Current WISP Opportunities
The WISP lottery has concluded, however, we do still have some opportunities open. Anything left is listed below.
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Unpaid Opportunities (As of 11/20/09)
Alternatives Federal Credit Union- SELECTED
Alternatives Federal Credit Union is a Community Development Financial Institution, dedicated to building wealth and creating economic opportunity for underserved people and communities. The biggest question at the Credit Union always seems to be, 'What does Alternatives mean and why should I bank here?' Many bank at Alternatives because of our community focus and social change philosophy, while others have chosen us simply for our services. Our social mission is integrated into our economic mission, so for whatever reason, joining Alternatives is making a choice towards a more economically just community. The Alternatives Credit Union is no ordinary financial institution. We are a Community Development Credit Union (CDCU), member-owned, locally controlled and self-supporting. Our purpose is to meet the financial needs of the members of our community. We believe that by controlling the flow of funds within a small community, the community can build itself to suit its own needs and be more self-reliant. We take pride in our services, policies and procedures because they contribute to a better society, a healthier community or a financially sound member. Some of our more innovative programs include: Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), Business CENTS (our small business development program), Student Credit Union, the Free Tax Preparation Program, lending for minority and women-owned businesses, affordable mortgages, and much more.
Career Field: Human Resources
Location: Ithaca, NY
Job Opportunity: Assist the Director of Human Resources in the research and development of a 360-degree feedback program, including the use of appropriate software, to implement in conjunction with the iPerformease performance management system.
Minimum Qualifications: Excellent oral and written communication skills Some coursework relating to performance management. Ability to research computer software for 360-degree feedback. Public transportation is available (bus) to 125 N. Fulton St., Ithaca
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: January 4th to January 15th.
Flexible Dates? yes
Apple Inc. - SELECTED
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.
Career Field: Human Resources
Location: Cupertino, CA
Job Opportunity: A half day opportunity to learn about Apple's business, products, culture, HR focus areas. This half day experience also includes an opportunity to help solve a real-life hr situation. Students shadowing on separate days would be best.
Minimum Qualifications: An interest in Apple and learn more about Human Resources.
Number of Opportunities: 3
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: This is a half day shadowing opportunity similar to FEX opportunities that can occur any day during this time period that works for both the student and employer. Students shadowing on separate days would be best.
Flexible Dates? yes
Arbitration & Dispute Resolution - SELECTED
Arbitration
Career Field: Third-Party/Arbitration
Location: NY, NY
Job Opportunity: Observe hearings and actively listen to the arbitration.
Minimum Qualifications: Interest in arbitration. Please come prepared with note-taking materials.
Number of Opportunities: 6
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: January 6-14
Flexible Dates? no
Berke-Weiss & Pechman LLP - SELECTED
Berke-Weiss & Pechman LLP consists of two partners (both ILR grads), an associate attorney, and one paralegal. The firm concentrates on labor and employment matters, including litigation in federal and state courts and administrative agencies. The firm is a Mac environment, networked, with access to the Internet.
Career Field: Law
Location: New York City, NY
Job Opportunity: The intern will work closely with the firm's lawyers and paralegal. Typical assignments may include creating and reviewing documents related to cases, utilizing LexisNexis and the Internet for legal research, maintaining client and subject files, interacting with clients, and attending depositions or court appearances when appropriate.
Minimum Qualifications: Some experience with legal research, ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously, and ability to maintain confidentiality concerning client matters is a must.
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: December 21, 2009 through January 15, 2010
Flexible Dates? yes
Bonnie Siber Weinstock - SELECTED
Self employed arbitrator.
Career Field:
Location:
Job Opportunity: Students will shadow her during arbitration hearings. New York-New Jersey area.
