Name: Rawdah Ahmed
Internship, Co-op, or Research Site: Textron Systems
Position Title: Financial Analyst
Major or Program: Political Science
Current Class Level: Senior
Work Term: Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022
Tell us about your internship, co-op, or research opportunity, including your day-to-day responsibilities.
As a financial analyst co-op, I work with other analysts on the "manned & unmanned systems" financial teams at Textron Systems in Hunt Valley, MD. Some of my daily responsibilities include administering weekly financial reports based on labor and material "actuals" data, amend budget forecasts to properly represent how the company was fairing financially, analyze trends within the production and sale of products, and presenting all of this corroborated information to executives & managers to ultimately aid them in making decisions to promote growth and mitigate risk to the company's future financial health.
Describe the process of obtaining your position. When did you hear of the position and submit your application?
I applied to this position on-line, using UMBCworks after I saw it pop up on me "recommended" home page. I completed a phone interview with a recruiter and then interviewed with the directors of finance at the company before being offered the position & ultimately accepting.
Which of the following resources did you use to find your current experience?
UMBCworks, LinkedIn or Other Social Media
What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization?
I have enjoyed all the experience I have gained working in the office with the finance team and the ability Textron gave me to continue pursuing my Bachelor's and also develop skills that would help me advance. Working side-by-side with people who are veterans at the company has allowed me to quickly develop the technical skills needed for many financial roles, as well as the personal confidence in my analysis to be able to interpret trends and make suggestions to the team and my managers regarding financial matters in the company. It has also allowed me to drastically expand my networking and interpersonal skills as the company is part of a large, cross-country organization and allows lots of opportunity for the interaction of different branches.
How do you believe you have made an impact through your work?
I believe I have opened the door for more co-ops and interns to join the team in the future, and primed the current team to working with someone who is in college/still in the stages of developing their career. While I was being trained on the various reports that need weekly/monthly administration, I created clear and easy-to-follow process guides (for myself to reference) that will hopefully help any other new analysts joining the company to easily move through their training process.
What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience?
Reach out to recruiters at the company to which you've applied using social media liked LinkedIn (if their contact information/email is not readily available using a google search/ on the job database).
Please provide a short reflection or quote about what you liked most about your position / earning internship credit / working with the Career Center.
It felt really great to not only be compensated for my position through monetary means, but also be able to receive credit for the work that I have done; it is always a challenge to balance working everyday and attending classes throughout the year while putting your best foot forward in both ventures. To have the opportunity to submit my co-op for class credit has allowed me to satisfy my graduation requirements & set me up to graduate early for my class, this fall 2022.
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Friday, February
10, 2023
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Open to ALL Students (undergraduate and graduate)
Jobs--full-time, part-time, internships and graduate admissions
This event is sponsored by Career Communications Group (CCG) and is part of their large annual conference. Representatives from major corporations and universities will be available to meet virtually with students pursuing careers in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields as well as Business, Finance, and Marketing. Why should you participate?
· FREE Virtual Career Fair
· Career seminar Options
· On the spot job offers
· Networking with recruiters
· Learn and network with the country's best and brightest STEM minds.
Registration is required. Deadline to register is Thursday, February 9. You may still register for the virtual conference after the deadline. However, it will take about 15-30 minutes for registrations to be activated and to gain access to the platform.
· To register, please follow the instructions at:
https://careers.umbc.edu/beya/
· Please be sure to upload your resume at the time of registration.
Contact Diane Crump-Fogle (crump@umbc.edu) or Stephanie Taylor Okoukoni (staylor18@umbc.edu) at the UMBC Career Center for additional information.
]]>Hello Retrievers and Welcome to 2023! We hope that the New Year is off to a great start for each of you. Whether you are participating in Winter Session classes or getting ready for the upcoming Spring Semester, this is an optimal time to begin thinking about opportunities that can help you build skills, gain experience in your field of study, and help you to navigate your career path. One great way to bring all of these elements together is through an internship. Many companies are posting internships now for Summer or Fall 2023, so this is a great moment to start your internship journey!
You may be asking, what exactly is an internship? It is a professional learning experience that offers meaningful, practical work related to a student's field of study or career interest. It benefits both the student and the employer by supporting the students' career development while the employer gains new ideas, fresh energy, and the new employee potential that an intern can bring to their site.
