1. CFSC
Conference
Internship
and
Job
Seekers
Forum
Notes
Resources
• Idealist.org
• SimplyHired.com
and
Indeed.com
(e.g.,
keyword
“food
security”)
• COMFOOd
(CFSC
listserve)
• The
Real
Food
Challenge
and
Project
• University
career
and
internship
offices
• Statewide
farm
organizations
• NOFA
(Northwest
Organic
Farming
Association)
• GoodFoodJobs.com
• SustainableFoodJobs.com
• SAEA
(Sustainable
Agriculture
Education
Association)
• Career
Fairs
• Conferences
• FoodCorps
(in
development)
• GreenCorps
Have
additional
resources?
Please
email
them
to
Emily@foodsecurity.org
and
we’ll
update
this
list.
General
tips
from
panelists
• Don’t
settle
for
a
job
you’ll
be
miserable
in-­‐
that
won’t
serve
you
or
the
organization
• Look
for
things
to
learn
in
any
job,
even
if
it
isn’t
your
dream
job
• Timing
is
key
o Do
an
information
interview
before
applying
o Wait
until
you
know
what
you
are
looking
for
or
you
won’t
seem
prepared
and
clear
o Consider
organizations
and
how
it
relates
to
your
goals
 Issue:
deep
vs.
wide
 Approach:
how
do
they
advance
their
mission
 Structure:
who
controls
the
agenda
 Environment:
can
you
work
here
 Future
goals:
how
does
it
fit
o Work
on
writing
skills-­‐
you’ll
have
a
great
leg
up
if
you
are
a
good
writer
o Big
growth
spurt
in
this
movement
and
food
world
o Break
into
the
community-­‐
why
information
interviews
are
helpful
• There
is
a
fine
line
between
enthusiasm
and
desperations
o An
inverse
relationship
between
enthusiasm
and
job
qualification
• Don’t
list
GPA
or
SAT
scores-­‐
work
experience
is
relevant
• A
good
cover
letter
will
get
you
an
interview
and
is
the
opportunity
to
relate
your
skills
with
the
job
and
organization
• Know
yourself
and
your
skills
Resumes
and
cover
letters
(Natalie
Jayroe,
Second
Harvest
Food
Bank)
• The
“No
way
in
hell”
resumes
o Follow
directions
of
the
process-­‐
read
the
job
description
and
follow
that
process
o Grammar,
spelling
and
punctuation
are
important-­‐
both
in
the
letters
and
emails
o Directly
contact
the
head
of
the
HR
department
if
no
specific
contact
person
is
given
in
the
instructions
or
if
found
through
a
generic
job
bank.
This
shows
the
applicant
has
done
some
homework.
If
no
HR
department
and
no
contact
given
in
the
instructions,
direct
resume
to
the
CEO
o Do
not
send
a
generic
cover
letter-­‐
it
is
very
obvious

2. CFSC
Conference
Internship
and
Job
Seekers
Forum
Notes
• The
“To
be
considered”
resumes
o Look
for
keywords
associated
with
the
job
and
organization
(e.g.,
if
applying
to
a
development
position
include
information
about
development
experiences
and
dollars
raised,
etc.)
o Clean
and
concise.
1
or
2
page
resumes;
don’t
list
experience
from
10
years
prior
o Taylor
resume
to
job
at
hand
o Numbers
to
quantify
accomplishments
o Be
able
to
explain
gaps
in
resume
or
if
you’ve
had
multiple
jobs
in
a
year-­‐-­‐
use
the
cover
letter
to
explain
o It
is
good
to
show
thoughtfulness;
connect
to
the
mission
of
the
organization
and
show
that
you
understand
the
operation
o Provide
example
of
work
if
applying
to
a
development
or
writing
position,
unless
told
not
to
in
directions
Internships
(Sarah
Alexander,
Food
&
Water
Watch)
• Internships
are
a
great
opportunity
to
test
out
the
field,
gain
experience
(especially
in
the
food
world/movement),
have
the
potential
for
future
positions
• Internship
process
goes
both
ways
a
little
more
than
searching
for
jobs
o Organizations
to
have
a
plan
and
training
for
intern
to
gain
knowledge
and
skills
• Tips
for
Internships:
o Know
what
you
are
looking
for-­‐
policy,
farm/agriculture,
direct
service,
advocacy
o Do
educational
interviews
 Make
it
easy
for
the
organization;
have
a
time
limit
and
be
prepared
with
questions
o Prepare
for
internship
interview
as
if
it
were
a
job
interview
o Be
persistent
(but
not
too
persistent)
 Follow
up
in
a
week
if
you
don’t
hear
from
the
interviewer
o Be
thankful-­‐
always
nice
to
send
a
thank
you
note
or
card
Bill
Emerson
National
Hunger
Fellows
Program
(Shana
McDavis-­Conway,
Hunger
Fellows)
• Building
leadership
now
for
future
leaders
• Hunger,
poverty
and
food
justice
• Commitment
to
anti-­‐oppresion
• Recruit
20
fellows
per
year-­‐
currently
recruiting;
January
18th
deadline
• 10
month
fellowship
broken
into
5
months
of
community
work
and
5
months
of
policy
work
in
D.C.
• Project-­‐based
internships-­‐
placement
in
many
grassroots,
advocacy
and
community-­‐based
organizations
• Fellows
build
connections
and
tangible
and
useful
work
experience
De-­mystifying
the
hiring
process
(Andy
Fisher,
Community
Food
Security
Coalition)
• Recent
hiring
experience
o Received
123
resumes
for
a
mid-­‐level
job
in
one
month
o Broke
into
3
piles
(no/no
way,
maybe,
and
yes)
and
narrowed
it
down
to
20
or
30
o Had
two
staff
persons
review
and
narrowed
it
down
6
or
7
applicants
o Drafted
interview
questions
o First
round
interviews;
then
narrowed
it
down
to
2
or
3
for
second
interviews
o Drafted
second
interview
questions
o Talked
with
references-­‐
talk
with
most
current
supervisor
and
look
for
any
red
flags
• The
hiring
process
is
very
time
consuming
on
the
organizations
end
• Andy’s
motto:
the
resume
gets
you
the
interview
and
the
interview
gets
you
the
job