Center for Careers & Internships

Presented by the Center for Careers and Internships and cosponsored by academic departments, Field Guides bring alumni back to campus to share knowledge and experience related to their post-Middlebury careers and professional lives with current students.

On March 24-25 Middlebury graduates working in education will come to campus virtually for the Education Studies Field Guide. Thursday evening, alumni will participate in a panel. Friday morning, our alumni guests will hold one-on-one chats with students.

Interested in joining a large network of service programs meeting community needs in education, the environment, and public health and safety all over the country? Join the Center for Community Engagement to learn about AmeriCorps. This panel will host recent Middlebury graduates to share what AmeriCorps is, the kinds of service programs you can serve in, and how AmeriCorps can help you gain experience. Come hear from current AmeriCorps members who are serving at various sites across Vermont about their experience!

Working on a political campaign can offer you the opportunity to develop a range of skills within a fast-paced environment. Campaigns allow you an insider’s scoop on the electoral process, as well as the day-to-day schedule and concerns of elected officials and their constituents. If you’ve ever thought of working on a campaign, be it fill-time, part-time or volunteer, attend this virtual panel discussion with Middlebury alumni. Learn about their different roles on a campaign, current trends in their work and their own paths from campus to career. Bring your questions.

Want to use your degree to make a difference for the next generation? Join Carney, Sandoe & Associates for an info session about working in K-12 private, independent schools across the country. CS&A is an educational recruitment firm that can help you can get started as a teacher or coach in the rewarding word of independent schools—no education degree or teaching certification required.

Join Aaron Mendelsohn ’95, for an informal group chat to talk with you and answer your questions about his career in law, politics, and consulting. Currently Aaron works at EY in the Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services practice. He studied History and Art History at Midd and went to law school at Northwestern. He has worked in the U.S. Attorney’s Offices in D.C. and New Jersey, on several presidential campaigns, and at law firms including Wilmer Hale and Troutman Sanders.

The changing world of work has given us more opportunities than ever before. Technology has widened our horizons and shifted our futures. Yet with all these advances we face new challenges: Developments in AI and robotics may soon threaten industries and jobs that have historically been seen as safe. We find ourselves ill-prepared for the world of work - how do we prepare for jobs and technologies that don’t yet exist?

Come to the Coltrane Lounge for a delicious lunch and casual conversation with LiveRamp software engineer Ellen Sartorelli (‘17). Hear about working in tech from the perspective of being a liberal arts student and being a woman. Come ask questions about interview tips, imposter syndrome, LiveRamp and more!

The Winter Term EMT Program is a credit bearing comprehensive, emergency medical internship that is co-sponsored by Middlebury College and the University of Vermont Initiative for Rural Emergency Medical Services. We are fortunate to have the local Middlebury Regional EMS support the internship practical training. The intensive month program will provide students the opportunity to become nationally certified EMTs, and once licensed, students are invited to join MREMS as volunteer EMT-B’s.

The Winter Term EMT Program is a credit bearing comprehensive, emergency medical internship that is co-sponsored by Middlebury College and Middlebury Regional EMS. The intensive month long program will provide students the opportunity to become nationally certified EM-B’s. EMT skills may be used to provide medical support on the ambulance, at the Open Door Clinic and other College and community events.