April 2008 Archives

Flip Flops or Business Casual?

By VCUCareerCenter on April 28, 2008 2:53 PM

It can be a tough decision. Should you continue looking for a summer internship or Cooperative Education (Co-op) position, or pack it up and head for the beach?

The answer is that it depends. Here are some questions to think about:

Is it too late?
Most on-going internship or Co-op programs have deadlines according to the semester start date. For summer, employers' deadlines may be as early as February; July for fall; and November for spring. The dates and months vary, so check employer web sites for updated information.

If you plan to receive credit for an internship from the School of Mass Communications, make sure that you meet course deadlines for MASC 493.

Also keep in mind that there is usually more competition for summer internships, as students believe its more manageable for their schedules.

If I've missed these deadlines, should I bother?
Yes. There are always other opportunities, even if you do not plan to receive academic credit.

Employers have changing hiring needs, especially for Cooperative Education, so there can be openings at any point in the year. Check with your career consultant in the University Career Center and your professors about new opportunities. Visit Rams Recruiting for the latest positions. The School of Mass Communications maintains blogs on their web site as well.

Am I ready?
Do you have a resume? Ok, the next question is, do you have a resume that can convince an employer that they should hire you? There is a Catch-22 when applying for internships: you have to have experience to get experience.

Tips to help you overcome this barrier include: writing your resume so that it lists and describes coursework and projects within your major ; highlight student organization leadership and involvement; and list accomplishments, rather than just duties at unrelated jobs.

If you have not begun taking some of your major courses, and do not have much organizational involvement or leadership, you need to begin resume building with these.


What about the fall or spring?
It can be a juggling act trying to fit classes in based on when they are offered and trying to graduate in four years.

If you are considering Richmond-area internships, consider taking a lighter load (12-credits for full-time) and work between 10-20 hours per week in the internship.

If you are applying for internships outside of Richmond, especially for coveted slots with national media and other organizations, consider that one of the benefits of applying for an internship in the fall or spring is that there will probably be fewer students eager to put their studies on hold. One word of caution: make sure that you are competitive for such internships, that is, you have the GPA, work and/or leadership experience that they are seeking.

The bottom line is that you should start planning one to two semesters ahead. Maybe you won't graduate in four years if you complete one or two strong internship or Co-op opportunities.

In that case, ask yourself one more question.

Does it matter that I graduated within four years, if I don't have a competitive resume?

The answer to that one is no.


For additional information, contact akaroche@vcu.edu.
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No Time to Search Rams Recruiting?

By VCUCareerCenter on April 25, 2008 4:29 PM

Be honest. With final exams, summer housing searches, or graduation preparations, you haven't made time to search through Rams Recruiting.

Its ok. Here's a little help in the form of the latest, communications and media internship, Cooperative Education and full-time job listings.


Account Planner | MARC USA
Pittsburgh,PA

Administrative assistant | Virginians for the Arts
Richmond,VA

Advertising (Regional) Billing Coordinator | Richmond Times-Dispatch
Richmond,VA

Advertising Account Coordinator | Supervalu
Mechanicsville,VA

Advertising Account Services Internship | BCF
Virginia Beach,VA | Virginia Beach,VA

Advertising Coordinator | Graduate Marketing Inc
Richmond,VA | Multiple State/Locations also,Multi-State

Advertising Operations Trafficker / Online | Gannett
McLean,VA | Tysons Corner,VA

Agency Automation Coordinator | Hilb Rogal & Hobbs
Glen Allen,VA

Assistant Language Teacher and Coordinator for International Relations | Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program (The)


Associate Customer Service Center Representative | Dominion
Richmond,VA

Campaign Corps 2008 | EMILY's List
Nationwide (All 50 States)

Campus Director in Training | Strayer University
Richmond,VA

College Publishing Representative | Pearson Higher Education (formerly Prentice Hall)
Richmond,VA

Communications Intern | VA Association of REALTORS
Glen Allen,VA

Communications Intern | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Richmond,VA

Communications Intern | Republican Party of Virginia
Richmond,VA

Community (Health Educator, Fundraiser) Manager | American Cancer Society
Abingdon,VA

Copywriter | MaxPitch Media
Richmond,VA

Creative intern | Porter Novelli
Washington,DC

Creative Manager - Marketing | WorldStrides
Charlottesville,VA

Development & External Affairs Assistant | Fredericksburg Area Museum
Fredericksburg,VA | Fredericksburg,VA

