CAREER CORNER
List of Internships for Summer
Attached is an updated list of internships posted in UMass Amherst CareerConnect/eRec database, https://umass.experience.com. Search by Employer to find details & apply. If you need help, call Career Services at 413-545-2224 or stop in Goodell 511. Daily walk-in hours, 12-4pm are until May 10th.
If you need help over the summer, call to make an appointment at your convenience.
Students find good internships & summer jobs from websites too! Suggestions:
http://www.findinternships.com, http://www.internshipprograms.com, http://www.internqueen.com, http://www.idealist.org, http://www.internships.com, http://www.bostonworks.com (Boston area) http://www.hireculture.org, http://www.massitsallhere.com
http://www.coolworks.com, http://www.summerjobs.com, http://www.snagajob.com, http://www.campjobs.com, http://www.collegehelpers.com
Visit us at: http://www.umass.edu/careers
“Be nice to your faculty. You’ll need them someday to serve as a reference for graduate school or a job”. Tom Denham, Career Expert
Newest List of Entry-Level FULL-TIME JOBS
Congratulations!
Attached below is the newest list of entry-level FULL-TIME JOBS posted in UMass Amherst CareerConnect/eRecruiting at http://umass.experience.com. Search by employer for details to apply. If you need help, call Career Services, 413-545-2224 or stop in at 511 Goodell. If you see something interesting, apply ASAP. Daily walk-in hours in Career Services are from 12 noon-4pm for help with your resume until May 10th. We will close by 12 noon on May 11 for graduation.
Continued Services
Even after you graduate, you still have access to the CareerConnect/eRecruiting database to search for jobs (or an after graduation internship!). Add your permanent email to your CareerConnect profile.
You can also schedule appointments with a Career Advisor for 6 months out.
There will not be any walk-ins over the summer, but new grads can call to make an appointment at your convenience at 413-545-2224.
As a new alum, you can attend any on-campus career fair or employer information session that’s posted on the Career Services website at: http://www.umass.edu/careers
Some entry level websites for new graduates: http://www.indeed.com, http://www.idealist.org, (non-profits) http://www.sciencejobs.com, http://www.careerbuilder.com, http://www.collegegrad.com, http://www.quintcareers.com, http://www.simplyhired.com, http://www.bostonworks.com, http://www.hireculture.org, http://www.massitsallhere.com
Have you developed a LinkedIn profile and joined the UMass Amherst Alumni Association group to build your network? Come to Career Services for more information. http://www.linkedin.com
“Your first job is a period of adjustment. It’s like being a freshman all over again. Be patient and learn the ropes”. Tom Denham, Career Expert
Off-Campus Career Fairs
National Career Fairs, http://www.nationalcareerfairs.com or http://jobfairs.ineedajob.com
Diversity Career Fairs, Various cities: http://www.psijobfair.com/Schedule.aspx
NJ Collegiate Career Day, Rutgers University, Free - Wed, May 30, 2012
9:30am – 3:30pm, New Brunswick Campus, Brower/RSU: http://careerservices.rutgers.edu/careerdays.shtml
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Summer Internship Opportunity @ MACD
The Massachusetts Association of Conservation Districts offers a summer internship opportunity for a college student entering junior or senior year who has demonstrated interest in conservation, agriculture and the environment. The selectee will serve under supervision of the MACD executive director in a full time internship for a period of ten weeks. The position will be located at a Massachusetts USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service office. The incumbent will work with all fourteen (14) conservation districts in preparing for and in implementing the NACD 2012 national poster contest with the theme “Soil to Spoon.” The selectee will also work with conservation districts in Local Working Group outreach programs throughout the Commonwealth.
A stipend of $3,000 will be awarded to the incumbent at the successful completion of this internship.
For more information and for an application form, please visit MACD's blog at URL: http://massacd.wordpress.com/internship-opportunity-summer-2012/.
Please feel free to spread news of this opportunity as widely as possible.
Cheers!
