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| With a new semester comes new opportunities! KPMG would like to be one of the first to officially welcome you back to school for the Spring 2021 semester. We are excited to connect with you virtually this semester, ensuring you have all the information you need for recruitment and beyond. The health, well-being, and safety of students, faculty, and our professionals continue to be our utmost priority and with that in mind, KPMG will continue to conduct a fully virtual recruiting program through the spring semester. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Over the next several weeks, we are launching a series of informational guides to provide greater insight into the culture, practices, and opportunities at KPMG. Each week will have new content that we look forward to sharing with you:
These bulletins will have key information on our new application process, interview tips, and more! Keep your inbox refreshed as Volume One will be dropping soon! Semester at a glance Check out the calendar below for KPMG events on your campus! Be sure to mark your calendars for any events you would like to attend and register in advance! KPMG is excited to offer a host of different sessions for you to learn more about the opportunities available within Audit, Tax, and Advisory. We also have extended learning opportunities to teach you about KPMG’s culture and what it is like to work at KPMG from leaders and professionals across the country. Below is the list of our sessions. Please register using this link for any of the sessions based on your interests and availability. KPMG National Sessions
All sessions except the Virtual Career Fair and Virtual Office Hours will be conducted via WebCast. You will receive an e-mail 24-48 hours in advance of each session that you register for with confirmation details and a link to access the session. Please note each session has a limited capacity. If you are not able to join the session on the day of or if the sessions do not work with your schedule, I am happy to provide you with the session recording to view at your leisure. The Virtual Career Fair and the Virtual Office hours will not be recorded. KPMG Career Opportunities & Application Deadlines KPMG has made some recent enhancements to reimagine and streamline our campus hiring process. On January 25, 2021 our redesigned recruiting process will launch. Be sure to watch our application process overview video for information on our postings, national application deadlines, and more! Update your profile in KPMG Recruiting System If you have not already, please click on this link to update your information for KPMG recruiting and to make sure you are invited to KPMG events. If you no longer wish to receive emails from KPMG, please click on the link and share that decision in the form. Otherwise, you will continue to receive emails from us. Questions? Please feel free to reach out to me directly should you have any questions. Tune in next week to learn more about Advisory Careers at KPMG! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name:Syed Naqi Hussain
Internship, Co-op or Research Site:KBR Incorporated
Position Title:Software Developer Intern
Major(s)/Minor(s):Computer Science
Current Class Level:Master’s Student
Work Term:Summer 2020
Tell us about your internship, co-op, or research opportunity, including your day-to-day responsibilities.
KBR Inc provides interns the opportunity to work on latest technologies like Edge Computing, Explainable AI and Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality. I was assigned a project in Explainable AI. The project followed Agile Methodology with daily scrum calls. Tickets were assigned to me by my mentors on a weekly basis coinciding with my sprint. My day to day responsibilities included attending the scrum calls and writing code to accomplish the sprint tasks.
Describe the process of obtaining your position. When did you hear of the position and submit your application?
I applied to this position through the Fall 2019 UMBC Career Fair. The company listed their requirements on the job description, which perfectly aligned with my skill sets.
What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization?
The company gave its interns all the required knowledge about the tools it uses through scheduled sessions, which were designed to have proper balance of theory and practicals. I was given ample time to get comfortable with those tools. The Agile project set up made my job easier; breaking down the project into sprints with each sprint consisting of simpler tasks helped me achieve the final goal smoothly.
How do you believe you have made an impact through your work?
The research and implementation of the Explainable Machine Learning model I created helped the vegetation scientist understand the data set and the underlying model in a better way. They could make informed decisions based on it.
What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience?
Your internship process really starts with you realizing your skills and preparing a resume would be your next step. Reach out to advisors at the UMBC Career Center who could help you organize your resume and make it more effective. Before applying to any job make sure you read the job description to assess your chances of getting an interview call. Your interview is usually based on the skills you mention in your resume and on the job role the company is offering, so make sure you read up the job role and know the contents of your resume.
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Want to be the next Intern of the Week?Make sure to fill out this form and stay tuned. New interns are announced every Monday!
Un. of Chicago Summer Research Opportunity in Economics
Stipend, Housing, Travel Expenses & Meal Plan- Deadline to Apply Friday, 1/8/21
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: Friday, 1/8/21
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 14, 2021 through Saturday, August 14, 2021 (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.
Name:Arushi Dalal
Internship, Co-op or Research Site:Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET)
Position Title:Summer Research Intern
Major(s)/Minor(s):Biological Sciences, Pre-Veterinary
Current Class Level:Senior
Work Term:Summer 2020
Tell us about your internship, co-op, or research opportunity, including your day-to-day responsibilities.
This summer, my fellow interns and I worked on projects centering around the Baltimore Harbor. Specifically, my lab partner and I characterized bacteria in the Baltimore Harbor. Identifying changes in microbe presence reflects the Harbor’s water quality. Using gene sequencing and bioinformatics, we identified bacterial indicators and generated graphs to compare the microbial diversity. My days consisted of Zoom calls to discuss our progress on the project, meetings with professionals in the field, and work sessions to learn bioinformatics techniques. Throughout the internship, I also engaged in science communication and technical training workshops.
Describe the process of obtaining your position. When did you hear of the position and submit your application?