Minimum Qualifications: None
Number of Opportunities: multiple
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: All dates
Flexible Dates? yes
BrightHorizons Family Solutions - SELECTED
Bright Horizons Family Solutions is the world's leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, early education and work/life solutions. Conducting business in the United States, Europe, and Canada, we have created more employer-sponsored child care and early education programs than any other organization and have helped hundreds of companies implement work/life strategies for millions of employees. Bright Horizons is the partner of choice for more than 600 clients, including 90 of the Fortune 500, and we operate more than 600 centers for the world's leading employers, including corporations, hospitals, universities, and government offices. Bright Horizons believes our strong culture is critical to achieving industry high retention rates for our more than 18,000 employees. We are proud to have been named ten times as one of FORTUNE magazine?s ?100 Best Companies to Work For?. Dan Henry, our Chief Human Resources Officer, is a graduate of Cornell.
Career Field: Human Resources
Location: Watertown, MA
Job Opportunity: 1) Recruitment Branding project: contribute to strategic recruitment efforts by researching college job fairs, competitor contact information and opportunities to use social media and other media. 2) Annual Survey and End of Year Trend Analysis: support review and distribution of results of internal opinion survey received from over 11,000 employees to identify trends and link to other internal matrix. Information gathered will support our efforts to remain one of Fortune Magazines ?100 Best Companies to Work for'
Minimum Qualifications: Professional presentation and strong oral and written communication skills Proficiency with Microsoft office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint Good organizational skills and attention to detail Ability to take direction and work independently Location is accessible by public transportation through Harvard Square and parking is free
Number of Opportunities: 2
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: January 5-January 15th. Open to extending the intership after this point.
Flexible Dates? yes
Cammack LaRhette Consulting - SELECTED
HR & Benefits Consulting www.clcinc.com
Career Field: Retirement Consulting
Location: New York, NY
Job Opportunity: Projects include: -Marketing review and production to be used for client interaction, presenations and communications -Asset reporting -Entering vital data into our Client Relationship Management software for use by Retirement Consultants
Minimum Qualifications: Location is accessible via NYC subway. A transit stipend will be given to each intern.
Number of Opportunities: 2
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: December 28 - January 8 or January 4 - January 15
Flexible Dates? yes
Chiquita - OPEN (Chicago and Harrisburg)
Chiquita is committed to providing high-quality foods with the utmost freshness - from energy-rich fruits to nutritious salad blends. With premium brands such as Chiquita® and Fresh Express®, the Chiquita family of products make enjoying fresh, healthy foods convenient and easy. When someone mentions Chiquita, you probably think just of bananas -but there's a lot more to Chiquita than just bananas! In fact, Chiquita's basket overflows with a huge selection of delicious fruit such as pineapples, grapes, melons and avocados. The company also distributes and markets value-added produce including natural fruit ingredients, healthy snacks and nutritious blends of convenient green salads. The company?s products and services are designed to win the hearts and smiles of the world's consumers by helping them enjoy healthy fresh foods. The company markets its products under the Chiquita® and Fresh Express® premium brands. Chiquita is truly a global company. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, there are 23,000 employees and operations on six continents. Most employees are based in Central America.
Career Field: Human Resources
Location: 1 Chicago, 1 Cincinnati, 1 Harrisburg, OH
Job Opportunity: Researching and creating training materials. Conducting analysis on employee data. General project participation on staffing efforts.
Minimum Qualifications: Sincere interest in execution. Excel, adobe & outlook skills including analysis in Excel (pivot tables, data manipulation) and creation of materials for training. Cincinnati is accessible by public transportation, Chicago & Harrisburg facilities, personal transportation required.
Number of Opportunities: 3
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: Can be flexible with start/end dates during the WISP period
Flexible Dates? yes
City Year - SELECTED
City Year is a non-profit organization that unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service, giving them the skills and opportunities to change the world. As tutors, mentors, and role models, these diverse young leaders make a difference in the lives of children and transform schools and neighborhoods across the United States. City Year is a proud member of AmeriCorps. Since its founding in 1988, City Year has grown to nineteen sites nationwide, with over 1500 corps members. Just as a 'Junior Year' and 'Senior Year' are standard components of a 17-24 years olds experience, so should a 'City Year' be, because it provides real world experiences of incomparable value in terms of personal and professional development.
