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  • Internship Diaries

    How One Psychology Major Got Her Job in Silicon Valley

    July 26, 2018

    What do you get when you combine a passion for business and a psychology major? A summer in Silicon Valley! University of Chicago student Marianne Dolan is spending her summer as an Innovation Intern for Health2047, an offshoot of the American Medical Association. She shares what it’s like to look for a job tangential to her chosen major, her best advice for looking beyond the job posting, and how she’s making the most of her summer when there isn’t an opportunity for a return offer. Name: Marianne Dolan Job Title: Innovation Intern, Health 2047 Location: Menlo Park, CA College: UChicago Year: Fourth Major: Psychology What are you doing this summer?…

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  • Internship Diaries

    The Women Debunking Fake News

    July 23, 2018

    In the age of Donald Trump, what is it really like to spend a summer determine what is actually “fake news”? Katie Akin shares how she got her internship writing for Politifact, what it was like to move to *gasp* Florida, how she sees it fitting into her dreams of writing breaking news, and how she goes about answering the questions essential to protecting our democracy: “Are there giant man-eating rats in NYC?” Name: Katie Akin Job Title: Intern at PolitiFact Location: St. Petersburg, Florida College: University of Chicago Year: Fourth-year Major: English and Political Science What are you doing this summer? I’m helping PolitiFact debunk fake news stories and…

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    How Working in Government Communications Opened Her Eyes to the Texas Legal System

    June 28, 2018

    When you have a clear vision for your future, how can taking a position tangential to it change the way you approach your future path? Laura McCutcheon’s internship at the Press Office of the Governor of Texas has taught her how the public face of the government can affect the individual organizations under it. She shares how she made the most of her university’s resources to combine her academic work in Communications with her goal of going to law school. Name: Laura McCutcheon Job Title: Press Office Intern at the Office of the Texas Governor, Greg Abbott Location: Austin, Texas College: University of Texas at Austin Year: Rising Third Year…

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  • Get This Girl a Job

    From Film to Preschool Teacher | GTGAJ S1E10 feat. Maya Landau

    April 30, 2018

    Welcome to the tenth episode of the Get This Girl a Job, the podcast that answers your questions about transitioning from college to the professional world by demystifying the post-graduation job search process. Katie and I interview recent college graduates to talk about the steps they took to get their first job in different industries. The questions follow the development of their career from their first year of college, to how their field of study changed, to the internships they had over the summer, to how they got hired for their very first job! We take turns conducting interviews, and every third week, we co-host a mini-episode answering questions from the…

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    Informational Interviews for Nonprofits | GTGAJ S1E4 feat. Stephanie Miklaszewski

    March 5, 2018

    In this week’s episode of Get This Girl a Job, Rosana talks to Stephanie Miklaszewski about her journey to working for Junior Achievement of Chicago, a nonprofit in Chicago that teaches financial literacy to students k-12. Get This Girl a Job in Nonprofits! Stephanie graduated from UChicago in 2017. She juggled part time jobs and school, trying to find the right path for her and making the most of her time and effort. When she decided not to go to grad school, she had to scramble to find the right alternative. With the skills she had picked up through those part time jobs and her work with her sorority, and…

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    Campaigns and Communications| S1E2 GTGAJ feat. Chrissy Houle

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    The second episode of the Get This Girl a Job podcast is finally here! My name is Katie Melbourne, and Rosana and I created this podcast to help answer your questions about transitioning from college to the professional world by demystifying the post-graduation job search. We interview recent college graduates to talk about the steps they took to get their first job in different industries. The questions follow the development of their career from their first year of college, to how their field of study changed, to the internships they had over the summer, to how they got hired for their very first job! We take turns conducting interviews, and every third…

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    Get This Girl an Internship | Ro&Co

    January 22, 2018

    For the third installation of Ro&Co, Katie Melbourne shares the steps she takes to get the coolest internships (like last spring at NASA!!!). If you want to learn more about getting internship and the job search process, check out our new podcast, Get This Girl a Job!! It’s that time of year again…recruiting season! When you’re knee-deep in resumes and career fairs, it may seem like that summer opportunity is just a distant idea. But with consistent organization and the help of mentors, that dream can soon become a reality! Here are my best tips for snagging that perfect position, and what to do once you get there. Reach Out…

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  • Life

    A Beginner’s Guide to Calling Your Representatives

    November 9, 2017

    It has been a year since Hillary lost the election, and those last twelve months have been eye opening to say the least. It was the first election I had a chance to vote in, and I got really excited about the race up and down the ballot. So when the election ended, I was looking to find a way to stay engaged. That’s when I learned to call my representatives. I’m registered to vote in Massachusetts, but since I live in Chicago for most of the year, it can be hard to keep up with local politics. In the run up to the election last year, I learned about…

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  • Wellness

    Cooking Without a Kitchen: One Girl + One Microwave + One Meal Plan

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    As you know, I have been attempting to meal plan! I’ve been struggling with it, so this week, I asked my friend Katie to share her experience with meal prep. Working in Washington, DC for her spring semester, she’s had to learn how to live on her own and tackle everything from commuting to work to living without a dining hall (and she even found time to train for a marathon with me!). Hi everyone, I’m Katie, and I am super excited and honored to be doing a guest post for Rosana’s blog this week! I am in the middle of my sophomore year as a physics major when I decided…

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