Don
Don Lewis
Executive Director
Massachusetts Association of Conservation Districts
Web Site: http://massacd.wordpress.com/
7 Vine Street, Marion, MA 02738
Office: 508-748-2130
Mobile: 508-274-5108
don_lewis@post.harvard.edu
Part-Time Jobs @ State Street
For Sophomores & Juniors
CMASS would like to make you aware of a great employment opportunity provide by State Street Corp & UMASS Career Services. If you are currently looking for a job during the upcoming school year Fall 2012 that will add to your personal and professional development you must act quickly to take advantage of this opportunity.
Application Deadline is Wednesday, April 25th.
For Rising Sophomores and Rising Juniors for Fall 2012:
As the end of the school year approaches, we want to let you know of an excellent employment opportunity for a variety of majors.
State Street Corporation, a leading financial services provider for institutional investors, will be offering a number of part-time jobs: Processing Analyst opportunities in the Amherst area, within one mile of the campus and located on the PVTA line, beginning this fall, 2012. This is a new partnership for UMass Amherst.
They are seeking motivated students, with a 3.0 GPA or higher for part-time, paid positions ($11/hr.) which would range from 9-15 hours a week. Schedules will be flexible to accommodate students' schedules and business requirements. Selected students will provide support to multiple business lines and will be aligned with a specific business area, division or function. As part of their roles, UMass students may assume operational duties such as performing or processing transactions, researching routine or tactical issues, researching inquiries and responding to requests.
There is a very short deadline to apply for these positions. Students should apply by submitting their resume on the UMass Amherst CareerConnect/eRecruiting site at: http://www.umass.experience.com
(Search by employer name: State Street Corp) by 4pm, Wednesday, April 25th.
Again, the position is Processing Analyst and a full description is attached.
If students need assistance logging into CareerConnect/eRecruiting, contact UMass Career Services at: ccnhelp@acad.umass.edu, call 413-545-2224 or stop in at 511 Goodell.
State Street representatives will be on-campus to interview selected students on April 30 and May 1 and will be making decisions by the end of May. Please note that any student who is offered a position in this program will need to demonstrate his or her eligibility to work in the United States. Attached is the full job description.
If students need help developing /refining a resume, they should come to Goodell Career Services for daily walk-in assistance, Mon-Fri, 12 noon to 4pm in 511 Goodell or come to a resume workshop on Tues, 4/24, 12 noon in 508 Goodell.
Article from the NACE Journal
posted 03/29/2012
We have prepared a short article summarized from the NACE Journal about Job Disclosures and Career Development. Click here for the article.
2011 Job Search Success Data
CAREER TIPS AND TRICKS
Dress for Success
Managing Career Stress
Teach and Learn in Korea
Teach and Learn in Korea
This is a Korean government sponsored teaching and service-learning scholarship program that enhances public English education in rural elementary schools.
For more info on qualifications and application visit: www.talk.go.kr
NRCS engineering technician vacancies in Massachusetts
Announcing a current vacancy for three Civil Engineering Technicians, GS-802-4/5/6, in Amherst, Holden, Hadley, MA. One position will be filled in each location.
DEU - “all sources” announcement opened this morning and will close 1/31/2012. View this announcement here.
Merit – “status and special hiring authorities” announcement opened this morning and will close 1/31/2012. View this announcement here.
A total of three positions will be filled between the two announcements.
For more details, visit www.usajobs.gov.
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2012 LWG Coordiantor Job Description.pdf
Springfield Public School (SPS) Recruitment Fair Spring 2012
The SPS Teacher Recruitment Fairs are an excellent opportunity for your students to learn about employment opportunities in the district and to meet informally with school principals. The purpose of these events is to attract trained and highly qualified educators for our schools.
Students are encouraged to bring three copies of their resume to the event.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 413 787-7180 or email perezluc@sps.springfield.ma.us Please visit us at www.sps.springfield.ma.us to learn more about the Springfield Public Schools.
Contact Lucy Perez (below) if you have any questions or to schedule a time for us to meet with students. Thanks for your continued support,
Sincerely yours,
Lucy Perez
HR Administrator
Human Resources Department
Springfield Public Schools
1550 Main Street
Springfield, MA 01103-1410
Phone: 413 787-7180
Cell: 413 537-9437
Fax: 413 787-6592
perezluc@sps.springfield.ma.us
Visit us at www.sps.springfield.ma.us to learn more about the Springfield Public Schools
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Governor's Internship Program Summer 2012
Deadline: March 16, 2012 (or until positions are filled)
For more details, please download this file.
