Monthly Archives: January 2016

Senior SBS Majors: AMAZON (in Boston) wants to hire YOU! Meet & Greet Feb. 8th

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UPDATE: This event has been postponed due to inclement weather.  Stay tuned for a new date.

Join us for pizza and meet & greet on Monday, Feb. Feb. 8th between 11:30 am and 2:00 pm.

Allison Barkauskas’12 (Economics) and Amanda MacEachern’15 (Political Science) will be on campus hosting a meet & greet and information session for SBS seniors interested in working for Amazon. Please stop by the Advising Resource Center, 128 Thompson, on Monday, Feb. 8th between 11:30 am and 2:00 pm to meet them, learn about the opportunity and grab some pizza!

Amazon is particularly interested in hiring SBS majors for the Boston office. These are NON-technical positions. Please RSVP here.

amazonBe sure to come dressed in business casual, with copies of your resume. If you need help with your resume, Career Services in Goodell conducts resume reviews every afternoon from 1:00 – 4:00.

Later in the day, there will be an information session in Goodell, followed by addition drop-in hours until 6:30 pm. Refreshments will be served. The evening session is open to all majors.

Seniors: Hot Jobs with upcoming deadlines

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Event Marketing Specialist – Techtronic Industries – Jan. 27
Leadership Development Program – Field Sales & Marketing Representative – Ryobi & Hoover – Techtronic Industries – Jan. 27
PR Associate, Marketing & Business Development Associate, Multimedia Associate – Group Gordon – Jan. 28
Policy Summer Associate (for May grads – PAID) – The Greenlining Institute – Jan. 28
Search Consultant – HW Anderson – Jan. 29
Business Analyst – Corporate Strategy – PTC – Jan. 29
Entry-level Recruiter – Green Key Resources – Jan. 29Litigation Paralegal – Latham & Watkins – Jan. 29
Management Development Program – GEICO – Jan. 29
Marketing Assistant – Technology Business Research (TBR) – Jan. 29
Hands of Hope Graduate Year-long Internship – Casa de Esperanza de los Ninos – Jan. 30
Marketing Services Analyst – Creative – First Manhattan Consulting Group – Jan. 30
Analyst-New York – AlphaSights – Jan. 31
Entry-level Economist/Research Analyst – Health Care Financing and Payment Program – RTI International – Jan. 31
Global Graduate Programme – Commercial Banking – HSBC – Jan. 31
Recruitment Consultant – SThree – Jan. 31
Summer Interns (PAID) – Bipartisan Policy Center – Jan. 31
College Counselor 2016-2017 School Year – KIPP Massachusetts – Feb. 1

This is just a sampling of jobs posted in CareerConnect, the UMass Career Services job search database.  Visit CareerConnect often, as new positions are added all the time.
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Venture for America Fellows Program – final deadline Feb. 1

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Seniors:  Thinking about going into business? Want to make an impact? Venture for America’s final deadline is Feb. 1.

Venture for America is a fellowship program for recent grads who want to learn how to build a business while making an impact. VFA Fellows get training and join a startup in an emerging US city, where they live and work for two years at one of our hundreds of partner companies. They learn hands-on what it takes to build a company, while getting the mentorship, network, and ongoing support to prepare themselves to become successful entrepreneurs. Our goal is to spark job growth in cities that need it by sending our top talent to help grow the businesses that will make it happen.

OUR MISSION:

– To revitalize American cities and communities through entrepreneurship.
– To enable our best and brightest to create new opportunities for themselves and others.
– To restore the culture of achievement to include value-creation, risk & reward, and the common good.

Hot Summer Internships with Upcoming Deadlines

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The following summer internships have upcoming deadlines and can be found in UMass CareerConnect.

