Internship Opportunities
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St. Olaf College Internship Opportunities - Spring 2012
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Alumni Host Site: 3M Company
Job Title: Director, Global Talent Acquisition
Major: English
Job Role: Responsible for all recruiting activity in 3M worldwide, includes global operating standards, global applicant tracking system, employment brand, and a variety of other related topics. Also responsible for building a global contingent worker program to be deployed in 80 countries. I currently have 28 3M employees on my team in St Paul and about the same contingent. Outside St Paul global team members are 100+.
Alumni Host Site: 3M Skin and Wound Care Division
Job Title: Quality Manager
Major: Mathematics
Job Role: I am the Quality Manager for a Division at 3M that produces medical supplies and sells globally. If you ever go to the doctor or the hospital, it is very likely that you will be using a 3M product from our division. Products include medical tapes, IV dressings, compression products, lotions and creams, and much more. As the quality manager, I am responsible for the overall quality for existing products as well as new product introductions. I manage a group of Quality Engineers and technicians supporting the business. I initiate and drive projects to improve quality, reduce costs, monitor and address customer issues and reduce customer complaints, and meet our customers needs. I am a core member of the decision making team for each business segment, and part of my job is to coach and develop the group of QA engineers I manage. One of the challenges of the job is working in an environment that is regulated by the FDA. The job is diverse, rewarding, exciting, and at the end of the day our products are making a big difference in the lives of many people.
Alumni Host Site: All Star Financial
Job Title: Owner/ President
Major: Economics and Finance
Job Role: I founded All Star Financial as an independent Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) in 1990. All Star is built with a disciplined, value driven process that has been the foundation for our success since day 1. Our expertise as wealth managers includes asset management, all types of financial planning (college, liability, retirement, estate, business), and tax planning and preparation. We serve a select register of clients, which allows us to offer our clients greater individual attention than a brokerage firm or most other fee only advisors. My job entails overseeing the everyday tasks of the company while keeping the team on track to achieve each of our client’s long-term goals. I am a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), as such I work with individual and corporate clients to meet their short term and long term goals. I and meet with them on a quarterly basis to review their investment portfolio and the financial plans progress. I am also an Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF), which allows me to help manage and oversee 401(k) plans for our corporate clients. I am also chairman of the board of directors for BankVista, a $120M community bank located in Sartell, MN (St. Cloud Suburb). In 1992 I also started and run a qualified plan advisory firm call Hays Investment Advisors that currently manages/oversees in excess of 1 billion dollars.
Alumni Host Site: Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
Job Title: Sr. Actuary Profitability Management
Major: Mathematics/Economics, Statistics Concentration
Job Role: Work closely with several different groups across the organization to manage the risk to Allianz. Risk management is generally about a financial risk related to the economy (interest rates, stock market returns/volatility), but can also include operational, legal, pricing and other sorts of risk. In order to manage these risks, I work closely with a number of other groups across the company to come up with a prudent way to manage all these associated risks.
Alumni Host Site: American Red Cross, Bio-Medical Service
Job Title: CEO of the North Central Region
Major: Biology/Chemistry
Job Role: I manage a blood Services Region for the American Red Cross. We collect about 250,000 units of blood annually, and about 40,000 units of platelets. We then "manufacture" them into components and sell them to hospitals all over the Region. I directly supervise the Directors of Collections, Scheduling, Donor Recruitment and our Reference Lab. Students interested in careers in biotech, medicine and humanitarian services would likely be interested in what we do.
Alumni Host Site: Ameriprise Financial
Job Title: Director, Advice & Wealth Management Field Implementation
Major: Economics
Job Role: Ameriprise Financial is a large diversified financial services firm. We have around 10,000 financial advisors across the country. We also have a large corporate presence, with divisions and subsidiaries that distribute investment, insurance, banking, and annuities products, etc. My broad department is responsible for advisor training, coaching programs, advisor field events, as well as implementation. Our implementation work brings the field advisor audience and the corporate groups together to increase the effectiveness of our top firm initiatives. That includes getting appropriate advisor input as initiatives are developed, ensuring that new products or services are fully prepared before launching, driving communication tactics, and many other things. In my role I manage people, budgets, projects, and most importantly relationships across many areas of a Fortune 500 company.