Career Field: Other Nonprofit
Location: New York City, NY
Job Opportunity: Visiting students will have the opportunity to learn about City Year's work addressing the national drop out crisis in underserved public schools. Students will also meet staff from various departments typical of a non-profit such as Development, Communications and Recruitment. Students will also travel to one of our 20 NYC schools in either the South Bronx, East Harlem, Long Island City Queens, or East New York Brooklyn. There they will meet a current City Year team and observe after school service with children. Specific responsibilities include shadowing a staff member from the Recruitment Department, assisting to cover college outreach events, and completing research on the colleges that City Year New York recruits from. The WISP students will create a campus outreach strategy for attracting Cornell students to City Year job opportunities.
Minimum Qualifications: Requirements include: - United States citizen or lawful permanent resident status - Microsoft Office skills, specifically Word, Excel, and Powerpoint - Ability to work independently - Attention to detail, organized, ability to take direction, and a commitment to quality work - Prompt, flexible, willingness to learn Office is easily accessible by public transportation.
Number of Opportunities: 2
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: Two weeks, Monday January 4 - Friday January 15
Flexible Dates? yes
DeVry University - OPEN
The mission of DeVry University is to foster student learning through high-quality, career-oriented education integrating technology, science, business and the arts. The university delivers practitioner-oriented undergraduate and graduate programs onsite and online to meet the needs of a diverse and geographically dispersed student population.
Career Field: Education
Location: Irvine, CA
Job Opportunity: Will work with the admissions (sales) team on signing prospective students up for class. Will be able to sit with student finance and academic advisors to learn about each field, and will be able to sit in on appointments with students. Can act as a teaching assistant as well for either undergraduate or graduate classes. Will help with general operations as well--filing, phone contact, etc.
Minimum Qualifications: Personal transportation is needed for this internship.
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: Whatever dates suit the student's schedule. Holidays are December 24, 25, 31 and January 1.
Flexible Dates? yes
Fox Rothschild, LLP - SELECTED
Full service law firm with large labor & employment departmentrepresenting management only
Career Field: Law
Location: Roseland, NJ
Job Opportunity: Same as Fex plus work assignments related to the foregoing
Minimum Qualifications: ILR general course work--labor and employment law, and human resources basic courses preferred.
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: Flexible--have the student contact me
Flexible Dates? yes
Freelancers Union - SELECTED
Non-Profit Alum=Sara Horowitz, Executive Director (past contact)
Career Field: Other Nonprofit
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Job Opportunity: The WISP participant will join the policy and advocacy team at Freelancers Union, which conducts research on the independent workforce?freelancers, consultants, independeent contractors, temps, part-timers, contingent employees, and the self-employed??and then educates policymakers on their needs and lobbies for change. The participantâ??s primary role will be to pull together information on data sets used to assess the current employment situation in the United States and propose solutions for identifying different types of independent workers within current survey methodologies. This research should result in a series of recommendations to Freelancers Union who will follow up with the appropriate government agencies.
Minimum Qualifications: WISP participant must have advanced internet research skills, with the ability to distinguish between reliable and unreliable sources on the web. Intellectual curiosity a must. Participant should have ability to work well autonomously and as part of a team, as well as maintain a pleasant, collegial attitude.
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: January 4-22
Flexible Dates? yes
Gap - SELECTED
Gap is a 40-year-old specialty retailer that is part of Gap Inc., one of the largest specialty retail organizations in the world. Gap is an iconic brand with over 1000 stores in North America, in addition to stores in the United Kingdom, Japan. This opportunity will be with the Gap's New York Region, fulfilling a project with the Regional Human Resources Manager for the 66 stores that comprise the New York City metro market.
