CAREER COACH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Career Coaching
Looking to attend an upcoming career fair? Schedule an appointment with a Career Coach to help identify employers to connect with, practice your elevator pitch, and how to follow up. Make an appointment on MyPLAN using the following link: Schedule here!
CAREER FAIRS
CAREER FAIR STUDENT REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
Tuesday, Feb. 23rd, 12-4pm, Career Pathway Focus: Science & Research, Biotechnology, Information Technology, Computer Science & Development, Math & Data Analytics, Marketing, Advertising, Sales & Service, Hospitality & Tourism
Wednesday, Feb. 24th, 12-4pm, Career Pathway Focus: Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing
Thursday, Feb. 25th, 12-4pm, Career Pathway Focus: Transportation & Logistics, Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources, Nutrition, Finance, Accounting, Banking & Insurance
Friday, Feb. 26th, 12-4pm, Career Pathway Focus: Business, Management and Operations, Training, Government & Public Administration, Human Services & Non-profit, Law, Public Safety & Security, Health & Public Health
Career Fair Preparation Materials via Canvas
• Can’t attend the Career Fair From Home Prep Event or still have questions on how to prepare? View the open Canvas site for more information on how to navigate Handshake, set up your schedule to connect with employers/companies, preparing an elevator pitch/introduction, technology issues, etc.
• Link to Canvas site: https://canvas.unl.edu/courses/97750
RSO/CLUB INVOLVEMENT AND EVENTS
Student Research Opportunities with the Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research
• Look for a research opportunity in early childhood? Check out the Student Research Opportunities Website where you can browse available positions by campus location, academic level, position type, and age group being researched
• Website here: http://naecr.unl.edu/student-opportunities/index.php
Event Planning during COVID-19
Wednesday, Feb. 24th, 3pm, via Zoom
• If your RSO, student group or department are thinking about hosting in-person events this semester, it’s important that you keep up with Directed Health Measures to help promote a safe environment and keep within university compliance.
• Join Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, TJ McDowell, each Wednesday at 3pm for a quick update on the latest policies and to get answers to your event planning questions in the age of COVID.
• Zoom available: https://go.unl.edu/eventplanning
CAREER-RELATED EVENTS
Data Underground Series hosted by Morrill Hall
Monday, Feb. 22nd, 11am CST, https://museum.unl.edu/programs-events/annual-events/dinosaurs-disasters.html
• Have you heard of scientists using computer models to study the real world? How are these models built? Learn how computer programming helps scientists build models and why models are like games.
Tuesday, Feb. 23rd, 4pm CST, https://museum.unl.edu/programs-events/annual-events/dinosaurs-disasters.html
• Learn how to build a simple game with a computer language called Python. You will see what computer code looks like and how changing the code can change the game.
Wednesday, Feb. 24th, 11am CST, https://museum.unl.edu/programs-events/annual-events/dinosaurs-disasters.html
• Programming is fun! You can get started with an animation-based programming language called Scratch. This video gives a quick introduction to Scratch.
PRE-HEALTH EVENTS
Pre-Health Case Studies
Wednesday, Feb. 24th 4-5pm CST, Zoom link: https://unl.zoom.us/j/92758151258
• In this dialogue-based workshop, you will work through health-based case studies to identify potential opportunities for advancing equity in healthcare. We will also discuss the importance of these topics when applying for professional school as well as relevance in the real world.
GAINING EXPERIENCE
Huskers Abroad 101
Tuesday, Feb. 23rd, 10:30am CST
Wednesday, Feb. 24th, 4:30pm CST
Thursday, Feb. 25th, 2pm CST
• Attend a Huskers Abroad 101 session to take the first step toward going abroad. This session will cover researching program options, selecting a program, funding and the timeline for the process.
• Virtual sessions are held every week on Tuesday at 10:30am, Wednesday at 4:30pm, and Thursday at 2:00pm.