Summer 2016 Rotational Leadership Development Internship – Sun Life Financial – PAID – Jan. 30 deadline
Coaching Intern – Doc Wayne Youth Services – Jan. 31
Commercial Real Estate Summer Internship – CBRE/New England – Jan. 31 – juniors graduating spring 2017 ONLY
Global Student Internship – Commercial Banking – PAID – HSBC in Hong Kong – Jan. 31
Marketing Intern – Soundscape Merchandise (local) – Jan. 31
Summer 2016 Internships – Bipartisan Policy Center – Jan. 31
Summer Analyst – AlphaSights – PAID –  Jan. 31 – juniors
Summer Teaching Internship – Northfield Mount Hermon – Feb. 1
Environmental Studies Internship – PAID – Smithsonian Environmental Research Center – Feb. 1
Summer Social Justice / Reproductive Rights Internship – PAID – Civil Liberties & Public Policy Program – Feb.1
Radio Internship – mvyradio/WMVY – Feb. 5

This is just a sampling of jobs posted in CareerConnect, the UMass Career Services job search database.  Visit CareerConnect often, as new positions are added all the time.
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PAID Summer Internship in Reproductive Rights & Social Justice – Deadline Feb. 1

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The Reproductive Rights Activist Service Corps (RRASC) is a 10-week paid summer internship program sponsored by the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program at Hampshire College. Undergraduate students intern at reproductive rights and social justice organizations around the country. Organizations work on a wide array of issues including reproductive health, economic justice, immigrant rights, rights of indigenous peoples, LGBTQ rights, human rights, intimate partner abuse, and prison abolition. For more info or to apply, click here.

Hot Internships with Upcoming Deadlines

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Editorial & Production Spring Intern – Parsimony Vintage – Jan. 11
Commercial Operations Summer Intern – GE – Jan. 12 – interviews on campus Feb. 2
Human Resources Summer Intern  – GE – Jan. 12 – interviews on campus Feb. 2
Communications & Development Spring Intern – Whole Children – Jan. 14
Analytics Team Summer Intern – City of Boston – Jan. 15
Green Office Spring Fellow – Sustainable UMass – Jan. 15
Construction Summer Intern – CDM Smith – Jan. 18
Arts Management Summer Internship – MCLA – Berkshire Cultural Resource Center – Jan. 21
Summer Teaching Internship – St. Pau’ls School – Jan. 22
Summer Resident Advisor – Columbia University – Jan. 23
Summer Internship Program – San Francisco International Airport – Jan. 25
Summer Analyst – Treacy & Company (consulting) – Jan. 25
Summer Rotational Leadership Development Program – Sun Life Financial – Jan 30

This is just a sampling of jobs posted in CareerConnect, the UMass Career Services job search database.  Visit CareerConnect often, as new positions are added all the time.

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Seniors: Hot Jobs with Upcoming Deadlines

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Commercial Real Estate Appraiser/Trainee – Joseph J. Blake & Associates – Jan. 8
Post-Bachelor Fellow – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) – Jan. 10
Entry-level Equities Trader – T3 Trading Group – Jan. 11 (Traders typically receive commission-based pay)
Urban Teachers Resident – Urban Teacher – Jan. 11
Client Services Associate-NYC – AlphaSights – Jan. 14
Entry-level Business Analyst – Management Solutions – Jan. 15
Sales Development Representative – SmartBear – Jan. 15
Analyst, Consulting – Education Resource Strategies – Jan. 16

This is just a sampling of jobs posted in CareerConnect, the UMass Career Services job search database.  Visit CareerConnect often, as new positions are added all the time.

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Network with UMass Alumni in Boston over winter break

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Join us in Boston over Winter Break!

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UMass Student/Alumni Networking Night
Come meet other UMass students and network with successful alumni
Date: Thursday, January 14, 2016
Time: 4:00 – 6:30pm
Location: City Year Boston Headquarters,
287 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA 02116

This event is free and open to UMass students of all majors and class levels. Registration is required.
Registration Deadline: Friday, January 8, 2016. Space is limited.
Refreshments will be provided.

Frequently Asked Questions:
How should I dress?
Business casual attire is recommended.

Who will be there?
Here is a list of participating alumni.

Is transportation provided?
No. Students must provide their own transportation. City Year is accessible by public transportation

How can I prepare for Networking Night?
Here is a list of questions you might ask alumni

What is the format?
One alumnus will meet with 3-5 students for 8-10 minutes and then we’ll switch so students can talk with many alumni in a short amount of time. We’ve saved time at the end for open networking.