9 Jobs in STEM Available Right Now on Jumbo Jobs

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With all the wonderful science, technology, and engineering majors offered at Tufts, our student body consists of a plethora of qualified analytical thinkers ready to enter the work force. However, it’s not always easy to find the right fit when looking for a job. That’s where Jumbo Jobs comes in.

The Tufts University Career Center has a massive amount of employers looking to hire Tufts graduates as well as current students, and you can find all their postings on Jumbo Jobs. Here are a few highlights to get you started.

1. Domeyard LP – C++ Gateway Developer

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Location: Boston, MA

Domeyard LP is a hedge fund focused on high-frequency trading, leveraging advances in high-performance computing and data analysis to implement trading algorithms across a diverse range of assets, including equities, futures, fixed income, energy and commodities. They are currently hiring a C++ Gateway Developer to work with them on the cutting edge of low latency trading technologies. See more here: Jumbo Jobs

2. Yelp – Associate Product Manager

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Location: San Francisco, CA

Since 2004, Yelp has been connecting people with great local businesses, and they’re looking to grow their team with folks who are passionate about that mission. They’ve got offices across the country, as well as a few in Europe, and have been rated a top employer by the San Francisco Business Journal. Yelp is looking for an Associate Product Manager to think creatively about how to make Yelp a more useful and fun place to be. This job combines techie credentials with design chops, and Yelp is looking for someone with the whole package. See more: Jumbo Jobs

3. BlazeTech – R&D Engineer

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Location: Woburn, MA

Blazetech is a leader in providing R&D, product development and computational services in environmental safety and energy for civilian and military applications.  Over the years, BlazeTech has developed innovative and cost-effective solutions for many problems of national importance. Now BlazeTech is looking to hire a Tufts students as an R&D Engineer in Mechanical or Aerospace Systems; they would work with prototype development of technologies developed in-house by BlazeTech. See more here: Jumbo Jobs

4. Sam’s Club – Decision Sciences Manager

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Location: Bentonville, AR

Since 1962, Sam’s Club has been dedicated to helping people in their communities save money so they can live better. As Sam Walton once said, “Our people make the difference.” Sam’s Club has been consistently redefining the industry, and they rely on their employees to do so. Sam’s Club is looking for a Decision Sciences Manager who will analyze and interpret data, consult on business strategies, participate in cross-functional collaboration, and provide and support the implementation of business solutions. See more: Jumbo Jobs

5. CareDash – Quantitative Data Analyst

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Location: Cambridge, MA

CareDash is a rapidly growing, cash-flow positive, venture-backed startup focused in the health and family services spaces. They apply cutting edge data analysis to the health and fitness marketing space and publish their own websites. Now CareDash is looking for a Quantitative Data Analyst to apply sophisticated analytical techniques – the days of manipulating boring Excel spreadsheets are over if you join the CareDash team. See more here: Jumbo Jobs

6. iZotope, Inc. – Software Engineer

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Location: Cambridge, MA

iZotope is a research-driven audio technology company whose products and audio technology are used by millions of people in over 50 countries. iZotope focuses on developing innovative audio technology for professional and consumer applications. They are looking to hire a Tufts student as a Software Engineer, in charge of developing, monitoring, maintaining, and optimizing their top quality automated build and release system. See more: Jumbo Jobs

7. Starwood Capital Group – Summer Internship Program

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Location: Greenwich, CT

Starwood Capital Group is a private investment firm with 11 offices around the world. Its primary focus is on global real estate and energy. Since its inception in 1991, the firm has raised more than $31 billion of equity capital and currently has $42 billion in assets under management. Now they are looking for a Tufts student with superior analytical, quantitative, and technical skills for their 2017 Summer Acquisitions and Asset Management Internship Program. See more here: Jumbo Jobs

8. Museum of Science – Interpretation Presenter

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Location: Boston, MA

Or maybe you just want to play with spiders and frogs and get paid for it? The Museum of Science in Boston is looking for someone to provide hands-on, inquiry and design-based learning experiences for museum visitors in the exhibit halls and the Spiders and Frogs temporary exhibits. See more: Jumbo Jobs

