GA Secretary of State Internships

Secretary of State Karen Handel is pleased to announce several internship opportunities that are now available in the Office of Secretary of State. Internship positions are offered with the:

· Capitol Museum
· Capitol Tours
· Elections Division
· Front Office
· Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission
· Legal Affairs
· Press Office
· Professional Licensing Board
· Securities Division

Internships for the fall session will begin Monday, August 18, 2008, and last approximately 17 weeks. Interns can apply for full-time or part-time positions. Each intern will have a variety of responsibilities, and the office he or she works with will aim to assign projects that relate to his or her field of study. Interns will receive a stipend.

These opportunities are available to juniors, seniors, and graduate students who are currently enrolled in a Georgia college, university, or accredited law school, or are Georgia residents. The student must have an overall grade point average of 2.75.

Interested students must submit an application and a resume. Applications and resumes must be received by Sunday, June 16, 2007.

For more information, please visit: http://sos.georgia.gov/misc/intern.html.

PLEASE NOTE: Internships are located in downtown Atlanta with the exception of the Professional Licensing Board internship, which is located in Macon.

To apply for the Secretary of State Internship program, each student must submit a resume and application. Applications can be found here: http://sos.georgia.gov/misc/intern.html.

President’s Undergraduate Research Awards (PURA)

Fall Applications due May 1

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program competitively funds individual requests by a student/faculty teams for funds to be used to support undergraduate student involvement in faculty research. The main emphases of the awards will be for student salaries and travel expenses for undergraduates to attend professional meetings to give presentations. Students should contact individual faculty members for undergraduate research projects. Either faculty or students can initiate projects but the abstract must be written by the student. A faculty/student team must apply by the deadline given below for the semester in which the funds are requested.

Students wishing to work at GTRI may also apply with a Research Scientist and must be U.S. citizens. Students should be in good academic standing when they apply.

Students may apply for $1500 (max) salary awards or $1000 (max) travel awards. Students are eligible for only one successful salary award per academic year, but may apply for travel awards within the same academic year.

Click here to learn how to apply.

Need help reviewing your application?  DO NOT HESITATE to ask your faculty mentor or Richard Barke.

Behavioral Interviewing Strategies for Job Seekers

Behavioral interviewing is a relatively new mode of job interviewing. Employers such as AT&T and Accenture (the former Andersen Consulting) have been using behavioral interviewing for about 15 years now, and because increasing numbers of employers are using behavior-based methods to screen job candidates, understanding how to excel in this interview environment is becoming a crucial job-hunting skill.

The premise behind behavioral interviewing is that the most accurate predictor of future performance is past performance in similar situations. Behavioral interviewing, in fact, is said to be 55 percent predictive of future on-the-job behavior, while traditional interviewing is only 10 percent predictive.  Click here to read the rest of this article.

Network with Alumni

You can use the Alumni Directory to contact Georgia Tech alumni working at companies in your field.  The directory includes numerous search fields such as first name, last name, city, state, company, class year, degree earned, and major.  This is a great way for you to network, conduct informational interviews, and gain job leads.  Contact Tiffany Norman at 404-894-7283 or tiffany.norman@alumni.gatech.edu to make an appointment at the Alumni House to use the directory.

Do you need academic advisement?

Advising is mandatory for all PUBP students on probation, readmitted students, and new freshman.  It is strongly suggested that all other PUBP majors seek academic advisement at least once a year.

You can schedule an advising appointment using the NEW on-line scheduler, www.advising.gatech.edu .  PLEASE BRING YOUR CHECKLIST UPDATED TO THE MEETING or it may cause us to reschedule.  Copies are available on PUBP bulletin board and advising website.  Please note this is a new scheduler.  Please keep your appointment or cancel with 24 hour notice so that other students have opportunity to make an appointment.

Summer and Fall Registration 2008

Phase I Registration for Summer: March 26-April 6 (time tickets and course schedules available now)

Phase I Registration for Fall: April 9-22 (time tickets April 2)
Phase II Registration for Summer: May 8-16
Phase II Registration for Fall: August 13-22

Your time ticket tells you exactly when you are allowed to register. Please pay attention to the ending date and time on your time ticket!

Detailed class listings for Summer 2008 and Fall 2008 are posted on OSCAR https://oscar.gatech.edu/.

Presenting with Power: Effectively and Dynamically Communicating Your Research

This workshop could be very useful for students enrolled in PUBP 3110 and 4600

Thursday, March 27, 200811:00 - 12:00 NoonStudent Center Crescent Room Led by Ms. Christina Bourgeois, Coordinator, Undergraduate Professional Communications Program, ECEThis interactive workshop is designed to be hands on.  Participants will leave the workshop with a working draft of their PowerPoint slides and with concrete tips on how to present their research effectively and dynamically.  Register by e-mailing urop@gatech.edu.

General Mills Internships

Functional areas for interns include finance, human resources, information systems, logistics, manufacturing & engineering, marketing, purchasing, quality & regulatory operations, research & development, and sales.  For more info and to apply, visit www.generalmills.com/corporate/careers/internship.aspx

Governor’s Fellowship Program

The Governor’s Fellowship Program is looking for bright, hard-working and enthusiastic recent graduates to participate in a six-month fellowship at the State Capitol. The Fellowship Program is an extension of our Intern Program and provides the participants with an in-depth look at the inner workings of the Office of the Governor. The opportunity is available to recent graduates, within one year of graduation, with either their undergraduate degree or master’s level degree, that are looking to work in a fast-paced environment and gain a wide range of experience. All applicants must reside in the state of Georgia. This program builds on the participants’ undergraduate and/or graduate education and other internship experiences, and gives them the capability to build a foundation for a career in state government or politics.Contact Info: Fax: 404-656-7119 Phone: 404-657-4861.   Visit http://intern.gov.georgia.gov for details and information on how to apply. Upon submission of an application and resume, students will be selected for an interview with the Governor’s Intern Program staff. After this preliminary interview, the student can be selected for a second round of interviews with one or more agencies that will best utilize their talents and interests. Interns will receive a stipend based upon their education level. The deadline for summer 2008 applications is March 21, 2008.  

Summer and Fall 2008 Schedule

Will be posted Wednesday, March 19th.