student interns for additional information.
• Follow CCI ON FACEBOOK for internship and job-related stories, news, tips, and more!
• If you are considering applying for a Fulbright, Watson, or British Scholarship in fall 2014, please note: Preliminary applications due by Monday, April 21, 2014.
  Spring Semester Fellowship Meetings and Deadlines: Overview of Fall Fellowships (British, Watson, Fulbright), Monday, March 17 at 6:30-7:30pm in Hillcrest 103; Writing Proposals and Essays for the British Scholarships: Monday, April 28 6:30-7:30 pm in Hillcrest 103; Writing Proposals for the Fulbright and Watson: Thursday, May 1 6:30-7:30pm in Hillcrest 103. For questions, email Lisa Gates at fellowships@middlebury.edu.
• Free practice tests for the MCAT, GRE, LSAT, DAT, OAT, PCAT, GMAT in February and March. Kaplan is offering free online practice tests. Experience the exam under proctored conditions, receive a detailed score analysis, and learn exclusive strategies to improve your score! To register: www.kaptest.com/practice or go/practicetest. Questions? Please contact local Kaplan representative Gail Harris, gail.harris@kaplan.com for more information.
• Remember to also check LACN (Liberal Arts Career Network) for hundreds of great internship and job postings! Log on to MOJO and on the MOJO homepage click “Jump to: LACN” to see many other opportunities just waiting for your application. Check back frequently.