Upcoming Events for Career Services
- Wediko Children's Services Information Session
- Careers in Economics: There Can Be a Good Life After College
- Shaping a Local Green Economy –A dialogue for the future of Worcester
- U.S. Census Bureau Part-Time Job Opportunities
- Internship Opportunities in The Clark Recruiter
1. Wediko Children's Services Information Session
Monday, November 16, 2009
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Higgins University Center, Rosenblatt Conference Room
A representative will be here to promote Wediko Children's Services summer internship opportunities.
Wediko is a not-for-profit agency serving children, families, and schools. Wediko’s mission is to improve children’s lives through a range of therapeutic services and programs which are tailored to fit each unique child and situation.
Every summer Wediko hires individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to work with children who struggle with social, emotional, behavioral and learning difficulties. We are looking for staff who are dedicated, energetic, and who have skills and talents that they would like to share.
For more information on Wediko Children’s Services please visit http://www.wediko.org/
2. Careers in Economics: There Can Be a Good Life After College
Wednesday, November18, 2009
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Jonas Clark Hall, Room 120
Are you interested in a Career utilizing your Economics Major or Minor? Mr. Cary Leahey '74 will be on campus to talk about his own career path and how you can use your Clark degree to it's full advantage. Mr. Leahey will cover coursework at Clark and the ideal economics training needed. He will also discuss opportunities available to students with an Economics degree and how to get that first (and second) job.
M. Cary Leahey '74 is Senior Managing Director with Decision Economics, a consulting firm with offices in New York, Boston, and London. He writes regularly for the daily and weekly publications for client readership and provides advice and commentary as needed to clients. He has been seen from time to time on CBS, BBC, CNBC, CNN, Fox, PBS, NPR, Bloomberg, and Reuters.
Previously, he served as Director and Senior Economist at Deutsche Bank, where he was the principal economist served the equities market division. Before that he served as Managing Director and Senior Economist at Primark Decision Economics. He was also Chief U.S. Economist with High Frequency Economics, where he wrote the Daily Notes on the U.S. Economy. Prior to that, he was Chief U.S. Financial Markets Economist at Lehman Brothers. He served as the senior "Fed-watcher" on the fixed income desk and contributed to the weekly market outlook distributed by the firm. He made numerous presentations to clients and internals on the economic and financial markets outlook.
He has also worked as Director of Economic Forecasting at General Motors in New York, where he was responsible for the internal worldwide economic outlook. In particular, he worked closely with the asset management and treasurers office staff in strategic investment and product planning issues. He has also served as a senior economist at Data Resources, Inc., a major economic consulting firm. At DRI, he worked regularly on the monthly forecast and specialized in the federal and municipal budget outlooks. And before that he worked as an economist as the White House Office of Management and Budget and the Council of Economic Advisers in the 1970s.
He earned a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Clark University. He taught at Swarthmore College, the Wharton School, and Boston University. His publications include "Linking Business Decisions to Macroeconomic Models," in Business Economics and "The Impact of Environmental Controls on Capital Formation," in The Government and Capital Formation. He has been listed in Who's Who in Finance and Industry since 1987 and Who's Who since 1999.
Sponsored by: The Economics Department & Career Services
3. Shaping a Local Green Economy –A dialogue for the future of Worcester
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Tilton Hall, Higgins University Center
What can and will a local, green economy look like? Many social change organizations, institutions and individuals in Worcester are committed to creating a green economy here. Concerns include the importance of green job creation and the potential for environmental work to promote social equity and a more dependable economic system; the application of research models for energy innovation; and the economic and political benefits of Worcester and central Massachusetts as a green cluster.
Members of various local initiatives will share their perspectives in a conversation about the common goal of shaping a local green economy here in Worcester. Visionary entrepreneur Omar Freilla of Green Worker Co-ops in the Bronx (invited) will discuss his work promoting environmental justice and workplace democracy. Comments from Sarah Assefa of the Green Jobs Coalition, members of the new Institute for Energy Innovation and Sustainability (IEIS), and others from government and business will follow. There will be an opportunities for dialogue in small groups, and in the group as a whole, with light food provided.
Sponsored by Difficult Dialogues
4. U.S. Census Bureau Part-Time Job Opportunities
Monday, Nov. 16, 23, 39 Dec. 7, 14, 21, 2009
5:30 p.m. -8:00 p.m.
Lasry Center for Bioscience, Room 124
The U.S. Census Bureau will be on campus every Monday until mid December looking to hire individuals who live in and around theClark University area to fill a variety of jobs. These positions will pay $15.50 per hour. The portal to jobs in the Census is through testing which will be administered on campus.
These positions are temporaryand hours will vary from 25to 35 hours per week.All lister positions and replacement listers will require about five days of training and training will be paid for by the Census. This is a great opportunity for the civic minded to ensure our government continues in the way our forefathers intended. Their effortwill helpguarantee our representation inWashington as well as$400billion eachyearthat goes to communities fromtheFederal Government.This money also helpsfund community based organizations such as Friendly House.
Although there is no guarantee of a job, people that take the test can be assured that their names will remain in the system for positions thatcome up overnext year
For more information and practice tests, please visit www.2010censusjobs.gov.
5. New Internships and Volunteer opportunitiesin the Clark Recruiter
There are numerous new internship and volunteer opportunities in the Clark Recruiter. New opportunities added in the past week include: Community Organizer Intern for Oak Hill Community Development Corporation (CDC), Food Coordinator Intern with the African Community Education Program, Marketing Intern with GeoPage, Inc. and numerous others. Access these opportunities and update your career profile on the Clark Recruiter at http://www.clarku.edu/career
For more information on Career Services, e-mail careers@clarku.edu or call 508-793-7258.
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