Development and Marketing Intern (Unpaid) | Richmond CenterStage Foundation/VA Performing Arts Foundation
Richmond,VA | Richmond,VA

Direct Marketing Specialist | Dominion
Richmond,VA

Editor | U.S. News Custom Briefings
Reston,VA | Reston,VA

Entry Level Advertising Sales Consultant | CareerBuilder.com
Chicago,IL

Entry Level marketing/advertising/events | Champion Marketing Group
Fairfax,VA

Graphic Artist/Illustrator | Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (The)
Arlington,VA

Graphic Design and Production Assistant | MOAA
Alexandria,VA

Graphic Design Intern | Dynamic Brands
Richmond,VA

Graphic Design Internship | DMB Sports Group, Inc.
Sterling,VA

Graphic Design Summer Internship | Dynamic Brands
Richmond,VA

GRAPHIC DESIGNERS | Media General, Inc.
Richmond,VA

Graphic Production Artist | College House (The)
Richmond,VA

Graphics Designer Intern | Joint Transformation Command for Intelligence (Dept. of Navy)
Norfolk,VA

Inside Sales (Part-Time) | Wynne Residential Corporate Housing
Richmond,VA

Intern - Advertising & Public Relations - Summer 2008 | Dominion
Richmond,VA

Intern - Communications - Summer 2008 | Dominion
Richmond,VA

Intern - Nuclear Public Affairs - Summer 2008 | Dominion
Mineral,VA

Intern with the Department of Commerce | Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (The)
Washington,DC

Internship Program | RedPeg Marketing
Alexandria,VA

Internships | Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center
Appomattox,VA

Internships and Curatorial Fellowships | National Gallery of Art
Washington,DC

Market Center Services Intern | Dominion
Richmond,VA

Marketing - Sales Rep | Reymet Community Federal Credit Union
Midlothian,VA

Marketing Coordinator | VA Asset Management, LLC
Midlothian,VA

Marketing Director | PRG Real Estate Management, Inc.
Virginia Beach,VA

Marketing Internship | Geico
Fredericksburg,VA

Marketing Representative | Federated Insurance Co.
Richmond,VA

Marketing Summer Internship | Owens & Minor
Richmond,VA

Marketing Support | Centrieva Corp.
Glen Allen,VA

Marketing Support Representative | VA Business Systems
Richmond,VA

Morning Radio Host/Program Diretor at WIGO-FM | Two Rivers Communications, Inc. (WIGO-FM)
Kilmarnock,VA

Multimedia Fellowship | Media General, Inc.
Myrtle Beach,SC | Lynchburg,VA | Bristol,VA | Auburn,AL

Natural Heritage Locality Liaison | VA Dept. of Conservation & Recreation
N/A,VA

Natural Resource Education Internship | Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center
Appomattox,VA

New Business Account Executive FT | WSET-TV
Lynchburg,VA

Online Consultant | CareerBuilder.com
Chicago,IL

Outdoor Recreation Positions | Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center
Appomattox,VA

Outside Sales | FASTENAL CO.
Richmond,VA | Richmond,VA

Paid Graduate Internships | LeadAmerica
Multiple Locations,Multi-State

Paid Summer Internships | LeadAmerica
Multiple Locations,Multi-State

Part-time Administrative Assistant | VCU Division of University Advancement
Richmond,VA

Part-Time Sales/Marketing Representative | Brown Distributing Company, Inc.
Richmond,VA

Photjournalist | WWBT 12 Richmond
Richmond,VA

Photography Internship | DMB Sports Group, Inc.
Sterling,VA

Political Intern | Republican Party of Virginia
Richmond,VA | Fairfax,VA | Virginia Beach,VA

Production Assistant PT | WSET-TV
Lynchburg,VA

Program Coordinator | Partnership for the Future
Richmond,VA

Program Specialist | Camp Easter Seals Virginia
New Castle,VA

Public Relations and Marketing Specialist I Intern | Virginia Department of Transportation
Richmond,VA