Alumni Host Site: Automotive Concepts Industries
Job Title: Owner and founder
Major: Political Science
Job Role: I work in a fast paced business environment. I manage 8 different businesses everyday. Tasks include daily meeting with the heads of each business unit. I also personally manage a financing company that writes loans for car sales. ShadOle experience may include observing planning meetings and numerous interactions with customers and vendors.
Alumni Host Site: Best Buy
Job Title: Senior Manager, Trade-In and Recycling
Major: Psychology
Job Role: Responsible for Best Buy’s Trade-In and Recycling Programs. If a customer has used electronics, Best Buy will buy the product back from the customer. We take that product and put it on the Secondary Markets (i.e. eBay) to re-sell in other channels. My team is responsible for setting the prices, advertising, promotions, and other customer facing elements to drive business into the Trade-In business.
Alumni Host Site: Best Buy Co Inc
Job Title: Director, Services Strategy and Business Development
Major: English, Political Science
Job Role: I am the Director of the Services Strategy Team. The Services Strategy Team partners with Executive value growth opportunities, to drive business model choices to deliverleaders to identify highest growth, and to build/maintain an innovation roadmap aimed at fundamental business model transformation. The results of our work ensures that BBY achieves sustainable competitive advantage, builds a more capable organization, and secures profitable incremental growth.
Alumni Host Site: Best Buy Co., Inc.
Job Title: Demand Planning Manager
Major: Mathematics & Economics
Job Role: I manage a team in charge of forecasting, ordering and replenishing the right amount of inventory to the right locations at the right time. Demand Planning teams are broken out by product category and manage inventory for stores across the entire US, Puerto Rico and our BestBuy.com website. My team manages the Home Audio, Accessories and Furniture products. We work with multiple internal teams along with vendors in planning appropriate inventory levels to meet customer and shareholder needs.
Alumni Host Site: Best Buy Co., Inc.
Job Title: Senior Demand Forecast Analyst
Major: Economics, History
Job Role: Generate and maintain forecasts within business category for inventory and financial planning. Responsible for managing business category with over $800 million in annual revenues. Utilize statistical regression analysis software . Manage relationships between inventory planning analysts, buyers and vendor partners. Research and analyze industry trends, competition, and company strategy.
Alumni Host Site: Boston Scientific - CRV
Job Title: Principal Financial Analyst
Major: Economics/Accounting Emphasis
Job Role: My primary responsibilities include coordinating Planning and Forecasting activities and Management reporting for the Cardio Rhythm Vascular Group at BSC. The CRV Group is made up of four divisions, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Interventional Cardiology, Peripheral Interventions & Electrophysiology. My main customer is our General Administrative Officer, for whom I support in preparation of Management Board Presentations, Financial Results and Key Metrics. I also support our Divisional Finance Directors, by serving as a liaison between the CRV Group and Corporate Finance.
Alumni Host Site: Cargill
Job Title: VP Global Trading, Manager for Animal Protein
Major: Biology
Job Role: I work in a risk management and trading role with the Cargill Beef, Pork, Poultry and Egg business to develop and implement good risk management process and approach. Also provide guidance on hedging and trading strategies for those business both in the US and globally. The job is equally a leadership role for the businesses and active guidance and counsel on the risk management strategies. In addition, I work with large customers who desire risk management support and hope to leverage our expertise and competencies.
Alumni Host Site: Carlson Capital Management
Job Title: Principal/Managing Director
Major: Classics/Theology
Job Role: As Managing Director, I am responsible for direct client contact as well as operational efficiencies within the organization. Prospective students will get a 30,000 foot view of how a registered investment advisory firm that specializes in wealth management services operates. They will understand our structure, our client base, our value proposition, the strength behind our processes and people. And, they might even get a complimentary lunch at Hogan Brothers!
