Career Services Center – Santa Monica College

The Career Services Center staff is pleased to announce its Fall 2024 Job Fair! 📣 The event will be held on Tuesday, October 8 at 11am – 1pm in the Main Campus Quad Area. All SMC students are welcome to attend this exciting event! SMC students can visit the Career Services Center to set up appointments for resume assistance.

Sponsored by Career Services
For a list of participating employers, visit: tinyurl.com/Fall24JobFair

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Diversity Scholars Program

The mission of the AIAA Diversity Scholars Program is to provide opportunities for underrepresented minority university students who have an interest in or are pursuing a degree in aerospace to attend an AIAA forum or event (SCITECH Conference Dates: January 6-10, 2025 (Orlando, Florida), make connections, and form lifelong relationships with colleagues in industry, academia, and government.

Benefits include complimentary forum registration, round-trip airfare, hotel stay for the duration of the forum, customized forum schedule, small group meetings with aerospace industry leaders, and AIAA complimentary membership for a year. Funding preference will be given to females, persons with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and underrepresented ethnic and racial minorities, which include American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Mixed Race, or Asian.

AIAA Diversity Scholars Website: https://www.aiaa.org/get-involved/committees-groups/Diversity-and-Inclusion/Diversity-Scholars-Program

AIAA Diversity Scholars Application: https://www.aiaa-awards.org/a/solicitations/1426/home

Application Deadline: October 8, 2024, by 8:00 PM PT

AIAA Diversity Scholars Program AIAA's Diversity Scholars Program provides opportunities for underrepresented university students pursuing a degree in aerospace to attend an AIAA forum.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Diversity Scholars Program

The mission of the AIAA Diversity Scholars Program is to provide opportunities for underrepresented minority university students who have an interest in or are pursuing a degree in aerospace to attend an AIAA forum or event (SCITECH Conference Dates: January 6-10, 2025 (Orlando, Florida), make connections, and form lifelong relationships with colleagues in industry, academia, and government.

Benefits include complimentary forum registration, round-trip airfare, hotel stay for the duration of the forum, customized forum schedule, small group meetings with aerospace industry leaders, and AIAA complimentary membership for a year. Funding preference will be given to females, persons with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and underrepresented ethnic and racial minorities, which include American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Mixed Race, or Asian.

AIAA Diversity Scholars Website: https://www.aiaa.org/get-involved/committees-groups/Diversity-and-Inclusion/Diversity-Scholars-Program

AIAA Diversity Scholars Application: https://www.aiaa-awards.org/a/solicitations/1426/home

Application Deadline: October 8, 2024, by 8:00 PM PT

Come learn about Accounting and Consulting Opportunities with one of the world's largest Accounting/Consulting firms- Price Waterhouse Coopers – PWC!

September 17, 2024 - Tuesday
11:15am – 12:30pm
Zoom Link - https://smc-edu.zoom.us/j/82479037511
Meeting ID: 824 7903 7511

We are honored to have:
Kendall Ash - Talent Identification Manager
Josie Perez - Senior Associate

They will be sharing about PWC accounting/consulting opportunities for students in their programs:
Freshman – “Discovery”
Sophomore – “Start”

Get tips/advice about applying to these programs. Come prepared to ask questions about PWC, accounting and/or applying to these programs!

Every year, PWC has hired SMC students to participate into these great programs!

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) Summer Internship Program

The AAPD Summer Internship Program develops the next generation of leaders with disabilities. College students, graduate students, law students, and recent graduates with all types of disabilities are placed in paid summer internships with Congressional offices, federal agencies, nonprofit and for-profit organizations within the Washington, DC area. AAPD interns are paid a living stipend and transportation to and from Washington, D.C. In-person interns are provided fully accessible housing. Remote interns receive a technology, internet, and a housing stipend if applicable.

