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Education Studies EVENT & Hot Education Internships, Jobs and Fellowships in Handshake this Week

Here is a curated listing of education teaching and administrative jobs and internships expiring this week with deadlines–CLICK HERE to access these opportunities!

Another important event to make note of:

The Education Studies Program here at Middlebury is having an information session for all students interested in the major/minor.

Information Session on the Education Studies major/minor for all interested students. Thursday, April 14 @ 3:30 in Twilight 201, pizza provided.

MiddCORE Summer Intern Lab is Accepting Applications!

What MiddCORE Summer Intern Lab Alumni are Saying

For two hours a week in June-July, join 30+ mentors from the MiddCORE community to build critical skills for professional success. Each Tuesday night, you will be joined by young alumni and distinguished MiddCORE Mentors to dive into interactive skill-building sessions and gain real-world insights. Each week is designed to build on the next. Realize your potential this summer and deepen your connections within the Middlebury community.

MiddCORE Summer Intern Lab is designed to complement your summer experience, from anywhere!

As recognition for completing the MiddCORE Summer Intern Lab, you will receive a $500 professional development award for attending all sessions. MiddCORE Summer Intern Lab is a collaboration with CCI and Compass.

You do not have to have your internship secured to apply. 

Apply Now! Final Application Deadline Sunday, April 17

Steps Seven, Eight and Nine to Develop Your Career (For National Career Development Month).

STEP SEVEN: Find a mentor. Mentors can provide unique insight into your field of interest and give great advice from someone who has previously been in your shoes.

The seventh step is to find a mentor. You are lucky that Middlebury College has a dedicated and active alumni network where alumni volunteer to mentor students.

Within Midd2Midd, MiddMentors is a one-on-one mentoring program with a mission to facilitate meaningful, productive mentoring relationships between alumni and Middlebury students.

MiddMentors matches alumni volunteers with students based on shared interests, affinities, life goals, and other criteria. Alumni share advice, insight, expertise, and support with students, who can join MiddMentors their sophomore year and can remain with the program through graduation. Participants drive the mentoring topics, which can range from navigating life at Middlebury to exploring careers and professional interests to pursuing a rewarding life path.
There is no “one size fits all” approach to mentoring. That’s why we encourage participants to take an approach that best leverages their expertise, availability, and goals. Along the way, we provide support through resources, recommended best practices, and advice.

STEP EIGHT: Practice for interviews. From planning what you will wear, to preparing responses to questions you will be asked—how you present yourself in your interview is within your control. Don’t try to wing it!

Interviews provide an opportunity to present your qualifications and experiences while relating them to the needs of an organization. An interview gives you a chance to confirm that the opportunity is a good fit for both you and the employer. Preparation and practice are keys to a successful interview.

Make sure you review professional dress guidelines, practice common interview questions, and study the types of interviews. You can learn all about interviews in our Interview Preparation Guide.

STEP NINE: Enjoy Podcasts, Career-related books, and more.

I know it seems like a lot to ask you to spend MORE time between classes and homework, papers and exams, but if you are feeling too busy, try to make a commitment to listen to a podcast that will help with your growth for five minutes a day. Small investments in yourself do add up, even if only 5 minutes per day.

Podcasts: Have some down time while walking around campus or out on a run? Check out The Muse’s 6 Career-Boosting Podcasts You’re Going to Love Listening To or Forbes’ Feeling Stuck In Your Career? Add These 15 Podcasts To Your List.

Books: Read The Muse’s 21 Books That’ll Get You Ahead at Work, According to Top Career Coaches, Forbes’ 5 Must-Read Books For Your Career In 2021, or The Balance Careers’ The 8 Best Career Books of 2021.

Win a $500 airline gift card by completing the CCI résumé approval process!

You read that correctly! CCI is offering a $500 AIRLINE GIFT CARD just for completing the résumé approval process.

The Center for Careers and Internships has brought back our annual résumé approval campaign that culminates in a drawing for a $500 airline gift card!

All you have to do to enter is complete your Handshake profile and have your résumé reviewed and approved by a CCI Peer Career Advisor (PCA) – (go/PCAs for their drop in hours to have your résumé reviewed.) The earlier you complete your profile and have an approved résumé, the more chances you will have to win!

