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Internships–USA.com
Career Opportunies
The Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice ...
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Mountbatten Internship Programme in London ...
Workshops
Identifying Vocational Interests (Part 1 of 3) ...
Events
Internship Open House, Political Actions Fair ...
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Experienced Lumberjack
Internships–USA.com
Internships–USA is one of the largest internship sites on the web with more than 3,000 organizations offering internships for college and law students. They have fourteen publications that provide complete information on thousands internships and link directly to hundreds of employer sites. This site includes internship descriptions, application procedures, contact information, preferred majors, salary, and specific semesters the offers are available. Most importantly these resources are updated annually.
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Career Opportunities
This Week in Recruiting ...
Northwestern Mutual Information Session
Northwestern Mutual is hiring for the following positions: Financial Respresentative and Financial Representative Intern. Come to the information session and learn more about these opportunities.
Monday, October 29th, 6-7 p.m., BC 143
*Attendance at the information session is mandatory if you are scheduled to interview.
MSI Systems Integrators
Associate Engineer, Intern
Thursday, November 1, 5:00-6:00 p.m., BC 143
All resumes for St. Olaf on-campus recruiting events must be uploaded and submitted to each individual company of interest via OleRecruiting.
New Job Postings this Week ...
Coordinator for Community Development
Duties include the coordination of volunteer housing ministry and community development.
For application materials: www.gracenola.com
November 15
The Villers Fellowship for Health Care Justice
Villers Fellows work in the health policy department and assist in the organization's efforts to improve access to health coverage for all Americans, especially low-income and other vulnerable communities.
http://www.familiesusa.org/about/the-villers-fellowship.html
The Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice
The aim of this organization is to advance social justice through health care advocacy by focusing particularly on the unique challenges facing communities of color.
http://www.familiesusa.org/about/wellstone-fellowship.html
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
Vice President, Finance and Administration
The Vice President would be in charge of overseeing financial and administrative operations of the seminary. http://www.unitedseminary.edu/about/employment.asp
Mountbatten Internship Programme in London
The Mountbatten Programme provides American graduates and young professionals the opportunity to gain international practical business training by arranging paid, full time internships in London during the month of March. Mountbatten places interns in companies ranging from large multinational organizations to small businesses. Interns work in a variety of fields, but the majority of placements focus on investment banking and financial services.
Application due: Wednesday, October 31
www.mountbatten.org
Briggs and Morgan, P.A.
A January Intern would be involved in the daily operations of a law firm by assisting lawyers and paralegals, observing court proceedings, attending meetings and performing related duties.
Application Deadline: November 2, 2007
http://www.briggs.com
Minnesota Zoo Foundation
The Development Intern for Events assists the Minnesota Zoo Foundation with various projects including event planning and coordination, donor mailings, special projects, database management, prospect research and analysis, and writing assistance.
Send a cover letter and resume to: Events Internship – Minnesota Zoo Foundation, 13000 Zoo Boulevard, Apple Valley, MN 55124.
See Internship Open House posted in Events ...
Identifying Vocational Interests (Part 1 of 3)
Understand how your VISA (Values, Interests, Skills and Abilities) relate to specific career options. Workshop will introduce two assessment inventories to help you discern your vocation.
Monday, November 5, 3:45-5:00 p.m. BC Sun Ballroom
Exploring Careers in the Biomedical Sciences
Learn resources and strategies to help you explore a variety of career options in the health-related fields.
Thursday, November 8, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. RML 477
Choosing a Major
Exploring majors? Learn strategies and discover resources for an effective decision-making process.
Thursday, November 8, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. BC 144
Searching for Careers in Non-Profit and Social Service
Whether you are just getting your foot in the door or you have already had experience in the field, come learn some value tips and tools about searching for jobs in the non-profit and social service sector.
Thursday, November 8, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Internship Open House
Stop in to learn all you need to know to find and register for an internship for Interim. Come an talk with students about their internship experiences at locations such as National Geographic Society, Children's Home and Family Services, R&D Systems, and many others.
Monday, October 29, 11:00-1:30 p.m. Buntrock Crossroads
Public Service As Vocation
Come listen to a panel of current and former government officials including: former Democratic State Senator Ember Reichgott Junge '74, Former Republican Speaker of the House Steve Sviggum '73, and Northfield School Board Chair Kari Nelson.
