This Tuesday April 13, 2021 at 4pm, WesWIS is hosting an “Industry Careers in Science” Panel for undergraduates looking for an alternative to going to grad school right after Wes. All interested students are encouraged to attend!
Meeting ID: 934 1682 4562
Passcode: 047533
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 7:00pm – 8:00pm EDT
Join us for a virtual panel discussion with members of Wesleyan’s Class of 2020. Learn from their experiences job hunting and transitioning to post-grad life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Connect with current students and recent alumni to share stories, ask questions, and share advice for navigating the months ahead.
Panelists:
Maya Bernstein-Schalet ’20, Anthropology/Civic Engagement Certificate
Journalist, Heritage Radio Network
Researcher, Belly of the Best
Brooklyn, NY
Sherly Francois ’20, Psychology/African American Studies
Management Development Program, McMaster-Carr
Atlanta, GA
Lucine Poturyan ’20, Government/Russian
Data Analysis Minor Conflicts Analyst, Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Zack Hersh ’20, American Studies
Legislative Aide, Colorado House of Representatives
Denver, CO
Student Moderators:
Esme Lylte ’21
Phillip Wong ’21
Brendan Joyce ’21
Dear Student,
We have been made aware that students are receiving emails posing as the Financial Aid Department as well as emails advertising student employment opportunities that are not legitimate. Given this increase in phishing emails, we wanted to provide you with some guidance on how to determine if a job opportunity is legitimate.
If an email appears to be strange in nature, confirm its authenticity before automatically complying with the request. Emails that appear to be very vague in content and ask you to click on a link or to respond immediately without much detail for the purpose of the email would fit this description. Even if an email is from a known source, but not someone ordinarily associated with financial aid or student employment (ex: a faculty member) should be questioned.
For student employment opportunities: Handshake contains up to date information about student employment opportunities for students available directly through Wesleyan. Jobs posted by Wesleyan University Student Employment on Handshake have been vetted by our office before being made available to students; therefore, it is the best way to search for legitimate job opportunities. Students are welcome to seek employment outside of Wesleyan but should exercise caution when considering opportunities from other employers, particularly when seeking remote employment. Students should always research any employer and/or offered job opportunity; if an opportunity sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. You should note that it is possible for a fraudulent email to come from a legitimate Wesleyan email address if the account has been hacked, so job opportunities sent to you from a Wesleyan email address should be researched as you would any other job.
When communicating with an employer, receiving emails from potential employers, or searching for a job, be on the lookout for the following “Red Flag” situations:
· Makes an offer for a position without ever interacting/interviewing you
· You receive an email from an employer you have had no interaction with offering you a job or to “make money quickly”
· Offers a large sum of money for minimal work. Remember that the Connecticut minimum wage is $12 an hour
· Offers payment before you do any work or sends you compensation unexpectedly
· Requests for you to make a payment upfront via transfer/wire money, money order or courier
· Requests your personal information – social security number, credit card information, bank account number, copies of your license, passport, photograph, or other personal documents
· Posting lacks all or some of the following information: company name, address, contact information, telephone number, domain email address, etc.
· Postings with spelling and grammatical errors
· Employer website without a clear description of the business, contact information, or job descriptions
If you suspect a posting is fraudulent, be sure to proceed with caution. Do not provide any personal information and do not click on any links. End all communications with the employer immediately and, if Wesleyan University is mentioned in the email, contact the ITS Security group at security@wesleyan.eduASAP for assistance and advice on how to proceed.
You can find additional information regarding student employment on our website and additional information about fraudulent job postings here. If you have any questions, please reach out to studentemployment@wesleyan.edu.
Sincerely,
Financial Aid Office
Student Employment Office
Jen Duncan, Associate Director of Financial Aid
Claudia Morrow, Associate Director of Financial Aid
Robyn Ewig, Senior Assistant Director of Financial Aid
Allison Soden, Student Employment Coordinator
Ali McFadzen, Department Assistant
Wesleyan University
Office of Financial Aid
237 High Street
Middletown, CT 06459
Tel: (860) 685-2800
Fax: (860) 685-2801
Dear Class of 2021,
Greetings from the New Normal.
I hope that everyone is safe, healthy, and relatively sane. In light of the challenges of learning and working remotely, and the ever-changing circumstances both broadly and on campus, I’m writing with some updates about the hiring process and beyond. Please bear with me, there’s a lot to cover.
You may have heard that the University has just determined there will be no campus programming or housing this summer, which effectively means no on campus summer jobs. While campus may reopen at some point, given the nature of our work it would be irresponsible to hold information sessions numbering in the hundreds, and to hold interviews in offices with students visiting from around the country and the world. This decision by the University, announced yesterday, was the confirmation we needed to alter and update our plans.