To be entered to win, login to Handshake and complete these steps:

  1. Complete your Handshake profile by:
    • Adding at least one Work Experience (volunteer experience counts!)
    • Adding at least one Extracurricular Activity (high school activities are OK!)
    • Adding at least one skill.
    • Completing all questions on the “Career Interests” page (click on YourName>Career Interests)
  2. Have your résumé reviewed and approved by a Peer Career Advisor (PCA)
  3. Upload your approved résumé to Handshake.
  4. Be automatically entered into 7 weekly drawings for Middlebury Money and a grand prize of ONE $500 airline gift card.

Drawings will be held on the following days: Monday 12/13; Fridays, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28, 2/18, 2/25, and 3/4. There will be six $20 Middlebury Money gift cards and the seventh drawing is for the Grand Prize of the $500 flight gift card.

Need help creating your first résumé? Check out go/résumé which includes the CCI Resume and Cover Letter Guide, a 7-minute How to Create Your First College Resume video, and Sample Resumes.

Our PCAs are available to review resumes and Handshake profiles during Quick Questions hours.  Visit go/PCAs for the QQ schedule and locations.

November is National Career Development Month

Do you know what professional development resources you can engage with this month (well…any time, but especially this month)?

Drop in with our Peer Career Advisors (PCAs) to plan what’s next!

You can schedule an appointment with one of our advisors online through Handshake, or drop in during our PCA Quick Questions (no appointment needed!)

>>Steps One and Two to develop your career<<

STEP ONE: Spend time reflecting on your personality and skills and identify how you’d like to grow. Then focus on that goal.

The first step toward career development is figuring out what you’re working with and working toward. Spending time reflecting on your personality, skills, interests, and values can not only help you think about what your future might hold but also help you figure out how to get the most out of your time at Middlebury.

It is important to make informed choices based on who you are, what you value, and what you can offer to the world. Take some time to consider where you want to go in your career. What is your next step?

Once you’ve clarified your goals, figure out what skills you’ll need to develop or strengthen, what types of experience you need to gain, and what connections will be helpful to cultivate before you make your next move. Keep these skills in mind as you come up with a plan to develop your career. And stay focused.

STEP TWO: Career exploration is a process. You do not need to have all the answers, but we do ask you to embrace exploration, risk taking, and discovery. We invite you to schedule a meeting with a career advisor to discuss options.

The second step is to remind yourself that career exploration is a process. While some students know what they want to do after graduation, the majority of Middlebury students spend time and get lots of help along the way as they consider and discover their career options.

The CCI welcomes you in this journey of exploration and invites you to schedule an appointment in Handshake for an exploratory conversation with one of our career advisors. You can also begin the exploration process with our Career Exploration Guide (link below).

Have you RSVP’d for the Create Your First College Résumé event on Sept 7th?

Need a résumé to apply for an on-campus job? Or just want to jump start your year with a new résumé? Then come meet the CCI Advisors on Wednesday, September 7th in Crossroads Cafe (in the McCullough Student Center first floor).

Writing your first college résumé may seem daunting, but our advisors make the process easy!

Learn how to turn the experience you gained through academic, co-curricular, community engagement, work, and other experience into a strong Middlebury résumé.

Stop by anytime between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to meet with a CCI Advisor or Peer Career Advisor.

Your new college résumé will help you to:

  • apply for on-campus jobs and other opportunities;
  • apply for future internships;
  • and more!

NOTE If you have one, please bring a copy of your most recent résumé. If you don’t already have a draft, don’t worry! Simply bring a list of activities or a laptop computer so you can review your Common App activity list with an advisor. Brought to you by The Center for Careers and Internships.

Create Your First College Résumé – Wednesday, 9/7 from 10:30 am-12:30 pm in Crossroads Cafe

Need a résumé to apply for an on-campus job? Or just want to jump start your year with a new résumé? Then come meet the CCI Advisors on Wednesday, September 7th in Crossroads Cafe (in the McCullough Student Center first floor).

Writing your first college résumé may seem daunting, but our advisors make the process easy!

Learn how to turn the experience you gained through academic, co-curricular, community engagement, work, and other experience into a strong Middlebury résumé.

Stop by anytime between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to meet with a CCI Advisor or Peer Career Advisor.

Your new college résumé will help you to:

  • apply for on-campus jobs and other opportunities;
  • apply for future internships;
  • and more!

NOTE If you have one, please bring a copy of your most recent résumé. If you don’t already have a draft, don’t worry! Simply bring a list of activities or a laptop computer so you can review your Common App activity list with an advisor. Brought to you by The Center for Careers and Internships.