🖇️ Program Website: https://www.aapd.com/summer-internship-program/

🖇️ Application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SIP25

🖇️ Deadline: October 10, 2024 by 2:00 PM PT

Eligibility:

- Identify as a person with a disability (you are not required to share your specific disability or provide documentation)
- Be a current student or recent graduate of a U.S. based school or program
- Have a high school diploma or equivalent by May 2025
- U.S. citizenship is not required for our program. It may be required for specific placement sites. However, you must have the required work authorization documents.

If you have a question about if you are able to apply, please email [email protected] or call (202) 975-0241.

Summer Internship Program - AAPD AAPD is a national cross-disability civil rights organization that works to increase the political and economic power of people with disabilities.

Join us for a morning of complimentary coffee and donuts with the SMC career center staff on Tuesday, September 24 and Wednesday, November 6 from 10am to 12pm at the Career Services Center, Student Services Center 1st floor. 🍩☕

Get your questions about majors, career paths, jobs, and internships answered by our career center staff. Don't miss out on this chance to fuel your ambitions while enjoying some treats!

Repost from .smc 🌊 Join SMC on Saturday, Sept. 21st, to clean up our adopted beach.

After a long, fun summer, we need your help to pick up trash that has been left behind or washed up on our beach.

WHEN: Saturday, Sept 21st, 9:00-12:00pm

WHERE: The beach at the end of Bay Street. Near lifeguard Tower 20. Just go down Pico till it ends, then turn left.

No pre-registration necessary. Just show up with sunblock, a hat and water bottle. Buckets and gloves will be supplied.

We encourage you to take the bus, bike, or walk, but there may be beach parking passes for cars. We will know more closer to the date.

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LOOKING FOR A CAREER IN HEALTH CARE? Join us for a virtual opportunity to meet with employers in the health care industry and learn about upcoming entry-level job and internship opportunities. Attendees will learn about different opportunities from healthcare employers, and then have the opportunity to join them in breakout rooms for a meet and greet and Q&A. Employers include Common Spirit (Dignity Health), Community Clinics Association of Los Angeles County, Providence Health, UCLA Health.

UNITE-LA Fall 2024 Virtual Healthcare Career Fair
Date: Thursday, September 12 from 12 pm to 2 pm
Registration Form: https://tinyurl.com/unitelafair24

Hosted by UNITE-LA

Google Conference Scholarships 🎉

To help break down the barriers that prevent underrepresented groups in technology and business from attending leading conferences, we're excited to offer Google Conference Scholarships for selected conferences in the tech industry and related fields.

Scholarship eligibility varies by region, so please review the information on the region-specific tabs on the top. Scholarships will be awarded to the most qualified persons based on application review. Every applicant will be notified of their status according to the time frames specified for the region.

Application: https://buildyourfuture.withgoogle.com/scholarships/google-conference-scholarships

Deadline: September 10, 2024

What is included in the scholarship?

Conference registration, one round trip travel to and from the conference site, hotel accommodation for the travel dates as communicated directly with accepted scholars, a $100 USD stipend for miscellaneous travel costs and Google swag. Please refrain from making travel and/or hotel arrangements on your own, as this is not a part of the reimbursement package.

Eligibility

While all qualified industry professionals and students are able to apply, we’ve designed our North American program to expose career opportunities to those who identify as historically excluded in tech. This includes those who identify as Women, Black/African American/Caribbean/West Indies, Hispanic/Latinx, persons with disabilities, veterans, and Native American/First Nations.

In order to apply for the North America Google Conference Scholarship, you must fulfill the following eligibility requirements:

- Be at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of application
- Be a University Student or industry professional
- Be a citizen, permanent resident of, or currently studying in the US, Canada, or Mexico
- Be able to attend the conference in its entirety

Save the Date 📆

SMC Fall Job Fair
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
11am – 1pm
Main Quad Area

Sponsored by Career Services 🎉

All SMC students are welcome to attend!