Career Field: Human Resources
Location: New York, NY
Job Opportunity: Creation and distribution of supplemental tools in the annual performance review process for all managers in the New York region. Exposure to compensation planning, process management, and data integrity auditing.
Minimum Qualifications: Candidate should be able to commute to and from NYC for the duration of the project. Candiate should have skills in Excel and Word. Gap New York Regional Office location is accessible by public trasportation.
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: January 4, 2010 through January 15, 2010
Flexible Dates? no
Gap Central Regional Office - OPEN
As one of the world's leading specialty apparel retailers, we're always looking for talented people to help grow our company and build our iconic brands: Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy.
Career Field: Human Resources
Location: Chicago, IL
Job Opportunity: Annual Focal (Review) Process - We will have our intern work with the project management team to plan and prepare implementation of our employee review process for 2010. The intern will also gain insight to our Performance Management Process and Employee Relations.
Minimum Qualifications: Must have a good working knowledge and ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. Must have great communication and organizational skills, as well as the ability to be a team player. Flexibility is key in this role. Our Central Regional Office is accessible to public transportation.
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: We can choose from the following to assign the work period: December 21-23, 2009; December 28-30, 2009; January 4-8, 2010: January 11-15, 2010; and January 18-22, 2010.
Flexible Dates? yes
Georgetown Law School Shadowing - SELECTED
Georgetown University Law School
Career Field: Law
Location: Washington, DC
Job Opportunity: Shadowing a 1L Law Student through a week of classes. She is a Georgetown Law School Ambassador.
Minimum Qualifications: Preferably a junior or senior in ILR who is interested in law school.
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: One Week Class Shadowing: January 11th-January 15th
Flexible Dates? no
Greene County - SELECTED
Greene County Government is comprised of 32 departments that provide a wide range of comprehensive and essential public services to its residents and visitors. The Human Resources Department serves a workforce of just over 600 employees, most of whom are represented by one of six bargaining units, and is also responsible for a retiree population of approximately 150. Greene County is nestled at the northern end of the Catskill Mountains and is bordered on the east by the Hudson River. Catskill, the County seat, is a 30-mile drive south of Albany and two hours north of New York City. For more information, please visit www.greenegovernment.com.
Career Field: Human Resources
Location: Catskill, NY
Job Opportunity: Tasks will be primarily related to employee benefits changes scheduled to take place in January, although with four collective bargaining agreements scheduled to expire at the end of 2009, there may also be negotiations prep work.
Minimum Qualifications: Candidate should be proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel, and have an interest in gaining experience in a local government setting.
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: Monday, January 4 - Friday, January 15, 2010
Flexible Dates? yes
HCpartners - SELECTED
HR consulting services company focused on providing outsourced HR services to small businesses, and HR consulting to large for-profit organizations and private equity firms.
Career Field: Human Resources
Location: must be local to Chester, NJ
Job Opportunity: Research and development of HR policy and templates on a proprietary website providing HR support to small businesses. Student will need to be familiar with US employment and labor laws, and prepared to develop and validate HR materials across all functional areas. Student may also get involved in client specific clients in compensation or talent development, depending upon timing of assignment and project availability.
Minimum Qualifications: Computer literate, particularly in usage of social media sites and excel. WISP student will be able to work remotely, but will need to be able to meet with HCpartners management over course of assignment in the Chester/Morristown area several times over the course of the assignment. Must have personal access to computer.
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: January 4 - January 15
Flexible Dates? yes
McLagan - SELECTED
At McLagan, we help our clients make better decisions by applying market pay and performance information to their business problems. Our belief is that accurate market data is a requirement for aligning resources with opportunities. Market data identifies market opportunities, business improvement opportunities and prices for talent and products. Our goal is to provide a complete and accurate set of data coupled with insights to help management interpret market trends and apply them to improve business results. Our clients include virtually every leading global financial services firm, including investment, commercial and retail banks, securities firms, investment management organizations, hedge funds, and insurance companies. Our business model is based on creating and expanding long-term partnerships with our clients. As evidence of this, many of our key client relationships extend back to our Firm's inception, in 1966. McLagan is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aon. We are headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut with offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Dubai and Shanghai.