• Pre-registration is required. Once registered, a Zoom link will be emailed to your Huskers email account.
o Register at: https://go.unl.edu/huskersabroad101
Husker Hub is Hiring Peer Specialists (On-campus Job)
• Peer Specialists develop excellent habits and transferable skills that will help them in their careers, including communications, ability to work as part of a team, problem-solving, work ethic, initiative, and interpersonal skills as well as individual and civic responsibility through leadership, flexibility and adaptability, and appreciation of other cultures and engagement with diverse teammates and students.
• Peer Specialists become knowledgeable about and a part of helping integrated services across campus, including scholarships, financial aid, student accounts, registration and degree planning, grades and transcripts, academic policies and deadlines, and other types of students records and campus processes.
• 15-20 hours per week, hours between Monday-Friday, 7:45am-5:15pm
• Qualifications:
o Federal Work Study eligibility preferred
o Must be a current or incoming UNL student
o Strong verbal and written communication skills
o Desire to help people
o Prior customer service experience in a fast-paced environment preferred
• Apply here on Handshake: https://unl.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4397182?ref=preview-header-click
VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Tuesday, Feb. 23rd, Scribe America Info Session
• https://unl.joinhandshake.com/events/661030
Tuesday, Feb. 23rd, Blackstone Credit Female & Diversity Webinar hosted by Blackstone
• https://unl.joinhandshake.com/events/686520
Wednesday, Feb. 24th, Scribe America Info Session
• https://unl.joinhandshake.com/events/661036
Wednesday, Feb. 24th, Social Impact Info Session Panel Featuring AmeriCorps, City Year, Peace Corps, Teach for America and Urban Teachers
• https://unl.joinhandshake.com/events/686765
Wednesday, Feb. 24th, You and your STEM Career with McKinsey & Company, Gilead Sciences and Former Vimeo Product Manager, hosted by GrasshoppHer
• https://unl.joinhandshake.com/events/678677
Thursday, Feb. 25th, State Farm Presents: Got Sales? Let’s Close the Deal, hosted by State Farm Insurance Companies
• https://unl.joinhandshake.com/events/687871
Thursday, Feb. 25th, Bank of America Campus Careers Series: Banking (Corporate, Investment, Treasury & Credit)
• https://unl.joinhandshake.com/events/688694
HANDSHAKE JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS
Ball Corporation - Manufacturing Engineer
US Navy - Nuclear Officer Careers
Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. - Programming Analyst
Cramer-Krasselt - Programmatic Trader
Lincoln Benefit Life - Actuarial Associate and Actuarial Internship - Summer 2021
Urban Institute - Research Assistant - Quantitative (Health Policy Center)
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare - Research Analyst, Principal - Family and Community Services Data & Analytics Unit and Research Analyst Senior - Health Statistics
IDEA Public Schools - Relay Resident - Tarrant County (21-22)
University of Rochester - Rush Rhees Library - Data Analyst
AVANGRID (BGC, CNG, CMP, NYSEG, RG&E, UI, SCG, NYSEG) - Data Engineer and Associate Data Analyst and 2021 Summer Intern - Operational Performance, Reliability Reporting (Remote)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of IL, MT, OK, NM and TX - University Relations - Customer Service Data Summer Intern - Chicago
Xometry, Inc. - 2021 Summer Internship Cohort (Paid)
SelectQuote - Data Analyst Summer Internship
Columbia Business School - 2021 Summer Research Internship Program
Valmont Industries, Inc. - Finance Innovation Intern
American National Bank - IT & Data Internship
Department Resources
I would also encourage you to check out open positions on some of the job boards listed on the Math Research and Internship Opportunities page of the Math Club's website: https://www.math.unl.edu/math-club/resources/research. We are also trying to list open research positions within the department on this webpage as well. I was also directed to this webpage: Math at Work Monday from Math for Grownups. Every Monday, a new interview is posted where a current professional discusses how they use Math at work.