This Week in Career Services, May 25

Index

1. Weathering Economic Change
2. STEM Diversity Career Expo
3. Coming Soon: Federal Government Job Search & other workshops
4. Government volunteers needed: Help maintain a digital image library
5. International Student Virtual Career Fair open through June 30
 

1. Weathering Economic Change

Get tips on how to deal with the economic crisis at 
economicchanges.gmu.edu. Explore links on job hunting, self-care, 
financial aid, advising and other resources throughout the Washington D.C. 
metro area.
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2. STEM Diversity Career Expo
On May 28th Science, Technology, Engineering and Math students, graduates 
and alumni are invited to the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, 
D.C. for the STEM Diversity Career Expo.

The event will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Candidates must pre-
register in order to attend and also have the opportunity to get their 
resume placed on a CD that will be given to all recruiters.

Attending companies and government agencies include:

Arete Associates
FAA
Booz Allen Hamilton
Volpe Transportation
DHHS/FDA/CBER
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
National Security Agency
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Raytheon
U.S. Coast Guard
SAIC
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
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3. Coming Soon: Federal Government Job Search & other workshops
Join Career Services for a workshop a day the week of June 8th. Learn 
essential job hunting skills from employers and get personal attention 
from career counselors. Scheduled workshops:

How to Find a Job or Internship in a Tight Market
Cover & Job Search Letters
Federal Government Job Search
Behavioral Interviewing
Resume Writing

Visit our calendar for exact dates, times and locations.
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4. Government volunteers needed: Help maintain a digital image library
The Biological Informatics Office of the U.S. Geological Survey is 
currently recruiting volunteers to work at the program office in Reston, 
Virginia. Volunteers would assist with the support of the digital image 
library named LIFE (Library of Images From the Environment).

The library is a repository of biological images available to scientists, 
educators, students and others for the illustration of subjects, research 
and species identification. At this time, the number of images being 
contributed to LIFE is vastly increasing, and assistance is needed to 
input images and to validate image resolutions, scientific content and the 
associated data. Occasionally, research will be required on specific 
biological subjects, on other image galleries or on information science 
techniques. In the process, the volunteer will learn the methods of how 
biological information is shared in distributed networks in addition to 
acquiring, photo management, metadata and internet-library skills.

- U.S. citizenship required
- Undergraduate degree is highly desired
- Experience in biology or earth sciences, photography, photo editing, 
library science, XML schema, Spanish and/or spreadsheets/statistics is a 
plus.

If interested, please email Susanne Underkoffler, LIFE Volunteer 
Coordinator, or call 703-648-4088.
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5. International Student Virtual Career Fair open through June 30

Mason international students, you have the opportunity to connect with 
interested employers through a virtual career fair just for you!

Register today to get access to full-time, internship and co-op 
opportunities. Currently, nearly 12,000 students are participating and 73 
employers have registered.
Sponsored by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), 
the fair is free and open to international students at schools that hold 
NACE membership who:

• wish to return to their home country for full-time or internship/co-op 
opportunities.
• are currently pursuing one-year Optional Practical Training (OPT) and/or 
long-term opportunities in the United States.
• are currently pursuing summer Curricular Practical Training (CPT) 
internships in the United States.
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