Career Field: Human Resources
Location: New York, NY
Job Opportunity: The WISP student would support McLagan's executive compensation team on consulting products going on at the time. The student may be responsible for a range of tasks, including but not limited to: general research of financial services firms and news related to executive compensation, pulling data from public SEC filings for projects, creating client reports in excel using proprietary and public data, or compiling consulting presentations.
Minimum Qualifications: Student should be detail oriented, have broad/general knowledge of current executive compensation issues, and be familiar with Excel and Powerpoint. A junior or senior who has taken labor economics would be preferable, though not a necessity. The location is easily accesible by public transportation in Manhattan.
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: Janury 4th through 22nd
Flexible Dates? yes
Michigan State University - OPEN
Human Resources & Labor Relations outreach education
Career Field: higher education
Location: East Lansing, MI
Job Opportunity: Creation of powerpoint presentation on retaliatory discharge, research on current employment law issues for development/update of employment law outreach courses
Minimum Qualifications: Location accessible by public transportation.
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: Jan. 2-Jan. 15
Flexible Dates? no
NanoIntegris - OPEN
We sell carbon nanotubes to the global market.
Career Field: Nanotechnology Entreprenuership
Location: chicago/skokie/evanston, IL
Job Opportunity: d
Minimum Qualifications: Trains available, but car is probably preferred. Job qualifications: smart, flexible, independent, adventurous
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: d
Flexible Dates? yes
National Labor Relations Board - OPEN
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that enforces and administers the National Labor Relations Act. Primarily, the agency investigates unfair labor practices and conducts representation elections
Career Field: Law
Location: Chicago, IL
Job Opportunity: Affidvavits/investigation in unfair labor practice cases; union elections; hearings; observe trial preparation. At end of WISP, student will prepare his/her own report on an unfair labor practice case, doing an analysis under the NLRA and making a recomendation as to merit or no merit to several members of the Regional staff.
Minimum Qualifications: Labor law preferred but NOT required.
Number of Opportunities: 2
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: December 14-31; January 4-15
Flexible Dates? yes
NYC Human Resources Admin/Dep't of Soc Srvcs - SELECTED
The Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) of the Agency that administers most major public assistance programs in the City of New York, including food stamps, cash assistance, Medicaid, Adult Protective Services, etc. OLA is a full service captured firm providing litigation representation, commercial law support, legislative guidance and employment law services to an agency of approximately 14,000 employees.
Career Field: Law
Location: New York, NY
Job Opportunity: A discrete project of importance to the Office of Legal Affairs to be determined based on the time of the internship. May include litigation support for any number of complex class actions; administrative support of major program initiatives; research in support of agency activities.
Minimum Qualifications: A professional attitude, sharp mind and a good work ethic. Knowledge of Word and Excel a plus.
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: Any period in the range at this time.
Flexible Dates? yes
NYC Office of Collective Bargaining - SELECTED
The NYC Office of Collective Bargaining administers the NYC Collective Bargaining Law, a statute that grants bargaining rights to NYC employees. It also administers the panel of arbitrators who hear disputes between NYC and its unions.
Career Field: Government
Location: New York, NY
Job Opportunity: The WISP intern will have the opportunity to observe arbitration and/or improper practice hearings, review proposed draft decisions for the Board and observe staff discussions on legal issues. Depending on time, there may be opportunities to assist with some legal research, or assist in organizing information and documents related to representation matters.
Minimum Qualifications: Applicants should have an interest in traditional labor law, the adjudicative process and the ability to pay attention to factual detail.
