UMD Career Services Events 9/25 - 10/9

Employer/Networking Events

Law, Legal & Advocacy: Networking Night 
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 • 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Location: Atrium, Stamp Student Union

The Law, Legal & Advocacy: Networking Night connects students with UMD alumni and employers working in a variety of career fields throughout the DC Metro area.

• Expand your professional network with alumni and employers working in the fields of law enforcement, legal and advocacy  
• Learn how to network and job search effectively in Washington D.C.
• Market your skill sets and gather information on opportunities that await you

Professionals will be available to chat individually with students. Remember, over 60% of job seekers cite networking as the most successful strategy when gathering career path information as well as to identify job leads, so don’t miss this amazing event. Business casual attire recommended. Light refreshments.

***All class standings and majors are welcomed. Freshmen, Sophomore, and Junior level students are especially encouraged to attend.***

Review these tips to make the most of the event! 

Morgan Stanley Information Session: Employer Networking Sessions (all majors welcome; seeking undergraduate seniors)
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 • 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Location: Van Munching Hall, Room 1412 | 7699 Mowatt Ln | College Park, MD

At Morgan Stanley, you don’t have to wait to make a difference. Come learn how we prepare you for a successful career in financial services and how we put your skills to work so you can matter faster.

If you’re a collaborator and a problem solver, we invite you to meet members of Morgan Stanley's Baltimore team who will be there to talk with you and share what it is really like to work here. 

To register for the event, please click here. For a list of current opportunities, please visit www.morganstanley.com/careers Questions? Contact opscolrec@morganstanley.com

Appropriate Attire: Minimum attire for ALL sessions with employers present is business casual unless otherwise specified.

Federal Government Job and Internship Series

Federal Government Job Search Techniques Workshop led by OPM 
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 • 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Location: University Career Center & The President's Promise, South Hornbake Library, 3rd floor

Join us for an interactive workshop on how best to navigate the federal search process for internships and full-time roles. Senior HR Specialist, Nnenna Uzochukwu, from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will equip students with information on how to effectively search and apply using USAJOBS. Bring your laptop or iPad to participate and get started on your profile/applications during the workshop! A limited number of desktop computers will be available. 

Agenda:

4:00-4:45 p.m. Must See introduction to USAJOBS

4:45-5:30 p.m. Create Your Own USAJOBS profile and interact with the website 

Please click here to RSVP for this once a semester opportunity!

CIA Directorate of Analysis Diversity Open House  
Friday, October 02, 2015 • 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Location: RSVP to receive info (off campus)
JOIN CIA ANALYSTS FOR A DIVERSITY HIRING EVENT! •Information sessions and mock analytic exercises •Networking opportunities with CIA officers from all occupations &b...

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI):
Monday, October 05, 2015 • 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Location: University Career Center & The President’s Promise (3rd Floor Hornbake Library, South Wing)

As an intelligence-driven and threat-focused national security organization with both intelligence and law enforcement responsibilities, the mission of the FBI is to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners.

Position Titles Hiring For: Special Agent, Intelligence Analyst, Professional Staff, Computer Scientist

Position Types: Entry Level (New Graduates), Summer Internship, Experienced Hire (Alumni)

The FBI Gets Creative: Artistic and Public Affairs Opportunities in Government 
Wednesday, October 07, 2015 • 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Location: University Career Center & The President’s Promise (3rd Floor Hornbake Library, South Wing)

Did you know the FBI hires video producers? Or writers? How about public affairs professionals and graphic designers? This information session will cover the wide range of creative opportunities available in the FBI’s Office of Public Affairs. We greatly value skills that may surprise you but they are relied upon by the highest levels of the Bureau.

Careers in Intelligence/Terrorism 
Wednesday, October 07, 2015 • 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Location: University Career Center & The President’s Promise (3rd Floor Hornbake Library, South Wing)

Interested in a career in intelligence or counterterrorism? Take advantage of this opportunity to learn from and network directly with professionals in the field. The first hour is a panel discussion followed by an hour of informal socializing and networking. Professional dress is suggested.

