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October 26, 2018
“Amazon hosts Learn to Earn event in MVSC”
On Tuesday, October 23, Amazon was in the Military & Veteran Success Center for a Learn to Earn Over Lunch.
Full story: amazon.jobs
Since 1995, Amazon's mission has been to be “Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible price.” Today Amazon has millions of customers and over 563,000 employees. They are working to meet the needs of Consumers, Sellers, Content Creators, and Developers & Enterprises.
“Each of these groups has different needs, and we always work to meet those needs, innovating new solutions to make things easier, faster, better, and more cost-effective.”
Amazon is looking for student veterans for full- time employment and to intern in a variety of settings, operations and environmental health are in demand now. Amazon believes in interns having a cross departmental exposure while working on a focused project. This means you’ll focus on honing your skills for your specific degree related job but also see the interconnectedness of other departments to your own. Internships are paid hourly, room and board, as well as transportation are provided for out of state internships.
Upon successful completion of an internship you could be offered a chance to interview for a full time position. Once you have been brought aboard there are opportunities for promotions and internal transfers. From interview to everyday work all departments of Amazon follow a casual wear policy.
There are many other benefits to working for Amazon. If you have any questions please refer to the following website by clicking on the link below or you can contact Anna Banwell directly at banwella@amazon.com -
October 24, 2018
Nebraska climbs to No. 25 in Best for Vets ranking
The nation’s most comprehensive assessment has ranked the University of Nebraska–Lincoln among the best universities for veteran and military student success.
Full story: news.unl.edu
In the Military Times’ Best for Vets: Colleges 2019 ranking, released Oct. 22, Nebraska is No. 25. This is the third year in a row Nebraska has been in the top 30, including a No. 24 ranking in 2017 and No. 29 in 2018.
Nebraska is ranked the second-best among Big Ten institutions, with Rutgers University at No. 3. -
October 22, 2018
SVO VP Jordan Janssen attends SVA Leadership Institute
Jordan Janssen
Full story: studentveterans.org
2018 Leadership Institute
The Student Veterans of America is one of the youngest veteran support networks in the United States. This organization was formed in January 2008 to support veterans on college campuses. The SVA has over 1,500 affiliated chapters with over 700,000 student veterans on campuses across America. They are also helping veterans in countries such as Australia to form their own student veteran support network and advocacy groups. A graduation ceremony for just over a hundred leading student veterans was held in Washington DC at the end of September at the 7th annual Student Veterans Leadership Institute.
This leadership institute was attended by one hundred of the top student veteran chapter leaders from across the United States. This institute provided attendees with a four-day intensive learning and growing experience. It also included the opportunity to hear from some current leaders in Washington. Such as Acting Deputy Secretary at the Department of Veteran Affairs James Byrne and retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, who is currently a National Security Advisor for Vice President Mike Pence. We also got to hear from Medal of Honor recipient Kyle White. Attendees also had the chance to hear from leaders in the business sector as well. Prudential’s Jim Beamesderfer as well as LinkedIn’s Daniel Savage gave us incite to leadership and potential in the business sector.
The leadership institute also include breakout sessions. In these small group sessions, we got to know people from many different walks of life and experiences. The breakouts gave people the chance to learn about themselves and the way others see the world. The chance to learn from others that face some of the same challengers on campus as you are something that I hope everyone gets the opportunity to experience. This leadership institute was a very intensive and immersive experience. That was very informative and led to some great bonding and relationship building as well. There are many things that one can take away from an experience like that. The one that I found most important and wish to share with you is that you need to understand who you are and what values you have. That you can learn a lot about yourself by talking with others and understanding their values and expressing your values to them to better understand yourself. Then you need to look at how you brand yourself to the rest of the world. Do the values the rest of the world see from you reflect your core values? For some this can be easy for others very difficult. But, when you leave college and join the work force in whatever capacity you see best understanding this about yourself is essential.
This experience is one that I will never forget. The different leaders from across the United States that I got to know. The stories and experiences we shared together is one that only comes once in a great while. The learning and understanding we went through together as brothers in sisters in this new phase of our growing processes is one to be proud of. I can’t wait to see what the future holds for me and the people that I got to know during that time. I hope others will take the opportunity, when it presents itself to them, to go participate in an event like this. Thank You Student Veterans of America for putting this on for us and Thank You Prudential for sponsoring such a great event. -
October 17, 2018
National security program offers Huskers a career edge
Husker graduates of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s National Security Studies program are finding limitless opportunity in the echelons of national intelligence and homeland security.
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October 17, 2018
O'Rourke to present business ethics lecture Oct. 26
Bill O'Rourke, an international leadership expert with years of diverse business experience, will discuss leading with integrity during the annual State Farm Ethics Lecture at 11:30 a.m. in Howard L. Hawks Hall, Room 2. The event is free and open to the public and will be simulcast in Hawks Hall, Room 212.
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October 17, 2018
Raytheon Learn to Earn visit Oct 10th
On Wednesday, October 10, Raytheon was in the Military & Veteran Success Center for a Learn to Earn Over Lunch.
Raytheon is a technology and innovation company working to find solutions for defense, civil government, and cyber security. Founded in 1922, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration, C5I® products and services, sensing, effects, and mission support service. In 2017 Raytheon did $25 billion in sales and employs 64,000 employees worldwide for an array of occupations. Due to the large size of this company, there are many opportunities to work in sectors that do not deal with defense or government solutions. Currently, they are looking for individuals for internship, Co-Ops and full-time positions.
The eligible majors range from engineering, computer science, data analysis, cyber security, math to supply chain. Raytheon is also looking for individuals with intangible skills like being a team player, innovative, adaptable, and communication. Those that have military experience is another asset Raytheon finds valuable. Internships are usually 10-12 weeks and Co-ops are 6 months. For entry-level hires there are positions across the U.S. and relocation assistance and training-development is offered.
Raytheon is a company that puts a high value on equal opportunity for all and promotes employee resource programs.
Key Values for Raytheon include:
Trust
Respect
Collaboration
Innovation
Accountability
Raytheon’s vision is to have one global team creating trusted innovative solutions to make the world a safer place.
Maybe Raytheon is the right fit for you?
If you want to find out more information on Raytheon, please visit their website at https://www.raytheon.com/ or talk to Joe or Tom who would be more than happy to talk to you about Raytheon.