This Week in Career Services, December 7th Index 1. Create a resume in PJW 2. Office of Wastewater Management Job Fair 3. EPA fellowships for environmental study 4. Road Trips to the Real World 5. Semester at Sea for grad students 1. Create a resume in PJW Getting ready to do some job hunting over winter break? Create a first draft of your resume using Resume Builder, our online software that walks you through writing each step. In order to access Resume Builder follow these steps: 1. Log in to PJW 2. Click on "documents" in the menu bar at the top of the page 3. Click on the Resume Builder tab 4. Follow the directions through each step __________________________________________________________ 2. EPA Office of Wastewater Management Job Fair December 16 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 (Metro stop: Federal Triangle) Looking to hire entry level candidates: Agricultural Engineers, GS-890-07/09 Environmental Engineers, GS-07/09 Agricultural & Environmental Economists, GS-110-09 Environmental Scientists, GS-1301-07/09 Biologists, GS-1301-07/09 Environmental Protection Specialists, GS-028-09 Attendees of the job fair will get information on how to register on-line for consideration. Please bring two copies of your resume and valid photo identification. U.S. citizenship is required. Email with questions. __________________________________________________________ 3. EPA fellowships for undergraduate environmental study The EPA is making available 30 grants of $46,500 each to enhance and support quality environmental education for undergraduates. The fellowships are intended to help defray costs associated with environmentally oriented study leading to a bachelor's degree. The hope is that this assistance will encourage more students to continue their education beyond the baccalaureate level and pursue careers in environmentally related fields. Eligibility: Students at an accredited college or university. Deadline is December 10. Fellowships are funded in the following fields of study: * Natural and Life Sciences (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-F2009U-GRO-P1) * Environmental Science and Interdisciplinary (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-F2009U-GRO-P2) * Engineering (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-F2009U-GRO-P3) * Social Sciences and Decision Making (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA- F2009U-GRO-P4) * Physical Sciences (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-F2009U-GRO-Q1) * Mathematics and Computer Science (Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-F2009U- GRO-Q2) __________________________________________________________ 4. Road Trips to the Real World Join us January 4 - 15, 2010, for exciting employer site visits, where you can learn about careers, make contacts for internships and jobs, improve your networking skills and meet other college students from across the Northeast! All majors and class years are welcome. This year's sites include: • Amica Insurance (Lincoln, RI) • Charles River Labs (Germantown, MD) • Citizen's Bank Park (Philadelphia, PA) • City Year (New York, NY) • City Year (Philadelphia, PA) • City Year (Washington, DC) • Liberty Mutual (Boston, MA) • Medical Information Technology "MEDITECH" (Framingham, MA) • National Securities Agency (NSA) (Ft Meade, MD) • New England Aquarium (Boston, MA) • New England Center for Children (Boston, MA) • Penguin Putnum (New York, NY) • Philadelphia Zoo (Philadelphia, PA) • State Street (Boston, MA) • Target (New York, NY) • Teach for America (New York, NY) • The TJX Companies, Inc. (Framingham, MA) • WHYY (Philadelphia, PA) Registration: Begins Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 10 a.m. and ends Friday, Dec. 11. Limited spots are available so register early. Cost: $5 per site (Students are responsible for their own transportation.) __________________________________________________________ 5. Semester at Sea for grad students Next summer, Semester at Sea is launching a new academic and experiential component focusing on graduate students in higher education - Student Affairs at Sea. This program is intended to introduce graduate students to international perspectives on student affairs. Selected students will enroll in a graduate-level course taught by Dr. Kathleen Manning, professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration at the University of Vermont. Course credit will be issued through the University of Virginia. Participating graduate students will have the opportunity to intern with student services staff aboard the ship and to partake in organized visits to various institutions of higher education. The itinerary for the 10-week voyage is the Mediterranean (Europe and North Africa). A limited number of paid graduate internships are available as "Program Assistants." Approximately 550 undergraduates from colleges and universities throughout the U.S. and abroad will also comprise the shipboard community. Back to Index __________________________________________________________ Career Services ... Connecting to Your Future SUB I, Room 348 careers.gmu.edu 703-993-2370