Career Exploration

Featured Jobs and Internships of the Week – PCA Picks, pt. 2

Each week the Career Services team will highlight new or unusual opportunities in for undergraduates, graduate students and alumni. This edition features picks from Anna Dong ’20 and Cara Yi ’19, one of the Peer Career Advisers (PCAs).

Handshake Jobs & Internships:

  • NASCAR: NASCAR Diversity Internship Program
    The NASCAR Diversity Internship (NDIP) is an opportunity for a student studying in any discipline to join a network of Motorsport industry professionals. Interns will explore and apply their interests to innovations both on and off the track in this 10-week, paid internship.
  • International Leadership Foundation: Civic Fellowship Program
    The Civic Fellowship Program is a prestigious leadership program for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders to cultivate their leadership potential. This program provides development and training in politics, public service and governance with current leaders. Following the development portion of the program, fellows will be provided 8- to 10-week public service internships at federal agencies, scholarships, a federal job fair, and a variety of seminars and workshops on civic engagement and career, personal, and leadership development.
  • Terex: Talent, Diversity and Inclusion Intern
    The talent, diversity and inclusion internship represents an opportunity to strengthen the diversity of the talent acquisition process and employee training at a global manufacturer of cranes, lorries and other processing equipment. Interns would get hands-on training for working in the HR department and get the opportunity to build new diversity and inclusion programs.
  • SEO Career: Paid Diversity Internships & Professional Development Program – Summer 2018
    This program for Black, Native American and Hispanic undergrads interested in investment banking or consulting offers a complete development program in preparation for employment with a Fortune 500 company. Participants will complete an online preparation, followed by personalized training with an SEO professional and a week long training session in New York City. Following the program, participants will get the opportunity to interview with a partner of the program, all of which are industry leaders.
  • Nathan Kline Institute: Clinical Research Internship
    Offers 3 internship tracks: General clinical research, neuropsychology focused clinical research, and outreach. For students in psychology, neuroscience, biology, social work or related mental health field.
  • Macias PR: Business/PR/Journalism/Marketing
    Interns will ghost write editorials, write media pitches, press releases and get published under their own name with sites like TechNewswires, client blogs and online news sites.
  • AeroDynamic Advisory: Internship
    Boutique aerospace consulting firm for engineers, economists, finance/math/statistics students.

Do you have any questions? Are there any specific employers or industries that you’re interested in? Let us know!

Featured Jobs and Internships of the Week – PCA Picks

Each week the Career Services team will highlight new or unusual opportunities in for undergraduates, graduate students and alumni. This edition features internship picks—and explanations—by two of the Peer Career Advisers (PCAs), Cara Yi ’19 and Anna Dong ’20.

Handshake Jobs & Internships:

  • U.S. Department of Energy: Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship Program
    Paid summer research opportunity specifically with the Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy
  • City of Boston: Citywide Analytics Team Summer Fellowship
    Paid; open to undergraduates from any major, but program specifically in data science, analytics, performance management, GIS, and data engineering.
  • Hudson Institute Political Studies: Summer Fellowship
    Paid; seminars in political theory applied to understanding public policy and American political principles.
  • Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC): Summer Internship
    Paid; financial services industry.
  • Vimeo: Upload Engineering Internship
    Vimeo is the largest, ad-free video platform, and this Internship offers the chance to explore the infrastructure behind its success. For computer science majors or other students passionate about programming, this represents an opportunity to learn and grow with a leading company in an inclusive, diversity-centric culture.
  • Global Health Fellows Program II: Maternal and Child Health Research Intern
    GHFP-II’s goal is to improve the effectiveness of USAID health programs by addressing the Agency’s immediate and emerging human capacity needs. Interns will be central to promoting diversity and will become important members of a pool of future global health profession leaders. The maternal and child health intern will research across the Bureau for Global Health as well as developing a deep understanding of USAID’s work and the general Child Healthcare system.
  • Changing the Present: Intern or Volunteer
    Changing the Present is a fast growing nonprofit which provides the opportunity for Americans to channel their gift-giving into the experience of a shared donation. Interns will have the opportunity to get involved in the organization’s core in leadership positions. The organization works to improve a variety of issues including women’s rights, mental health, LGBTQIA+ representation and many more and an intern would have opportunities to work on projects that interest them.

