Daily Archives: March 22, 2010

Work for Facebook in Austin

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If you’re interested in joining the Facebook Team, prepare your resume now and apply before the deadline. This is a very short application period, the application deadline for each of the jobs listed below is 3:00pm on Thursday, March 25, 2010.

You can view the position details and apply via your BTT Gateway account: https://www.myinterfase.com/lacs/student/
If you don’t have a BTT Gateway account, you can create one at: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/lacs/services/connections/btt

Facebook’s Positions:
* User Operations Analyst, Job ID 4223
* Online Sales Operations Analyst, Job ID 4221
* Fraud Analyst, Job ID 4224

Get resume help before submitting your application. LACS offers walk-in advising on Monday and Wednesday from 1-4pm and Tuesday and Thursday from 1-3pm in FAC 18. Or call our office for a coaching appointment at 512-471-7900. Resume help is also available online at: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/lacs/services/coaching/resumes

In addition to a great resume, in the application you’ll need to submit your responses to the questions below. Check out the job IDs in BTT Gateway for more information about how to include your responses. Facebook Questions: What are some challenges that Facebook faces as it continues to expand its user base internationally? How should we address those changes?

Thanks,

Liberal Arts Career Services
recruit@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-7900
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/lacs/

Nonprofit & Public Sector Career Fair March 24

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Nonprofit & Public Sector Career Fair
Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Texas Union Ballroom
Attending Organizations: https://www.myinterfase.com/ccins/event_empsearch_view.aspx
More Info: https://wikis.utexas.edu/display/publicservicecareers/Career+Seekers
The fair is open to all UT students interested in a career or internship with a nonprofit or public service organization.

Prepare for the fair!
Would you like help to prepare you for a successful visit to the fair? LACS is offering a workshop to help you make the most of the event.
Workshop : Making the Most of the Nonprofit & Public Sector Career Fair – Learn strategies and ways you can prepare for this fair, which include dress code, preparing your elevator speech, what to do during as well as after the event and much more!
Date : Tuesday, March 23
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location : LACS, FAC 18

Welcome to the Beltway Application

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Welcome to the Beltway
A Week in Washington, D.C.
May 24 – 28, 2010

Welcome to the Beltway is a five-day seminar and visit to the nation’s capital hosted by the Archer Center and the DC Texas Exes for undergraduates, graduate students and alumni of the University of Texas System to learn about potential career opportunities in fields such as government, politics, business, law, communication and non-profits.

Program includes:

*   Career Panel Discussions
*   Networking Receptions/Events
*   Young Professionals Luncheon
*   Sightseeing Tours

Program Fee is $395/person and includes 4 nights of lodging, career panels, sightseeing tours, evening receptions, several meals, and lunch with young professionals living in D.C.  Spaces are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis, so get your application in early.

For more information, contact Katie Romano or Colleen Davies at the Archer Center at kromano@utsystem.edu or cdavies@utsystem.edu or by phone at 202-955-9091.

Applications and deposit are due April 14, 2010

Visit www.archercenter.org <http://www.archercenter.org/> for application and more information.

Women & Gender Studies Awards

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Need some funding?  Apply for our annual awards!  Deadline: April 7th 2010.

You do not need to be a Women and Gender Studies major in order to apply.

The Cynthia Walker Peña Scholarship
This is awarded each spring to a deserving undergraduate who has earned distinction in WGS scholarship and service. Please check the Peña Award page for details.
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/cwgs/awards/Undergraduate/Pena-Scholarship.php

The Lora Romero Memorial Award for Interdisciplinary Research in Race, Ethnicity and Gender
This is an annual award created in memory of former UT colleague, Lora Romero. One or two awards will be presented each spring, alternating between graduate and undergraduate student recipients. The award will honor and support students working in the area of gender studies and Chicano/a studies or the intersection between race, ethnicity and gender. Please check the Romero Award page for details.
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/cwgs/awards/Undergraduate/Lora-Romero-Memorial-Award.php

We have moved these applications online in order to conserve resources.
Please contact me if you have any questions about the online application system.

