“I hear babies cry, I watch them grow.  They’ll learn much more than I’ll ever know.”

Louis Armstrong’s famous song, What a Wonderful World, reflects on the things he loves about the world, including watching children grow and learn.

Companies that host job shadows see them as an opportunity to help students grow and learn. They can introduce students to their company and teach them more about the industry. These students could be future employees and leaders of their industry, so the companies want to help them as much as they can.

Job shadows are a great opportunity for students to learn about a company or a position. They give students a better understanding of their career interests and what job responsibilities could look like. They also allow students to get a taste of company culture and network with professionals. Job shadows are a lower time commitment, than an internship, but they can give students a better idea of what they want to do and build opportunities for internships in the future.

Sydney Mumm, a senior in Agriculture and Consumer Economics, found a new career path by participating in a job shadow.

During her sophomore year, Mumm got in contact with a GROWMARK employee and set up a job shadow to visit the different departments within the company. After talking to the human resources department, she knew that’s what she wanted to pursue.

Mumm talked to the Cargill recruiters at the Career Fair and ended up being a Cargill HR Intern in Nebraska City, NE for the summer. In this position, she worked on a variety of projects including a FY17 turnover analysis and a HR transformation effectiveness assessment. For the FY17 analysis, Mumm analyzed the turnover data and provided the company with suggestions at the end of her internship. For the HR transformation effectiveness assessment, she worked with the HR intern in another location to hear about their new HR system. They created surveys in regards to the experience the Nebraska market employees had had with the new call center and ticket submitting system and presented their findings to the Nebraska and north central market leads.

“I have learned that human resources is the career path that I want to successfully pursue,” said Mumm. “I have a passion for working with people on personal and professional levels and solving problems in the workplace.”

Now that she has found this passion, Mumm is exploring the option of going to graduate school for human resources, something she hadn’t considered before.

“I want to love what I do, and working in human resources this summer was just that,” said Mumm. “I’m excited to see where I’m headed next!”

Graduate & Professional School Fair

If you, like Sydney, are thinking about graduate school, the Illinois Graduate & Professional School Fair is a great opportunity for you. Head to the Illini Union on October 18 from 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm to check out possible schools and programs. For a list of programs participating, visit Handshake.

Illini Career & Internship Fair

If you missed the ACES & Sciences Career Fair or are still looking for a job or internship, go to the Illini Career & Internship Fair. Employers for all majors will be represented on October 19 from 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm at the Illini Union. Check Handshake to review the employers that will be there.

Graduate Students

Registration is still open for the third annual Research Live! competition. Research Live! asks graduate students from all disciplines to hone their presentation skills and highlight their work by giving a compelling 3-minute, 2-slide talk for a general audience.

Graduate students can learn more, find resources to help them prepare, and register to compete on this page. Registration closes on October 18.

2018 Ag Scholarships

The National Corn Growers Association is again offering its William C. Berg Academic Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship thanks to the sponsorship of BASF Corporation.

Five $1,000 scholarships are available to college students (sophomores, juniors, seniors, graduate students and Ph.D. candidates) who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in an agricultural, agribusiness or an ag-vocation field.

The five scholarship winners will be announced at NCGA’s annual trade show and convention, Commodity Classic, which will be held on February 27 – March 1, 2018 in Anaheim, California.

Applicants or a parent/guardian must be a member of NCGA. Funds are for the 2018-2019 school year. Past scholarship winners, employees and the families of employees of any division of BASF or their subsidiaries or NCGA are not eligible for the scholarship. Students may apply for membership at NCGA.com.

Applications must be postmarked on or before December 1, 2017.

The application is available at: http://www.ncga.com/scholarships.

“You can't improve your life without trying something new.” – Markus Almond

Employer: Monsanto

Position: Global Technology Development Communications Intern

Position Type: Full-Time Internship

Handshake ID: 987725

Employer: Hillstone Restaurant Group

Position: Restaurant Management and Culinary Management Training Program

Position Type: Full-Time Job

Handshake ID: 749793

Employer: Funds for Animals Wildlife Center

Position: Wildlife Husbandry & Research Internship Spring/Summer 2018

Position Type: Part-Time Internship

Handshake ID: 784288

Employer: AgReliant Genetics

Position: Regional Agronomist

Position Type: Full-Time Job 

Handshake ID: 799060

Employer: Conservancy of Southwest Florida

Position: Conservancy Intern

Position Type: Full-Time Internship

Handshake ID: 437970

Employer: WxIntegrations

Position: Agriculture Communication and Marketing Intern

Position Type: Part-Time Internship

Handshake ID: 813487

Employer: Seaside Sustainability, Inc.

Position: Seaside Sustainability Website Design Internship

Position Type: Part-Time Internship

Handshake ID: 704245

Employer: Peterson Spirits & Fine Wines

Position: Retail Wine Consultant

Position Type: Part-Time Job

Handshake ID: 816559

Employer: Consolidated Grain and Barge Co - NIL

Position: Grain Merchandiser Trainee

Position Type: Full-Time Job

Handshake ID: 1058511

Employer: D.R. Horton, Inc.

Position: Summer Construction Intern

Position Type: Full-Time Internship

Handshake ID: 1072052

Graduate & Professional School Fair

October 18, 2017

12:00 noon - 4:00 pm

Illini Union

Illini Career & Internship Fair

October 19, 2017

12 noon - 4 :00 pm

Illini Union

Discover AgriCorps: International Agricultre Development

October 19, 2017

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Go to https://zoom.us/webinar/register/55ba2fcebcb5fea27510d14dfea9e911 to RSVP

AgriCorps: Agricultural Education in Developing Countries

October 23, 2017

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Morgan-Caterpillar Room, ACES Library

*Capacity limited, register on Handshake

AgCareers.com Military Virtual Career Fair

November 9, 2017

Fall 2017 Express Career Advising Drop-in Hours:

Monday: 9:00 am - 11:00 am & 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Tuesday: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Wednesday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm 

Thursday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Mock Interviews (must make an appointment in Handshake).

Career exploration appointments by request.

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