Events
Want to make a difference? Inspired by one's ability to affect change globally, by acting locally?
Not sure what microfinance is all about? Check out this clip:
The Career Center is thrilled to partner with some dedicated UW colleagues and Seattle organizations, to host a brand new event, which we hope you consider attending. I personally want to give a big shout-out / thank you to Emma in the Career Center and Wren in the Global Business Center, for a lot of hard work putting this event on.
Consider coming to this event!
Poverty and Opportunity: Microfinance + People-Powered Development
The Global Business Center, SeaMo, and the UW Social Entrepreneurship Club will bring world-changing organizations to UW for an exclusive look at how social businesses fosters sustainable development.
Internship Open House; October 15th, 2009; 2:30 to 5:30pm, Mary Gates Hall Commons
The first-ever Microfinance Internship Open House at UW! All current students are invited to learn about internships with leading social businesses and non-profits that improve the lives of people around the world.
Bring copies of your resumes and your passion to make a difference!
Featured organizations include:
Agros International; Esperanza;Gates Foundation;Global Partnerships;Jolkona;Kiva;Lumana;Lumana Credit;MicroEnergy Credits;Oikocredit USA;Re-Vision Labs;Save Together;SeaMo;Unitus;Vittana;Washington CASH
Co-sponsored by the UW Career Center
Also be sure to check out the awesome keynote speaker in Kane Hall!
Grad Students -
Are you interested in a great job after finishing graduate school? One that comes with a salary of $48,000 to $69,000, possible student loan repayment of up to $60,000, extensive training, a great network of mentors, and excellent health and retirement benefits?
Then consider applying for the Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) - a special, paid, 2-year fellowship program in the federal government, which is exclusively for students finishing a graduate program from September 1, 2009, and August 31, 2010.
The Career Center, Graduate School, Evans School, & Jackson School are co-sponsoring an information session about this amazing opportunity. Come learn about the required application materials, assessments, deadlines, opportunities, and the short-term and long-term benefits associated with being a Presidential Management Fellow. Also, hear from agencies who hire fellows and from individuals who recently completed their PMF tenure.
Thursday, October 1st, 4:30-6:00, Thomson 125
No registration required.
Learn more about PMF at - https://www.pmf.opm.gov/HowToApply.aspx
Click here to find out all the details.
Thanks to One Day One Job & HP for the hook-up!
Good luck!
We here at the UW Career Center don't like to sit still for long. I'm serious - our hallways are like a constant little bee hive of activity.
So it's only fitting that we're rolling out a big new event this Fall, right? What I'm talkin about, friends, is the Graduate and Professional School Fair we're holding on Tuesday, November 3rd, from 2-6pm in the HUB East Ballroom - the first time such an event has been offered at the UW in over a decade. And why should you attend? Oh, let me count the ways -
- Institutions from all over the nation will be attending. Already registered? NYU's Silver School of Social Work, Princeton's College of Engineering & Applied Science, the American University of Paris, as well as many of the stellar programs here at the UW - Nursing, Public Health and Environmental Management, to name a few.
- This is a unique opportunity to meet admissions representatives face-to-face and learn more about the specifics of their program, the culture of their school, and insights into the application process.
- Depending on your field of study, and your career ambitions, attending graduate or professional school can go a long way in helping your employability and your competetiveness as a candidate for jobs. Talk to your academic advisers, our career counselors, or faculty about whether it's a good option for you.
Questions? Email ccse...@uw.edu or call 206.543.0535. An event website, with a complete list of attending schools and information on how to prepare, will be available in late September, and will be accessible from http://careers.washington.edu/. Hope to see you at the Graduate and Professional School Fair on November 3rd!
Students -
The UW is currently looking for students who have completed internships or jobs with federal government agencies to help with our new UW Making the Difference: Careers in Federal Government campaign. There are lots of ways to get involved:
1. Serve as a student ambassador. Attend a one-day training and commit to 2-4 hours per month for a minimum of 6 months. You'll be helping with event planning, marketing, etc. Basically, you'll be helping other students get excited about federal opportunities!