Alumni Host Site: Century College
Job Title: Executive Director, Century College Foundation
Major: Psychology & Religion
Job Role: I am responsible to oversee all aspects of fundraising for Century College. A sampling of these activities are the following:
- Donor related activities, such as fundraising events, individual meetings for stewardship and gift cultivation
- Communications – electronic, direct mail, campus news (how your gift is making a difference, stories of scholarship recipient success)
- Community outreach to businesses, civic leaders and corporations (preparing the work force of tomorrow through collaborative partnerships)
- Data analysis – to better understand donor giving history and motivations
- Grants to private and corporate foundations in support of student scholarships, campus programs, and facilities
Alumni Host Site: GdB
Job Title: Director of Strategy
Major: English
Job Role: Partner with creative and account management peers to develop disruptive ideas at all points of customer contact. Orchestrate brand planning, strategic planning and analytical activity for accounts within the agency. Identify opportunities to constantly improve the quality of thinking applied to client business. Collaborate with senior clients and give them deeper insights into the dynamics of their business through the development of disciplined and thorough sales, marketing, and consumer analyses. GdB is a full-service marketing and advertising agency based in Minneapolis. Current clients include Airborne, Anytime Fitness, AmericInn, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, Hamline University, Michael Foods, Nuveen Investments, The Science Museum of Minnesota, Summit Brewing Company and Zebco fishing gear.
Alumni Host Site: IBM
Job Title: Client Executive
Major: Economics
Job Role: Providing account management, executive relationship, and commissioned sales to 7 clients in the Twin Cities. I provide the connection between the vast array of IBM hardware, software, and services and executives at my client organizations. I coordinate resources, find technical specialists, and package IBM solutions for my customers. I started with IBM in 1984 after graduating from St. Olaf, and have worked with IBM 4X over the last 25 years (interspersed with mommy-track, running a micro-finance non profit, and working for other technology companies). IBM is a fabulous company, with over 435,000 employees in 170 companies.
Alumni Host Site: Marketing Manager, Emerging Technologies
Job Title: Medtronic, Inc.
Major: Economics
Job Role: I lead the global market development for new products in cardiac diagnostics and monitoring at Medtronic. This involves close partnership with the engineers developing new devices, meeting with physicians, patients and sales reps to understand the customer needs, close collaboration with our operations team to ensure successful supply chain, developing branding and marketing materials, conducting market research, competitive intelligence as well as financial analysis. Medtronic is one of the largest medical device companies in the world providing lifesaving therapies that help people live better and longer lives. A marketing role in medical devices is very different than other industries (and one I find very personally rewarding!) that provides a diverse career path allowing you to blend a passion for science or healthcare with business acumen.
Alumni Host Site: Piper Jaffray & Co.
Job Title: Vice President, Senior Research Analyst
Major: Asian Studies, Environmental Studies concentration
Job Role: My team analyzes stocks – specifically automotive-related stocks (cars, trucks, parts, electric vehicles, etc). We examine their valuations and determine which stocks might be worth buying/selling. We write our opinions in reports that are based on our own research and financial models. I spend about 40% of my time in China – though lately it seems like I’ve been spending more time than that in China. I speak Chinese (I started learning as an 18 year-old undergrad at Olaf), and I believe that our team’s China-related research gives us an edge over competitors.
Alumni Host Site: Project Resources Corporation
Job Title: President/Chief Pion
Major: Biology/Holistic Health
Job Role: I work in the president of PRC, a small electric power plant developer, overseeing all of the company’s corporate functions as well as project development functions. Daily tasks include negotiating deals, working with outside law firms on drafting project agreements, reviewing company budgets and forecasts, and providing project development support to our small development team of 3 people. ShadOle experience may also include an afternoon observing new power plant site visits, depending on schedule/timing.
Alumni Host Site: ProVation Medical
Job Title: VP of Innovation
Major: Mathematics and Economics
Job Role: I am the founder of ProVation Medical and have been involved in numerous roles over the years within the organization. Currently, I am focused on driving innovation within our organization by leveraging the products that have been acquired by our parent company (Wolters Kluwer) over the past few years.
Alumni Host Site: SAIL AWAY SAILING SCHOOL, LLC
Job Title: PRINCIPAL SAILING INSTRUCTOR
Major:
Job Role: AS OWNER OF AN ADULT SAILING SCHOOL I DO THE ADMINISTRATING, MARKETING, STAFFING, TRAINING OF INSTRUCTORS AND MOST OF THE ON-WATER TEACHING. I DO A LITTLE OF ALL OF THESE TASKS MOST EVERY DAY. I AM OUTDOORS AT MARINAS OR ON THE WATER TEACHING MOST WEEKENDS AND WEEKNIGHT EVENINGS IN THE SUMMER AND DO MY OTHER WORK LATE AT NIGHT OR IN THE MORNING. AS AN ENTREPRENEUR, I WORK 7 DAYS A WEEK IN THE SUMMER, MAKING HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES.