Internships provide an array of benefits for students including opportunities to:
Want to get started with your internship search? Here are a few ideas:
The Career Center is back in business following Winter Break, so feel free to connect with us in-person on the 2nd floor of the Math and Psychology building, virtually via Handshake, or by contacting our Front Desk at 410-455-2216. Hope to see you soon!
]]>Name: Olisa Okolo
Internship, Co-op, or Research Site: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Position Title: Data Analysis and Research Intern
Major or Program: Information Systems
Current Class Level: Senior
Work Term: Fall 2022
Tell us about your internship, co-op, or research opportunity, including your day-to-day responsibilities.
I am using my skills in data analytics, python programming and data science to support one of the many missions of the NASA Jet propulsion Lab
Describe the process of obtaining your position. When did you hear of the position and submit your application?
I heard about this position from UMBC faculty and my mentors Dr. Janeja and Dr. Karen Chen
Which of the following resources did you use to find your current experience?
Student Organizations/Scholar Groups, Faculty Connections
What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization?
I enjoy the scale of the data that I work with and how much of a challenge it is. I have grown in numerous ways as a data scientist
How do you believe you have made an impact through your work?
I have supported the team in ensuring the usability of the data analysis models.
What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience?
Be very aggressive in curating your online image. Put yourself out there.
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WINTER BREAK PLANS? Participate in an employer site visit through EACE’s 2023 Virtual Road Trips to
the Real World!
Participate in EACE’s 2023 Virtual Road Trips to the Real World! Road
Trips offers college students the opportunity to attend one-day employer
virtual site visits between January 4 - 20, 2023. Host companies will talk
about their organization, industry, internships, and job opportunities. This is
your chance to get the inside scoop and virtually get your foot in the door at 18+ participating employers.
The registration deadline is the morning of the virtual visit date or one week before an in-person session. Register at eace.org/roadtrips
During each virtual site visit, you will get an in-depth look at how the company operates and see firsthand the potential internships and jobs that are available. You will also network with employers and get a head start on your career planning. This is an opportunity you do not want to miss!
WHO: Students who are interested in exploring career opportunities. Open to any current undergraduate or graduate student attending a college or university that is a member of the Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers (EACE).
WHAT: An opportunity for students to learn first-hand about a career field, network with employers, and explore internship and job opportunities at 18 companies.
WHERE: Virtually: Connect from anywhere you have online access!
WHEN: Registration is open from November 1 until the morning of a virtual visit date or one week before an in-person session. Site visits take place on one day between January 4 - 20, 2023. View the schedule and register at eace.org/roadtrips.
WHY: It will help you to think about life after college and the career paths that are available. After all, it is never too early to start thinking about your career!
THIS YEAR'S SITES INCLUDE:
In-person:
Subaru of America, Inc., Camden, NJ
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, NJ
Staples, Inc. (EACE Sponsor), Framingham, MA
Virtual:
· USLI
· Vanguard
· Warner Brothers Discovery
· The GIANT Company
· JCDecaux North America
· Protiviti
· Amazon Web Services (AWS)
· Fastenal
· Green Chimney Children’s Services
· BDO USA LLP
· Ability Beyond (EACE Sponsor)
· Alpha Omega Integration
· Southcoast Health
City Year
The Road Trips virtual site visits cost $5.00 (plus EventBrite processing fee) per site and are non-refundable.
Name: Alex Lloyd
Internship, Co-op, or Research Site: General Dynamics Mission Systems
Position Title: Software Engineering Intern
Major or Program: Computer Science, B.S.
Current Class Level: Senior
Work Term: Summer 2022
Tell us about your internship, co-op, or research opportunity, including your day-to-day responsibilities.
Researching & beginning the search for network vulnerabilities in Hue Bridge smart lightbulb devices. First month centered around researching known vulnerabilities, functionality, & reproducing a hardware hack so that we could analyze the file system. Included analyzing its binaries in Ghidra.
Second month centered around scanning vulnerable ports & using our knowledge of the file system, remote control of the device, & online resources to identify which process operated on each port. Identifying a given process on a vulnerable port, we then focused our analysis of that particular binary & identified where it decrypts information. I was the first to capture packets destined for that port & the first to extract decrypted data from memory using a cross-compiled server on the device itself.