9. A123 Systems - MotorSports Development Engineer (New Grad)

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Location: Waltham, MA

A123 Systems, LLC develops and manufactures advanced Nanophosphate® lithium iron phosphate batteries and energy storage systems. From motorsports to mainstream, A123 provides high power and high energy cells that perform at world class levels. The Porsche 919 Hybrid above, which recently won the 83rd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, is powered by A123’s custom engineered batteries. A123 is hiring for several entry-level positions, including this one for a MotorSports Development Engineer (New Grad), who will focus on process improvements on several cells for the Motorsports division.  See job listing in Jumbo Jobs

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Notes from the SciTech Fair

Before we jump into our topic for today’s post, let’s take a brief moment to say congratulations to everyone who completed their internship applications due on or around February 15^th!

This mid-month deadline is common for summer internships, and before you get ready for the next round of due dates (usually March 1^st), take a second to pat yourself on the back for taking conscientious steps towards your career goals! (For everyone who hasn’t submitted an internship application yet, either because they haven’t had any encroaching deadlines or they haven’t started applying, good luck and keep going! Also, for everyone who has finished all their applications and maybe even heard back about an internship, give yourself an even bigger pat on the back.) Remember to celebrate the little victories as much as the big ones!

Now that congratulations and best wishes have been dealt, we can discuss the SciTech Fair. For those who came, you may have seen me at the welcome booth swiping students’ ID cards from 1 to 2. Before working for such an arduous hour, however, I had the opportunity to briefly walk around the fair, chat with employers, and make some observations about the day. Some of these observations, which involved a harmless dose of eavesdropping, offer some key insights into what employers are looking for at a career fair, particularly one aimed at STEM students. Here are some of the more interesting observations I made:

Dress to impress – because you always leave an impression. It was hard to find people at the fair who weren’t dressed in business attire, let alone business casual (I counted maybe ten people in jeans). Even if the employers are dressed casual, and the environment of the job you’re applying for is casual, it’s important to look the part – that is, the part of a motivated, ambitious, and interested job applicant. If nothing else, dressing up shows employers how seriously you take this opportunity to speak with them and how important you find the job/internship to which you are applying. Therefore, this is one of those cases where you should go with the flow and dress as nicely as your peers. Keep on being classy, Tufts.

Be assertive, but not arrogant. While I was walking around Gantcher, I caught a few sentences here and there from conversations between students and recruiters as well as recruiters and their colleagues. As I walked by a pair of employers, I heard one of them turn to the other and offhandedly mention that the last student he’d spoken with had “come on too strong.” As the heading of this section suggests, it’s important to be confident and poised when talking with a recruiter, but there’s a line to be towed between confidence and arrogance. You want to treat employers (and people in general – sorry for sounding like an after-school special, but it’s worth noting) with enough deference to indicate that you are an ideal person to work with. Try practicing your self-pitch to a friend and ask them to critique your presentation before you try it out on a recruiter.

Don’t show up late... just don’t do it. The SciTech Fair ended at 2, so I worked at the front table during the last hour of the event. For the most part, the traffic began to slow down around 1:30, but I swiped in a student at 1:50. Ten minutes to walk around the fair, find the employers he wanted to talk to, and explain to them why he was a great candidate for the job (despite already being out of breath at the welcome booth). I think we can all agree that this student did not find a job that day. Not being late is part of a bigger concept that this blog has touched upon many times: preparation is the key to success. The most organized students I saw at the fair came with portfolios of resumes and a detailed list of each company they were looking to speak with. Model yourself after these students. Remember, be a Leslie Knope, not a Jerry Gergich.

What you should aspire to.

What you should avoid.

A lot of these points (and more) are addressed in a great article from Vocation Village entitled "What Recruiters Wish You Knew About Career Fairs", a piece written by a recruiter-turned-career-counselor who has some great and perhaps unexpected insights about the do's and don't's for students at a career fair.

Overall, the day was a huge success, and the Career Center excellently pulled off two career fairs targeted at widely different types of students in one day. If you’re a freshman, sophomore, or junior, be sure to check out the SciTech Fair or the Spring Job & Internship Fair next year to take advantage of such a great opportunity!

Until next time,

Sean Boyden

Class of 2017

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