Monday, October 29, 7:00 p.m. Viking Theater
Political Actions Fair
The Political Actions Fair will be an opportunity for students to learn about national and local political campaigns and how to get involved before the 2008 Election. Students can come and talk to different campaign representatives and at 6:30 campaigning speeching will be given in a short rally style format. Campaigns include: Obama, Clinton, Edwards, Giuliani, Coleman, Cesiri, Cox, Bly and Franken.
November 6, 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m., Buntrock Commons
Healthcare Management Careers Panel
Learn about different career options in management within the medical world, the paths these Ole Grads took to get where they are, and why they made the choices they did. Panel of alums include Administrator for the Department of Medicine at Mayo Clinic, Vice President for Marketing and Product Development at Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Practice Administrator at Sports and Orthopedic Specialists and Director of the Department of Radiology at Mayo Clinic.
Monday, November 5, 7:00 p.m.-8:15 p.m., Sun Ballroom
The Day of Medicine
Thinking About A Career In Medicine? Get your questions answered! This day is intended to help students interested in a career in medicine to make an informed choice about whether or not it's for them-plus, you can get answers to all your questions from a panel of physicians. The cost is $15.00 and includes lunch. Email Mary Emanuelson at emanuelson@mac.edu to register by November 6.
Saturday, November 10, 2007 8:45 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Macalester College, Kagin Commons Ballroom
The Classified ad said, "Wanted: a very experienced lumberjack."
A man answered the ad and was asked to describe his experience.
"I've worked at the Sahara Forest."
"You mean the Sahara Desert," said the interviewer.
The man laughed and answered, "Oh sure, that's what they call it now!"
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Student Spotlight on
Ole Ventures:Tyler Hayes
What is OleVentures?
Ole Ventures is a student-led entrepreneurial group on campus. We really aim to foster entrepreneurship in all its capacities. Whether someone comes to us with a spur-of-the-moment idea that just needs guidance or a student has a great idea for the next big thing but has no money, OV has young people with experience in all those areas ready to help. In truth, OV actually serves many different areas of business beyond entrepreneurship. We provide workshops aimed towards preparing students for their post-college life, we host events with speakers like Michael Coles (CEO, Caribou Coffee), and we also run ventures of our own, like Ole Gear.
Do you have to have a certain major to get involved with OleVentures?
Actually, no! I am double majoring in Psychology and Asian Studies and I've never spent a day in a business-related class here at Olaf. That's not to say I wouldn't like to, though... St. Olaf definitely has an amazing faculty in the Management Studies department. Not to mention the fine people who work at the CEL, too (both of which are directly involved with OV). Andrew Foxwell, Mike Getter, Dan Nemcek and I currently run Modica Marketing, which is a great marketing solution for start-up companies, so it definitely does help to have some sort of entrepreneurial background though by no means is it required. If you've got the passion and the drive, that's already more than most people!
What is the coolest experience you've had being involved with this organization?
No doubt about it, the travel experience that I've raked in has been extremely rewarding. Last year, we had an Elevator Pitch Competition where any student (or faculty or staff, for that matter) could get up on stage in Viking Theater and "pitch" a business plan in three minutes. The idea is that if a student were to get stuck in an elevator with a CEO, they would have their idea summarized into a quick, punchy, and ultimately catchy presentation. I, along with the winners, then traveled to Chicago to the National CEO Conference where all the winners went to compete with their pitches for start-up funding. St. Olaf may not have won, but I think the free weekend in Chicago definitely made up for it...
What advice do you have for other students?
Get involved. NOW. I think we all know how volatile procrastination can be. In my experience with entrepreneurship at Olaf, as well as other schools, companies, and countries around the world, there are essentially two types of people: those who say "I'll do it later" and those who say "When can we get started?" I once talked to a former Ole grad from '82 who said that, one night, while he and his roommate were listening to a vinyl album, his friend said to him "You know, this sound can be digitized. All of it can be turned into information that could be stored on a disc." But he never did anything about it. He had the idea, the means, but he didn't have the passion. Just think of where he'd be now!
Any post-graduate plans?
I currently write for a start-up magazine on the west coast called Jack & Jill Magazine (a sort of mix between Maxim, GQ, and Cosmo). At the same time, Modica Marketing is something I'd really like to see through after graduating, so I'll probably stick around Minnesota for a while before I take off anywhere. New Zealand seems like a nice place to start, any takers?