I then split the internship team in half to pursue two potentially viable methods of fuzzing - AFL++'s Unicorn mode & QEMU mode - with myself leading the QEMU team & another UMBC student intern leading the Unicorn team. My team was again the first to begin fuzzing properly, using my captured packets as an input corpus. Fuzzing is important as it spams certain binaries with variations of data until a crash occurs & a vulnerability can be found & exploited.
I then helped my fellow interns to compile & deliver a presentation of our findings & next steps for this project.
Describe the process of obtaining your position. When did you hear of the position and submit your application?
I applied via LinkedIn in Fall 2021, had an interview in Spring 2022, & landed the internship to start at the beginning of June 2022. I found the position via LinkedIn's weekly notifications for jobs fitting my specifications.
What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization?
Working in an Ubuntu VM, which introduced me to Linux & the use of apt package management, & inspired me to install Linux on my T2 security chip'd MacBook, using a modified kernel I found online to work with the unsupported hardware. I now have Windows, macOS, & Zorin OS triple boot on my MacBook & am using Linux more regularly as a casual operating system.
How do you believe you have made an impact through your work?
I am dead certain I made an impact, because I was asked to stay on & extend my internship into the Fall semester, where I am building on the work my team created during the summer semester. Currently, we are working on increasing the speed of the fuzzing process.
What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience?
Quantity is king. Obviously, if you are fortunate enough to have an "in" for a given organization (insider knowledge), then certainly exploit that advantage as much as you are able, but in my case &, I imagine, for most folks early in their careers, you won't have that. You have to go through the application & interview process. Therefore, you are going to be one among many applying for each opportunity, so the way you get ahead is by trying everything. Spam as many applications as possible to opportunities that fit your skillset, taking care to cater your résumé &/or cover letter to the most promising opportunities, & simply keep at it. My approach was to apply to three different opportunities every week for the entirety of the Fall semester in 2021, & it's from this approach that I landed my internship. Of countless applications, I landed only three interviews, & only succeeded at the final one with General Dynamics.
In addition, take advantage of avenues that I did not, such as career fairs & the advice of the career center, & if all else fails, pursue projects or research opportunities within academia. If you prioritize quantity, & get your résumé out to every single one of these areas, & persist, then you cannot fail.
My final piece of advice: know your core classes. For student internships, perhaps the best places to apply, in every interview they will ask about simple, fundamental concepts in your major. If you have succeeded in your classes, you will be able to answer these questions & land your internship.
Please provide a short reflection or quote about what you liked most about your position / earning internship credit / working with the Career Center.
I get paid to hack lightbulbs. Believe-you-me, there is a job for everyone.
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Stipend, Housing, Travel Expenses & Meal Plan- Deadline to Apply Tuesday, 1/10/23
In special partnership with The Leadership Alliance,
the University of Chicago will select up to three current UMBC
undergraduates for an amazing research internship in economics. The
program is designed for undergraduate students with strong quantitative
and analytical backgrounds of ALL majors. This nine-week residential
program exposes students to three program components: research,
mentorship, and graduate school preparation.
DEADLINE TO APPLY: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 (by 9am)
PROGRAM COMPONENTS include:
Research Mentors: Students
will be matched with a faculty/research mentor. Students can learn more
about research opportunity offerings by looking at faculty research profiles. All students participating in the summer session will also be guided by advisers outside of the laboratory environment.
Activities: Students
are expected to spend a minimum of 40 hours/week conducting research
and working with faculty/research mentors. In addition, students will
participate in several program activities that will allow them to
interact with other members of the academic community and summer
research programs at the University of Chicago:
Weekly Workshops/Panel Discussions: Workshops
on how to navigate the academy, including topics like getting the
mentoring you need, self-care and community, communicating your
research, the graduate admissions process, preparing grad applications,
fellowships and funding opportunities, and study abroad.
Library
or Facility tours: Participants will be acquainted with the shared
library, research, and laboratory facilities as it pertains to their
research placement.
University of Chicago Research Symposium: Near
the end of the nine-week summer session, participants will give oral
presentations of their work to fellow participants, faculty mentors, and
research associates in a symposium on campus.
The Leadership Alliance National Research Symposium: Participants
will travel to attend the national meeting of the Leadership Alliance
to present their work and to network with other SR-EIP participants from
different institutions, faculty/research mentors, and Leadership
Alliance members and directors.
Recreational Activities: Social
activities organized to acquaint participants with life on the
University of Chicago campus and in the city of Chicago at large.