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Managing Career Stress
The term "stress" is short for distress, a word that evolved from Latin stringere that means "to draw tight.” Stress affects everyone in different ways. Some people suggest that manageable stress keeps life interesting and enjoyable. The problem arises when we are pressured beyond our optimal stress level and our bodies react with a range of unpleasant symptoms. Let’s parallel stress to economic terms…
External stressors like tests, grades, relationships and finances place a demand in your body’s ability to cope. Your body copes by supplying epinephrine also known as adrenaline. This metabolic process will activate functions necessary for emergency situations like increased breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. Functions not necessary in case of emergency will be shut down like growth and the immune system. As a result you are more prone to get sick!
When you don’t have a habit of managing stress “some stress hormones don't know when to quit pulling. They remain active in the brain for too long – injuring and even killing cells in the hippocampus, the area of your brain needed for memory and learning.” http://www.fi.edu/learn/brain/stress.html
Here are some suggestions to manage stress:
• Control your breathing by inhaling deeply, holding and releasing slowly
• Break tasks down into smaller steps. Rather than giving yourself the task to “Find a Job!? Try beginning with: work on my resume, ask for letters of recommendations, write a cover letter, check Monster.com
• Talk to family, professors, friends, mentors, CMASS staff!!
• If feeling constant worry, sadness, anxiety, irritability and/or lack of sleep consider therapy/counseling.
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Dress for Success
Hints from the Dress for Success workshop by TJX Companies on Tuesday, February 7, 2012:
First thing is first - ask yourself where are you going?
o The outfit may look good and you may look good in it, but if you look like you are going to the beach, a night club, the gym or to bed, then the outfit is not interview appropriate. Males should avoid silky ties and females should avoid sandals. Prints are limited to pin stripes. Also stay away from too much bling. Think conservative and subtle!
Is your concern to show that you are in style?
o Recruiters prefer that you demonstrate your knowledge of fashion by talking about it, if required by your chosen field. Remember that recruiters are people with biases so don?t take risks to show you are trendy. Even Madonna understands the power of a well tailored suit! It?s better to be let your brain do the showing!
When deciding what to wear to an interview, business attire is the safest bet. If a company has a different policy they will inform you otherwise. If you are still not sure ask! Secretaries can be your best ally.
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Top 10 Graduate Schools in the US
TOP 10 BUSINESS SCHOOLS
1. Stanford University (CA)
2. Harvard University (MA)
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (SLOAN)
4. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
5. Northwestern University (Kellogg) (IL)
6. University of Chicago (Booth)
7. Dartmouth College (Tuck)(NH)
8. University of California-Berkeley (Haas)
9. Columbia University (NY)
10. New York University (Stern)
Top 10 Engineering Schools
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2. Stanford University (CA)
3. University of California-Berkeley
4. Georgia Institute of Technology
5. University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
6. Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
7. California Institute of Technology
8. University of Texas Austin (Cockrell)
9. University of Michigan-Ann Taylor
10. Cornell University (NY)
Top 10 Medicine schools
1. Harvard University
2. University of Pennsylvania
3. John Hopkins University (MD)
4. Washington university in St. Louis
5. Duke University (NC)
6. Stanford University
7. University of California- San Francisco
8. Yale university (CT)
9. University of Washington
10. University of Michigan Ann-Anchor
Top 10 law schools
1. Yale University
2. Harvard University
3. Stanford University
4. Columbia University
5. University of Chicago
6. New York University
7. University of Pennsylvania
8. University of California Berkeley
9. University of Virginia
10. Duke University
TOP 10 most diverse law schools
1. University of Haiwaii-Manoa (Richardson)
2. Texas Southern University
3. Florida A&M University
4. University of District of Columbia (Clarke)
5. St. Thomas University
6. Southern University Law center
7. University of southern California
8. Loyola Marymount University
9. Northwestern University
10. Rutgers University