Do you have any questions? Are there any specific employers or industries that you’re interested in? Let us know!

Featured Jobs and Internships of the Week – Motley Edition

Each week the Career Services team will highlight new or unusual opportunities in for undergraduates, graduate students and alumni. This edition features positions in, well, all sorts of things. While there may not be a single industry or theme uniting this week’s postings, they were all great opportunities so we decided to share them together.

Handshake Jobs & Internships:

UCAN Internships*:

Do you have any questions? Are there any specific employers or industries that you’re interested in? Let us know!

*UCAN is an internship-only site that is shared by 20 member schools, including Princeton. To use UCAN in addition to Handshake, you’ll need to register for a new account. Instructions on using UCAN are available here.

Featured Jobs and Internships of the Week – Service & Nonprofit

Each week the Career Services team will highlight new or unusual opportunities in for undergraduates, graduate students and alumni. This edition features positions in service and nonprofit.

Handshake Jobs & Internships:

UCAN Internships*:

Do you have any questions? Are there any specific employers or industries that you’re interested in? Let us know!

*UCAN is an internship-only site that is shared by 20 member schools, including Princeton. To use UCAN in addition to Handshake, you’ll need to register for a new account. Instructions on using UCAN are available here.

Featured Jobs and Internships of the Week – Public Service & Government

Each week the Career Services team will highlight new or unusual opportunities in for undergraduates, graduate students and alumni. This edition features opportunities in public service and military.

Want to learn more about opportunities out there and how to apply? Come to our Public Service Fellowship and Internship Information Session.

Handshake Jobs & Internships:

UCAN Internships*:

Do you have any questions? Are there any specific employers or industries that you’re interested in? Let us know!

*UCAN is an internship-only site that is shared by 20 member schools, including Princeton. To use UCAN in addition to Handshake, you’ll need to register for a new account. Instructions on using UCAN are available here.

Featured Jobs and Internships of the Week – Communications

Each week the Career Services team will highlight new or unusual opportunities in for undergraduates, graduate students and alumni. This edition features opportunities in communications ahead of next week’s Communications and Media Meetup.

Handshake Jobs & Internships:

UCAN Internships*:

  • CN Communications International Inc.: Internship
    This position is based in New Jersey and has a stipend.

Do you have any questions? Are there any specific employers or industries that you’re interested in? Let us know!

*UCAN is an internship-only site that is shared by 20 member schools, including Princeton. To use UCAN in addition to Handshake, you’ll need to register for a new account. Instructions on using UCAN are available here.

Princeternship Stories: David Selwood ’20, MITRE Corporation

For my January 2017 Princeternship, another Princeton student and I spent a day at the MITRE Corporation in Bedford, Massachusetts. The MITRE Corporation is a not-for-profit, largely government contracted company. It is at the forefront of research in many fields and provides services over a range of areas, though the majority of its resources go to defense work for the United States Air Force.

My host was Kristin Fitzgerald (Goehl), Class of 2016. I believed this was a great fit for me as I am a prospective operations research and financial engineering (ORFE) major and she is one of the most recent graduates of the department. Having been there for less than a year, it was especially great that Kristin could connect us to such interesting people within MITRE. These included another 2016 Princeton graduate (MAE) as well as the Vice President of the Air Force Program. I learned that MITRE does things that I did not expect, such as assessing risk in relation to youth in foster care, in addition to their advertised involvement in defense.

My first goal entering my Princeternship was to determine if I want to continue studying ORFE. During this experience, I learned multitudes of ways that the data science aspect of an ORFE education can be used. Each one of these applications deepened my interest in ORFE much more than I expected. It was certainly a pleasant surprise. What I did not expect to gather from this experience was a potential purpose for my career. Because MITRE is a not-for-profit company and is government contracted, its work is done in the public service. Whether helping foster kids escape certain risks or helping to defend our nation, everything is done for the good of someone else and not for personal or corporate profit. It was certainly noticeable that MITRE employees were passionate about their work, especially the VP of the Air Force Program. I learned that this is the mentality I want to carry through my career.