Program Dates:
Monday, June 12, 2023 through Saturday, August 12, 2023 (9 weeks)
STIPEND AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT:
-
Housing: Participants will be offered room and board in an
air-conditioned student dormitory residence located in the center of
campus near several amenities, including a new state-of-the-art athletic
facility.
- Participating students
are eligible for reimbursement of approved expenses associated with
round-trip travel to the University of Chicago from the student’s home
city.
- Stipend & Meals:
Participants will be offered a $5,000 stipend plus a $550 meal plan.
Participating students will be given a dining card for the purchase of
meals at the University dining facilities.
Attention all UMBC student employees!
What could be better than having an on-campus job?
Having an on-campus job and getting a notation on your transcript that tells employers you made the effort to enhance your professional development!
Interested in gaining a competitive edge in the job market? Sign up for PRAC 102- Building Skills for Career Success this Spring semester. Don’t worry, it’s not a formal class! With the minimal commitment of attending a few workshops and career events, you will be better prepared for the world of work and have the proof on your college transcript to show your employer.
DEADLINE TO REQUEST ENROLLMENT: Thursday, March 2,2023
Make your campus experience count! Enroll TODAY! Enrollment is limited to the first 40 student employees. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by!
Open to all levels and majors. You must be a UMBC student employee working at least eight hours per week on campus.
Log in to Handshake, then navigate to Career Center > Experiences.
Click “Request an Experience” and select “Career Center – On-Campus Student Employment (PRAC 102- Building Skills for Career Success)” as the Experience Type. Fill in the required fields and submit.
Your registration will be reviewed within two business days. The Career Center will enroll you directly upon review along with sending you additional details.
QUESTIONS, please contact Stephanie Taylor (staylor18@umbc.edu)
]]>Winter break is finally here!
You worked hard this semester and it doesn’t go unrecognized. Now is the time to get some well-deserved rest and recharge before the spring semester begins!
It’s easy to binge-watch your favorite tv shows or go down the Tik Tok rabbit hole, but we’d like to challenge you to do some things that will genuinely restore you during your winter break.
Mental Health and Wellness
Academics
Note:There is still time to register for Winter Session!
Future Planning
We wish you all a restful and well-deserved winter break! We look forward to welcoming you back in the new year!
Name: FNU Ujjwal
Internship, Co-op, or Research Site: Atos ZData
Position Title: Data Science Intern
Major or Program: Master of Professional Studies in Data Science
Current Class Level: Master's Student
Work Term: Summer 2022
Tell us about your internship, co-op, or research opportunity, including your day-to-day responsibilities.
"I worked at Atos ZData as a data science intern where I was responsible for developing the whole framework of a novel monitoring component for an AI based NLP product.
My day to day responsibilities included surveying the literature and implementing the best practices to improve and integrate the monitoring component in the containerized product pipeline.
I worked on GitLab, Github, Python, Docker-Containers, VSCode, Kubeflow, Kubelens, Kubernetes and Google Cloud Platform.
This internship was an amazing experience for me since I gained a lot of hands on experience. After completing this internship I am more confident about my skillsets, what I already know and what more do I need to learn.
I am extremely grateful to my team members at Atos ZData specially Dr. Bryan Wilkinson for constantly supporting me throughout the internship and I am also thankful to UMBC for connecting me with this amazing opportunity."
Describe the process of obtaining your position. When did you hear of the position and submit your application?
I consulted career center for a lot of things including resume reviews and career guidance. Once I got confident regarding my resume and interview skills, I started applying through LinkedIn and UMBCWorks. I found the Data Science Intern position post by Atos ZData at UMBCWorks and applied for it. Then I was invited for an interview which revolved around my projects, what I established in them, what more I aim to learn and how I view the domain of data science and machine learning evolving.
What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization?
I loved the learning part the most because it's never ending and when you club it with discussions with your peers, you'll be amazed to gain insights about various perspectives associated with any problem statement.
How do you believe you have made an impact through your work?
All the team members in Atos ZData were really supportive and were eager to help me navigate through the project. That boosted my confidence and accelerated my learning process.
What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience?
I would advice any students interested in seeking a data science/AI/machine learning internship to be prepared for going through a lot of literature and to adapt to new technological development in these fields. This will help them in gaining an edge in the job market.
Please provide a short reflection or quote about what you liked most about your position / earning internship credit / working with the Career Center.
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