“Carls Help Carls”
CAREER CENTER
Upcoming Events & deadlines
Senior Transitions Workshop
ATTENTION SENIORS:
What about “Life after Carleton?” Learn about everything you need to know for a successful transition. Pizza will be provided.
Wednesdays, 6pm. Olin 141.
Week 1 (2/3): Introductions / Employment Exploration
Week 2 (2/10): Insurance (outside visitor)
Week 3 (2/17): Apartment Hunting/ Start of Finances
Week 4 (2/24): Finances
Events
Chapters Program: Make an appointment to speak 1-on-1 with alums & others in the areas of Entrepreneurship, Non-profit Management, and the Environment. Thursdays, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, and 2/25, 1pm to 5pm, Career Ctr. Contact Jessica at jmueller to make an appointment.
Feb. 4th
· Entrepreneurship: Joy Lindsay ‘78
· Non-Profit: Paula Hart ‘77
· Environment: Bob Tipping ‘86
Feb. 11th
· Entrepreneurship: Kevin Steinman ‘98
· Non-Profit: Dixon Bond ‘59
· Environmental: Don Frost ‘83
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) Info Session: Mathias Bell ’07, Analyst with RMI in Boulder, CO, will talk about a newly created Summer 2010 ENTS/RMI internship for sophomores and juniors. Thurs., 2/4. 7pm. Leighton 305.
Breakthrough Collaborative Info Session: Learn about summer teaching positions from panel participants during past summers. Michael Johnson’10 and Janelle Washington 10 are the on-campus contacts. Wed., 2/10. 5:30pm. Leighton 330.
*** Newman Language Scholarship Application: Due by 5:30pm on 2/12 in “TUNNEL”.
MN Private College, Job, and Internship Fair
Tues., 2/16, 9am-3pm. Mpls Convention Center.
10:30 am panel: Clinical Research/Healthcare
11:30 am panel: Laboratory/R&D/Food Service/ Consumer Products/ Medical Device
Employers include: Admission Possible, Cargill, Fraser, Grassroots Campaigns, Mayo Clinic, Piper Jaffray & Co., Target, Thomson Reuters, UnitedHealth Group, etc.
$10 registration fee and $5 refundable transportation fee.
Register by 5:30pm on Wed., 2/10 in the Career Ctr.
Bus leaves in front of Willis at 9AM. Return around 1pm.
Cheesy Fridays:
Enjoy cheeses, crackers, fruit and some fine juices. Chat with our fantastic career advisors & counselors.
Fridays: 2/5…2/12…2/19 2-4pm in Career Ctr.
Fellowships, Internships, & Opportunities
GOOGLE:
-Building Opportunities for Leadership and Development (BOLD): seeks members of the class of 2011 and 2012. A variety of positions are available in the Online Sales and Operations, Finance, People Operations, and Marketing divisions. Application asks for a resume, transcript, and a short (250 word) essay. See http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/bold/index.html.
-ATTN. Seniors: Evan Rowe ’09 encourages seniors to send resumes to him so that he can submit them into the Google internal system. Evan.m.Rowe@gmail.com
Office of Alumni Affairs: seeks an Alumni Fellow. This is a full-time, two-year position focusing on student engagement/outreach, alumni volunteer management, e-marketing and technology support. See “TUNNEL” for app details. Deadline to apply is 2/15.
Summer 2010 ENTS/RMI Internship (Boulder, CO): Seeks sophomore/junior student with a strong interest in energy and environment-related issues. See “TUNNEL” for application details. Deadline to apply is 2/12.
Ulland Investment Advisors – Research Analyst Internship: is seeking an intern for spring term. Interns will perform equity research analysis, portfolio maintenance, client communication, and some clerical work. Contact Keith Wolter at keith.wolter@ullandinvestment.com. Deadline is 2/16.
Selective Liberal Arts Consortium (SLAC): is sponsoring an on‐line Internship Program to help you find a summer internship! Employers will contact you directly if they are interested. To apply, see http://slac.experience.com. Upload resume & cover letters between 2/1 and 2/15.
Lakota People’s Law Project (Rapid City, SD): Looking for Carls to do a summer internship. The organization seeks to improve the conditions for the Lakota Dakota and Nakota. See http://www.lakotapeopleslawproject.org. Contact Nora Mahlberg (SoAn ’09) nmahlberg@lakotalaw.org.
Financial Planning Association of MN: is hosting its 4th Annual Career Day 2010 on Fri., 2/26. 7:30am-3:30pm at the Doubletree Hotel in Saint Louis Park, MN. Learn about financial planning and connect with firms that are hiring employees and interns. If interested, send resume to the FDA Career Day Committee by Fri., 2/12 FPACareerDay@gmail.com. See http://www.fpamn.org.
Florida State University – Research Technician: Full-time one year research technician position in the Ecology and Evolution group at Florida State University to assist with greenhouse, lab, and field experiments studying plant-herbivore interactions. The technician will assist with a project characterizing density effects in plant-herbivore interactions for use in plant population models. See http://bio.fsu.edu/~nunderwood/homepage/. Applications accepted on a rolling basis beginning 2/22.
Breakthrough Saint Paul Teaching Internship: Breakthrough Saint Paul is looking for a diverse group of college undergraduates to teach at a summer enrichment program for motivated middle school students. Program runs from June 14 through August 13, 2010; this is a paid internship. Contact Jennifer Otremba, jotremba@breakthroughsaintpaul.org with questions. Application deadline is 3/1. Visit www.breakthroughsaintpaul.org.
Special Olympics (MN) – Summer Sports Camp: is seeking counselors to supervise sports training, afternoon rec activities, and evening fun and games. There is a mandatory training session on 6/10 for the position. Contact Elizabeth Reddall at reddalle@somn.org. Application deadline is 3/1.
Admission Possible: will be selecting more than 50 new AmeriCorps and VISTA members to start in the fall in both the Twin Cities and Milwaukee. Priority Application deadline is 2/11/2010 ; Final Application Deadline is 3/8/2010. See http://www.admissionpossible.org/AmeriCorps.html.
City Hall Fellows: is looking for top graduating students to train in their leadership program. It is a 12-month, paid, post-college Fellowship that includes working within the highest levels of local government. Fellows will train in 1 of 3 locations: Houston, TX - San Francisco, CA – Baton Rouge, LA. See www.cityhallfellows.org. Applications deadline is 3/10.