Receptionist/Customer Support Representative FT | WSET-TV
Lynchburg,VA

Recruiter | VCU School of Engineering
Richmond,VA

Report Writer/IT Analyst I | VCU Human Resources
Richmond,VA

Sales and Product Development Specialist | Martz Group / Gray Line


Sales Management Trainee | Pepsi Bottling Group
Richmond/Hampton Roads,VA

Sales Representatives | Electronic Systems, Inc.
Richmond, Roanoke, Lynchburg,VA

Sales Specialist | Standard Register
Richmond/D.C.,VA

Sales Support - Part time | FASTENAL CO.
Richmond,VA

SIX INTERNSHIP POSITIONS | Burns Entertainment & Sports Marketing, Inc.
Evanston,IL

Sports Marketing Internship | DMB Sports Group, Inc.
Sterling,VA

Student Career Opportunity with Internal Revenue Service | US Internal Revenue Service (IRS)


Studio Manager/Broadcast Board Ooperator | Virginia Voice
Richmond,VA

Summer Intern Coordinator | Partnership for the Future
Richmond,VA

Summer Internship | Office of Congressman J. Randy Forbes
Colonial Heights,VA

Summer Internship | Royall & Co.
Richmond,VA

Summer Internship | Equals Three Communications
Bethesda,MD

Summer Internship, Study Abroad Office | VCU Office of International Education
Richmond,VA

Teaching Assistnts in Spain School Year 200/09 | Embassy of Spain Office of Education and Science


The Free Lance-Star Summer HR Internship Program | Free Lance-Star Publishing Companies (The)
Fredericksburg,VA

TruGreen Lawncare Internship | TruGreen
Richmond,VA

Unpaid Internship in Event Services, Operations, Security, or Sales/Marketing | Greater Richmond Convention Center
Richmond,VA

Various Positions | W*USA9
Washington,DC

Various Positions | W*USA9
Washington,DC

Video Tape Editor | WWBT 12 Richmond
Richmond,VA

Video-Journalist PT | WSET-TV
Lynchburg,VA

Virginia Oyster Restoration Intern | Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Gloucester County,VA

VSGA Internship in Golf Administration | Virginia State Golf Association
Midlothian,VA

Web Designer (Freelance or Part-Time) | Farm (The)


Web Developer | National Institute of Aerospace
Hampton,VA

Web Graphic Designer | B-Line Express
Washington DC Metropolitan,MD

Web Master or Content Manager | BizConnex
Reston,VA

Website Designer | WSI-WebStrategies Inc
Richmond,VA | Richmond,VA

Weekly newspaper reporter-photographer | Rappahannock Record

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If you have any questions, please contact me at akaroche@vcu.edu.

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Paid Internship: Stop Child Abuse Now

By VCUCareerCenter on April 9, 2008 4:12 PM


STOP CHILD ABUSE NOW (SCAN) OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, A NONPROFIT AGENCY, IS DEDICATED TO THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN, THE IMPROVEMENT OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS, AND THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY:
• EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE SCOPE, NATURE, AND CONSEQUENCES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF POSITIVE, NURTURING PARENTING;
• PROVIDING DIRECT PARENT EDUCATION; AND
• ADVOCATING FOR CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY, THE LEGISLATURE, AND THE COURTS.

JOB TITLE: PUBLIC RELATIONS/ MARKETING INTERN

DESCRIPTION: ASSIST WITH PUBLIC AWARENESS AND OUTREACH EFFORTS ASSOCIATED WITH SCAN PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING:
 COORDINATING A FAMILY FUN EVENT TO CELEBRATE SCAN’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY
 ASSISTING WITH A MULTIMEDIA PROJECT TO COMMEMORATE SCAN’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY
 PLANNING FOR SCAN’S ALLIES IN PREVENTION COALITION FUTURE NORTHERN VA OUTREACH EFFORTS
 RESEARCHING AND DEVELOPING EDUCATION MESSAGES FOR VARIOUS MEDIA OUTLETS
(LETTERS TO THE EDITOR; PRESS RELEASES; PSAS; RADIO SHOW CONTENT; FACT SHEETS; AND LETTERS)

WHO: AN ORGANIZED, DEPENDABLE, & MOTIVATED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT WHO IS INTERESTED IN PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING, OR THE NONPROFIT FIELD WHO HAS:
 EXCELLENT INTERPERSONAL ABILITIES AND WRITING SKILLS
 AN INTEREST IN CHILD WELFARE AND COMMITMENT TO CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT PREVENTION

WHEN: 8-WEEK PERIOD BETWEEN MAY 15 - AUGUST 29, 2008 (MONDAY – FRIDAY / 35 HRS PER WEEK)

WHERE: SCAN OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
1705 FERN STREET, SECOND FLOOR
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA 22302

ELIGIBILITY: THE INTERN MUST BE A CURRENTLY ENROLLED UNDERGRADUATE WHO WILL BE RETURNING TO COLLEGE AS A FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT IN THE FALL OF 2008.