Alumni Host Site: Summit Hill Consulting, LLC
Job Title: President
Major: Economics, Mathematics
Job Role: I lead a small, business strategy consulting firm called Summit Hill Consulting, which I founded more than 10 years ago. We work with CEOs and executives to help them define and implement business strategies. Our work includes market research and analysis, competitive research and analysis, strategy formulation and implementation management, including process redesign, merger & acquisition projects, and business development (deal making with customers and partners). We do this as directed by and for the benefit of our clients. My clients range from small start-ups to multi-billion dollar corporations. Currently, I have two long-term engagements. One is for a local wireless technology company with several hundred million in revenue. The other is for a start-up with new eco-sustainable agriculture technology.
The specific content of the shadowing will depend upon the student’s interests and background, as well as on the state of my consulting engagements. I anticipate the shadowing to include an analytical or market research exercise, joining client meetings and assistance with developing work-product for my clients.
Alumni Host Site: Target Corporation
Job Title: Buyer- Owned Brand Foods
Major: Political Science and Spanish|
Job Role: I lead a team of 12 technical experts to create Archer Farms and Market Pantry products for the 1700 Target stores that have either Deli and/or Target Café sections. This begins with competitive shopping trips to grocery and convenience stores, meeting with vendors, reviewing financial data, and team brainstorming to understand what the biggest opportunities are. It next moves to partnering with vendors to understand who is capable of creating this product safely and cost effectively. We then review and eat the product to ensure it is up to our standards! Finally, we test the product on potential guests to understand their appetite (pun intended) to purchase the product and ensure the packaging is up to legal specifications and looks good. I also work a great deal with partners such as store operations to understand how we can be operationally efficient in the stores.
Alumni Host Site: Target Corporation
Job Title: Marketing Manager
Major: English and Music
Job Role: Although I have held several jobs within the marketing department at Target, I am currently in a Marketing Operations role creating processes to successfully execute marketing campaign work. My specific area of focus is on digital/interactive marketing: Target.com, mobile, social and external digital media. I primarily support the collaboration of digital marketing partners and our traditional marketing teams to build interactive marketing processes for the organization.
Alumni Host Site: Thomson Reuters
Job Title: Corporate Trainer
Major: Psychology
Job Role: I participate in the rollout of financial programs used by employees within my company. I also create training materials, as needed (ex. Job aids, user guides, eLearning, manuals, etc.). And, I conduct in-person and distance training sessions for employees around the globe. To accomplish the above, I adhere to Instructional Design principles for adult learning.
Alumni Host Site: U.S. Bank
Job Title: Accounting Manager
Major: Home Economics – Foods and Nutrition
Job Role: As you might guess from comparing my major with my current position at U.S. Bank (i.e., there are probably not many Home Economics majors who end up as accountants in a bank), I have had a number of different careers, achieved through additional education and years of experience. My position at the bank is in the retail credit card area, and I spend most of my day working with business line, Corporate Accounting, and bank staff and management on accounting-related questions and issues. I am really the “accounting expert” for this area of the bank. And my job is actually not as boring as it sounds; there are always new projects and new accounting guidelines to be implemented, employees to be motivated and supervised, and various other fire drills that regularly arise in the department to assist on, so the days are actually quite fun and interesting. To think a liberal arts education thirty-five years ago was the beginning of all of this.
Alumni Host Site: Walker Art Center
Job Title: Director, Marketing and Public Relations
Major: Music
Job Role: As director of the Marketing and Public Relations Department I oversee the strategic positioning and communications planning for the Walker. In addition, I manage attendance and earned revenue projections, expense budgets, and crisis communications. My role is to create and oversee strategies within the department rather than do a lot of hands-on as it relates to the many tactical areas in my department—advertising, direct mail, social media, email marketing, events.
