From the Harvard Business Review by Rebecca Knight
Heather Rutherford
Career Advisor
On Wednesday May 3rd, the Office of Career and Professional Development, in tandem with Dr. Ben Gochman, hosted speakers from U.S. NORAD & Northcomm to discuss their VSIP Internship program. The internship is available during the Summer or Spring terms …
You know about the Department of Defense, but did you know that most federally funded programs are contracted out to different companies? These contractors are major employers in the security field and many have sub-contracts with smaller companies as well. …
You know about USAID, but did you know that most federally funded development programs are contracted out to non-profit organizations and for-profit companies? Many of these organizations are major employers in the field of development and human rights. Some of …
GoinGlobal and USA Careers are websites that allow you to search for jobs and internships globally by country or city. In addition to vacancy listings, you can search country guides for job search information, for professional groups, and resources for obtaining a …
From: https://gogovernment.org/writing-your-federal-resume/
When applying for a federal job, forget what you learned about resume writing. For private sector jobs, you typically summarize your work history in a one-page document, A federal resume, even for an entry-level job needs to be …
If you are interested in International Development and Human Rights, you should definitely check out the NGO Aid Map. This website compiles more than 600+ projects being conducted by major international NGOs around the world. You can search by sectors of work, organizations, and countries. So, how can you use this as a graduate student besides just broadening your knowledge of the field?
There is good news for those following the saga of personnel security and background investigations processing—the backlog of pending security clearance background investigations has been drastically reduced over the past year or so, …
There are three basic levels of security clearance – Top Secret, Secret, and Confidential. The vast majority of security clearances are issued at the Secret level. Each of these clearances ties to an investigative …
Recognizing that our 2nd years are graduating during difficult economic times, we’ve reached out to alumni who graduated during past recessions. About 50 of them graciously agreed to talk to you, and offer their advice and support. Please see this file …
