Employers

San Diego State University Interns Are Available Now!

The International Business and Economics Internship Program is offering your firm a motivated, enthusiastic, productive college student!

	Benefits to your Firm or Agency
	Benefits to Student Interns
	What Our Sponsors Say About Their Interns
	Internship Requirements
	Contact Information
	The Scholarship Grant for Opportunities in Active Learning - The "GOAL" Award

Interns work part-time for 150 hours total, and YOU determine the schedule. Your interns provide:

• Staff assistance in business operations:
  
  • Market Research & Marketing
    
  • Benefit/Cost Analysis
    
  • Office Administration and Custmer Relations
• Foreign language expertise
  
• Computer assistance:
  
  • Word-processing & Spreadsheets
    
  • Databases
    
  • Internet & World-Wide Web
• Access to University experts & resources
  
• A chance to observe a prospective employee at very low cost
  
• Fresh ideas & new perspectives!

Benefits to Student Interns

• Valuable work experience with a mentor
  
• Experience in his/her career field
  
• Three units of course credit
  
• Professional development & training
  
• Honorary "GOAL" Award
  
• Community involvement & social growth
  
• Awareness of other cultures

Since 1987, our program has provided over 900 interns to the San Diego business community, government agencies and non-profit organizations. Our interns have also worked abroad in Mexico, Canada, Japan, China, South America, Europe and the Middle East.

What Our Satisfied Internship Sponsors Say About Their Interns:

• American Isuzu Motors:
  "Mark demonstrated his computer skills in WordPerfect. He has a great ability to do research in a timely manner and works well under pressure. He established procedures on marketing projects that will assist us in future research."

• U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Division:
  "Yvonne demonstrated great public contact/interpersonal skills; she's dependable and always willing to help out when needed. She worked on computer databases and company-specific market research. A real asset to our office all year."

• Equitable Real Estate Investment Mgmt.,Inc:
  "David was such a success because of his enthusiasm for learning, dedication, dependability and flexibility in office crisis situations."

• Sony Corporation:
  "Elizabeth was instrumental in compiling and presenting the results of our needs assessment study. She worked round the clock to complete the project on time, demonstrated excellent knowledge of her subject matter and good interpersonal skills."

• World Trade Association:
  "Jeff performed many administrative tasks with efficiency and perfection. He demonstrated stability and cognizance, and approached every challenge. Realizing the benefits of giving to an organization reaps larger rewards than concentrating on what the organization can give to you. Jeff realized this and will forever reap the rewards."

Requirements:

To cover program costs, we ask firms to provide a $450 tax-deductible donation to the University Foundation for the 150 hours of the intern's services.

Contact Information:

Professor Renatte Adler
Department of Economics
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA. 92182
Phone: (619) 594-3011
Fax: (619) 594-5062
e-mail: radler@mail.sdsu.edu

The Scholarship Grant for Opportunities in Active Learning - The "GOAL" Award

A portion of your firm's donation provides your intern with a $200 tax-free scholarship. In a special ceremony, the student is presented the GOAL Award in recognition of completing a successful internship with your office.