What a Start to the Semester!

Job and Internship Fair 
✔️ 
First Year and Senior Meetings ✔️Alumni-to-Alumni launch of EphLink ✔️
Start of job and internship recruiting season ✔️ Graduate school visits ✔️
"How'd You Get There" campus speakers 
✔️ Winter Study registration for our 4 courses ✔️ 

Students, it's never too early or too late to begin exploring winter study, summer internship opportunities, or post-graduate job and graduate school options. Stop by Mears House for Quick Questions daily from 1-4 pm or schedule an appointment with an advisor through Handshake. Update your resume, learn about leveraging the Williams alumni network, practice for an interview, get help figuring out what you would like to do next summer, and more! We hope to see you soon here in Mears or at one of our many events around campus!


- Don Kjelleren, Director

Catch up on the latest at the '68 Center!

Fall Recruiting is Underway!


The Fall Job & Internship Fair took place on Friday, September 27, 2019, in Chandler Gymnasium. We had 380+ students speak with 57 employers at this high energy event. The industries of these employers include Education, Technology, Nonprofits, Consulting, & more! There were 36 alumni back on campus representing their organizations. What a successful day! Not only did students have a great experience but 93% of the employers said that they would like to participate in next year's Fair!

Keep a close eye on Handshake events as fall recruiting continues through the rest of October and into November! 
A Day Full of ’71 Class Events! 

On Friday, September 13, 2019, we held three separate career events all sponsored by the Class of 1971. Those events include a ’71 Presidential Forum Distinguished Attorneys Career Lunch Panel, Class of ’71 Healthcare Panel:  The Journey from Williams to Careers Spanning Radiology, Ophthalmology, and Urology, and a ’71 How’d You Get There Panel with a Focus on Careers in Education. Thank you to the Class of 1971 - it was a great day and all of the students loved hearing from you!

Congratulations to the Williams Stock Pitch Team! 

Congratulations to the Williams stock pitch team!  Great job by this group: Tiffany Chhuor ’22, Emma Herrmann ’20, and Cecilia Xia ’22. They won their session at the Undergraduate Women In Investing (WIN) Conference on September 26 & 27, 2019, where they presented on buying stock from Lululemon Athletica. The team presented very well and did great in Q&A. 

Three Law Schools Visit Williams


Students interested in applying to law school enjoyed hearing from representatives from Michigan Law, University of Chicago School of Law and the University of Texas Law School at Austin on October 2, 2019.
They learned about the law school application process and the financial aid landscape. 

An Interviewing Prep Workshop with Kris Holmes P'22 

Kris Holmes P'22, a partner at the O’Connell Group and renowned marketing professional, met with students on Saturday, September 28, 2019, for a workshop on best interview practices and negotiation tactics. Kris has helped 1000's of candidates in her executive search professional role and loved investing time in Williams students.

Announcements

Job Shadow An Alum During Winter Study!

The EphLink Job Shadow Program provides participants the opportunity to observe target industries through the lens of alums in the field. Ephs may “test” a career while also building industry contacts. The experiences are one day long and can be completed at any time that works for both the host and the shadow, although winter or spring break may be most convenient. To learn more, click here


Williams Welcomes Anthony! 

Anthony Pernell-McGee, the Associate Director/Director for Inclusive Career Exploration, has been with the '68 Center for a few months and he has hit the ground running with a plethora of programming and advising students interested in careers with social impact (CSI). Read his interview with The Record to learn more about his plans for Williams and the '68 Center. 

Upcoming Events...

SPEC 21 Experience in
the Workplace: A
n Internship with Williams Alumni/Parents
Deadline is October 20, 2019 at 11:55 pm!

Information Sessions: 
Thurs, 10/10/19, 4:00 pm
Tues, 10/15/19, 7:00 pm
Thurs, 10/17/19, 4:00 pm
Mears House, Lewis Room
RSVP
Williams College Investment Office Info Session
Thurs, 10/10/19, 7:00 pm
Mears House, Lewis Room
RSVP
Boston Teacher Residency Tabling & Info Session
Thurs, 10/17/19
Tabling in Paresky: 12:00 pm
Info Session: 7:00 pm in Mears House, Lower Conf
RSVP for Info Session
Green Corps Info Session

Thurs, 10/17/19, 7:00 pm

Mears House, Lewis Room

RSVP
Guggenheim Securities Investment Banking Analyst Panel & Networking Reception

Thurs, 10/17/19, 7:00 pm

Paresky Auditorium
RSVP
Guggenheim Securities Diversity Breakfast

Fri, 10/18/19, 9:00 am

*Guggenheim will follow up with you with more details once you RSVP. 
RSVP
Haben Girma, Esq., Disability Legal Advocate & White House Champion of Change

Mon, 10/21/19, 7:00 pm

'62 Center for Theatre and Dance
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Class of 2020 Senior Meeting: Your "5th Class"

Tues, 10/22/19, 7:00 pm
Physics (TPL) 203

RSVP
Apogee Adventures Info Session

Tues, 10/29/19, 7:00 pm
Mears House, Lewis Room

RSVP
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