Thanks!

-Jackie

Alma Jackie Salcedo

Program Coordinator for Academic Affairs

ajsalcedo@mail.utexas.edu

Journalism and PR Internships in DC this Summer

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How will you spend your time this summer?

Did you know that you still have time to secure a journalism or public relations internship this summer in Washington, D.C?

The Institute on Political Journalism (IPJ) offers you an opportunity to experience the exciting worlds of journalism and public relations in our nation’s capital.

This summer’s IPJ application deadline has been extended to March 25, 2010 with scholarship funding available. You still have the opportunity to be placed in an internship that can launch your career and give you a competitive edge after graduation.

Here’s what you could be doing this summer at your internship:

  • Attend press conferences and briefings on Capitol Hill
  • Put the finishing touches on a strategic ad campaign for a client lobbying Congress.
  • Work with a team of investigative reporters on breaking news stories from the Pentagon
  • Write a press release and make pitch calls to local media outlets for and advocacy organization.
  • Research and write a report on an important policy issue related to the health care debates
  • Edit video and audio sound bites for television or radio news outlets
  • Conduct “man on the street” interviews on the national mall for the evening news
  • Learn the steps to take in crisis management for a client


Students already enrolled with IPJ this summer will be doing all of the above and more with

  • NBC Nightly News Investigative Unit
  • Crosby Volmer Public Relations International
  • The Army News Service
  • MSNBC
  • The Weekly Standard magazine
  • The Washington Examiner newspaper
  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Application Instructions
To take advantage of the extended deadline, please contact Mary Connell, Recruitment and Admissions Director, mconnell@tfas.org or 202.986.0384. We will work with you to help you complete your application and ensure that it qualifies for the extended deadline.

For more information or to start an application, please visit our website at www.DCinternships.org/IPJ.

About the Program
Sponsored by The Fund for American Studies in partnership with Georgetown University, IPJ is an eight-week academic internship program held in Washington, D.C. for undergraduate students interested in journalism and both corporate and advocacy public relations. The Institute combines substantive professional experience for 35 hours a week with a challenging academic experience worth 6 credit hours from Georgetown University. All students are housed on campus in apartment-style dorms.

Choose to spend your summer in the city where news happens 24 hours a day 7 days a week!

UT Learning Center and Career Exploration Center Hiring for Fall 2010

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Are you a full-time student looking for a job on campus next year?  Consider
working for the UT Learning Center and Career Exploration Center:  we hire
tutors, outreach assistants, academic coaches, career-learning assistants,
and work study receptionists. We are one of the largest student employers on
campus, pay some of the highest student salaries, and are holding our 2010
Job Fair on Thursday, March 25th, at 5:30 p.m. in Jester Auditorium (JES
A121A).

Hear from some of our 200 student educators about their experiences working
with us.  Professional staff will also be available to discuss job
requirements and answer questions.  For more details on available positions,
or for application information, check out our employment pages at
www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/employment
<http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/employment> and
http://www.utexas.edu/student/cec/intern/. The application and
recommendation deadline for most positions is April 2nd.

Honors Colloquium Student Mentor Application Due March 30

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The University Honors Center staff invites you to apply for a position as an Honors Colloquium student mentor for the 29th annual Honors Colloquium, held July 22-24, 2010.

The Honors Colloquium is a three-day recruiting event, which takes place on The University of Texas at Austin campus and is designed to introduce rising high school seniors to life at the university while encouraging them to apply to UT and its honors programs.

Student mentors are a critical component to our program. They interact with participants and provide support for Colloquium activities. Most importantly, they have fun!

You may learn more about the position and application here:
http://www.utexas.edu/ugs/hc/mentor
All materials must be submitted online by March 30, 2010 at 5 p.m.

We look forward to working with you this summer!

Hook ‘em,
James

—
James Tolleson
Outreach Coordinator
School of Undergraduate Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
J.tolleson@austin.utexas.edu
(512)475-8143