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: January 4 - January 15, 2010
Flexible Dates? yes
NYS Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) - SELECTED
PERB is the neutral agency that administers the state's public sector collective bargaining statute the Taylor Law. See our website, www.perb.state.ny.us
Career Field: Law
Location: Albany, NY
Job Opportunity: Mediation sessions, hearings on unfair labor practice charges, conferences on such charges.
Minimum Qualifications: Interest in responsibilities/projects listed (Mediation sessions, hearings on unfair labor practice charges, conferences on such charges.)
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: Any 2-3 weeks between Dec. 21st and Jan 15th
Flexible Dates? yes
Outside GC LLC - SELECTED
Law firm comprised exclusively of senior attorneys providing outsourced General Counsel services to private equity and venture capital sponsored businesses.
Career Field: Law
Location: New York, NY
Job Opportunity: Various legal and financing projects.
Minimum Qualifications: None. Accessible by public transportation.
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: TBD
Flexible Dates? yes
Reimbursement Intelligence - SELECTED
We conduct research as well as deliver marketing materials to help pharmaceutical companies can access and reimbursement from payers.
Career Field: Pharmaceutical consulting/marketing
Location: Madison, NJ
Job Opportunity: Work with market research team to field and develop summary reports Participate in development of strategic and tactical plans Learn process for development of brochures Assist with CRM system Shadow senior management
Minimum Qualifications: Need a car, must be fluent in Microsoft word, excel powerpoint. Excellent writer and interest in health care/medicine
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: January 4-20
Flexible Dates? yes
Sanders and Sanders - SELECTED
Labor and Employment Law Firm (primarily representing employees)
Career Field: Law
Location:
Job Opportunity: Litigation-related projects for labor and employment law case pending at that time, to be determined based on the status of cases in house at that time. Also opportunities to observe various case-related activities depending on litigation schedule during WISP opportunity.
Minimum Qualifications: Westlaw experience preferred but not required.
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates:
Flexible Dates?
Solidago Foundation - OPEN
Social Justice Grantmaking Foundation - My duties are administrative and program related with respect to alternative investments in the sustainable ag and energy services field
Career Field: Other Nonprofit
Location: Northampton, MA
Job Opportunity: I would provide them with discrete research projects in the following area(s) 1. Regional food system financing 2. Energy Service Company 3. Proxy Initiatives 4. Models for measuring operational sustainability
Minimum Qualifications: Computer basics, web research The offices are located in downtown Northampton, and most of the research could be conducted remotely
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: The time period is flexible
Flexible Dates? yes
Sony Electronics, Inc. - SELECTED
The Sony Group is primarily focused on the Electronics (such as AV/IT products & components), Game (such as PlayStation), Entertainment (such as motion pictures and music), and Financial Services (such as insurance and banking) sectors. Not only do we represent a wide range of businesses, but we remain globally unique. Our aim is to fully leverage this uniqueness in aggressively carrying out our convergence strategy so that we can continue to emotionally touch and excite our customers.
Career Field: Law
Location: Park Ridge, NJ
Job Opportunity: Assist with creation of HR Training Powerpoint ; The topic will be determined once you begin the internship.
Minimum Qualifications: powerpoint, word, internet research
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: December 21st-25th and January 4th-15th (or 22nd if possible).
Flexible Dates? no
The Career Co-op LLC - OPEN
Currently in start-up phase, The Career Co-op management group recently organized to create a collaborative solution for job seekers and professionals who deliver career management services. Additionally, the firm will offer a disciplined career management tool set designed to help the career-minded target their best opportunities and pursue them in the most effective manner.
Career Field: Human Resources
Location: Lower Fairfield County, CT
Job Opportunity: Career Management Practice Project(1 Intern): *Research grants available in career management, career coaching, job search and knowledge worker displacement area *Catalog and compare grants available in related workforce re-employment space being offered via government, corporate and private foundations. *Recommend grants that the firm should attempt to address within next 90 days. *As time permits, start process to acquire one grant. Business Intelligence Research Project(1 Intern): *Research and catalog the types of firms providing innovative solutions in the worker transition and workforce retraining arena. *Build database of career coaching resources available within New England with particular emphasis on Fairfield County, Connecticut. *As time permits, work with webmaster to re-launch or update website. *Other duties relevant to business start-up as time permits.
