Summer jobs provide you with an opportunity to make money, learn something about your chosen field, and make your parents happy all at the same time.   For many students a summer job is the first real experience in engineering or computer science that they will have.  It is your chance to rub shoulders with technical professionals, to experience the actual job setting, to engage in work that relates to your major, and to begin to develop your contact network of people in your field.  

It is also your opportunity to show an employer how you work, to wow them with your skills, and to dazzle them with your brilliance.  Tons of students have reported that the job they obtained as a student turned into a career position after graduation.  Even if you choose not to take the offer it is really nice to have a bird in hand at graduation.  Makes you feel good to be wanted...

Your first job will teach you way more than you ever imagined.  It will be an eye-opening experience.  If you work in an urban setting your learning experience will begin with the trials and tribulations of the morning commute, and you will learn the consequences of showing up late.  You will also see how people relate to one another in a work situation.  You will learn how to dress professionally, how to make small talk, and how to get things done in a bureaucracy.

Most importantly you will also increase your knowledge base, technical expertise, and skills. And you will learn whether or not you really want to pursue your chosen field or take a jag in a different direction.

The best reason for pursuing a summer job experience is, of course, to obtain experience in your field.  Before you start looking for a summer job it is a really good idea to assess your knowledge and interests, and to make a list of your goals.  This will help you screen possible jobs and companies.

The market is incredibly hot right now and companies are desperate to hire students as early as possible and gain committed employees that will join the company at graduation.  Many full-time summer jobs can become part time, adjusting to your school schedule, when you return to classes in the fall.  Over the long term a summer job provides you with the "sling shot" start to your professional career.  Anyone who has related experience when they graduate will be much more attractive to employers and that is reflected in the salaries they offer.  

Obtaining summer jobs is very easy right now. I have not seen such a fabulous market for engineers and computer science candidates in years!  Companies cannot get all of the candidates they want.  All you have to do is figure out what you want and put yourself out there. The May 29th Career and Internship Job Seeking Strategy Workshop that I will be offering from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM in RVR 1006 will get you moving in the right direction. Be there!
 
The College of Engineering and Computer Science JETX system has lots of great student jobs posted by major (see link below).  You can also post your resume on the site so that interested employers can contact you.

www.ecs.csus.edu/career (go to “current jobs”)

IF YOU NEED A CAREER OR A SUMMER JOB THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE!

GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER IN 3 HOURS!!

Career and Internship Job Seeking Strategy
Thursday, May 29
1:00-4:00 RVR 1006

Topics:

• Identify strengths, interests, job options; identify career goals & develop short and long term career plans!
• Develop a list of target companies and a strategy for getting the right career or internship job for you!
• Learn how to identify the best sources for job listings!
• Find out what you can expect in a technical interview and how to prepare for the most intense interviews.
• Write the best ever resume to get the job you want!
• Learn how to negotiate salaries effectively!

All ARE WELCOME- NO SIGN-UPS NECESSARY www.ecs.csus.edu/career

BOOK YOU NEED FOR THIS WORKSHOP: THE ULTIMATE CAREER PLANNING MANUAL FOR ENGINEERS AND COMPUTER SCIENTISTS – AVAILABLE IN THE CSUS BOOKSTORE AND ON-LINE.

To Members, Faculty, and Staff:

This is the final email of the semester and the final email of my term as Chair. I want to thank all of you for your contributions and support for our organization. Without every one of you the Power Engineering Society would not have experienced the success that took place these past two semesters.

On May 14th, 2008 at 1:00pm in the Power Lab we will be hosting our last event for you. The CSUS PES will be selling its recently developed T-shirts for a low cost to members of $5 that will be used to fund future events. I will also be announcing the newly elected Officers that will be part of the administration for next semester.