Alumni Host Site: White Bear Area YMCA/White Bear Lake Area Schools YMCA Aquatic Center
Job Title: Aquatics Director
Major: Biology and Norwegian
Job Role: As the aquatics director I supervise one full-time position, 2 part-time coordinators and a part-time staff of roughly 90 employees. Our facility is the third largest aquatic center in the state with 12 lap lanes. We provide swimming lessons to over 800 children during the summer and we have a summer swim team of over 80 swimmers. During the school year, we have approximately 400 children in swimming lessons every 7 weeks, a swim team with 140 swimmers and we work with the school district to provide swimming lessons for all of the second graders. In addition, we are the home pool for the White Bear HS boys and girls swimming and diving teams so we provide practice and meet space. A typical day for me can include any or all of the following- planning a branch wide event (either including the pool or not), ordering supplies, speaking with the various principals, checking in on the beach, explaining swimming lessons to parents, monitoring swim lesson registration, publishing the pool schedule, teaching swimming lessons, talking to members, reviewing monthly financial reports, scheduling staff, creating marketing materials…. The list goes on.
Click here for instructions on how to apply for this ShadOle opportunity. All applications are due Thursday, April 12th.
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Description
Start gaining experience to build a great future – and help Ecolab create
a better world -- as a Communications Intern. In this role, you will work
closely with our Director of Communications to learn how to develop and
execute strategic external communications programs in a global, Fortune 500
firm.
In this internship position, you will work with your manager on a number of
external communications projects. The goal of your internship will be for
you to apply your education and gain experience through external
communications and digital communications assignments. Some of your key
responsibilities will include:
• Support the team in the creation of strategic external communications
plans to help achieve annual business objectives.
• Write and edit key communications materials, including news releases,
external stories, fact sheets and other external communications.
• Manage the development of all executive bios.
• Manage all content within the Ecolab.com media center.
• Support monthly Ecolab Food Safety webinar communication.
• Develop a tool kit to support local market company grants and donations.
• Understand how to ensure brand compliance of guidelines and standards of
the Ecolab brand strategy.
• Work with manager on specific external communications projects.
In addition, this internship will allow you to gain exposure to Ecolab, the
global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that
provide and protect clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy
environments. We have several summer development and social activities that
allow you to build your network and explore all of the opportunities
available at Ecolab.
Qualifications
Qualified intern candidates will posses the following:
Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, communications or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Previous professional Communications experience.
• Advanced skill with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel and Word).
• Strong process orientation, project leadership capability and precise
attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to multitask between various
projects at one time and complete tasks within short time frames.
** Prefer seniors who will graduate in May, but open to rising seniors.
Application Details
Interested students can apply by submitting a cover letter, resume,
references and writing samples (prefer news releases or news stories, but
open to any writing samples) to OleRecruiting!
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Upload your documents*
1.) Save a copy of your
resume<http://www.stolaf.edu/services/cel/students/resume.html>
& references <http://www.stolaf.edu/services/cel/students/rreferences.html>
, cover letter <http://www.stolaf.edu/services/cel/students/cover.html>, and
writing samples to a common location.
2.) Login to OleRecruiting <https://stolaf-csm.symplicity.com/students/> -
login via the directions on the screen.
3.) Click on "Documents" on the black bar, click on "Add New" - upload
yourresume with references a "
*Resume*". Upload your "Cover Letter" as an "*Cover Letter*". Upload
each "Writing
Sample" as an "*Other Document*".
*AND*
*Apply for the internship*
4.) Click on "Employers" - type in the Keywords box "Ecolab" on the black
bar - select "Ecolab, Inc."
5.) Underneath "Available Positions", select "Global Communications Intern"
6.) Click on "Apply". Be sure to select your "resume/references", "cover
letter" & "writing samples", then click Submit!
The hiring manager will do a phone screen with qualified applicants. Those
selected to move forward in the process will have an in-person interview.
Deadline Date
April 30, 2012 - Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so do
not wait to apply!!
Desired Start Date
June 1, 2012
Duration
Prefers to have someone lined up to start as soon as school ends. End date
is negotiable, but internship would be a minimum of 3-4 months.
Approximate Hours Per Week
Full-time
Salary Level
Paid internship<http://www.jobsearchintelligence.com/NACE/jobseekers/salary-calculator.php>
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Apply Online via Ole Recruiting at:
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The following links provide more information about internships.
Check them out!
Center for Experimental Learning
Economics Scholarships and Fellowships_.html
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For more information, contact:
The Center for Experiential Learning (CEL)
x3268 or www.stolaf.edu/services/cel
