BSNC is helping prepare tomorrow’s leaders for the workforce by providing paid internships and professional development training each summer to qualified shareholder or descendant students enrolled in college or technical school. Shareholders and descendants can gain valuable work experience and skills by working with staff in their professional area of interest in Nome and Anchorage.
BSNC will hire 6-9 interns for its 2021 Summer Internship Program. Internship positions are full-time (40 hours per week) and the internship period is from May 17 to Aug. 6. Applicants must be a shareholder or shareholder descendant enrolled full-time in college or technical school and plan to attend in the fall, or recent college graduates. The minimum GPA requirement is 2.5.
Internship timeline:
• Recruitment period: Jan. 1 - March 26, 2021
• Application deadline: March 26, 2021
• Interviews: April 5 - April 9, 2021
• Notification to candidates: April 19, 2021
• Orientation: May 17, 2021
• Internship period: May 17 - Aug. 6, 2021
• Exit Interviews: Aug. 2 - Aug. 6, 2021
Training and workshops include:
• Leadership skills
• Public speaking
• The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
• Policy issues that impact Alaska Native people
• Cultural awareness
• Speed mentoring
• Business structure
• Arctic matters
• Career guidance and advice
Attendance at the trainings and workshops is mandatory. Interns are expected to secure their own housing. The deadline for applications is March 26, 2021.
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