In the case you cannot attend, the Officers are listed below:

Chair - Aaron Leach
Vice Chair - Louis Camacho
Public Relations Coordinator - Harrizon Sanchez
Events Coordinator - Edwardo Gonzales
Treasurer - Ronald Lafradez

At this time I would like to thank my administration for everything they have done and for sticking with me through difficult times. I am very privileged to have had the chance to work with such great people and I have full confidence in their abilities make the PES even better than it is now after I leave.

I would also like to thank all Faculty and Staff for their support. They contributed their time and effort for the betterment of their students’ future. Many of them worked behind the scenes and still helped, knowing their assistance may never go acknowledged.

Leaving the PES has been a difficult realization for me, but what has been harder is the realization that I will miss my friends, the members. I am grateful to have had the chance to work with all of you and hope to see you on May 14th to say goodbye.

Thank you,
David Thai
CSUS PES Chair

Position: Student Assistant

Location: CalPERS - Self Service Applications Unit

Preferred Education: Must be enroled in a minimum of 6 semester or 9 quarter units at an accredited college or university.

Desirable Qualifications: A motivated, self-starter and enthusiastic individual with strong written and verbal communication skills, excellent organizations skills, as well as excellent customer service skills. Ability to work well in a fast-paced, high pressure, work environment; work independently or in a team environment; work cooperatively with staff and management;; reason logically, write effectively, analyze situations accurately, and adopt an effective course of actioin. Excellent computer skills, proficient in using personal computer software (Word, ZExcel, PowerPoint, Access or Outlook) highly desired. Individual must be responsable, dependable; reliable and attentive to detail.

Duties and Responsibilities: Under the direction of the Data Processing Manager II the student assistant is responsible for performing various functions in support of the Self Services Applications Unit staff. The responsibilities include, but not limited to the following:

• Assist in the development of the IT equipment inventory for hardware/software.
• Develop and maintain the WDSS equipment inventory.
• Assist with 2nd level customer support issues.
• Organize and maintaining the units library.
• Maintain the document review/approval spreadsheet.
• Order supplies and maintain supply cabinet.
• Assist with application test execution.
• Assist in research and analysis.
• Perform clerical and other duties as required.

We are looking for a student intern for the Drainage Maintenance Engineering Section of Water Resources at Sacramento County. The position will include about half office and half field work. The ideal candidate should be fluent in AutoCAD and/or GIS applications, and should have some field experience or have completed a course in surveying. The position will be full time (40 hrs) during the summer months and up to half time (24hrs) during the school year depending on availability. Attached is the job description. Interested students should forward their resume to myself (gossr@saccounty.net), Jon Money (moneyj@saccounty.net) and Lance Ablang (ablangl@saccounty.net) via email by next Friday (5/16/2008).
If you have any questions, please fell free to call me.

Thanks in advance for your help,

Rod Goss, P.E.
Associate Civil Engineer
County of Sacramento
Water Resources Drainage Maintenance Engineering
(916) 875-6331

____________________

Student Engineering Intern

Department of Water Resource

Drainage Maintenance Engineering Section

The Student Engineering Intern of the Drainage Maintenance Engineering (DME) Section shall perform the following duties:

• Assist in field investigations to determine underground pipe type (material), size, length, drainage inlet type and condition, and assess flood related problems.
• Input data into the maintenance and repair work request database (CMMS). Write, track, and monitor work requests.
• Complete facility map changes (AutoCAD, GIS, and CMMS) and assign facility numbers for construction projects, as required.
• Effectively and accurately, communicate verbally and in writing.
• Assist in evaluating minor drainage problems and potential solutions.
• Assist in administering and tracking mainline and lateral pipe cleaning program.
• Assist County maintenance crews with field surveys and grade calculations.
• Respond to flood or rainstorm events, as required.
• Use safety procedures and equipment, as necessary to maintain a safe working environment.

Working hours will be full time during the summer and semester breaks (40 hours per week) and are limited to part time (24 hours per week) during the school year. DME is located at 3847 Branch Center Road in Sacramento approximately one-mile south of the Highway 50 and Bradshaw Road interchange.

