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 6-8 interns for its 2020 Summer Internship Program. Internship positions are full-time (40 hours per week) and the internship period is from May 18 to Aug. 7. Applicants must be a shareholder or shareholder descendant enrolled fulltime in college or technical school and plan to attend in the fall. The minimum GPA requirement is 2.5.

• Recruitment period: Jan. 1 – March 27, 2020
• Application deadline: March 27, 2020
• Interviews: April 6 – April 10, 2020
• Notification to candidates: April 20, 2020
• Orientation: May 18, 2020
• Internship period: May 18 – Aug. 7, 2020
• Exit interviews: Aug. 3 – Aug. 7, 2020

• 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 27, 2020. Click HERE to apply.

Lucille Sands
Shareholder Development Director