Career Center Newsletter 4/11/2023

Career Center Newsletter

Highlighted Events and Opportunities

Kinship Landing

Are you ready to be outrageous? Kinship Landing is hiring across all departments, no experience is required. Come hang with us and meet the team! Oh, and did we mention there will be free coffee & cookies?
Apply externally

Arts Administration Internship

The Bee Vradenburg Foundation is committed to furthering career opportunities for emerging arts leaders and advancing equity in the Pikes Peak Region’s arts sector. The Foundation provides support each year for up to two paid internships at arts organizations in El Paso County, Colorado, with emphasis on young professionals identifying with, and arts organizations serving, minoritized communities. Interested applicants and arts organizations interested in hosting an intern are strongly encouraged to email BVF Executive Director Claire Swinford at claire@beevradenburgfoundation.org to learn more.
Apply for the position on Handshake by April 15. 

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Internship

This internship will be a mixture of activities that diversify students’ exposure to research, collections, and/or outreach, grounded in the outwardly-focused environment of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. The intern will catalog fossil, mineral, and rock collections and/or make paleogeographic geology and fossil maps spanning the last 500 million years of the Earth’s history. Their experience will be augmented by short-term opportunities to work in our preparation labs, in the field, and to participate in events where they will engage directly with the public. This internship offers a unique opportunity to work in a large nonprofit institution, gain experience with museum collections and/or databases, develop relationships with scientists from a diverse array of fields, handle world-class fossil and mineral specimens, conduct some fieldwork, and engage in informal education and museum life.
Apply for the position on Handshake by April 16.

International Student Orientation Mentor

International Student Orientation (ISO) Mentors are a vital part of the events and programming that take place during the fall orientation program and throughout the first two blocks of the fall semester to welcome new international students and exchange visitors.  The ISO Mentor position is a great opportunity to organize and execute events, build leadership skills, and be a part of welcoming new students to our CC community. The 3-day International Student Orientation (ISO) program is planned to be held in person. Additional programming with ISO Mentors will occur over Blocks 1 & 2. 
Apply for the position on Handshake by April 16.   

 
Invertebrate Paleontology Curation Internship

The intern will participate in the Noblett-Witter intern program through the Colorado College Department of Geology to catalog the Columbia University Invertebrate Paleontology Systematic Collection of Phylum Echinodermata in order to broaden access to the collection. The intern will work in a team of two, under the supervision of a Museum Specialist and AMNH collections staff, to rehouse, conserve, and catalog @5000 lots of marine fossils. Rehousing and conservation will protect the physical specimens while cataloging, databasing and imaging will ensure essential tools are in place for effective collection management – retrieving specimens, monitoring the collection for risks, and maintaining an accurate inventory. It will provide a valuable resource for special exhibitions and education programs for students, teachers, and the general public. Project results will be disseminated through the museum’s website, interns’ blogs, staff presentations, and posters at professional meetings. 
Apply for the position on Handshake.

Upcoming Events

Pre-Internship Workshop: Preparing to Make a Great Impression

Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2023; 4-5 p.m. MT
Location: Tim Fuller Event Space, Tutt Library (2nd Floor) 
With the right tools, strategies, and practices, you can leverage any internship or work experience to build your professional identity, enhance your employability and accelerate your career trajectory. This 60-minute workshop will help you make the most of your summer experience by understanding:
  • The stages of your internship
  • The unspoken rules for Success
  • Common employer expectations
  • How to set goals to maximize learning and growth
Register on Handshake.

Career Readiness for Liberal Arts Majors: Sociology

Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023; 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. MT 
Location: Palmer Hall 122
  • What can I do with my Liberal Arts Degree and Sociology Major?
  • How do I figure out what I want to do and who I want to be?
  • How do I launch my post-CC career?
If you struggle with any of these questions, join us for lunch and a presentation from the Career Center. This workshop for Sociology majors will address common myths (and truths) related to majors and career planning. This session will help you learn how to proceed if you are unsure about career goals and how to plan and prepare for the transition to post-CC life. We will briefly cover best practices for assessing your interests, skills, and values as they relate to careers, finding your “why” to identify work that is purposeful and meaningful, and launching your job and/or internship search. 

Lunch will be provided, please RSVP here.

Pre-Internship Workshop: Fostering Equity and Inclusion in Your New Workplace

Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023; 4-5:30 p.m. MT
Location: Tim Fuller Event Space, Tutt Library (2nd Floor) 
Join us for this 90-minute session led by Butler Center staff to learn more about how to demonstrate “Equity and Inclusion” on behalf of yourself and everyone. Questions we’ll address in this 90-minute workshop include:
  • How can I contribute to a culture of inclusion in a workplace as an intern who is new to the organization?
  • What can I do if the organizational norms I value or rely on at CC are different in the organization I’m entering?
  • What should I consider about how I bring my own identity to the workplace?
  • What should I do if I observe or experience bias or discrimination as a new intern/employee?
Register on Handshake.