I originally planned to take a course at IMET this past spring, but I really learned more about the Institute at the CNMS Careers Conference and an On the Road trip with the Career Center. After this, I knew I wanted to apply. I scheduled a resume review meeting with the Career Center and drafted my statement of interest. The application was due in early February and consisted of a brief form, statement of interest, resume, and transcript. By the time May came around and the pandemic worsened, I worried I wouldn’t have an internship for the summer, but shortly thereafter I received an email about my acceptance. I had a brief interview over Zoom, and then I got to work!
What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization?
I appreciate the emphasis IMET puts on science communication. I’ve never encountered an organization which put an equal focus on the way we presented our findings as to the research we were doing. I believe that’s what made our final presentations so good. I also enjoyed meeting new peers and science professionals, in addition to attending weekly seminars to learn of the research being done at the Institute and around the country. Despite the challenges this pandemic has brought, IMET was very accommodating to students who had internet connectivity issues and who were joining from different time zones. I really appreciate all that the organization did to arrange this internship program, especially given the circumstances this year.
How do you believe you have made an impact through your work?
I was originally a little apprehensive of how a virtual internship would turn out. I always envisioned science to happen in a laboratory. Nevertheless, for ten weeks, I learned coding skills and utilized bioinformatic techniques to analyze 4.5 million DNA sequences and identified five key bacterial species. These results highlighted that we must further study the microbial diversity at certain sites that had been sampled in our research. I’m grateful for the opportunity to conduct meaningful research and cannot wait to see how future interns will build upon this work.
What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience?
I recommend targeting specific organizations and familiarizing yourself with the work they do to see how it aligns with your interests, rather than applying everywhere and hoping one works out. I think what set me apart in IMET’s eyes was that I interacted with them at Career Center events and on their social media. I also reached out to them when organizing an event for a club, and I participated in their Open House activities. I did this not only because I wanted to intern there, but because I was truly interested in the work being done.
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Name:Sai Venkatesh Kurella
Internship, Co-op or Research Site:Collins Aerospace
Position Title:Software Engineering Intern
Major(s)/Minor(s):Computer Science
Current Class Level:Master’s Student
Work Term:Summer 2020
Tell us about your internship, co-op, or research opportunity, including your day-to-day responsibilities.
I had the pleasure of working for Collins Aerospace as a Software Engineering Intern for Summer 2020. During my internship, I was assigned to a team that works on building a new web application for Aircraft Cabin Services Management, tracking and value-added services. As an intern, it is really a great opportunity to be an integral part of the team. As the internship experience was remote due to the pandemic, it was a whole new dynamic to get started, communicate with the team and deliver the tasks. I was coordinating with my Team Lead, Scrum Master, Manager all through. After my orientation, I was assigned a few tasks/user stories. I was responsible for development and delivery of software modules for desktop, mobile, tablet views. We had daily stand-up calls, weekly status meetings, retrospection meetings with teams in other countries to make sure everything is in place and discuss the strategies, seek feedback, changes. Also, I was involved in regular customer demonstrations, received and implemented customer directed changes, worked and collaborated across multi-national development teams. Apart from these, there were also fun activities, events to get to know more about the projects, technologies, and interact with fellow interns. This internship taught me new techniques and approaches.
Describe the process of obtaining your position. When did you hear of the position and submit your application?
I applied for the position through a careers website. A couple of weeks after applying for the position, a recruiter from the company reached out to me to set up a phone interview. After the phone interview, another interview was scheduled with Lead Developers and a Manager. There were two more interviews which included questions about programming and system design. After a week, a video conference was scheduled discussing further details. Within a week, I heard back from the recruiter through an email with an offer letter containing the details of the internship.
What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization?
I was always amazed by the way Aircrafts work and I am glad that I could associate with an organization that works for Aircrafts. Given the current situations due to the pandemic, we have been working remotely and constantly connected via calls, video conferences. I really enjoyed learning, working on the latest technologies, learning about the avionics domain, communicating with team-members whom I have never met before in-person yet, working together as a team, and delivering the tasks. Communicating with the team has been very important in this setup to make sure everyone is on the same page. There were also weekly fun activities as well like Kahoot, Scribble games, Cohort programs, Quizzes, interactions with Senior Management, Talent shows, etc. which were really refreshing and insightful.
How do you believe you have made an impact through your work?
Starting as a remote intern and having never met any of the team members before, I believe gaining the trust of the team, bonding, communicating with the team has been crucial due to the remote work setup. I had all the weight for making critical decisions for developing the application, so I had a liberty in how I chose to implement it as per the standards. As I see the application evolving and performing as expected, I get a sense for just how important my work really is. Accommodating the evolving requirements, learning and implementing new technologies was challenging and rewarding.
What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience?
My advice would be to keep a close watch on UMBCworks and other job portals that would help you find an internship or job opportunity. The Career Center is an incredibly helpful resource to improve your resume and strengthen your interview skills.
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JPMorgan Chase is currently recruiting for their Advancing Black Pathways Summer Fellowship Program. Open to all majors.
The ABP Fellowship Program is a six-week paid, full-time fellowship held during the summer months in select JPMorgan Chase & Co. locations for undergraduate sophomores, in particular Black students. This program will give you the opportunity to get exposure to our senior leaders, learn about our businesses, build professional development skills and positively impact the future of people’s lives, our firm and our industry. Please see the attached flier for additional information about attending an info session and applying to the program.
Application Link: https://jpmc.recsolu.com/external/events/4AaO7BzyOxs6vrVOI60Thw
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