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Posted by careers on Friday, March 8th 2013

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK JOB FAIR

Tuesday, March 26th 10 am – 2 pm

Wednesday, March 27th 4 pm – 7 pm

BE HIRED NOW!

OPEN POSITIONS :

Care Coordinators (BA & MA level)
Early Childhood Clinicians
Outpatient Clinicians
Outreach Clinicians
Outreach Counselors (BA level)
School-Based Clinicians
Speech/Language Therapists
Occupational Therapists
Physical Therapists
Clinicians
(Early Intervention)
Residential Coordinators
Residential & Support Specialists
(Residential & Support Programs)
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category: Career Resources, Job Search, Out of Area, Resume/Cover Letter

Tanglewood Guide/Public jobs open, deadline 3/1/13

Posted by careers on Thursday, January 17th 2013

Tanglewood Guide/Public: The Management Office is looking for outgoing, energetic individuals to create a staff of twelve. Guides/Public Representatives for the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer season at Tanglewood, located in the beautiful Berkshires, work as a public representative for the BSO, interacting with patrons over the phone and in person. Provide information and assistance to the Tanglewood Public and help to ensure a positive experience for them. You will meet and greet the public, help orient them to the grounds and offer guidance to all public activities at Tanglewood. You will also perform backstage security duties during concerts and rehearsals, interacting with patrons and monitoring access to restricted areas. Benefits include access to all BSO and student concerts, rehearsals and various special events, as well as an inside perspective of BSO administrative operations across all levels and departments. Work closely with, and in support of, BSO management staff, and occasionally assist Guest Artists. Spend your summer in a picturesque setting and a friendly but serious work environment, surrounded by beautiful music.

Qualifications: Some knowledge of music or the music business (need not be restricted to classical genre); specific interest in arts administration is desirable. Must have excellent interpersonal skills; must balance assertiveness with a friendly, patient demeanor, and easily juggle multiple responsibilities. We are looking for staff members who enjoy working with people and who fluently and naturally express enthusiasm for Tanglewood and all it has to offer. Must work well with others as part of a team. Limited housing available. Dates of Employment: Saturday, June 15 through Sunday, August 25, 2013 (possible additional employment until Sunday September 1, 2013).

Application Deadline: March 1, 2013

To apply, please click on URL: https://home.eease.com/recruit/?id=1136801 or email jobs@bso.org

category: Employment, Full Time, Job Openings, Job Search

January Seminar for BCC students: Internships and Summer Jobs

Posted by careers on Saturday, December 15th 2012

Competitive Internships and Summer Jobs

A seminar to help students find them

Date: January 16, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

• Learn about internship and summer job opportunities and their application requirements;

• Learn about the value of these opportunities in the context of your studies and your career;

• Map out your internship/summer job search strategy;

• Go over interview protocol, social media, and other tools for your job search;

• Practice interviewing with human resources professionals;

• Enjoy lunch together.

For whom: Students who are interested in serious internship/summer job work experience.

Where: Berkshire Community College

For more information: Call Judith Monachina, 413-236-1611

Or e-mail: jmonachina@berkshirecc.edu

Click Below for the

BCC Internship Worksheet

Your Internship Job Search

The organizations and websites below will give you a head start on your search:

Step One

Identify the type of work you want to do and begin to investigate websites and organizations. You may want to make an appointment with a career counselor (236-1611).

Step Two

Start doing some online research. Develop a schedule or spreadsheet, with application information required and deadlines.

Step Three

Prepare a brief explanation of the type of work/job/internship you would like to find.

Step Four

Develop the tools: resume, etc.

Step Five

Apply

Step Six

Follow up

Step Seven

Tell people you know that you are looking (using your brief explanation)

Useful links for your online research

Local, Berkshire Area Companies and Organizations, some with internship programs, others summer jobs

Mass MoCA, Jan. 18 deadline, North Adams, Arts, Education

http://www.massmoca.org/opportunities.php

Berkshire Theatre Group, Colonial Theater, BTF

http://www.berkshiretheatregroup.org/education/internships.html

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Jan 22 and Feb. 19 deadlines

http://www.jacobspillow.org/education/internships/internships/summer-intern-program.php

General Dynamics

http://www.gd-ais.com/Careers/Students

Internships.com with our zip code

http://www.internships.com/search/post/results?keywords=&location=pittsfield,%20MA&company=&listingType=1&radius=50#p/10

Crane & Company

2013 Internship Program to be announced this week. Students are advised to keep an eye on their site, but you might also meet with the career counselor to learn the contact person and how to investigate even before the posting is made public.