Now is a great time to get your resume and cover letter reviewed by the Career Services Center staff! Please call 310-434-4337 or visit www.tinyurl.com/careercenterappointment ✏️

Are you interested in working at Warner Brothers in Burbank, CA? Check out the following positions:

🚒 Firefighter - https://tinyurl.com/FirefighterWB

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🚨Security Guard - https://tinyurl.com/SecurityGuardWB

Repost from 🎉 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PERIOD IS NOW OPEN !
From 4/1/24 - 9/20/24

Apply today for a Scholarship up to $5,000.

Visit our website to submit your application:
>>> https://allianceofbwa.org/scholarships/

Data Science in STEM Information Day 💡

Community college students interested in STEM should attend our Data Science in STEM Information Day to learn more about:

• Data science in STEM
• Information on paid summer research experiences for community college students
• Information on transferring to a 4-year institution
• Student experiences via a student panel

When: October 23rd, 9am-12pm (Light breakfast will be provided)
Where: UCLA (more specific information will be provided after you register)
Register to attend: https://forms.gle/8Ce7hReFyZf751AK6 (by October 11)

This program is sponsored by the Institute for Data Driven Dynamical Design (ID4)
ID4 is funded by the National Science Foundation through award #2118201

Dear New and Returning SMC Students,
Fall 2024 is officially here! 🍂📚 We look forward to meeting each of you!

Our services include:
🔍 Major Exploration
🔍 Career Exploration
🔍 Job Search Strategies
🔍 Resume & Cover Letter
🔍 & more!

🕒 Our Hours of Operation:
Monday through Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 2pm

📞 You can make an appointment by calling: 310-434-4337
🌐 Or online at: tinyurl.com/careercenterappointment

Thank you for visiting the Career Services team today at VIP day! 🤩

🌟 Advanced Technology Technician Training Program 🌟

Are you a technical education student eager to enhance your expertise? Apply now at CareersInTech.us for the 8-month Advanced Technology Technician Training program, designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for a successful career as a technician in the micro and nano technology industries.

Participate in hands-on learning sessions, gain insights from industry partners, earn up to $3,000 in stipends, and receive application support for internship opportunities.

🖊️ Program Website and Application: https://www.careersintech.us/
🖊️ Deadline: September 30, 2024
🖊️ Program Dates: The AT program runs from October 18, 2024 to May 9, 2025

Program Focus Areas:
- Micro and Nano Technologies and Semiconductor Tech
- Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Computer Science
- Robotics and Automation
- Biotechnology
- Advanced Manufacturing and Precision Machining
- Quantum Tech

Application Requirements:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
- Must have a U.S. Social Security Number or Tax ID Number
- Must be a U.S. community college student or technical school student enrolled in an accredited technical education program
- High school dual enrollment participants are welcome!
- Students must be enrolled in at least one technical education course in each of the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters

What You'll Experience:
- Engage in weekly Friday Zoom meetings hosted by MNT-EC (Micro
Nano Technology Education Center)
- Complete challenges in the MNTFolio on-line ePortfolio
- Complete 3 core modules using TAP3D virtual reality simulations
- Earn up to $3,000 in stipends based on completion requirements
- Receive application support for summer internships in tech fields
- Earn an extra $500 stipend by completing 3 more TAP3D modules

Questions? Please contact: [email protected]

Attention aerospace enthusiasts! Applications are now open for the Base 11-Caltech Aerospace Mentorship Program for Fall 2024. This internship takes place at Caltech in Pasadena, California, and is offered exclusively to COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS! 🚀

If you or a community college student you know is interested in working alongside some of the brightest minds in aerospace at one of the most prestigious research institutions in the world, check out www.base11.com/caltech2425 today!

Attention aerospace enthusiasts! Applications are now open for the Base 11-Caltech Aerospace Mentorship Program for Fall 2024. This internship takes place at Caltech in Pasadena, California, and is offered exclusively to COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS! 🚀

If you or a community college student you know is interested in working alongside some of the brightest minds in aerospace at one of the most prestigious research institutions in the world, check out www.base11.com/caltech2425 today!