Minimum Qualifications: *Must have strong sense of inquiry and appetite for learning along with excellent online research skills. *Must have experience working with Bureau of Labor Statistics databases; good writing skills along with Microsoft Excel and Power Point knowledge. *Require independent self-starter(s) willing to work with minimum supervision. *Prefer individual(s) with an interest in human capital management with a focus in organizational leadership/or leaning to entrepreneurial leadership;beginnings of a strong passion for social science research also a plus. *Student Intern must have access to a PC/Laptop and will work remotely from home/library 3-4 days during the normal work week. *No personal transportation required; key meetings with Co-founders will be scheduled in location(s) accessible via public transportation at least once per week.
Number of Opportunities: 2
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: December 21 through January 15, 2010
Flexible Dates? yes
The Law Office of Delmas A. Costin, Jr. - SELECTED
I am a solo practitioner. Currently 70% of my practice is criminal law and 30% is labor and employment law (primarially plaintiff).
Career Field: Law
Location: Bronx, NY
Job Opportunity: This is a 1 day shadowing opportunity similar to FEX. Students will observe the following: Court proceedings (criminal and possibly civil) Interviewing clients (criminal and possibly civil) Tour of the various courthouses Perhaps doing some research on active cases.
Minimum Qualifications: This is a 1 day shadowing opportunity similar to FEX.
Number of Opportunities: 3
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: Dec. 21st - Jan. 22nd. Students will pick 1 day to shadow during this time period.
Flexible Dates? yes
Time Warner Cable Sports - SELECTED
Time Warner Cable Sports Channel 10 produces weekly local high school, college, and pro sports programming for more than 150,000 households across Bergen County, New Jersey. Time Warner Cable Sports airs a weekly sports highlight show and does game broadcasts of high school football, basketball, and hockey.
Career Field: Entertainment/Sports Management
Location: Palisades Park, NJ
Job Opportunity: - Shadow on-air reporters and cameramen at live sports events. - Help edit & produce weekly sports highlight shows and feature segments - Conduct interviews with players and coaches at games and in the locker room. - Assist with the production of live studio shows. - Have the opportunity to produce an on-air demo reel
Minimum Qualifications: Proficient in Word, Excel, and Adobe programs a MUST. Video editing experience a PLUS Experience shooting professional cameras a PLUS Any experience working in a television newsroom or radio newsroom environment preferred. A passion for sports and media. Personal transportation is necessary. Accessible by public transportatin. Take a bus from NYC Port Authority Bus Terminal.
Number of Opportunities: 2
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: Monday, January 5th 2009 - Friday January 15, 2010 Monday, December 21, 2009 - Friday January 15, 2010
Flexible Dates? yes
Volunteer Consulting Group - SELECTED
Consulting and recruitng services to strengthen nonprofit organziation by building effective Barods
Career Field: Other Nonprofit
Location: New York, NY
Job Opportunity: Assistance with anaylsis of cnaidiate qualification; updating of www.boardnetUSA.org date Assitance with 40th Anniverssary activities
Minimum Qualifications: Located in mid-town Mnahattan. General computer competence
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: Flexible -- but Janaury preferred
Flexible Dates? yes
Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld - SELECTED
The firm represents workers, unions, and employee benefit plans. It is the largest union-side labor law firm in the country.
Career Field: Law
Location: Alameda, CA
Job Opportunity: Legal research and writing.
Minimum Qualifications: Ability to perform online research is a plus. There is a public bus but most find personal transportation more convenient.
Number of Opportunities: 1
Compensation: none
Begin and End Dates: January 4-15 would probably be best.
Flexible Dates? yes