CAREER COACH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Career Coaching
Interested in getting started or moving forward to take steps in your career preparation? Check out the link below to open-access Canvas modules focused on creating a resume or cover letter, finding opportunities on-or off-campus using Handshake, LinkedIn and more, and understanding the graduate school application process from should I go to how do I ask for letters of recommendation? These modules were created by CAS Career Coaches who can help you move forward with your career plans through one-on-one meetings via MyPLAN. Schedule a meeting in-person or virtual by clicking HERE.
Pre-Law
Gaining Experience as a Pre-Law Student
October 27, 4:00 PM- 5:00 PM Love Library South 221
• Work experience, campus involvement, and community involvement are essential ways to build skills you will need as a lawyer. But with so many options, it can be hard to know where to begin getting involved and building your pre-law skills and background. We invite you to the Gaining Experience as a Pre-Law Student workshop next week. In this workshop, we will be going over the many ways to gain experience as a Pre-Law student.
Virtual Mid-West Law School Fair
• The Midwest Alliance for Law School Admissions, along with the Law School Admissions Council, is sponsoring a virtual law fair on Tuesday, November 16thfrom 10 am to 12 pm CT. At this point in time, more than 40 law schools are registered to attend. The event is free to your students so long as they have registered to attend at least one of LSAC’s Digital Forums (https://www.lsac.org/digital-schedule).
• Additional information and event registration can be found at z.umn.edu/MALSA2021.
• Please register by Sunday, Nov. 14
Employer Engagement
Nonprofit in Residence: Friendship Home
October 26th
• Information: Friendship Home helps victims of domestic violence find physical and emotional safety. Offering possibilities to help change their lives when things are at their worst - to be hope they can feel. Opportunities include volunteering as a Children’s Advocate spending Monday and Tuesday evenings with children while parents attend group meetings. There are also opportunities to help clean the building, decorate units for new families moving in, and organizing donations. They have two special events during the year – Stuff the Bus and Safe Quarters.
Nonprofit in Residence: Big Brothers Big Sisters
October 27th
• Information: The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Big Brothers Big Sisters Lincoln connects our community's youth – “Littles” – with caring mentors – “Bigs” – to help youth thrive through mentorship. Our program provides free year-round mentoring services for children and youth ages 7-16, by connecting them with an adult mentor role model aged 19+. Big/Little matches meet 3-4 times per month for a minimum one-year commitment to establish and grow a mentoring relationship.
Nonprofit in Residence: Community Action
October 28th
• Information: Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties is a private, not-for-profit organization with the belief that extraordinary employees have the power to positively transform lives and communities. We value people who are passionate, ethical, and dedicated to empowering those living in poverty to reach economic stability. Experiences are tailored to fit your individual skills, interests, and goals. Examples include: volunteer receptionist, maintenance volunteer, landscaping and helping at the Gathering Place soup kitchen.
Nonprofit in Residence: Cause Collective
October 29th
• Information: Cause Collective strengthens nonprofits to better serve the community through collaboration, education, and advocacy.
Employer in Residence: Hudl
October 28th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in College of Business - Howard L. Hawks Hall
• Employer Information: We believe each moment in sports can change the plan, change the game and change lives. That’s why our mission is to build the world’s most powerful network of sports video and data to empower teams to make every moment count. How? By hiring people around the world who want to help us support coaches, players, analysts, recruiters, teams, clubs and fans. Hudl customers use our products to capture video, analyze data, share highlights and a lot more. They stay ahead of the game with the latest technology, and we help them achieve their goals.
Learn to Earn with Mutual of Omaha
Wednesday, October 27th from 11am-2pm, Military and Veteran Success Center, room 16 NE Union City Campus
• Mutual of Omaha is not just an insurance company. Mutual of Omaha is a privately held Fortune 500 service company based in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1909 as Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Association, Mutual of Omaha is a multi-line organization providing insurance, banking, and financial products for individuals, businesses and groups throughout the United States. The company provides a variety of health insurance options and product services, including Medicare Supplement, life insurance, long-term care coverage and annuities, as well as group coverage including life, disability and 401(k).
• Free lunch will be provided, and an Advisor will be present to help students explore majors and answer questions regarding internships or careers.
Online/Virtual Career Events
• Amazon Women in Operations Leadership Summit hosted by Amazon
• Interactive Social Justice and Service Panel hosted by Teach for America and the Peace Corps
• Cognizant Information Session-Full Time & Internship Opportunities hosted by Cognizant (Technology and Consulting)
• Morgan Stanley Student Ambassador ‘Pointers from Peers’ Series-Navigating the Recruiting Process hosted by Morgan Stanley
• Target Tuesday Series: Interview Tips & Tricks by Target
• Workforce Development Programs to Propel Career hosted by Johnson & Johnson
• Rockets, Robots, Innovation, and More! Hosted by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
• 2022 adidas Undergraduate Summer Internship Info Session (Nebraska) hosted by adidas
• Hudl Internship Kickoff hosted by Hudl
• 2021 Women’s Fall Diversity & Inclusion Virtual Forum hosted by Bank of America
• Teach for America Info Session hosted by Teach for America
• National Student Data Corps-Data Science Career Panel-Oct. 29th, 2021 at 3-4pm ET hosted by Columbia University School of Professional Studies
OTHER JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS
National Weather Service - Meteorologist and Student Intern (Meteorology)
Geological Survey - Student Trainee (Hydrology), Hydrologic Technician, and Student Trainee (Hydrology)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Interdisciplinary
Southwest Biological Science Center - Hydrologic Technician
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Student Intern (Hydrology) and Physical Scientist
University of Delaware, Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences - Funded PhD in Water Sustainability
Auburn University College of Science and Math - NSF Funded or Non-NSF-Funded Research Trainee on Climate Resilience in the Southeastern US
Other Job and Internship Resources
US Government Jobs - USAJOBS
American Meteorological Society - Career Center Job Board
PennState Dept of Meteorology - All Job Listings
Oklahoma School of Meteorology - All Job Listings
The American Geophysical Union - AGU Pathfinder Career Center
The Association for Women Geoscientists - AWG Job Board
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) - Opportunity Catalog