Are you interested in working in the government for the summer or after you graduate? If so, the Career Center would like to tell you about a great opportunity for UMBC students!

Workforce Recruitment Program
The Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities (WRP), coordinated by the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and the U.S. Department of Defense, is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private sector employers with highly motivated college students, graduate students, and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workplace through summer or permanent jobs.

Eligible students must:
- have a disability and be eligible under the Schedule A hiring authority
- be a United States citizen
- be enrolled in a degree program on a substantially full-time basis OR have graduated with a degree in April 2018 or more recently.

If you are interested in interviewing with a representative from WRP or learning more about the program, please contact: Caroline Bodnar, carolc@umbc.edu.

Please visit www.wrp.gov for more information regarding WRP and click on the student registration button to get started!  For more information watch this youtube video.

Registration opens 8/26/2019 and ends 10/11/2019.  For the 2020 WRP release, interviews will be held in the fall of 2019. The interview period for the 2019 cycle will take place between October 28, 2019 and November 19, 2019. 

We hope your fall semester is off to a great start!

Name: Abhishek Mahindrakar

Internship, Co-op or Research Site: Equifax

Position Title: DevOps Automation Intern

Major(s)/Minor(s): Information Systems, Master’s Student

Work Term: Summer 2019 

Tell us about your internship, co-op, or research opportunity, including your day-to-day responsibilities.

I joined Equifax as DevOps Automation Intern and my daily responsibilities were working on tools like Jenkins, Tableau, Hygieia, and ELK stack. On a day-to-day basis, I was given the task of creating automation scripts and orchestrating tasks on Jenkins. Then, I was responsible for visualizing the results of all the jobs on dashboards like Tableau, Hygieia or Kibana. My job role also included creating scripts in Groovy and Python to draw data from servers and publish it on Jenkins which can be further published onto ELK stack for visualizations. This internship gave me great exposure to a lot of tools and technologies which not only helped me build my knowledge of all the latest tools being used in the professional world but will also help me better my resume for future endeavors. 

Describe the process of obtaining your position. When did you hear of the position and submit your application?

I applied online for the internship position at Equifax and received a call from HR to set up a technical interview. There were two rounds of technical interviews which were set up on Zoom. A week after the final round, I received an email from HR that they had concluded the process and hired me for the internship position. The process was very smooth and in less than 3 weeks I received the offer letter.

What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization? 

I got great exposure to a lot of tools and also a great experience working in a professional environment. 

How do you believe you have made an impact through your work?

Equifax is a credit bureau and it works on customer records and their credit history. I was a part of the CI/CD team which is the continuous integration and continuous deployment team. Various teams work on various tools like Nexus, Rundeck, Sonar, etc. Our job was to combine all these tools for different teams and create a common platform where all the teams could collaborate their work and create results as an alliance which would help the people higher in hierarchy to analyze and view results. 

What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience? 

My advice would be to stick to your domain and field of interest. Get an internship in the field similar to your interest and build your profile accordingly. Also, connect with as many people as possible to increase your contacts and know your company better. Additionally, the Career Center was of great help initially in creating my resume for open internship positions. Career events and the “Intern Like a Pro” practicum that is organized by Career Center were of great help to track my internship development.

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DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis Internship Program

Apply for an internship, earn a paycheck and learn the skills you need for an
exciting career in intelligence!

WHAT'S NEEDED

The Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) leads DHS in the business of intelligence. We offer undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to hone their skills to prepare for careers as intelligence professionals. We need students in the following areas:
• Intelligence Analysis: Includes analysis of issues related to terrorism, cybersecurity, border security, transnational crimes and counterintelligence.
• Intelligence Operations: Includes open source collection, document and media exploitation, counterintelligence operations and coordination of information sharing activities.
• Mission Readiness: Includes budget and finance, human resources, program management, security, strategic planning and policy development.
• Information Technology and Data Science: Includes information assurance/IT security, IT engineering, data science and visualization, and programming
and development.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

All applicants must meet the following criteria:
• Be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Be a current degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited university. Must have at least one academic year of study after an I&A internship. Rising seniors are eligible to apply if they will be going directly on to graduate school.
• Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Be 16 years old or older.

HOW TO APPLY

DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis will be accepting applications for the Summer 2020 internship program through the September 4 Intelligence Community Virtual Career Fair. Interested students should upload a PDF with a resume, unofficial resume through spring 2019 and proof of fall 2019 enrollment to their registration. Registration and full fair details at ICVirtualFair.com

Questions?

Contact IA-InternshipProgram@hq.dhs.gov for more information

Visit us at DHS.gov/Office-Intelligence-and-Analysis

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• The Haven Outpatient Center will open in October 2019 in a separate location in Catonsville. The outpatient center will provide students with evidence-based Intensive Outpatient and Outpatient treatment programs to help them address substance use issues in a safe and relatable space while staying engaged in their college experience. Treatment programs are covered by most insurance and are conveniently scheduled in late afternoons, evenings, and weekends to accommodate busy student academic schedules. The center will include a student-designed coffee lounge for studying, meeting friends, and hanging out in a safe and judgement-free space. All UMBC students, faculty, staff, alumni, and families are welcome to attend the weekly student-led recovery meetings, social events, and mindfulness activities that will be hosted here each week.
  
  
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