Attention aerospace enthusiasts! Applications are now open for the Base 11-Caltech Aerospace Mentorship Program for Fall 2024. This internship takes place at Caltech in Pasadena, California, and is offered exclusively to community college students!

If you or a community college student you know is interested in working alongside some of the brightest minds in aerospace at one of the most prestigious research institutions in the world, check out base11.com/caltech2425 today!

🔔 There are two kinds of common scams that randomly arrive in student email accounts:

1. "job opportunity" emails are always phishing scams. SMC never advertises jobs through email messages. The SMC Career Services Center only advertises legitimate job opportunities using an outside vendor through a web-based HireSMC service at: www.smc.edu/hiresmc

2. "account/storage termination" are phishing scams. The College NEVER requires students to click a link or fill out a webform to keep any student online service (email or anything else) active. If a former student's online services are going to be terminated after the grace period, the former student must submit a new admission application. The grace period information is online at: www.tinyurl.com/student-it-help

Do not engage in any way with scammers. Do not give them money, gift card numbers, bank account numbers, credit card numbers, or any other information. It is highly unlikely that they have accessed any we**am, even if they claim to have done so. (They are criminals, and criminals lie.)

If a scammer ever makes any threats of violence or attempt to extort money from you, immediately contact your local police agency or get advice in person from the SMC Police Department at the station on Pearl Street. (The SMC police station staff will call a police officer to the station to meet with you if appropriate.) Your local police agency where you live has jurisdiction over this kind of crime.

If you ever receive an unrequested envelope or package in postal mail or from a delivery service, that unsolicited mail may also be from a scammer, This happened a few years ago to SMC students who gave their home address to email phishing scammers. Scams pre‑date the internet and email.

SMC recommends that students run personal anti-malware scans every so often on on the student's personally-owned devices. Most people run full scans overnight since scans slow the device down. Most scam emails do not carry malware anymore, but an anti-malware scan every so often is a good idea.

If you ever click on a link in a phishing email, please close and delete the email and then change your SMC password immediately.

📣 Have you considered pursuing a career in health administration? With the increasing focus on health economics, business and patient care support services and public health infrastructure, careers in health administration are in demand. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ Careers in Health and Mentorship Program (CHAMP) provides young adults in Los Angeles a paid opportunity to gain practical experience and competencies essential to an entry-level career in health administration.

⚕Apply at https://webapps.chla.org/projects/champ/

📣 Examples of Industry Careers:
- Hospital Management
- Marketing and Communications
- Patient Relations
- Office Management
- Information Technology
- Community Health, Education and Outreach
- Finance and Accounting
- Human Resources
- Advocacy and Public Policy
- Population Health
- Philanthropy

📣What Do CHAMP Interns Gain?
CHAMP interns participate in a series of career readiness workshops focused on, but not limited to, understanding hospital operations and infrastructure, finance, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance. All interns are then matched with one department within the hospital, where they will gain practical experience through a project-based internship with an administrative healthcare professional. The internship will provide the opportunity to learn essential skills for entry-level employment, build significant professional relationships, and establish a defined career pathway.

📣Eligibility Requirements:
- The paid CHAMP internship will be 14 weeks, September 2024 – December 2024, 16 hours a week.
- Be age 18 or older
- Be currently enrolled as a student
- Have a High School Diploma or GED or equivalent
- Have the legal right to work in the U.S.
- Must complete a CHLA Health Screening
- Must clear a background check
- Must clear a drug/alcohol screening test
- Must provide proof of COVID-19 Vaccination
- Meet all mandated requirements for internships at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

The SMC Fall Semester Begins on Monday, August 26, 2024 📚 Enroll in Counseling 12 Exploring Careers and College Majors!

📌 Section #3240: 8:45 am - 10:50 am (Thursday) Trachtenberg, on ground class

📌 Section #1637: 2:15 pm - 4:20 pm (Thursday) Johnson, on ground class

You’re invited to virtually step inside one of the greatest international achievements with a behind-the-scenes guide to space exploration with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum curator Dr. Jennifer Levasseur.