In addition to these data science applications, we were also allowed to look at certain computer science and programming applications in such fields as virtual reality. However, we were not allowed to see the most interesting projects at MITRE because of their sensitive nature. While there, we had to wear “ESCORT REQUIRED” badges, a neat experience in itself.

Shadowing at the MITRE Corporation for a day showed me how all the technical and theoretical skills I may learn as a Princeton engineer could be applied in a real-world situation. Whether it be in STEM, humanities or anywhere in between, I encourage all students to look into the Princeternship program to see what incredible work is available at the end of an enlightening Princeton career. Finally, I would like to thank Kristin Fitzgerald for her time and willingness to host us at MITRE and give us a great experience.

Featured Jobs and Internships of the Week – Picks by Autumn Weyant ’20 & Sher Gill ’21

Each week the Career Services team will highlight new or unusual opportunities in for undergraduates, graduate students and alumni.

This edition features picks from Autumn Weyant ’20 & Sher Gill ’21, two students who assist our employer outreach team to expand recruiting opportunities for Princeton students. Autumn and Sher focused on internships in healthcare and technology and provided some great background information for each position.

Picks of the Week by Autumn & Sher: 

  • Symantec: Software Engineering Intern
    Symantec helps governments, companies and individuals secure their most important data. COS students may be interested in this if they want to incorporate service in their longterm career.
  • Square: Software Engineer Intern
    Square is a tech company that allows any business to start accepting credit cards as methods of payment. For 12 weeks, interns have a host of responsibilities with topics like design, security, analytics, machine learning and more.
  • InsterSystems: 2018 Summer Intern
    InterSystems build applications that support healthcare systems, businesses and governments. As an intern, you will be assigned an independent project with mentorship.
  • Functional Genomics: Intern
    This summer internship is great for pre-med students, especially those interested in research. You can gain laboratory skills, get an idea of what medical research is really like and have early exposure to genomics which is expected to play a key role in the future of medicine. BONUS: You’ll get to spend the summer in California!
  • Taxi Network: Internship
    Interning next summer with the Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities Service in the Taxi Network research group would be an incredibly unique experience. They are performing clinical research to reduce health disparities among the taxi driver population in NYC. Interns with this organization will not only gain first hand research experience but also a deeper awareness of obstacles faced by immigrants when getting access to proper healthcare.
  • Healthcare Management Program Internship: Summer Associate
    Perfect internship for any pre-med students who are interested in getting into healthcare administration, or who just want to add a unique leadership role to their resume. This internship only accepts undergraduate juniors and seniors. Interns gain exposure, networking experience and have meaningful hands on project work and assignments. This program also has a reputation for offering post-graduation jobs to a large number of their interns.
  • West Pharmaceutical Services: Ambassador Internship Program
    This internship would be especially useful for someone looking to one day do research involving pharmaceuticals. You would actively be working alongside West’s industry experts on the design, development, manufacturing, sterilization, packaging and marketing of medical components. They are also looking for a broad range of interns from finance and advertising to chemical engineering, so pre-med students from any concentration background should apply!
  • University of Rochester Center for Health + Technology: Clinical Research Coordinator

 

Q&A with Ji-Sung Kim ’19, Google

Recently, we had the opportunity to speak with Ji-Sung Kim ’19, a current intern at Google Research. Before joining the Google Research team, he had the opportunity to visit their office during last spring’s Princeternship. In this Q&A, Ji-Sung shares some valuable advice on how to make the most out of your Princeternship and insight on being rejected from a position.

1. Your title and a brief description of what you will be doing at Google

I’m currently an intern at Google Research. The goal of my internship is to study and develop machine learning algorithms — methods which automatically learn information from data. I collaborate with numerous Google engineers and scientists on bleeding-edge machine learning research. I have two mentors: one is a software engineer and the other is a research scientist.

