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:

• Gain amazing experience as the Graphic Design & Product Development Intern for Sword & Plough, an innovation start-up that up-cycles military materials into awesome gear while creating veteran employment opportunities, reducing waste, and strengthening civil-military understanding. (Deadline: 5/9)
• As the Direct Marketing Intern for FINCA International, you’ll learn about the role of direct marketing at one of the world’s preeminent microfinance organizations, and have responsibility for significant projects.  (Deadline: 5/9)
• Live in a yurt this summer and design your own Communications Internship (content production, storytelling, social media, graphic design, or marketing) for Future Generations, an international non-profit working on community development, peacebuilding, and nature conservation. (Deadline: 5/20)
• Seeking summer interns with computer programming skills to help develop a complex system as the Ruby on Rails Intern for Annkissam, a small company that develops innovative technology and operational solutions for the nonprofit community. (Deadline: 5/31)
• You could travel to Latin America this summer as the Translation and Management Intern for Good Point Recycling, a recognized leader in the USA electronics recycling field, and founder of “Fair Trade Recycling”.  Fluency in other languages a plus.  (Deadline: 6/10)
• Great sports management and communications internship as the Non-Profit Marketing and Event Planning for Half Marathon Intern at Global Running Culture. (Deadline: 6/15)
• 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 (May 4-10):

• Deadline extended! As a Tutor Intern for Corazon a Corazon’s Summer Achievement Camp, you will be teacher, role model, caregiver, counselor and, sometimes, confidante to our diverse community of students in Chicago’s South Shore community. (Deadline: 5/5)
• Gain amazing experience as the Graphic Design & Product Development Intern for Sword & Plough, an innovation start-up that up-cycles military materials into awesome gear while creating veteran employment opportunities, reducing waste, and strengthening civil-military understanding. (Deadline: 5/9)
• As the Direct Marketing Intern for FINCA International, you’ll learn about the role of direct marketing at one of the world’s preeminent microfinance organizations, and have responsibility for significant projects.  (Deadline: 5/9)

What’s New in JOBS:

• Love Tennis?  Here’s your sports-related position!  Apply to be the New England Tennis Service Representative  for the United States Tennis Association (USTA), and promote this great game in a variety of ways.  (Deadline: 5/12)
• AmeriCorps VISTA positions with Families in Transition, a recognized nonprofit leader in providing affordable housing and programming for the homeless: Marketing and Development Coordinator or Outreach Coordinator. Positions filled on a rolling basis; apply now!  (Deadline: 5/20)
• Serve for a year as an AmeriCorps VISTA at Bridport Central Elementary School in partnership with Vermont Campus Compact and Middlebury College to increase parental and community engagement as it relates to the pursuit of education beyond high school. (Deadline: 6/6)
• If you have impeccable writing skills and want to write for millions of educators and their students for the purpose of improving teacher effectiveness and student achievement, apply to be the Lead Writer for ReadWorks. (Deadline: 6/30)

JOB APPLICATION DEADLINES THIS WEEK (May 4-10):

• Stay in town next year and help the College work to alleviate poverty in Addison County as the Poverty Initiatives Coordinator, SerVermont Americorps*VISTA member for Middlebury College Community Engagement. Make a difference! (Deadline: 5/4)
• Stay in Middlebury!   Charter House Coalition One Year Anti-Poverty Internship focused on learning about management of a non-profit organization and engaging Middlebury students in Charter House’s mission to provide essential support to those living in poverty. (Deadline: 5/7)

This Week’s CCI Events:

• Fri, May 2, 3-4:30 pm Internship Preparation Workshop Any student who is receiving summer internship funding from CCI and has not yet attended one of these mandatory meetings must attend this last meeting!  Last chance!    (Coltrane Lounge, Adirondack House)
• Tues, May 6, 7-8 pm EPIC Information Session Come hear about employment opportunities at Epic, a healthcare software company with a major footprint in the U.S. Epic is currently hiring all majors for a wide variety of positions. (MBH 219)

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!
• Be sure to check out CCI’s Careers for the Common Good Blog for additional information!
• NEW! Peace, Trade & Development Summer Certificate Training at the Monterey Institute. This 4 week, active learning experience will teach current undergrads and prospective grad students key concepts and skills in human security, global trade, and social change and development.  (Application deadline: 6/1)
• Y.O.U. is seeking applicants for its Summer 2014 Inspire Fellows Program. Inspire Fellows serve as workshop leaders and counselors for our high-quality, 9-week summer learning program, facilitating workshops in the arts, literature, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), or health and fitness. The fellowship offers students a paid, full-time opportunity to learn best-practices in youth development and to prepare for a career in youth development, education, and the non-profit sector.
• American Jewish World Service (AJWS) 2014 Summer Internship Program educates and mobilizes interns around AJWS’s priority issue areas: advancing the health and rights of women, girls and LGBTI people; promoting recovery from conflict, disasters and oppression; and defending access to food, land and livelihoods. We provide interns with mentorship from staff, hands-on experience in one of our domestic offices, and participation in organized learning opportunities. Questions to internship@ajws.org.
• 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.