Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Language Career & Internship Virtual Fair

Do you speak another language? Do you have cross-cultural or international career interests? Are you interested in working, interning or teaching abroad? If you answer yes to any of these questions, don't miss the upcoming Virtual Language Career & Internship Fair!

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Language Career & Internship Fair (Virtual)
October 14, 11 am- 3 pm
Location: Register and attend via Careers4Terps

Connect with organizations looking to hire for part-time, internship, full-time and volunteer positions in these fields and learn how to build your experience on campus with selected UMD departments. 

**Important: Check out this very important 2-minute video explaining how a virtual career fair works! https://vimeo.com/446651089/4423ceafb4

Given the virtual nature of the fair, you should plan to pre-register and upload your resume ahead of time. Need to polish your resume? Choose from these virtual options: 

Here's the full list of attending organizations (as of October 5) and the positions they seek to fill. When you register for the fair in Careers4Terps, you will be able to see full descriptions of these organizations and opportunities: 
  • AEON: English Teacher (in Japan)
  • Army ROTC: Military intelligence, special operations, cyber, logistics, administrative
  • Baltimore City Public Schools: Elementary & Secondary Teachers
  • Ethiopian Community Development Council: Virtual internships- employment, development, healthy refugee you and more
  • Fairfax County Public Schools:  Immersion (French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish), World Languages, Spanish Teacher, ESOL, American Sign Language
  • Hola Cultura: SPEL Program (Virtual/part-time)
  • International Center for Religion & Democracy: Virtual internships- program, communications/outreach and more
  • International Rescue Committee: Virtual interns
  • JET Program: English Teacher (in Japan)
  • Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area: Virtual interns- reception & placement, employment, school services, health services, refugee youth and family services
  • Montgomery County Police: Police Officer, Public Safety Communications Specialist, Police Cadet
  • Montgomery County Public Schools: Teachers
  • National Security Agency (NSA): TBD: https://www.nsa.gov/careers/
  • Novastar Prep: 1:1 Learning Coach, After School Instructor
  • Peace Corps: Peace Corps Volunteer
  • Prince William County Public Schools: Language Teachers (Middle & High)
  • Project Go: Summer ROTC programs in Arabic & Persian
  • Literacy Lab: Literacy Lab Tutors
  • U.S. Department of State: Consular Fellows Program, Foreign Service Officers, Foreign Service Specialists, Interns, Fellows
  • UMD Arabic Flagship Program: Arabic student programs
  • UMD Do Good Institute: Scale Your Impact, Accelerator Fellows, Mini Grants, Impact Interns
  • UMD Graduate Studies Interpretation & Translation Program: Graduate studies in interpretation and translation
  • UMD Office of International Affairs: Global experiences including virtual opportunities
  • UMD Persian Flagship Program: Persian student programs
  • UMD National Scholarships Office: Boren Fellows, Fulbright, Critical Language Scholarships
More organizations will register between now and the fair, so please continue to check the latest list here.  
The 2020 Virtual Language Career & Internship Fair is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. 

If you have any questions about the fair, please email Kate Juhl at kjuhl@umd.edu. Hope to see you online on October 14!

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