CAREER OUTLOOK
• Understand that some students are recruited directly from
the BEYA STEM conference. • Know that a non-PNNL internship doesn’t hurt ones chances at PNNL. • Visit PNNL during the summers before their junior and
senior years.
• Know that PNNL researchers dote upon graduates and post-doctoral candidates. • Understand that PNNL views internships as a testing ground as the lab needs to see students in action and students must determine if what PNNL is of interest.
• Be familiar with journals in their field and publications from related associations such as the American Nuclear Society, IEEE, AAAS and Geological Society of America. If you want to be on the cutting edge, Martin, who also has
a master’s degree in radiological sciences from the University of Washington, and a bachelor’s in wildlife management from Washington State University, has just the answer. He says that the PNNL emerging career opportunities are focused on the use of chemistry, nuclear and biology in discov- ering signatures for forensics and cyber security.
Don’t Panic: What the MITRE Corporation Likes The MITRE Corporation provides systems engineering, research and development, and information technology support to the government. It operates federally funded research and development centers for the Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Homeland Security, The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The private, nonprofit organization, which was founded in 1958, likes interns and co-op workers that are dedicated to working and learning, and MITRE’s Student Program includes students from high school through the doctorate level. At the entry level, MITRE recruiters know that not all students have internship experience, and seeks candidates whose capability in technology, engineering, math, and science is shown through academic work, extracurricular activities, or personal projects. The top three majors that MITRE hires are computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engi- neering.
The diversity of MITRE’s work means no specific skill elevates a student above others as a potential hire. Proven technical skill, problem-solving ability, curiosity, initiative and “desire to work in the public interest all make a student a strong candidate.” Last summer, more than 200 student interns worked at MITRE in areas including cyber security and software engi- neering.
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Ben C. King, an
Emerald Honors winner for Career Achievement at the 2013 BEYA STEM Conference, is a member of the Command and Control Center, and has direct advice for students entering the job fair. King wishes he had taken more advantage of university co-op/internship opportunities.“I’ve spoken with a number of people that after completing a four-year degree really had no idea what they would be doing day-to-day on the job. The (internship/co-op) experi- ence seems to focus some students. It provides a view
Ben C. King, member of the Sys- tems’ Performance Engineering group in MITRE’s Command and Control Center
into your future and a light at the end of the tunnel” King said. King wishes he had known more about MITRE’s retirement programs, and company matching and investment options. He says that he selected MITRE without knowing much about those areas, but if he had had that information MITRE might have been even more attractive and would have made his decision easier.
The native Alabamian received bachelor of science degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from the Uni- versity of South Alabama and a master’s degree in computer science from George Mason University,
MITRE wants interested students to know that the major- ity of full-time positions require a security clearance. However co-op students and interns rarely require a clearance and those candidates with and without them are considered equally. MITRE considers students regardless of whether they have a clearance but having one may open up more work opportunities. The nonprofit corporation does work sometimes with entry-level candidates who are “eligible for a clearance to help them obtain one. However, only U.S. citizens are eligible for security clear- ances.”
Don’t Panic: Who’s got the Hiring Power? The Energy Sector
Julio Friedmann is the chief energy technologist at Law- rence Livermore National Laboratory, and he believes, pun intended, that emerging career opportunities in the energy sector are bright. That includes the necessity to hire talented scientists and engineers, including process chemical engineers, material
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