Please submit resumes to moneyj@saccounty.net, gossr@saccounty.net and ablangl@saccounty.net

Dear Colleagues,

There are still opportunities for summer internships with NASA this summer for your students in all majors of engineering and Computer Science. I have received recent communication from NASA Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) in Pasadena, California that indicates that they are looking for all engineering majors and computer science majors. Could you please announce in your classes tomorrow if possible and ask them to apply directly or contact me or directly Ms. Linda Rogers at:

linda.l.rogers@jpl.nasa.gov and tel: (818) 354-3274

Please direct them also to this web page: http://minorityeducation.jpl.nasa.gov/opportunities/index.cfm

If you have questions please contact me,

Jose J. Granda
CSUS California Space Grant Director

JOB OPPORTUNITY BULLETIN

OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
LEGISLATIVE DATA CENTER

POSITION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST III (8LC09)
(EQUIVALENT TO: SYSTEMS SOFTWARE SPECIALIST III (TECHNICAL))

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A minimum of four (4) years of hands-on experience operating enterprise-level Nortel or Cisco networks. In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP protocol suite and OSI layers 1-7. Extensive experience with Nortel/CISCO components (switches, routers, firewalls, gateways, and load balancers). Extensive experience with LAN, WAN, WLAN, and VPN design and implementation. Extensive experience with network hardware, Internet standards and protocols, including TCP/IP, HTTP, SMTP, DHCP, DNS, SSL, DECnet, LAT, LAVC, and SNA. Experience with structured data cabling, including category 5-6 IEEE copper wiring standards and Fiber Optic cabling standards and specifications. Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems. Demonstrated ability to handle stressful situations in a professional manner. Ability to manage workload, meet deadlines, and coordinate the work in a project team. Demonstrated knowledge of project management tools and techniques. Ability to think tactically and strategically to provide information technology networking solutions and services that meet customers’ needs. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with customers, team members, peers, managers and executive staff. Excellent oral and written communications skills. Ability to effectively lead a project team.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: Demonstrated experience operating enterprise-level networks. Demonstrated experience with and in-depth knowledge of network security and methodologies, Checkpoint Firewall application support, Network Access Control, and Endpoint Security. Extensive knowledge of Virtual Private Networks, tunneling, encryption and authentication methods. Extensive experience with common network administration and intrusion detection tools, such as Snort, IPS, Ethereal/Wireshark, Nmap, and specifically Nortel Threat Protection System. Demonstrated experience with L2/switching and skills in troubleshooting, LAN/WAN design, and fully versed in networking concepts. Design and implementation experience with routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, RIP, RIP/v2, etc.). Experience with IP multicast and routing concepts and protocols including IGMP, DVMRP, MOSPF, and PIM. Experience with network capacity planning, network security principles, and general network management best practices. Experience with protocol analysis tools and analysis, using SNIFFER, Ethereal, PCAP and other protocol analysis tools. Knowledge of NMS applications, configuration management tending tools, Nortel ENMS, ESM, CCM, Solarwinds, Orion, Solarwinds toolsets and Niksun Net VCR.

SELECTION INFORMATION
The Office of Legislative Counsel is an equal opportunity employer to all regardless of race, color, creed, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, or sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free workplace. Any applicant for State employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing civil service, and the special trust placed in public servants.

OTHER RELATED INFORMATION
The Office of Legislative Counsel reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service law and rules and all competitors will be notified.

At the conclusion of a selection process, the Office of Legislative Counsel reserves the right to establish a pool of eligibles comprised of the most qualified candidates who competed in the process. This pool may be used to fill subsequent vacancies which require substantially similar knowledge, skills, abilities and behaviors. Such pools can be used for a period not to exceed one year from the final filing date of the original selection process.