SALARY: A SALARY OF $2,500, TREATED AS INCOME SUBJECT TO FICA AND INCOME TAXES, IS MADE POSSIBLE BY A GRANT FROM EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION.

EMAIL/SEND COVER LETTER & RESUME TO:
SCAN OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
ATTN: REBEKAH BECK (RBECK@SCANVA.ORG)
1705 FERN STREET, SECOND FLOOR, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA 22302
703-820-9001 PHONE 703-820-9002 FAX
WWW.SCANVA.ORG

Rival.com Sports Internship

By VCUCareerCenter on April 7, 2008 11:45 AM

INTERNSHIP OPPORUNITY AVAILABLE

The Rivals.com network has multiple opportunities for journalism interns.

Rivals.com offers a unique opportunity to work in the competitive world of sports news while providing valuable real-world experience through interviewing, local team and game coverage, and developing contacts through networking.

Candidates should be journalism or communications majors and have an interest in sports. The position will reward the chosen candidates with internship credit hours, a strong resume, as well as potential opportunities beyond the completion of the internship. The schedule is flexible.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:
• Three original content items per week
• Message board discussion with community fans visiting the site
• Providing team, player, and recruiting coverage

Additional Qualifications
• Major in journalism or communications
• A basic knowledge of HTML
• Written and oral communications skills
• Self-motivation
• Ability to develop and cultivate working relationships

About Rivals.com:

Widely respected throughout the national media Rivals.com is the online leader for college and high school athletics as well as recruiting coverage. The most recent release of comScore Media Metrics revealed that Rivals.com is now the 6th largest sports destination on the internet besting sites such as CBSSports.com, SI.com, MLB.com and NBA.com. In tallying more the 6 million unique visitors in the first two months of 2008 shows that Rivals.com is on pace for what should be a record breaking year.


To apply please send a resume and two writing examples to DJackson@Rivals.com.

Or Mail:

Rivals.com
c/o Dallas Jackson
10 Cadillac Drive Suite 400
Brentwood, TN 37027

Reminder: International Student Career Fair

By VCUCareerCenter on April 7, 2008 8:53 AM

Virtual Career Fair for VCU International Students:

Many international students studying in the United States find the search for jobs and internships to be challenging. VCU is pleased to announce that our international students now have the opportunity to connect with interested employers through a virtual career fair just for international students.

Sponsored by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the NACE International Students Virtual Career 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.
The fair opens to students on February 18 and runs through May 16. Through the fair, you’ll have access to interested employers and their full-time, internship, and co-op opportunities.

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE VIRTUAL CAREER FAIR:
Step One:
Visit the VCU Office of International Education web site to determine your OPT/CPT eligibility and to download the instructions and forms to apply for OPT and/or CPT: http://www.vcu.edu/oie/imm/im_information/f1/employment.html
Step Two:
Register for the Virtual Career Fair. Go to http://asp.symplicity.com/nacelinkvcf/, click on "Candidate Registration" and follow the instructions.

QUESTIONS?

Questions about your eligibility for employment should be directed to the VCU Office of International Education: http://www.vcu.edu/oie/index.html

For career counseling, resume writing assistance, or interviewing preparation, please contact your Career Consultant, Alicia Aroche akaroche@vcu.edu at the VCU University Career Center.

Resume Writing for Creative Careers

By VCUCareerCenter on April 2, 2008 1:55 PM

Art director
Brand manager
Copywriter
Publication Designer
Public Relations Director
Media Director

Sound like dream jobs? Then check out:

Resumes for Creative Careers
Wednesday, April 16
4 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Richmond Salons I
University Student Commons
907 Floyd Ave.

Learn how to impress those who will pay the bills – employers.

Janna Deviese with the Creative Profiles recruitment firm will help you discover what kinds of resumes and portfolios capture their clients’ attention.

Creative Profiles has connections with more established corporations, design studios, and creative agencies in the region. Offices are located in Richmond, VA, Baltimore MD and Washington DC.

For more information or special accommodations for this program, send an e-mail to akaroche@vcu.edu.

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