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Summer Housing Guide

If you’ve been following this blog for the past month, you probably saw a few posts about housing. In case you haven’t and you’re thinking to yourself right now, “holy guacamole I don’t know where I’m living this summer!” don’t worry, we’ve got ya covered!

Call it an East Coast bias, (after all that’s where Midd is) but the top three cities for summer internships are New York, Boston, and Washington D.C. So that’s where we started creating City Guides to help interns find affordable, convenient summer housing. However, there are links to housing resources in other cities as well, including Philly, San Francisco and Chicago.

The Housing Guides are very useful because they help you compare different housing options. Each listing has the name of the university or company, location/neighborhood, weekly price, type of accommodation (double, apartment etc), and any extras like meals.

Click Read More for the 2011 Summer Housing Guides

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The Center for Education in Action is Hiring for Next Fall!

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Want to work where all the internship and job opportunities are? There are four positions available at Career Services: Office Assistant, Internships Assistant, Marketing Coordinator, and Digital Media Specialist. All four are critical roles, and to apply to any or all positions, please e-mail your cover letter and resume to careerservices@middlebury.edu and indicate your position preferences. The deadline is April 29.

As an Office Assistant, you will work in the reception area and not only answer the phones and greet visitors in our reception area, but also play a major role in marketing to students to let them know about upcoming deadlines.

As the Internships Assistant, you’ll be entering new internships into MOJO or LACN and communicating with employers directly, so great attention to detail and excellent customer service skills are a must.

The Marketing Coordinator position will play a pivotal role in developing strategies to promote all major EIA and Career Services events, and will also interview students and employers for informational videos and help create other forms of advertising and outreach.

The Digital Media Specialist will use their creative and video-editing skills to work on videos, website images, and other marketing projects.

To apply to any or all positions, please e-mail your cover letter and resume to careerservices@middlebury.edu and indicate your position preferences. Deadline is April 29.

“Working in Finance: Attaining the CFA Designation”

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Eric Hanson, CFA and Andy Bohlin, Class of ’05 from Hanson & Doremus Investment Managment in Burlington, VT will be hosting an informational Q&A meeting session for those interested in working on Wall Street or in the money management business and weighing the possibility of becoming a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Pizza and beverages provided.

When: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 4:30 – 5:30pm

Where: McCardell Bicentennial Hall 220

Add Business Training to you Liberal Arts Skills this Summer!

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Maybe your finance internship didn’t work out or you simply want to learn more about Business, Finance, Accounting, or Marketing this summer. There are a variety of programs available to introduce liberal arts students to business disciplines this summer. There are options available from 3 to 6 weeks; local, east-coast, west-coast, and international—and for varying levels of business knowledge. Click Read More for the details about each school, application deadlines and descriptions. Deadlines begin April 15, so start your applications now!

Schools/Programs: Tuck Business Bridge (Apr. 15), Swiss Finance Academy (Apr. 15), BASE Summer Program at the Hass School at UC Berkeley (Apr. 30), The Chicago Booth Summer Business Scholars Program (rolling), NYU Stern – Business Essentials for Non-Business Students (Jun. 4), Holy Cross Summer Business Program (mid-april)

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8 PAID Internships with the Council on Foundations in D.C.!

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Still looking for an internship this summer? If you’re from the Washington D.C. area or would like to work there, check out the 8 internships available at the Council on Foundations. Whether you have an interest in philanthropy as a career or not, they have a range of internships in field from Event Planning and Communications to Government Relations and Global Philanthropy!

About the Organization:

The Council on Foundations is a national nonprofit association of approximately 2,000 grantmaking foundations and corporations. As a leader in philanthropy, we strive to increase the effectiveness, stewardship, and accountability of our sector while providing our members with the services and support they need for success.

Location: Arlington, VA

Timing: Approximately 12 weeks, May 31-August 19, 35 hours/ wk

Pay: $10.50/ hour for undergraduate students or $12 for graduate students

Deadline: April 20

Interested?

1. Click Read More to see all available jobs.

2. Go to MOJO to see full job descriptions and apply by April 20!

Need Housing?

Check out the Washington D.C. Housing Guide

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15 Internships with the NYC Parks Department!