Applications are available at State Personnel Board Offices, local offices of the Employment Development Department and the Office of Legislative Counsel Personnel Office. The application form (Std. 678) is also available in several formats on the State Personnel Board’s website at: http://www.spb.ca.gov/jobs/stateapp.htm

THIS IS A COMPETITIVE PROCESS: If you meet the minimum qualifications stated on this bulletin, you may file for this position. Possession of the qualifications does not guarantee inclusion in the selection process. Your performance in the selection process will be compared with the performance of all others who participate in this process, and does not guarantee an appointment to the position.

Interview Scope: If an interview is conducted, in addition to the minimum and desirable qualifications described on this bulletin, the panel will consider education, experience, personal development, personal traits, and fitness. In appraising experience, more weight will be given to the breadth and recency of pertinent experience and evidence of the candidate’s ability to accept and fulfill increasing responsibilities than to the length of experience. Evaluation of a candidate’s personal development will include consideration of a recognition of training needs; plans for self-development; and the progress made in efforts toward self-development.

California Relay Service TDD: 1-800-735-2929 Voice: 1-800-735-2922

IT CAREER OPPORTUNITY!!

Just wanted to let all of you know that there is an “OPEN” IT exam currently being offered. It is being administered by another state agency, State Compensation Insurance Fund www.scif.com

Just wanted to let everyone know about this opportunity! (And, maybe they will let other agencies, like Franchise Tax Board, hire from their new list!!)

http://www.scif.com/careers/JobListings.html

By the way, we had over 3000+ applicants for the one day filing for the TPA open exam last week. Amazing!

Sally Bennett
Franchise Tax Board
IT Initiatives Coordinator
(916) 845-3823
PO BOX 1468 MS L-240
Sacramento, CA 95812
WWW.FTB.CA.GOV

From the website ( www.asee.org/smart ):

Welcome and thank you for your interest in this exciting scholarship opportunity.

The Department of Defense (DoD) is proud to offer scholarships to undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for training in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) fields. The DoD also offers them career opportunities to continue their research as civilian employees of a DoD laboratory after graduation.

The Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART)Defense Scholarship for Service Program offers our nation’s research leaders of tomorrow not only an education but rewarding career opportunities.

The SMART online application is open each August through December. The application will reopen August 15, 2008 and close December 15, 2008. Awardees will be announced in the spring of 2009 and funding will begin August 2009. Please continue to visit this site for updates.

Annual stipend ranging from $22,000-$39,000 depending on prior educational experience
Full tuition and related education fees
Book allowance of $1,000
Paid summer internships
Career opportunities after graduation

Download the SMART poster (PDF: 1,331KB) and SMART brochure (PDF:3,764KB) to distribute or post at your school.

The SMART Scholarship for Service Program is open only to citizens of the United States. Nationals and persons who hold permanent resident status are not eligible. Read the Application Instructions for more information.

rb

Rick Burke
Senior Network Administrator
Defense Microelectronics Activity
DMEA/MECB
4234 54th Street
McClellan, CA 95652-2100
(916)231-1547
Fax (916)231-2847
E-mail: burke@dmea.osd.mil

The College of Engineering and Computer Science Needs Your Data

Please report any offers that you have received to ECS Career Services Web site:

 http://www.ecs.csus.edu/career  - click on the "Just Hired" link.

If you got a student position we need your data.  

If you have graduated in the past few years or if you are graduating this semester we need your data.  

The information you share is used for ABET reports and to help me identify trends in employment and salaries.

I keep your info confidential.  I only report the data!  I use your contact data to confirm and to keep in touch with you.

Employers are hiring from the resumes posted on our web site at http://www.ecs.csus.edu/career.  If you have not already posted your resume on the ECS Career Services Office Web Site, now is the time!!!  Just click on the Post Your Resume button!

Students are reporting multiple offers from using a combination of the resume posting service, the JETX job listings, and from Career Day 2008.  If you missed Career Day 2008 you can still access the hiring and contact information on the ECS Career Services web site at http://www.ecs.csus.edu/career.

Cool new feature!!!  Employers are able to search your resume now with key words!

I also send resumes out to companies so send me a soft copy in MS Word.  cici@csus.edu