2. Serve as a panelist during the Federal Internship Panel Discussion on October 21st from 5:00-6:00 in Parrington.
3. Write a blog post about your federal experience, which will be posted on the UW's federal careers blog.
If you are interested in helping as an ambassador, panelist, or blogger, please contact Barry Wall at barry77 [at] u . washington . edu
Guess who else is providing career and job search support during these tough economic times? Yup, you guessed it. The King County Library System is hosting a “Look To Your Libraries” program, running May 1st – May 8th, 2009. Extended hours, staff on-hand-to-help & events. Topics covered include job search, building a small business, managing debt and more. A big Husky Career Blog thank you to our local libraries providing this support, and to libraries throughout the U.S. providing similar programming.
Speaking of libraries … I’m a big fan of the hit show Seinfeld. For those of you fellow Seinfeld devotees, remember “The Library” episode? Brilliant.
In my work as a generalist career counselor, I often get to talk with / support great people who are excited about careers in libraries and information. Passionate people and excellent programs related to libraries and information in the UW Information School, housed here in the building I have the privilege to work in, Mary Gates Hall.
Local and national library [career and networking] resources include the ALA, PNLA and WLA.
So an incredible 4,500 of you attended Wednesday's UW Spring Career Fair in the HUB Ballroom. Seriously. 4,500. That's more than 3 times the population of the town that my great-aunts live in. Holy cow.
And for those of you that attended, you might be wondering what the next steps are - how do I follow-up? Who do I follow-up with? Never fear, brave job-seekers - the UW Career Center is here to help. For tips on post-career fair follow-up, visit http://careers.washington.edu/News/2009/Career-Fair-Followup .
And if you're looking for still MORE job and internship opportunities, or if you couldn't make it to Wednesday's UW Spring Career Fair? Check out HuskyJobs, your year-round, 24/7 job and internship search resource.
As always, let us know what we can do to help -- we're here for you, Dawgs. 206.543.0535, ccse...@u.washington.edu, http://careers.washington.edu
Phew! The Fair is over and all I can say is -- impressive!The numbers are coming together and in case you numbers-folks are interested, our stats are showing that we had nearly 4,500 UW students and alumni attend the Fair yesterday -- not including those who participated in our first-ever live-blogging!Of course, we're not the only ones who noticed (yes, we were all on-site all day yesterday) so did The Daily, the Seattle P-I (with another mention coming, I believe), the Seattle Times (which I can't find) along with KOMO-TV and KIRO (TV and Radio).So, it seems that everyone was pretty amazed at the turnout -- but what did you think? Share your thoughts and comments below and, if you heard about it somewhere I didn't find, share that below or email me (nmorse@u.washington.edu) too.
Apparently March Madness is good for the soul. Ok, so maybe "good for the soul" is a stretch, but Timothy Egan makes a fun "case for hoopsteria" in this morning's New York Times . And this guy wrote a book called "The Worst Hard Time", so I'd like to think he knows a little bit about when it's time for a little fun.
I mean, hey -- there's a lot to be bummed/worried/uncertain about right now. Who couldn't use 2 hours (or 52, but who's counting, just don't tell your girlfriend/boyfriend/boss you're spending that many hours in front of the tv or computer screen) of fast-paced excitement, joy and pain, heart-break and victory. So feel free - let yourself get excited. In between bouts of resume writing and preparing for the Spring Career Fair, spend your Spring Break getting caught up in a world of underdogs and hotdogs, the ones you love to hate, and the ones you love to love. And while you're at it, wear some purple and gold. Go Dawgs 
I'm proud to be a tree-hugger.
The greatest influence on my environmental views and overall respect for MOTHER EARTH is rooted in growing up on the Olympic Peninsula & enjoying vast old-growth forests & mossy-wet rainforests, incredible rivers/lakes and the mighty Strait of Juan De Fuca. A fascination with The Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings, from my childhood to present day, challenges my thinking around resources, communities and respect for nature. My undergraduate years @ WWU in Bellingham, exploring the outdoors in beautiful Whatcom County, also strongly influenced my environmental perspectives and opinions. Spending time outdoors dominates my free time and I highly respect individuals who dedicate their lives and careers towards environmental protection, education, research, advocacy and policy. 'Read more' for links, articles & resources.
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