2. Could you tell me a little bit about how you started working for Google? 

I befriended a really considerate and supportive Googler who encouraged me to apply. He offered some helpful advice and was like a mentor to me! During the application process, I completed a coding challenge and a project-interest phone interview. I received an offer a few weeks later.

3. Did Princetership influence your experience in choosing to intern at Google?

My Princeternship did not directly affect my application process, but it definitely helped me get a better sense of the Google culture. I also met some great people who I’ve had the chance to follow up with during my internship.

4. What advice do you have for students participating in Princeternship?

Do not try to network really hard. I think the best part of a Princeternship is creating meaningful (and enjoyable) conversations. Enjoy the Princeternship, and most importantly, enjoy speaking with and learning about the people who work there.

5. Any closing thoughts for students that you want to share?

I was rejected from Google several times before I was accepted for this internship. Most recruiting teams receive thousands of applications and accept only a small fraction of applicants. Rejection and failure are normal — they are an important part of learning and development. During my freshman and sophomore year, I was rejected from around 98% of the internship opportunities I applied to. 

Princeternship Stories: Keeley Walsh ’19, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital

Over intersession, I spent three days shadowing Dr. Shah ’96, a neonatologist at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Westchester Country, New York. Dr. Shah went to Cornell Medical School after graduating from Princeton. He later completed his residency at Duke University Children’s Hospital followed by a fellowship at NYU Children’s Hospital. Not only is he a practicing neonatologist but he also is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatrics as well as a co-chairman for the Society of Pediatric Research. I was very lucky to spend three days shadowing Dr. Shah because I was able to see the daily life of a neonatologist, a researcher, and an advocate for Children’s health policy.

Day one began with Dr. Shah showing me around the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). He spent time explaining the functions of all the different apparatuses used in the unit. I was amazed that not one baby had the same combination of treatments. Each patient was carefully assessed and given a unique treatment to help improve their health. After touring the unit with Dr. Shah, I completed the daily rounds with the residents and the on-call neonatologist.

During rounds we went through all 48 patients in the NICU, discussing the babies’ measurements and specific treatments. Measurements included everything from the baby’s weight to vitamin intake. The doctors, fellows, and residents would all converse on what they believed would be the best way to treat each’s unique condition and then decide from there. This ensured that every baby received the best possible care. After completing rounds, I could not wait to come back on day two to see the progress that some babies had made. I only interacted with the patients for a short time, maybe five minutes each, but I already felt connected to them and wanted each and every one to get better.

On day two I began with daily rounds with the on-call team. Similar to the day before, we saw each patient assessing their specific needs. This day was by far my favorite because I was able to see the positive progress that many of the babies had made. When some of these babies first came into the unit, they were smaller than three soda cans and had serious respiratory problems. I imagine treating babies with some of the most life-threatening problems is the hardest part of the job. But as the days pass and the team continues to adjust the treatments and medications, the patients get better, which I believe to be the most rewarding part of the job. On this day, many of the babies’ parents were in the unit as we were completing the daily rounds. I particularly enjoyed seeing the happiness on the parents’ faces when the doctor would comfort the parents and let them know that their child’s condition was improving. Day two concluded with me watching Dr. Shah conduct stem cell research at New York Medical College.

Day three was very different than the first two. As mentioned earlier, Dr. Shah is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is very passionate about children’s healthcare and wants to ensure that every child has access to necessary treatments. We traveled to several Congress members’ offices and discussed the provisions of the Affordable Care Act and how they benefited children in particular. It was interesting to see another side of medicine that I never thought of, but is just as important.

Before this experience, I was on the fence about continuing on the pre-medicine track. My goal to pursue pediatrics was solidified after completing rounds with the team and seeing what a neonatologist’s daily life in the hospital is like. I specifically enjoyed the second day of rounds because I was able to see some of the babies’ conditions improve. Dr. Shah was very welcoming and willing to discuss things that I did not understand. I enjoyed all our talks because I not only gained knowledge about neonatology but also about life in general. I am so grateful to have completed this Princeternship because I now have a better understanding of what I hope to be my future career path.