Internships
give you an exciting opportunity to put your skills, knowledge,
and experience to practical use. You learn U.S. business
practices and approaches in the most direct way, giving you an
advantage when you look for a new career, return to your current
position, or apply to a graduate program.
IDP students
participate in our school-sponsored, unpaid internships in a
wide-variety of San Francisco Bay Area companies, nonprofit
organizations, and government agencies. Most students are placed
in small to medium-sized companies, as these firms generally
offer the greatest opportunity for a meaningful internship
experience. Student interns have worked with organizations in
the fields of advertising, computing, entertainment, e-commerce,
finance and banking, information systems, healthcare,
hospitality, international trade, marketing, public relations,
and telecommunications. In the past, IDP interns have worked on
unique projects such as
-
creating a
global stock presentation
-
redesigning a
company's website
-
establishing
contacts internationally to build a company's client base
-
devising a
software technology plan for a growing high-tech music
database company
-
meeting with
ambassadors and global leaders
