Center for Careers & Internships

Leah Bracken ‘19 (Computer Science), Cloud Solutions Engineer, Google, will describe the exploding market for cloud solutions, her experience working as a solutions engineer, share how a liberal arts education has prepared her to be successful in this role, and what skillsets are important for entering this technical role.

Chris Hench ’11 (German Literature and Economics), Senior Applied Scientist ML/NLP, Amazon Alexa, will describe his path from studying languages and literature to building state of the art NLP models in industry. He will talk about some of the advances in NLP over the years and the current state of the field, as well as what it takes to acquire the necessary skills for industry applications. His unique pathway from literature to data science reinforces the idea that data science is not only for quantitative majors.

Dan Kelley ’99 (Political Science, German), Engineering Manager, Meta, will share his perspective that software engineering remains a less mature discipline than many other kinds of engineering and is constantly evolving. As software powers many aspects of the world, software engineering is not just evolving, it’s expanding. If you let your skills atrophy, you might find fewer job opportunities than you’d like when you go looking. But with the rate of change and finite time to learn, how do you decide which trends to jump on?

Pete McSherry ’06 (Economics), Senior Vice President, Platform Data Strategy, and Solutions, Epsilon, will give an overview of the market research space and speak to how data analytics is used within the market research, how it is used in personalization, and how different functional roles interact with data. Students attending will also gain a good understanding of the skill sets that help when first starting in market research.

David Mendelson ’00 (Computer Science), Vice President Product Development, Wheel, will describe the product development process and discuss the various functional roles involved, e.g., Software Development, Data Scientist, UX/UI Research, Design and Development, Product Management).

When it comes to the technology field, there is a broad variety of ways to pursue your interests and find outlets for your abilities; digital technology has driven convergence in many ways. The panelists will talk about the trends shaping the scope of this industry and what they mean for future roles in this field? Hear from a panel of Middlebury alumni with a variety of backgrounds who now have careers across a wide spectrum within the industry.

A Conversation With:
• Dan Kelley ’99 (Political Science, German), Engineering Manager, Meta

If you are a U.S. citizen with a disability and are interested in working in the government for a summer internship or permanent position, consider registering with the Workforce Recruitment Program.

A recruiter with the program will be conducting informational interviews this fall with all students who register. This is a great way to find an internship or job at federal agencies, explore careers in the federal service, and gain interviewing experience.

Join us to learn more about this program, how to register, and what documents you need to complete your application.

Please join AFS CEO (and Middlebury Alumnus), John Goodman, for an information session on Accenture Federal Services, and the amazing work they are doing.

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Just drop by (no appointment necessary) to have a Center for Careers and Internships (CCI) peer advisor look at your resume, help you prepare for an interview, search for jobs or internships, even if you have no questions at all, or maybe just want to learn about Handshake and Midd2Midd.

Just drop by (no appointment necessary) to have a Center for Careers and Internships (CCI) peer advisor look at your resume, help you prepare for an interview, search for jobs or internships, even if you have no questions at all, or maybe just want to learn about Handshake and Midd2Midd.