Joe Davidson's Federal Diary column in Thursday's Washington Post - Government Gets High Marks From Student Job Seekers referenced a survey by Universum (see bottom for more info) of 32,000 US undergrads, asking them to rank their ideal potential future employers. Here are links to career and intern pages for their top 15 employers - with public affairs opportunities noted, where possible.
1) Google - careers - student opportunities/internships - legal & public policy dept. (CA) - just one DC-area job referenced: Enterprise Federal Apps Sales Manager
2) Walt Disney - we previously-featured a featured a passel of Disney public affairs opportunities - careers (you can also find internships through that link) - student programs. Specific public-affairs and media-related opportunities follow - please search by location or req. ID info if links do not translate to your computer:
- Senior Producer, ABC News - DC - req. ID: 183443
- Digital Reporter, ABC News - DC - req. ID: 185132
- Digital Producer, This Week - DC - req. ID: 185009
- Associate Producer, ABC News One - DC - req. ID: 184747
- Director, Public Affairs, Parks & Resorts - Burbank, CA - req. ID: 157262
- Director, External Communications, Parks & Resorts - Burbank, CA - req. ID: 178506
4) Ernst & Young - careers (you can search for internships and summer jobs in advanced search) - student information - they have a DC-based Legislative & Regulatory Policy Associate Director position searchable using keyword/ID WAS000F
5) Department of State - careers - student information - internships - you can also search for opportunities directly at USA Jobs
6) Goldman Sachs - careers - internship information
7) Deloitte - careers - student information - internship information
8) Peace Corps - careers - volunteers
9) NASA - careers - student/intern info - selected jobs found:
- Lead Communications Specialist, Stennis Space Center - SW Mississippi - $95k-$123k - job ID: NS09B0011 - apply by Tuesday, Jan. 20
- Paralegal Specialist - DC area - $60k-$79k - job ID: HQ09B0086 - apply by Jan. 30
11) Teach for America - careers - TFA Corps - selected opportunities include:
- Intern, Legal Affairs - location flexible - apply by Feb. 16
- Manager, Corporate & Foundation Relations - New Haven, CT
- Assistant, Country Relations - location flexible, DC preferred
- Director, Partnerships & Programming, Political Leadership Initiative - DC strongly preferred
- Director, Foundation Relations - NYC preferred
- Vice President, National Development - NYC
13) Microsoft - careers - student information - internship information - besides the public affairs oriented jobs listed below, there appear to be marketing-oriented PR/communications opportunities under Marketing Communications category
- Federal Lobbyist/Federal Govt. Affairs Manager - DC
- Community Affairs Manager - Redmond, WA
15) J.P. Morgan (now part of JP Morgan/Chase) - careers - student/internship information
Here is the Universum press release (note: pdf link) on which the Post story is based. Additional Universum ranking info includes 2008 results by respondent major and 2007 MBA survey results.
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