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BSOS Career Chats: Economics

Posted: 12 Oct 2020 08:32 AM PDT

 

Event Date and Time
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 - 3:00 pm to Tuesday, November 10, 2020 - 3:30 pm

Location: Virtual - ZOOM Link to be provided after registration

Morgan Williams, ECON '20 will share experiences learned as a Young Associate at the OECD - OCDE in the Employment, Labour, and Social Affairs Directorate. At the University of Maryland, she was involved in the FIRE Program, Federal Fellows Program, the BA/MPP Program, and was a teaching assistant for ECON305 and ECON 422. She had internships at IPSOS, The US Census Bureau, The Coalition on Human Needs, and on political campaigns. She hopes to share advice with students who are interested in pursuing a career in research and would like advice on exploring options.

Attend these short virtual BSOS Career Chats to:
  • learn about a new career field;
  • make a new contact;
  • gain application tips for your industry of interest.
For more information: go.umd.edu/careerchats

Questions? Contact: bsoscareers@umd.edu


You will be muted upon joining the Zoom meeting. You will have the opportunity to submit questions using the chat function.

BSOS Career Chats: Data Science

Posted: 12 Oct 2020 08:34 AM PDT

 


Event Date and Time
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - 4:00 pm to Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - 4:30 pm

Location
Virtual - ZOOM Link to be provided after registration

Erica Ryan, ECON '18 will share experiences learned from her position at Fannie Mae as a Quantitative Analyst and a Financial Engineer and from her experience as a Research Assistant in the UMD Economics department as an undergraduate student. Other undergraduate experiences include an internship with NASA and the FDIC! She is currently pursuing a PhD in Economics at UMD.

Attend these short virtual BSOS Career Chats to:
  • learn about a new career field;
  • make a new contact;
  • gain application tips for your industry of interest.
For more information: go.umd.edu/careerchats

Questions? Contact: bsoscareers@umd.edu


You will be muted upon joining the Zoom meeting. You will have the opportunity to submit questions using the chat function.


Paid Spring Grants Management Internship with AARP

Posted: 12 Oct 2020 06:06 AM PDT

Business Unit Description

AARP Foundation is AARP's 501 c3 charitable affiliate. We are a public charity with revenue from federal agencies, corporations, foundations and individuals. AARP Foundation's vision is a country free of poverty where no older person feels vulnerable. Staff are located in Washington DC and throughout the US.

Every year, AARP Foundation helps millions of struggling older adults 50 and over win back opportunity by being a force for change on the most serious issues they face each day. Through the Foundation's many groundbreaking and innovative programs and services, we create and advance effective solutions to meet their basic needs for nutritious food, safe and affordable housing, adequate income and much-needed personal connections.

Summary

Are you a student that is seeking hands-on Salesforce experience in a nonprofit setting? Are you passionate about improving systems and translating technical information to users? If you want to learn from a great team of professionals, apply now for this opportunity!

As a Grants Management Junior Salesforce Intern, you will work to optimize AARP Foundation's Salesforce-based grant management system, foundationConnect, and build and deliver training on Salesforce reports features and functionality. You will also have the opportunity to gather information from the Grants Management team to update and reconstruct a foundationConnect user manual for new users to the system.

We will challenge you to think and work in new ways. We are committed to your growth and will cultivate your continued learning and development.

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Update and build upon a foundation Connect User Guide to be accessible to a varied audience
  • Build and deliver training on creating and customizing reports in Salesforce
  • Develop visual designs to accompany training and learning materials
  • Create a catalog of existing Salesforce report templates to inform future decision-making around archival and cleanup
  • Communicate and collaborate with various internal department staff to identify use processes and procedures to include in learning materials
  • Provide general administrative and project management support
SKILLS
  • Strong desire to get real-world experience using Salesforce to manage business processes
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills including public speaking, report writing, and developing materials for a variety of audiences.
  • Ability to synthesize information
  • Critical and innovative thinking
  • Detail-oriented; strong organizational skills
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
Requirements

Prospective interns must be currently enrolled in a degree program at an accredited college or university; be considered rising undergraduate juniors or seniors, graduate students, or post-doctoral students; and remain academically enrolled throughout the internship.

AARP also considers non-traditional interns who are looking to re-enter the workforce or change careers. This may include those who have previously graduated from college and enrolled in a continuing education program.

At AARP, the health and well-being of our candidates, employees, and members is a top priority. As a result of the COVID pandemic, all non-essential employees will continue to work remotely through the end of 2020. AARP has established social distancing policies to ensure the safety of our essential employees.

Benefits Offered

Internships are non-exempt positions and are not eligible for employee benefits.

More information on AARP internships may be found here: https://careers.aarp.org/interns/?level=Intern

Apply on the AARP careers website. For best consideration, apply by October 31.

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Spring Paid Internship Application Deadline is Tuesday, October 13!

Posted: 12 Oct 2020 06:01 AM PDT

The application deadline for CHCI's Spring Congressional Internship Program is Tuesday, October ! Applications are due Tuesday, October 13. The Spring 2021 program will be fully virtual. To apply: https://chci.org/programs/congressional-internship-program/?utm_source=CHCI+General&utm_campaign=cd29c37bfb-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_13_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e7757f87d2-cd29c37bfb-62910775

During CHCI's paid summer and semester internships, promising Latino undergraduate students experience what it's like to work in a congressional office, while participating in weekly professional and leadership development and civic engagement through community service.

GAIN LEGISLATIVE EXPERIENCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. CHCI

Congressional Interns learn firsthand how the legislative system works, spending four days each week working on Capitol Hill. Usually, interns are placed with a member of congress who serves a district in their home state performing meaningful work:
  • responding to constituent inquiries
  • writing policy briefs
  • conducting legislative research on issues such as education, health, foreign affairs, defense, science & technology, and many more
  • attending congressional hearings and policy briefings 
On programming days, interns will have a full day centered on CHCI's four Pillars of Leadership—Civic Engagement, Social Responsibility, Self Empowerment, and Promoting Community and Hispanic Culture. During these weekly sessions, participation in discussions surrounding issues that affect the Latino community will help interns explore a variety topics while building strong relationships that can help throughout their career. CHCI's curriculum is centered around a graduate-level non-credit public policy course taught by The George Washington University Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute and Trachtenberg School of Public Policy.

OMSE Seeking FWS Students as Tutors

Posted: 12 Oct 2020 05:51 AM PDT


Send your resume, CV, transcript, class schedule and application form** to omsetutoring@umd.edu.

Download the application form at https://go.umd.edu/5nX

Applicants must have already received Federal Work-Study award.

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