Paid Internship in Lombard, IL for Fall Semester - Applications Due Friday, August 23

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities seeks a talented and highly motivated student intern for a challenging internship position this fall. A full-time or part-time schedule can be accommodated; however intern must be able to work a minimum of 20 hours per week if electing a part-time schedule.  The details of the internship assignment are at the end of this message. 

To be eligible, applicants must:

- Have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

- Be enrolled in a degree program for the Fall 2013 semester

- Have completed their freshman year of college.

- Be a United States citizen.

To be considered, e-mail your resume noel.guerrero@hacu.net and to sandra.cortez@osec.usda.gov by Friday, August 23rd. Put “LOMBARD INTERN” in the SUBJECT line of the email. Finalists will need to submit an application for the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU) National Internship Program, to include official transcripts and proof of enrollment for Fall 2013 semester at www.hacu.net/hnip.

For more information, please contact Noel Guerrero, HACU Associate Director, at 202-467-0893.   For more information on the HACU National Internship Program, visit www.hacu.net/hnip.

INTERNSHIP ASSIGNMENT DETails

Location: Lombard, IL

PAY: Sophomores/Juniors: $11.75 / hour; Seniors: $12.50 / hour; Masters: $14.25 / hour

DESIRED MAJORS (but not limited to these majors): Human Resources, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or Related

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: Desired experience includes the use of Microsoft Office programs and bilingual preferred but not required. College Senior or Graduate student preferred but not required.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE THE INTERN WILL GAIN AS A RESULT OF THE INTERNSHIP: This internship will be located within the Food Safety and Inspection Service.  Dependent on the student’s background and the needs of the Agency, interns may gain experience in budget, Human Resources, compliance and providing support to investigations. 1) Interns may assist in recall investigations, recall effectiveness checks, and answering consumer inquiries. The selected student may also assist with performing reviews, analyses, and verification of HACCP, SSOP and prerequisite programs for food safety assessments. 2) Interns may assist program managers in the evaluation of violations of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA), Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA), Egg Products Inspection Act (EPIA), HACCP, sanitation, and humane handling requirements to assess legal and administrative actions. 3) Interns may work with seasoned Resource Management Analysts on a variety of human resources initiatives including, but not limited to: on boarding new employees, exiting employees, staffing, resource allocations, labor/employee relations, student programs, and workforce planning. 4) Interns may assist with accounting and/or financial management of programs, resolve accounting and financial related issues, develop and maintain spreadsheets and databases, and provide good customer service.