We are extending the deadline to accommodate anyone who was unable to file an application as a result of Covid complications, and moving the interview process to the last two weeks of May, after finals. We will do some online training (paid) during the first week of June. Because there will be no on-campus programming and no housing, we are not hiring summer SI’s, and are pivoting to a new model to engage with students. Rather than hire 6 SI’s to live and work on campus, we hope to have a cohort of summer SIs, which can be much larger, to co-host virtual information sessions with deans and conduct informational conversations (as opposed to evaluative interviews) with prospective students via Skype/Zoom/Slate (our multi-faceted database). This would obviously be remote, virtual, and paid at the SI rate, and will allow all interested SIs to participate.
When we return to campus in the fall (frankly I’m not emotionally ready to consider an alternative, and I’m working remotely from the beach…) we will complete our training, focusing on the actual on-campus interview and office responsibilities, and hopefully be in a position to welcome visitors at that point. If not, you will continue to co-host virtual info sessions and do evaluative interviews by Skype et al.
The new deadline for the Senior Interviewer application is Monday, May 11, at 8am. I hope the extended deadline and better understanding of how we plan to utilize the Senior Interviewer corps during the crisis provides the opportunity and information you need to apply. Here is the link once again: https://forms.gle/MZPN2rXNE7mMDSza8
I appreciate your flexibility, patience and interest (and peace, love and understanding) as we adapt on the fly. Please feel free to reach out directly if you have any questions or concerns, and be well.
Chris
CHRISTIAN LANSER
ASSOCIATE DEAN OF ADMISSION
Wesleyan University | Office of Admission
70 Wyllys Avenue | Middletown, CT 06459
P. 860 685-2983
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“What a lucky man, to see the earth before it touched his hand.” – Neil Young
The Senior Interviewer position is a professional internship with the Office of Admission. We seek mature and responsible candidates with the ability to represent Wesleyan honestly, enthusiastically, and articulately.
The position is open to all members of the Class of 2021 in good standing.
You may access more information about the position here.
The office of Residential Life is currently accepting applications for the upcoming summer. Specifically, we are looking to fill the following positions:
The priority deadline for all three positions is Friday, March 27th at 12 noon, EST. Applications are available in the Residential Life bucket in the student portal.
Questions can be sent to misleib@wesleyan.edu
The Clinical Careers in Psychology Q&A – jointly brought to you by the Gordon Career Center and the Psychology Department – continues Monday, February 10th at 12:15pm at the Gordon Career Center (lunch will be provided).
Our next featured alumnus is Claire Haiman, PsyD ’95, a clinical psychologist at Columbia University Medical Center.
Dr. Claire Haiman is a clinical psychologist and Director for the Mental Health Services division of the Student Health Service (SHS) at Columbia. Prior to joining SHS, Claire had been at the Counseling Services of the New School University and at the New York State Psychiatric Institute where she had worked in both the Eating Disorder Treatment/Research Unit and the Department of Neuroscience. She specializes in mindfulness-based body-focused psychotherapy and is trained in Somatic Experiencing, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Dr. Haiman earned her PsyD at Rutgers University and completed her internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center.
Lunch will be provided! For more information, and to make sure we have enough pizza, please register through Handshake: Claire Haiman ’95 – Handshake Event Details/Registration
The Boston Career Trek program begins on-campus and includes a day trip to Boston to meet with Wesleyan alumni at their places of work. Students will have the option to choose from treks in one of six different fields including sales/marketing, tech, health, journalism/media, education and visual arts. More information (including participating employers) is available on Handshake, and interested students should apply by Thursday, February 13.
Additional career trek opportunities this spring include the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, the Global Health & Innovation Conference, the Jackson Laboratory, and the 2020 MIT Sustainability Summit. These opportunities all have an application deadline of Thursday, February 20th.
Looking for funding for your unpaid or low-paid summer experience?
The 2020 Wesleyan Summer Grants Program will be accepting applications from January 27th – February 27th, 11:59pm.
Wesleyan Summer Grants are funding resources awarded through the Gordon Career Center which allow students to pursue no- or low-paid career-related summer experiences. Experiential learning opportunities can be both in the U.S. and abroad and include career-related opportunities such as internships, faculty-mentored research, language study, volunteer work, field study, and academic programs.
The Gordon Career Center will be holding four information sessions which will cover funding opportunities, eligibility and requirements, navigating the application process, and what makes a strong application. All sessions will conclude with a Q&A.
01.28 – WSG Information Session, 12:00pm, Career Center
02.03 – WSG Information Session, 12:15pm, Career Center
02.06 – WSG Information Session, 12:00pm, Career Center
02.11 – WSG Information Session, 12:00pm, Career Center
The list of available grants and the application can be accessed on AcademicWorks through WesPortal. For more information about the application process, please visit the Gordon Career Center website.
Don’t know where to begin or need help with your application? Schedule an appointment to meet with a career advisor.
