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September 2008 Archives
Access Confidential– Internship/Part-Time Employment
Apply for an internship with a reputed Richmond research company and gain real insight into the fast-paced world of advertising and marketing. Access Confidential is a research company developed to support the ‘vital’ new business department in any communications company (advertising, PR, design, interactive). The researcher’s perspective allows for an in-depth study of the overall advertising industry. The researcher will become familiar with a multitude of communications companies, as well as the corporate marketers.
Access Confidential Background:
■ Access Confidential is a subsidiary of AAR Partners, which is the most reputable consulting firm conducting agency reviews in the United States since 1980.
■ Access Confidential, developed in 2004, is a web-based application and a new concept among new business tools.
Who you will work with:
You will work closely with the research managers at Access Confidential on a daily basis.
Where you will work:
The headquarter offices of Access Confidential is located in Richmond, VA. There is a second office located in the offices of the parent company, AAR Partners located in midtown Manhattan. There are immediate internships and/or part-time opportunities in the Richmond office. Internships/part-time work is also available in the NYC office upon request.
What you will do:
You will be responsible for researching marketing companies and their communication’s relationships in the industry. Your internship will include contacting marketing companies directly, as well as researching their information online and through top industry publications. It is truly a unique way to study one of the most fascinating fields and receive hands-on experience during your undergraduate studies.
What your responsibilities will be:
» Researching marketing companies and maintaining proprietary database with updated information by researching the daily press, advertising trade publications, online databases, and conducting phone interviews.
Compensation:
For credit internships - $10 per day (covers transportation expenses)
Many students are offered part-time positions at the completion of their internship contingent upon their interest level and our evaluation of their internship.
Computer Competency: Windows/PC
Good telephone and writing skills necessary.
Contact Information:
Tanya Wilson, Operations & Research Manager – tanya@accessconfidential.com; 804-343-5012
Website Information:
AAR Partners: www.aarpartners.comAccess Confidential: www.accessconfidential.info
CIA Information Session
Richmond Salons I and II
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
October 1, 2008
The CIA is open to all majors. Students majoring in general business, accounting, finance, engineering, Humanities and Sciences, criminal justice, homeland security and emergency services, and the School of the Arts are encouraged to attend. Fluency in a foreign language is a plus!
US citizenship is required for employment.
WANTED
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS
FOR:
ON-Air Personalities/DJ’s
Talk Show Host
Associate Producers
Marketing Assistants
Internship opportunities available
if you’re interested in Radio Media.
Contact,
LOVE BROADCASTING, LLC
1719 West Main St.
Richmond, VA. 23220
(804) 237- 4360
Or visit www.lovebroadcasting.net
CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR
INTENSIVE SUMMER INSTITUTES
Sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers(CAORC), the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program will offer intensive summer language institutes overseas in eleven critical need foreign languages for summer 2009. The CLS Program was launched in 2006 to offer intensive overseas study in the critical need foreign languages of Arabic, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish and Urdu. In 2007, Chinese, Korean, Persian, and Russian institutes were added along with increased student capacity in the inaugural language institutes. In 2009, Azerbaijani will be offered at the intermediate and advanced levels.
The CLS Program provides fully-funded seven to ten week group-based intensive language instruction and extensive cultural enrichment experiences held overseas at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels (beginning not offered for Azerbaijani, Chinese, Persian or Russian) for U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master’s and Ph.D. students. 2009 program details will be updated by early fall, and 2008 CLS Institute locations and information may be found under Program Details.
The CLS Program is part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply. Former CLS participants have applied with various academic backgrounds including business, engineering, law, science, medicine, social sciences and humanities. The CLS Program does not have any government service requirement upon completion, however, it is expected that participants will continue to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period and later apply their critical language skills in their future academic and professional careers.
The 2009 application is now open!
The deadline for submitting your on-line application is Friday, November 14, 2008.
Your letters of reference and transcript(s) need to be postmarked by Friday, November 14, 2008.
Eligibility:
All applicants must be U.S. citizens.
Applicants must be currently enrolled in a U.S. degree-granting program at the undergraduate or graduate level.*
Current undergraduate students must have completed at least one year of general college course-work by program start date (one year is defined as two semesters or three quarters).
Please see program details for more information on language pre-requisites for individual institutes.
Students in all disciplines including business, engineering, science, the social sciences and humanities are encouraged to apply.
The U.S. Department of State and CAORC welcome all eligible applications and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, or handicap condition.
*Only current graduate students or graduating seniors are eligible to apply to the summer 2009 Persian institute.
Grant benefits: All program costs are covered for participants. This includes travel between the student's US home city and program location, pre-departure orientation costs, applicable visa fees, room, board, group-based intensive language instruction, program-sponsored travel within country, and all entrance fees for program activities. Note: U.S. passport fees will not be paid by the scholarship. Selected applicants must have a U.S. passport valid through 2010 with at least two blank visa pages by early March 2009. Please plan in advance to avoid visa delays.
2008 AAF Student Conference
October 23–24, 2008
Washington, D.C.
The AAF Student Conference is an excellent opportunity to
Have your résumé critiqued, perfect your portfolio and fine-tune your interviewing skills
Network with leaders from the advertising, marketing and communications industries and meet your peers from across the country
Hear industry leaders discuss the changing world of advertising the role of public service advertising, making the transition from college to corporate and more
Learn tips for the 2009 National Student Advertising Competition
* Space for résumé critiques, portfolio reviews and mock interviews is limited. Be sure to sign up during registration. Activities are on a first-come, first- served basis.
Registration is open to AAF college chapter members and advisers as well as nonmembers. Fees are as follows:
Registration Type Cost
AAF College Chapter Presidents 2008-2009 FREE
AAF College Chapter Members 2008-2009 $25
AAF College Chapter Faculty Advisers 2008-2009 $25
NSAC Team Advisers 2008-2009 $25
Nonmembers $50
Register online now at www.aaf.org/studentconference by October 22, 2008. For questions, contact Candace Elliott at celliott@aaf.org.
Be sure to check out the AAF Student Conference Facebook page!
This year the Student Conference will be held at the National Housing Center 1201 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005.
American Advertising Federation
1101 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 500 | Washington, DC 20005
(202) 898-0089 | Fax: (202) 898-0159 | www.aaf.org
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