Participating Organizations Include:

• Supervisory Intelligence Analyst, High Value Detainee Interrogation Group, FBI
• Director, Office of Counterterrorism Finance and Designations, Bureau of Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State
• Senior Advisor on Countering Violent Extremism, Department of Homeland Security
• Directorate of Operations, CIA
• Intern, National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) 

An Afternoon with NIH 
Thursday, October 08, 2015 • 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Location: University Career Center & The President’s Promise (3rd Floor Hornbake Library, South Wing)

Are you interested in working for the federal government? Come hear from a panel of current NIH employees working in public health departments at the NIH. Panelists will share advice from their career paths, as well as pointers for creating your federal resume. NIH representatives will share information about upcoming internship opportunities for spring and summer 2016. Students from all majors are welcome to attend. RSVP here. 

Government Employer Meet Up: Employer Networking Sessions 
Friday, October 09, 2015 • 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Location: University Career Center & The President’s Promise (3rd Floor Hornbake Library, South Wing)

Interested in a career in the government? Come to a relaxed, informal opportunity to meet and greet with 6-10 government agencies interested in hiring University of Maryland students. Each company will give a 3-5 minute overview and then be seated at tables to have conversations with students over light refreshments for the remainder of event. Check back for a full list of agencies attending!

 Click here to RSVP.

Additional Events

Bound for Graduate School?

Strategies to Gain Admission to Highly Competitive Graduate Programs! 
Monday, October 05, 2015 • 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Location: Prince George's Room - Stamp Student Union

All class levels (freshmen- alumni) are welcome to attend and gain tips on how to excel through the graduate school application process in a variety of fields (i.e. PhD, Master’s, MBA, Law, MD, PharmD, PsyD, MFA, Postdoc). As well as learn about scholarship and fellowship options. Our guest speaker, Donald Asher, is amazing presenter and expert in the area of applying to graduate programs.  He is the author of the bestselling book, Graduate Admission Essays. Mr. Asher is one of the nation’s foremost authorities on the graduate admissions process. He is the author of twelve books, a contributing writer to the Wall Street Journal’s Career Journal (in addition to many other publications), and leads over 150 lectures a year. Donald Asher’s career biography.

If you are considering graduate school, this event will be well worth your time. Mr. Asher will take questions from the audience after the event!    

 Please click here to RSVP for this program.

Land Your Dream Job - talk & book signing w/Aliza Licht '96 Alumna 
Wednesday, October 07, 2015 • 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Location: Chem1402

Come meet Aliza Licht '96 Alumna and author of this summer's bestselling book, Leave Your Mark. 

Aliza graduated from UMD with a B.S. in Biology and dreams of becoming a plastic surgeon. After she realized that she couldn't spend a life in scrubs, she decided to pursue her childhood love of fashion and started in the magazine industry....making the jump to fashion public relations in 1998 when she joined Donna Karan International Most recently the senior V.P. of global communications, in 2009, Licht took on social media on top of her traditional PR responsibilities and created “DKNY PR GIRL” (@dkny on twitter), the company's award-winning social media personality for whom she was the singular strategist and voice of. The person behind DKNY PR GIRL’s true identity was kept anonymous for two years until October 2011 when Licht revealed herself in a "behind the scenes of fashion week" video on YouTube. Her story was chronicled by The New York Times in "PR Girl Revealed As PR Executive." Licht has been widely credited as a social media pioneer in the fashion industry, building an organic community of over half a million followers from 2009-2015.

·         5PM: a talk and Q&A (CHEM1402)

·         6PM: Book Signing (CHEM Atrium) & Free Reception

·         RSVP:  go.umd.edu/aliza

Big Data & Social Media Panel Discussion 
Wednesday, October 07, 2015 • 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Location: Colony Ballroom - Adele H. Stamp Student Union

Event Details:

Please mark your calendars for the second annual Big Data and Social Media panel discussion and networking event at the University of Maryland. The event will be held on Wednesday, October 7, 2015, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Colony Ballroom in the Stamp Student Union. It is sponsored by University of Maryland Communication Department, the Undergraduate Communication Association (UCA), and the Communication Alumni Advisory Board. Light refreshments will be provided. Panelists will address what big data is, how professionals use social media to gather, interpret, and communicate big data, how social media analytics work, and the future outlook for social media in the communication professions.  UMD COMM Alumni Ryan Swann and Jennifer Sherman will moderate the event.  Mr. Swann is Director of Data Analytics in the GSA’s Office of Government-Wide Policy and Ms. Sherman is an Assistant Account Executive at Environics Communications.