200+ employers will be at the Career & Internship Connection fairs in January. For-profit companies and non-profit organizations are recruiting candidates for a variety of job and internship opportunities. Make the most of your winter break - attend a CIC fair:

Boston – Monday, January 5

Los Angeles – Tuesday, January 6

Washington, DC – Wednesday, January 7

Chicago – Thursday, January 8

New York City – Friday, January 9

You can view a listing of registered employers & apply for pre-scheduled interviews by visiting http://cic.erecruiting.com. The application deadline for pre-scheduled interviews is December 1, 2008. Students must enter the login token (cic2009) in order to create an account. You can attend the fairs in the morning to speak with employers even if you don't have a pre-scheduled afternoon interview. Be sure to check the CIC website to see if there are new employers or other updates posted.

Please note that Career Services is also a sponsor of Network Nights, a series of networking events for Ithaca alumni and students, held during winter break. Network Night registration information will be publicized soon.

Applications are now available for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Junior Fellows Program. Each year the endowment selects 8-10 graduating seniors to serve as research assistants in Washington, DC for one year (August 1, 2009 - July 31, 2010). Junior Fellows are paid, full-time positions with a salary of approximately $35,000 and a full benefits package. Projects for 2009-2010 include:

Democracy/Rule of Law, Middle East studies, Nonproliferation, South Asian Studies, Energy & Climate Change, Chinese Studies, Chinese Economics, Trade/Equity & Development, Russian/Eurasian Studies, Central Asian Studies, International Economics, US Role in the World & Communications.

Alumni who have not completed any graduate coursework & who graduated less than one year ago may also apply for the Fellowship.

Applications are due to the Office of Career Services by Monday, December 15 at 5:00pm. Ithaca College's Nominating Official & committee will select up to 2 candidates whose materials will then be submitted to the Carnegie Endowment for its selection process. To obtain the application, please visit the Office of Career Services. An application guide, bulletin and list of frequently asked questions may all be downloaded from http://www.ithaca.edu/sacl/careers/docs/. A complete application includes:

Application form (available in Career Services)

Essay on why the student would like to become a junior fellow

Resume

Two recommendations

Transcript of undergraduate record (unofficial is acceptable)

Essay

Polish your networking skills by practicing with young professionals during a Speed Networking event on Tuesday, November 11.

You can talk with, listen to & learn from members of Ithaca Forward in this fun event. All while enjoying free refreshments!

Join the fun at 5:30 on Tuesday 11/11 in the Clarke Lounge. Plan to stay until 7:30 - especially if you want a chance at winning a door prize!

Sponsored by the Senior Class, Office of Career Services, Center for Student Leadership & Involvement and ithaca Forward.

To guarantee your spot, sign up in the Career Services office or by e-mailing klibritz@ithaca.edu.

Learn a language. Acquire skills. See the world. Make a difference!

Today's Peace Corps is more vital than ever, working in emerging and essential areas such as information technology and business development, and committing more than 1,000 new Volunteers as a part of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Peace Corps Volunteers continue to help countless individuals who want to build a better life for themselves, their children, and their communities. www.peacecorps.gov

Representatives of the Peace Corps will host an information session on Wednesday, November 12 at 7:00pm in the Cayuga Lake Room. For more details about opportunities with the Corps, please visit their postings at www.ithaca.edu/erecruiting or contact Career Services.

The region's first "Green Collar Career Fair" will be held at Tompkins Cortland Community College in Dryden (at the Borg Warner Morse TEC Fieldhouse ) on Wednesday, November 5. The event is free-of-charge and open to the public from 12:30 to 4:00 pm.

There will be something for everyone: from an internship at Cornell in LEED-certified building design, to Ithaca Biodiesel’s “veggie car;” from compostable skateboards to solar-powered wine. Over 35 regional exhibitors will promote careers in various sectors of sustainability including energy efficiency, renewable energy, alternative transportation, green buildings and products, local farms and food, and organizations promoting the "4Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Resell or Recycle.”

The FREE shuttle from campus to TC3 will run as follows:

12:30PM Shuttle departs Ithaca College – Textor flagpole circle
1:10PM Shuttle arrives TC3 Field House
1:15PM Shuttle departs TC3
1:55PM Shuttle arrives Ithaca College
2:00PM Shuttle departs Ithaca College– Textor flagpole circle
2:40PM Shuttle arrives TC3 Field House
2:45PM Shuttle departs TC3
3:25PM Shuttle arrives Ithaca College
3:30PM Shuttle departs Ithaca College– Textor flagpole circle
4:10PM Shuttle arrives TC3
4:15PM Shuttle departs TC3
4:50PM Shuttle arrives Ithaca College

This event is organized by Sustainable Tompkins and CollegeNow@TC3, with major sponsorship from the Park Foundation, NYSERDA and Tompkins County Solid Waste. For more information, contact Jan Quarles at jan@sustainabletompkins.org or (607) 532-9288.