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:

• As an ESG Investment Intern, at Investure, LLC you will have the opportunity to observe and participate in a broad range of investment management functions, lead and present a summer-long research project, and more! (Deadline: 4/27)
• Work at the Zoo this summer!  A Midd alum at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park is offering two very competitive internships: 1) in the Office of Finance and Administration Internship you will gain insight into non-profit board communications and learning how senior leaders manage a complex organization, including goal setting, research and metrics; 2) in the Zoo Director’s Office Internship, you will gain experience in research and analysis regarding the qualifications, experience and succession planning for chief executives/directors of 220 national zoos and aquariums. (Deadline: 5/1).
• Interested in socially responsible investing?  Apply to be the summer Research Associate for EcoEnterprises Fund, which works to impact investing, support small businesses in the Americas, and bring sustainable economic/social benefits to local communities while preserving critical natural resource ecosystems.(Deadline: 5/15)
• 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 (April 20-26):

• Have you always wanted to work in advertising? Here’s your chance to learn about strategic & creative development, client relations, testing/research, production, and media insertion as the Advertising Account Team Intern for Terri & Sandy Solution. (Deadline: 4/21)
• Cartesian provides strategy consulting services for communications, digital media, and technology industries. As a Business Analyst Summer Intern, you’ll learn about the field of management consulting, take on independent projects, and polish your business acumen. (Deadline: 4/21)

What’s New in JOBS:

• Have you loved your time with the Middlebury Center for Social Entrepreneurship?  Work for the year after graduation as their Program and Outreach Associate! Act fast!  (Deadline: 4/24)
• The Center for Careers & Internships is seeking Peer Career Advisers to work in our office next year!  This is great student job, where you’ll be trained, given lots of responsibility advising students and presenting workshops, and you’ll be gaining excellent experience for your own resume.  Apply now! (Deadline: 4/27)
• Start your career in commercial banking with this two year, entry-level, training program with Capital One Financials where participants will spend time as a Credit Analyst within one of two Commercial Banking tracks: Commercial & Industrial (C&I) or Commercial Real Estate (CRE). And the money is good!  (Deadline: 4/28)
• Do you speak Spanish and Portuguese?  The Advisory Board Company, a global research, consulting, and technology firm for healthcare and higher education ranked by Forbes as one of the 200 Best Small Companies, seeks a Spanish and Portuguese Speaking Sales and Marketing Associate.  (Deadline: 4/30)
• Here are two exciting positions with Raines International, a leading executive search firm based in New York City. Conduct research which is foundational to searches as the Research Associate (deadline: 5/1) or serve as the Assistant to the President (deadline: 5/9) and support the execution of searches, as well as gaining business and industry insight. (Deadlines: 5/1 and 5/9)
• If you have some familiarity with corporate finance and are ready to use your social and analytical skills to produce valuations, draft presentations, conduct research, and interact with clients, then it is time to apply to be the Investment Banking M&A Analyst for Sperry, Mitchell & Company. (Deadline: 5/31)
  
• Frustrated with airline travel?  Here’s your chance to improve it as the Analyst for Network Planning at Qatar Airways! You will evaluate airline schedules, the financial feasibility of new destinations, optimal number of frequencies per destination, and opportunities for improving passengers’ connections!  (Deadline: 6/1)
• Here’s the job that combines your interests in consulting and healthcare!  As an Associate Healthcare Strategy Consultant for Putnam Associates, you’ll gain a commanding knowledge of both the science and business sides of healthcare and use your skills to develop strategic recommendations. (Deadline: 6/1)

JOB APPLICATION DEADLINES THIS WEEK (April 20-26):

• Ideal position for someone considering future graduate work in Economics. The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is looking for recent and future graduates to work as Research Associates in the Economic Research Department. (Deadline: 4/20)
• If you are a self-starter and visionary thinker who excels at numbers and is also good with details, then Synapse Group Inc. wants you as their next Business Analyst. (Deadline: 4/20)
• Have you loved your time with the Middlebury Center for Social Entrepreneurship?  Work for the year after graduation as their Program and Outreach Associate! Act fast!  (Deadline: 4/24)
• Work at Notch Partners LLC involves the analytical rigor of management consulting combined with the intensive, transactional pace of private equity investing and investment banking. They seek highly intelligent problem-solvers with great interpersonal skills as their next Associate. (Deadline: 4/26)

This Week’s CCI Events:

• Tues, April 22, 4:30-6 pm Internship Prep: Speaking to be Heard Are you ready to be the most savvy intern your employer has ever met? Come to this interactive session run by the Oratory Society
  to learn and practice skills that are crucial to effective speaking – both from the podium, and in conversations with colleagues. (Coltrane Lounge, Adirondack House)
• Wed, April 23, 4:30-6 pm Internship Preparation Workshop Any student who is receiving summer internship funding from CCI must attend ONE of these meetings.  Also on April 25, 29, 30, and May 2. (Coltrane Lounge, Adirondack House)
• Fri, April 25, 12:30-2 pm Internship Preparation Workshop Any student who is receiving summer internship funding from CCI must attend ONE of these meetings.  Also on April 23, 29, 30, and May 2. (Coltrane Lounge, Adirondack House)
• Fri, April 25, approx 1:15 (after the public lecture on Talking Nukes with Iran) Career Conversation with Jon Wolfsthal, Deputy Director of the James Martin Center for Non-Proliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies Sponsored by CCI and RCGA (Robert A. Jones ’59 Conference Room)

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.
• 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!
• Stanford Graduate School of Business Research Fellowship Program, designed for individuals wanting to gain valuable training and experience toward a career in academic research before applying to a PhD program in business and related fields. (Application deadline: 4/20)
• 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.
  Upcoming Spring Semester Fellowship Meetings and Deadlines: 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. (Deadline: 4/21)
• New! Now is your chance to join the Middlebury Federal Reserve Challenge team! Compete next fall against other schools, while digging deeply into macroeconomics, monetary policy, and the Fed itself. Email your resume and a paragraph explaining your interest in challenge to middfed@gmail.com by 5pm Friday, April 25th. Interviews for selected candidates will be held on Sunday, April 27th. For more information, contact last year’s team members, Shan Dupont, Emma Kitchen, Sarah Ogden, Olena Ostasheva, or Scott Pardee, Advisor and Emeritus Faculty Fellow.  (Deadline: 4/25)
• New! Apply for a student job next year as a Center for Careers & Internship’s Peer Career Adviser!  See above in “What’s New in Jobs” section.  (Deadline: 4/27)
• Graduate Study at Oxford Information Sessions sponsored by the University of Oxford to be held in New York, April 30 and May 1.
• 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.