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Still looking for an internship this summer? No matter where your area of interest is, most likely there is an internship for you at the NYC Parks Department this summer! There are 15 available internships in different areas of the Parks Department, which include Forestry and Arboriculture(sounds impressive!), to Research and Planning, to Communications and Publications.

Although the internships are unpaid, there is funding available for Middlebury students who intern with the Parks Department. Note: you can only apply for this after you are accepted to one of the internships first, so you must first apply for the internships on MOJO.

The internships are provided by Middlebury trustee Adrian Benepe ’78, who is also the Commissioner of the Parks Department.

Deadline

The deadline for all the NYC Parks internships is April 10

Interested?

1. Click Read More to see the full list of available internships and read about the Parks Department.

2. Go to MOJO and login.

3. Search with the keyword “nyc parks” to get more detail on each internships and APPLY!

Need Housing?

Check out the New York Housing Guide!

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Career Talk: Marketing and Advertising

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Idea–>Reality: Stonehenge 2011!

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Yes, this is the Internships Blog, but occasionally I post stuff that related to Career Services but not exactly part of it. We’ve been talking for weeks about how to apply for unpaid internship funding (I even made a video!), but often students want to know where else they can try to get funding. The disclaimer is that this is NOT funding for internships, but rather for a project that you design. It’s kind of like making your own internship!

Apply to Stonehenge 2011 and turn your IDEA → REALITY this summer

Do you have an idea for a project or business?
Do you have a problem you want to solve or an artistic piece you wish to create?
Do you wish you could spend the summer taking your idea to a whole other level?

The Competition

Stonehenge is accepting written proposals, up to 3 pages in length, in which you explain the inspiration and/or viability of your idea or business. (Proposal application is attached.)

Stonehenge competition categories:

Arts

Vermont Community and Policy

Environment

Business/Non-profit

On Sunday April 17^th, 2011 applicants with the top written proposals in each of these categories will be invited to pitch their idea for 10 minutes to an expert panel of judges made up of alumni, community members and faculty.

The Benefits

Winners will receive $3,000 for the summer. Students will be provided space in the Old Stone Mill, access to Middlebury’s summer room and board, and professional mentoring.

For more info: go/stonehenge

Summer Housing in Boston!

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NYC and Washington D.C. are great places to do internships, but what if the company you want to work for is located somewhere else, say, Boston, Mass? The city has lots of internships in Finance, Healthcare, and Education, so if you’re interested in these industries there’s a good chance you’ll end up there. In that case, I guess you’re gonna need a pad in beantown then, and that’s what we’re here for!

Navigating all the possible places to live can be quite difficult, so I’ve tried to lay it out in a simple way that lets you compare prices as well. These have all been vetted and actually exist and are great options to choose from. Vamos!

However if you’re also considering living in NYC this summer, check out the New York Summer Housing Guide or in Washington D.C. check out the Washington D.C. Summer Housing Guide!

University Housing

Lesley University (Cambridge)

$280/wk – air conditioning extra (double)

Suffolk University (Beacon Hill)

$349-$385/wk – incl. breakfast, cable. meal plan is extra(2-6 person apartments)

MIT Fraternities (Cambridge)

$300-$450/wk – some include meals

Northeastern University (Back Bay)

TBA

Apartment Listings

Off Campus Cribs

Craigslist Boston

If you’re still looking for more options or you’re not sure which one to pick, try contacting alums on MiddNet.

Housing in Washington D.C. This Summer!

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Although NYC might be the internships capital of the world, there is really only one place for the best political internships, and that is Washington D.C. So that means there’s a lot of you p-sci junkies out there looking for a rill cheap place to crash in between pulling all nighters working for Congressman such-and-such. That’s why your friendly, neighborhood Career Services is here to help you not only find a place to work but also a place to live!

And if you’re also considering living in NYC this summer, check out the New York Summer Housing Guide!

University Housing

American University (Spring Valley)

$277/wk – meal plan is optional and extra (double)

Catholic University (University Heights)

$189/wk (double) $210/wk (single) – meal plan is extra

Georgetown University (Georgetown)

Info available in early April.

The George Washington University (Foggy Bottom)

avg $255/wk (between $207 and $305) (singles-triples)

Howard University (Bloomingdale)

$210/wk (single-double)