McKinsey & Company: Information Session and Case Prep

Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023; 1-4 p.m. MT
Location: Tutt Library 105 
Interested in Consulting? Want to learn more about McKinsey & Company, a big three consulting firm? Looking for ways to improve your case interview performance? If so, join McKinsey & Company and the Career Center for an information session and a case interview practice session. Professional dress is expected! After the information and case interview practice session, join 2018 CC graduate Onyx Bengston for a conversation about navigating working in consulting and banking with underrepresented identities. 
Register on Handshake.  

The City of Colorado Springs Hiring Fair

Date: Thursday, April 20, 2023; 11:30-2 p.m. MT
Location:
Tutt Library, Room Data Viz Area
Looking for a summer job in Colorado Springs? Consider all of the opportunities available to join the City of Colorado Springs! A variety of offices will be present to share their summer opportunities, accept applications, and even conduct interviews. Stop by the Career Center for Drop-ins to have your resume reviewed in advance to make sure you are ready to make the best, first impression.
Register on Handshake

Pre-Internship Workshop: Succeeding During your Internship

Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2023; 4-5 p.m. MT
Location: 
Tim Fuller Event Space, Tutt Library (2nd Floor)  
With the right tools, strategies, and practices, you can leverage any internship or work experience to build your professional identity, enhance your employability and accelerate your career trajectory. This 60-minute workshop will help you get the most out of your summer experience by understanding how to:
  • Identify your internship support
  • Build strong workplace relationships
  • Reflect intentionally to maximize your learning and growth
  • Solicit performance feedback
  • Document your experience
Reigster on Handshake

Pre-Internship Workshop: Ending your Summer Skillfully

Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023; 4-5 p.m. MT
Location: Tim Fuller Event Space, Tutt Library (2nd Floor)   
With the right tools, strategies, and practices, you can leverage any internship or work experience to build your professional identity, enhance your employability and accelerate your career trajectory. This 60-minute workshop will help you get the most out of your summer experience by understanding:
  • Important To-Do’s for your final days
  • How to get a great recommendation
  • How to leave a lasting positive impression
  • How to tell your internship story effectively
Register on Handshake.

Positions 


U.S Figure Skating – Marketing & Communications Intern Spring Semester 2023

The Intern, Marketing & Communications Intern, will support the Director of Marketing with ongoing programs and events. Responsibilities also include:
  • Managing the tagging of social posts through our social media vendors,
  • Providing copywriting/editing support
  • Contribute to U.S. Figure Skating’s social media strategy, including but not limited to content creation and branded campaigns.
  • Contribute to SKATING magazine, Learn to Skate USA blog, and other publications as assigned, including the opportunity for feature writing.
  • Create and grow our Quarterly Fan Newsletter and find ways for fans to sign up.
  • Research potential partners for U.S. Figure Skating and their tent-pole events
  • Gathering insights from survey results and other data collection methods
  • Program ideation and implementation

    In addition, all tasks assigned by the Manager, Marketing Analytics and Insights will be the responsibility of the Intern, Marketing. Emphasis will be placed on the candidate’s ability to work independently and in a team environment, accuracy, customer service, creativity, and timeliness.

    Application: Send letter of application and resume to Robert Stabenau, Manager of Marketing Insights and Analytics at 
    rstabenau@usfigureskating.org. 

    https://www.usfigureskating.org/careers

Don’t forget: Visit Us During Drop-ins Monday-Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m.


Visit our drop-in hours Monday-Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m.
The Career Center can connect your academia to your professional goals. Don’t forget that you can schedule an in-person or virtual appointment through Handshake to discuss major exploration, review your application materials, or practice mock interviewing. 
The Career Center is happy to support you: 

Full-Time Jobs, Internships, and Other Opportunities

  • AmeriCorps Summer Teaching Fellowship (Apply by May 15)
  • Dynatrace Product Specialist Intern
  • Dell Technologies Sales Strategy & Planning Graduate Internship
  • Lexidyne Business Intern
  • Lexidyne Programmer Analyst Intern
  • Northwestern Mutual Financial Representative Intern
  • Information Management Specialist
  • Special Olympics Colorado Special Events Intern

Student Success Stories


Have you secured an internship or job this summer, been accepted into a post-graduate program, or been rewarded for an academic or research achievement? The Career Center would love to celebrate you and your achievements! Fill out the Student Success Story form in our bio to be featured next on our Instagram!  @cc_careercenter

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