Industry Newsletter
September 20, 2017
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Events
- Peace Corp Application Workshop - September 20th
- Inter-Cultural Appreciation Program (iCAP) Info Session - September 25th
- Nonprofit Meet Up - Ben Boone - September 26th
- Department of State Internships Info Session - September 26th
- Department of State Info Session - September 27th
- Graduate and Professional School Fair - September 29th'
- Friday Entrepreneurship Pitches
Articles
"The Easiest Way to Research and Find Alumni on LinkedIn"
"How to Land Your Dream Environmental Job"
Professional Development
- "Cover Letter Advice from a Nonprofit"
- World Bank Group Youth Summit
Job/Internship Opportunities
- The Sam and Myra Ross Institute Nature-Based Internships
- Passport Trainee - USA Jobs Pathways Internships
Student Trainee (Foreign Affairs): USA Jobs Pathways Internship
- Administrative Program Support Assistant (Fall 2017 Intern) - Jamestown Yorktown Foundation
- Regional Field Intern - Republican Party of Virginia
- Change Corps Organizer
Peace Corp Application Workshop
Inter-Cultural Appreciation Program (iCAP) Info Session
This event date/location has changed. Due to Rosh Hashana, we have moved it to the 25th!
When: Monday, September 25th; 4-5pm
Employers are looking for students with intercultural experience. Come and learn about this opportunity to enhance that skill. The program matches international and domestic students together and fosters a relationship through attending different activities around campus and the community together. It also looks great on a resume...
More information and application (due Oct 5th) here: http://bit.ly/2j1lija
Nonprofit Meet Up - Ben Boone
Department of State Internships Info Session
Where: Blow Hall Reception room (2nd floor)
When: Tuesday, September 26th, 5-6pm
Learn about the application process and timeline, hear about this past summer’s DoS interns’ experiences, and find out about funding opportunities
Department of State Info Session
Where: Cohen Career Center, Presentation Room
When: Wednesday, September 27; 6:30-7:30pm
RSVP on Tribe Careers under Information Sessions!
Graduate and Professional School Fair
Friday Entrepreneurship Pitches
Calling all W&M Entrepreneurial Thinkers!
Every Friday | 1:00 pm | Entrepreneurship Center, Miller 3041
If you've spotted a business opportunity or identified a problem worth solving and have a idea you'd like to take to the next level, come by the Entrepreneurship Center to pitch it in front of a panel of judges for a chance to win $100. Participants have 90 seconds to address the following four questions:
- What is the opportunity or problem? (this isn't your idea)
- What is the size of the opportunity? (this still isn't your idea)
- What is currently being done to address this opportunity/problem and why are those solutions not sufficient? (yep...still not your idea)
- How might you address this opportunity? (finally! this is your idea!)
You have to hit all four points to be eligible to win.
"The Easiest Way to Research and Find Alumni on LinkedIn"
Networking with alumni is a great strategy for your job search. You share the school experience and that makes a warmer way for you to introduce yourself. If you haven’t reached out to alumni (or classmates) yet, this article provides several different ways you can use LinkedIn’s alumni resource.
Read it here: http://bit.ly/2wuZxPG
"How to Land Your Dream Environmental Job"
If you are passionate about sustainability, climate change, clean air and water, or any other environmental issue, read this article for tips about how to narrow and focus your job search.
Read it here: http://bit.ly/2yaL1bZ
Cover Letter Advice from a Nonprofit
Caitlin is the Director of Outreach and Development for the Starlight Children's Foundation mid-Atlantic division. The foundation ensures that children will feel comfortable and "at home" when they are in the hospital. In this short video, she advises on how to tackle the cover letter.
World Bank Group Youth Summit
When: December 4th-5th, 2017
Where: World Bank in Washington D.C.
The two-day summit will contain plenary sessions to engage youth with thought-leaders in technology and innovation and workshops to provide youth attendees with the opportunity to share ideas and discuss. An important element of the Summit is the Competition which will invite young professionals to submit business or policy level proposals on the theme “Technology and Innovation for Impact.”
This year’s theme focuses on the opportunity rapid technological change presents to make the world more prosperous and inclusive. The event is open for youth ages 18-35 so is applicable for both undergraduate and graduate students and also attracts many young professionals. It would be fantastic to have a number of students from your university register for the event and enter the competition. We can also work with you to arrange a remote watch party as the event will be livestreamed.
Dates: Entries due September 29th; Registration due October 10th
The Sam and Myra Ross Institute Nature-Based Internships
- Farm Animal Education and Interaction - Teaching Barn
- Equine Education and Interaction - Horse Barn
- Wildlife Rehabilitation, Education and Interaction - Wildlife Center
- Dog Interaction
For more information and to apply, look on Tribe Careers under Job Postings (won't be visible until Monday, September 25th). Also check it out here: http://bit.ly/2ymj81F
Passport Trainee - USA Jobs Pathways Internships
As a Passport Trainee, you will:
- Provide specific support for higher-graded staff in the administration of the U.S. passport program. Assignments include, but are not limited to: applying established instructions, practices, or precedents in performing related procedural tasks in processing documents; sorting incoming applications or other documents and correcting errors based on a review of similar cases or samples.
- Verify basic applicant data; and identify and reconcile obvious discrepancies using standard information sources.
- Collect additional data from appropriate government offices as instructed; assemble appropriate forms and reports, and enter data into automated systems.
- Distribute documents to appropriate personnel; respond to routine procedure inquiries; and use personal computers and software programs in an office environment to extract, revise or sort information from files, records or databases.
This opportunity is only available until Monday, September 25th, so apply ASAP! http://bit.ly/2ffIMQU
Student Trainee (Foreign Affairs): USA Jobs Pathways Internship
This opportunity is only open until Tuesday, September 26th , so apply ASAP! http://bit.ly/2yqb4go
Administrative Program Support Assistant (Fall 2017 Intern) - Jamestown Yorktown Foundation
Apply on Tribe Careers under Job Postings
Regional Field Intern - Republican Party of Virginia
Open to all class years. Regional Field Interns will be responsible for assisting the Regional Field Director with expanding the regional volunteer network and implementing the regional field plan. Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Serving as a critical and valued member of the Regional Field team
- Working in the field and supporting components of the regional field plan including phone banking, door-to-door canvassing and volunteer recruitment
Apply on Tribe Careers!
Change Corps Organizer
Organizers attend an intensive classroom training and spend most of the year gaining hands-on field experience on issues like women’s rights, gun violence, immigration reform, voting rights, marriage equality and money in politics. Organizers will work throughout the year in cities across the country, providing critical field support for partner groups leading the charge on these issues and many more.
You’ll learn the skills necessary to plan town hall meetings, build and work with coalitions united for a common cause, set up and speak at press conferences, recruit and train volunteers, collect petitions, direct a canvass office, and much more. You’ll learn how to mobilize a community toward a common goal and build the kind of support and grassroots action that persuades decision-makers to stop obstructing change and embrace it instead. And you’ll learn these skills from people like Bill McKibben of 350.org, Van Jones of CNN and Rebuild the Dream, and Cecile Richards of Planned Parenthood.
Apply on Tribe Careers and learn more here: http://bit.ly/2xkbpCH
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