Interprint

http://www.interprint.com/en/jobs/next_generation_IP/internship.html

SABIC

https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_jobdetail.asp?jobId=327752&PartnerId=25094&SiteId=5220&codes=INDEED

Look at their site too. See Career Counselor for contact information

Mass DOT Highway Division, Generally engineering oriented

https://jobs.hrd.state.ma.us/recruit/public/3111/index.do

Summer Horticulture

Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge

http://naada.associationcareernetwork.com/JobSeeker/JobDetail.aspx?abbr=NAADA&jobid=181

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Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood

http://www.bso.org/brands/bso/contact-us/jobs.aspx

BSO at Tanglewood hires hundreds of students for the summer, some pre-professional.

Talk with career counselor about contacts

Berkshire Health Systems

http://www.berkshirehealthsystems.org/

Mass Life Sciences Internship Challenge

http://www.masslifesciences.com/grants/challenge.html

Mass Aububon

http://www.massaudubon.org/Jobs/index.php?type=Internships

State Government

Governor’s Office Internship

http://www.mass.gov/governor/internship

See Berkshire Creative for jobs and internships (mostly jobs)

http://berkshirecreative.org/find-a-job-2/

National Internship Programs

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=9358

Student Conservation Association

http://www.thesca.org/

Federal internships, all fields

http://www.makingthedifference.org/federalinternships/co-ops.shtml

Science.gov internships

http://www.science.gov/internships/undergrad.html

Marine Careers

http://www.marinecareers.net/links_internships.php

Science News Writing Internship, Washington DC

http://www.aaas.org/careercenter/internships/science.shtml

American Association for the Advancement of Science, other, several, writing, IT, etc.

http://www.aaas.org/careercenter/internships/

Union of Concerned Scientists

http://www.ucsusa.org/about/internships.html

U.S. Fisheries and Wildlife (has Massachusetts jobs, many Mass sites, internship program currently being developed. Contact career counselor)

http://www.fws.gov/humancapital/HR/exc_svc_opp.html

Science Opportunties

http://www.hhmi.org/grants/search/scienceopp/index.php?view=s4squeryform

NASA

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/education/forstudents.html

General Internship (or jobs and internships) Sites

https://jobs.hrd.state.ma.us/recruit/public/3111/index.do

www.internmatch.com

look here for resume templates too

www.indeed.com

Internships.com

Beware of some of these unpaid internships…make an appointment, 236-1611 to talk with a counselor

http://www.internships.com/search/post/results?keywords=&location=Pittsfield,%20MA&company=&listingType=1&radius=50#p/20

Hire Culture

https://www.hireculture.org

Networking

We will talk about this idea today. You may want to make an appointment with the career counselor to develop your own strategy, including companies and organizations to approach, and how to approach them to learn of internships and jobs. Many, if not most, jobs are found by talking to people.

Sports, all

http://www.workinsports.com/sports-jobs-2012.asp

Professional Associations and Job Sites

If your interest is not represented here, simply Google your career field and look for the appropriate site.

www.alliedhealthschools.com/healthcareers

www.healthcarejobs.org

www.apta.org Physical therapy

www.amtamassage.org Massage therapy

www.naturalhealers.com

www.acefitness.org physical fitness trainer

www.therespiratorytherapist.com respiratory therapy

www.aarc.org

www.allnurses.com nursing

www.criminaljusticecareerguide.com criminal justice

www.earlychildhood.org early childhood education

www.nationalhumanservices.org Human services

http://www.nab.org/

(National Association of Broadcast Journalists)

http://www.americanbar.org/aba.html

(American Bar Association)

http://www.aafpe.org/AAFPE/American_Association_for_Paralegal_Education.asp

(American Association for Paralegal Education)

https://www.cia.gov/

(Central Intelligence Agency)

http://www.afsa.org/

(American Foreign Service Association)

http://www.arteducators.org/

(American Association of Arts Educators)

http://www.ala.org/

(American Library Association)

category: Berkshire Community College Career Services, Career Resources, Employment, Events, Internship, Interview, Job Search

Job Outlook: The Candidate Skills/Qualities Employers Want

Posted by kenmick on Wednesday, November 9th 2011

Spotlight for Career Services Professionals, October 26, 2011

When it comes to the importance of candidate skills/qualities, employers are looking for team players and candidates who have strong verbal communication skills, according to respondents to NACE’s Job Outlook 2012 survey.

Survey participants rated “ability to work in a team structure” and “ability to verbally communicate with persons inside and outside the organization” as the two most important candidate skills/qualities. These are followed by candidates’ “ability to make decisions and solve problems,” “ability to obtain and process information,” and “ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work.”

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category: Career Resources, Career Tips, Job Search