Revealing a new perspective into the world of space exploration and the daring astronauts who make it possible, Dr. Levasseur will guide you through the Smithsonian’s Behind the Scenes at the Space Station and take you on a once-in-a-lifetime virtual tour of the International Space Station.

You will learn what the astronauts do once they make it to the space station, from experiments to repairs and so much more! Have you ever wondered if plants could grow in outer space? Or how the space station doesn’t break down in outer space? Or how astronauts go to the toilet in microgravity?

Behind the Scenes at the Space Station is a treasure trove of information. Did you know that during a 24-hour period, the space station completes 16 orbits of Earth and the astronauts on board see 16 sunrises and sunsets every day? Or that the International Space Station is so enormous that it was launched in pieces and constructed in orbit?

Brimming with astonishing visuals, step-by-step explanations of everyday space work in action, and job profiles of the adventurous people who make it happen, Dr. Levasseur’s tour Behind the Scenes at the Space Station is the perfect way to spend an hour and experience life in space.

Register now for your all-access pass to a spectacular home in space at https://libraryc.org/smclibrary/52409

Repost from Looking for a career in aerospace? Look no further than UNITE-LA’s Future Forward Forum on Aug. 15! Here, you will virtually explore opportunities within the field of aerospace engineering and technology through professionals in the aerospace sector with Alpha O Group. Attendees even have the chance to win one of eight $25 Amazon gift cards! Register now through https://tinyurl.com/UniteLA2024 💥

LOOKING FOR AN EXCITING HANDS-ON ENGINEERING PROJECT? 🚗🏁

Enroll in Science 10: Principles and Practice of Scientific Research for this upcoming Fall semester!

Dates: Wednesdays and Fridays
Time: 2pm - 4:05pm (In-Person)

Focus on designing, building, and testing a mousetrap car using physics principles, and the scientific method.

Be part of the first SCIENCE 10 Group to use our Makerspace!

In this course, you will:

* Learn about the Scientific Method

* Explore Physics Concepts: Learn about potential and kinetic energy, friction,
motion, force, and acceleration.

* Design and Build: Sketch your mousetrap car, gather materials, and
construct it.

*Opportunity to use 3D printers/ CNC machines to create your mousetrap car

* Test and Iterate: Conduct experiments, measure performance, analyze
results, and refine your design.

*SPECIAL CHALLENGE: Build a human-sized Mousetrap car!!

* Final Presentation: Showcase your car and present your findings.

NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE NEEDED. This will be a fun interactive class where
we will learn together.

QUESTIONS?
EMAIL Prof. Cervantes - [email protected]

ENROLL NOW! SPACE IS LIMITED TO 18 STUDENTS.

📣 Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is recruiting applicants for a PAID internship for current college students and recent graduates.

This internship focuses on gaining experience in the field of outdoor education and working with Title 1 4th Grade students from Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.

Work will also include participating in both virtual and in-person outdoor educational experiences. In order to make this year another success, we are looking for a new cohort of curious, passionate, and hard-working individuals for our Every Kid Outdoor Internship.

This internship is a great opportunity for folks to gain experience working in the field of outdoor education as well as get insight on both CA State Parks and the National Park Service.

🔗 For more information, please visit https://www.nps.gov/samo/getinvolved/every-kid-outdoors-intern.htm

📣 Enroll in Counseling 12, Exploring Careers and College Majors, for the Fall 2024 semester at SMC! 📣

📌 Section #3240: 8:45 am - 10:50 am (Thursday) Trachtenberg, on ground class

📌 Section #1637: 2:15 pm - 4:20 pm (Thursday) Johnson, on ground class

📌 Section #1638: 3:45 pm - 5:50 pm (Wednesday) Srapyan, scheduled class

📌 Section #1635: 2:15 pm - 4:20 pm (Tuesday) Gurrola, on ground class

The SMC Career Services Center is closed in honor of Juneteenth on June 19, 2024 📣